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12:30 PM ET, December 4, 2006

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Vicki Sheff-Cahan / People.com:
Prison Break Actor Involved in Deadly Car Crash  —  Prison Break actor Lane Garrison was involved in a car accident in which a 17-year-old male was killed on Saturday, according to police.  —  A sport utility vehicle that Garrison, 26, was riding in with three teenagers jumped a curb and hit …
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TMZ.com:
Lane Garrison — Not His First Accident  —  "Prison Break" star Lane Garrison's SUV struck a tree Saturday night, killing a 17-year-old boy.  Just six weeks ago, Garrison was in yet another SUV crash.  —  A TMZ camera caught Garrison leaving Hyde nightclub on October 20, right after his Land Rover struck an Infiniti in front of him.
Discussion: Gabsmash
Associated Press:
1 killed as actor Garrison's SUV wrecks
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and Useless Things
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Keith Urban Out of Rehab  —  Country singer Keith Urban is out of rehab and has reunited with his wife of five months, actress Nicole Kidman, Us reports exclusively.  The couple had brunch on Sunday at the Polo Lounge in Los Angeles.  —  They were last seen together on November 12 …
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Daily Mail:
Posh spotted house-hunting next door to the Cruises  —  Stalker alert!  Victoria Beckham has been spotted house-hunting in Hollywood next door to...you guessed it, her NBF Katie Holmes.  —  Uber-skinny Posh, 32, has wanted to move to America to expand her growing fashion empire …
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
USA Today:
Spears rings in her 25th birthday with Hilton  —  Girls just wanna have fun, especially when it comes to a birthday.  —  Britney Spears was joined by Paris Hilton to celebrate Spears' 25th birthday Saturday night at Hyde Lounge in Los Angeles, says Hilton's publicist, Elliot Mintz.
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Flynet Pictures / FlynetOnline.com:
Britney Spears Takes Sean Preston To The LA Zoo On Her 25 Birthday!
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Britney's new hobby: Pole dancing  —  Paris Hilton demonstrates striptease moves on her very own pole  —  Now Britney Spears is stripping.  —  The panty-eschewing singer has been pole-dancing with her new best friend, Paris Hilton, who has been giving her private striptease lessons, according to U.K. reports.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
George Clooney's Pet Pig Heads to Hog Heaven  —  Max, the nearly 300-lb. potbellied pig who lived with George Clooney in the actor's Hollywood Hills home, has died.  He had lived with Clooney for 18 years and had suffered from arthritis and partial blindness.
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TMZ.com:   Clooney's Pig in Hog Heaven
PerezHilton.com:
Princess Frostylocks & The First Reich: Calling It Quits!!!  —  It saddens us to report this, but....  PerezHilton.com can exclusively reveal that Lance Bass and his boyfriend, Reichen, have decided to end their relationship.  —  The split - which happened very recently - was a mutual decision, pals of the couple tell us.
New York Times:
Anne Hearst, Jay McInerney  —  Anne Randolph Hearst and Jay McInerney were married on Nov. 21 at "21" Club in New York.  Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani officiated.  —  Mrs. McInerney, 48, is a contributing editor of Town & Country magazine in New York, published by the Hearst Corporation …
Discussion: Gawker and The Corsair
USA Today:
Spelling to put life into words for 'memoir'  —  It won't be a Mommie Dearest or a non-fiction Father Knows Best, but Tori Spelling has signed a deal with Simon & Schuster to write what she calls her "memoir," due in spring 2008.  —  Though she's just 33, there's plenty to say.
People.com:
Project Runway's Laura Bennett Has a Boy  —  Architect-turned-designer Laura Bennett, a finalist on the third season of Project Runway, has welcomed her sixth child, a boy, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Her son Finn was born at 10:46 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, and weighed in at 8 lbs.
The Sun:
Party girl Chris looking cross  —  I RECKON pop vixen CHRISTINA AGUILERA should record a cover of It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To.  —  The singer had a face like thunder as she stormed out of her own 1920s-themed aftershow party at London's Paper club on Thursday night.
Discussion: HotRag.net and Popdirt.com
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Jesse James: Giving Jobs to the Homeless  —  Monster Garage host Jesse James has found a new passion: Helping homeless people by offering them jobs at his Long Beach, Calif., motorcycle shop West Coast Choppers.  —  "Long Beach has a homeless problem," he tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and TV Squad
New York Post:
KID & PLAY  —  KID Rock wasn't lonely for long after he and Pamela An derson split last week.  Our sources say Rock was already in contact with his ex-girl friend Conchita Leeflang, a Suriname native.  The two dated in 2005, and on Leef lang's Web site there are numerous pictures …
Discussion: celebrity terrorist and HotRag.net
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X17 Online:   Kid Rock Depressed After Separation From Pamela
Craig Modderno / New York Times:
Eddie Murphy Inspires Oscar Buzz.  Seriously.  —  A MONTH before the 2005 Academy Awards ceremony, the host, Chris Rock, stirred things up by declaring that he planned to hand Jamie Foxx a statue for his performance in "Ray" whether Oscar voters picked him or not.  (Mr. Foxx won, mooting the point.)
TMZ.com:
Britney: I Have a Nice Ass, Just Look!  —  In case the world hasn't seen enough of Britney Spears' private parts, the pop star went out of her way to show off her junk again — but this time, it was definitely intentional.  —  After arriving in a skintight dress (that barely covered her nether region) …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
TMZ.com:
Britney Parties for Her BD, Paris Drops BFF  —  Britney Spears celebrated her 25th birthday with - who else - new galpal Paris Hilton, and they added another third wheel to their coupling, at least for Saturday night - Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas.  —  Sources say that the Britster dined …
Discussion: MollyGood
New York Post:
MUSICAL CLIQUE  —  PARIS Hilton could be the ultimate "Mean Girl."  The celebutard apparently ditched her erstwhile "best friend forever" Kim Kardashian for Britney Spears because, one L.A. wag sniped, "[Kardashian] got shined for the more popular girl."  Not one to stay home and cry …
Discussion: Bossip and Holy Candy
A Socialite's Life:
Hey Britney, They Say Your Ex Is Gonna Lose Control  —  Britney's first ex-husband, Jason Alexander, whom you may remember from his 15 minutes of fame when he was married to young Brit for about 2.8 seconds after a quickie Vegas ceremony, is now spilling his guts all over the place.
columbusdispatch.com:
Jessica Simpson in tears after flubbing song at Kennedy Center Honors  —  WASHINGTON — Singer-actress Jessica Simpson was in tears last night after flubbing a song she was performing during the Kennedy Center Honors.  —  Simpson was on stage to sing Nine to Five as part of the tribute to Dolly Parton …
 
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