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1:50 PM ET, December 4, 2006

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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.
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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 …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
TMZ.com:
Lane Garrison Driver in Fatal Crash
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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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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tori Spelling to Write Memoir  —  Besides running a bed & breakfast with husband Dean McDermott for their upcoming Oxygen network series, the pregnant Tori Spelling intends to do something else between the sheets - write a memoir.  —  Simon & Schuster will publish the book …
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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.
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.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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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.
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 …
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Shruti Dhalwala / People.com:
Renée Zellweger: Making Movies Keeps Me Slim  —  Renée Zellweger, who showed up looking svelte at Sunday night's London premiere of her new movie, Miss Potter, credits her slim figure to her work.  —  She says that the 20-minute lunch breaks she was allotted while making another movie, Case 39, helped her stay fit.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
POPSUGAR:
Jen Celebrates with Violet  —  Jen took Violet out to Amici's in Brentwood for her first birthday on Friday.  The mommy-daughter duo spent some quality alone time and you can tell Jennifer is enjoying every minute of it.  However, she wants to make it clear she's not having another baby at the moment.
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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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
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
Katie Fretland / Associated Press:
Pete Doherty fined on drug charges  —  LONDON - Pete Doherty smiled and hugged fans outside court Monday after a judge ruled he will not serve jail time for possession of drugs including heroin and crack cocaine.  —  District Judge Jane McIvor ordered the 27-year-old Babyshambles singer …
Discussion: Dlisted
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
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: Hollywood Rag and I'm Not Obsessed
Just Jared:
Family Man Will Smith Honored  —  Will Smith was honored last night by the Museum of the Moving Image at its 22nd annual black-tie Salute on un the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.  The program was taped last night and will air on Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 @ 8PM on Bravo.
 
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