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6:00 PM ET, March 5, 2008

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National Enquirer:
NATIONAL ENQUIRER WORLD EXCLUSIVE: PATRICK SWAYZE HAS 5 WEEKS TO LIVE  —  Patrick Swayze has five weeks to live, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has learned.  —  In a shocking world exclusive, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has uncovered the devastating news that the beloved Hollywood actor and dancer …
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Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
Patrick Swayze Has Cancer  —  Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and might only have weeks to live, a rep for the star said today.  —  The 55-year-old star's publicist confirmed to Page Six that he's suffering from pancreatic cancer …
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze ‘diagnosed with cancer with just five weeks to live’, claims U.S. magazine  —  Patrick Swayze is close to death with pancreatic cancer, it is reported.  —  The 55-year-old actor, most famous for roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has as little as five weeks to live.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and CelebWarship
TMZ.com:
Confirmed: Patrick Swayze Has Cancer  —  TMZ has confirmed reports that actor Patrick Swayze is suffering from cancer.  —  Swayze's publicist issued the following statement to TMZ: “Actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment.”
New York Post:
PATRICK SWAYZE GOING TO DIE
Discussion: Us Weekly and OH NO!!
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH actress went into rehab only after she suffered a miscarriage?  She was on a four-day cocaine bender when she lost the baby she didn't even know she was carrying . . . WHICH aging actress was the celebrity guest for a fashion function and made...
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Matthew McConaughey Launching Surf Line  —  The next time Matthew McConaughey bares his bod at the beach, he may be wearing his own designs.  —  Us Weekly has learned exclusively that the sand-and-surf-loving star, 38, is developing his own line of swim apparel named j.k. livin …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan is in.  Britney Spears is out.  —  I hear Lindsay will likely be replacing Spears as host for next week's Scandinavian Style Mansion gala in Los Angeles.  —  Spears was originally asked to host the soiree, which promotes high-end Scandinavian fashion, but organizer Claus …
OK! Magazine:
New Couple Alert: Keanu Reeves & Parker Posey?  —  On Feb. 25, an eyewitness spotted Matrix hunk Keanu Reeves cozying up to the queen of indie films, Parker Posey, at swanky L.A. hotel the Chateau Marmont.  —  “They were sharing a seat and sitting very, very close,” the source tells OK!.
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Jenna Jameson Gets Kinky for the Camera Dressed as Bettie Page  —  LOS ANGELES — She may recently have gotten rid of her fake breasts, but former porn princess Jenna Jameson is more than happy to wear (and promote) “fake” flesh.  —  Jameson is set to unveil …
Discussion: THE RAD REPORT and lalate news
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Salma Hayek: I Wanted to Have a Boy  —  Sure, Salma Hayek is thrilled with her 6-month-old daughter, Valentina.  —  But the new mom, 41, says in the new issue of Glamour, “I have something to confess, I wanted a boy.”  —  Why?  —  “Probably because I was afraid,” she says.
Michael Musto / Village Voice:
MICHAEL MUSTO as LINDSAY LOHAN as MARILYN MONROE  —  Heath Ledger died in the nude, but most of today's young female stars live in the nude, albeit while teetering on the precipice of oblivion and trying to join him there.  Whereas yesterday's sexpot Jane Fonda had to apologize just for saying the word c**t …
Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Britney Spears Earns Raves as a Dance Teacher  —  Britney Spears headed back into the dance studio Tuesday night to teach a class of 15 children.  —  And her pint-sized pupils are singing her praises.  “I like Britney,” 5-year-old Elissa Bouganim, who has taken three classes with the pop star, tells PEOPLE.
Liz Smith / Variety:
ABC wants Crawford for ‘Good,’ ‘View’  —  New DVD features rare ‘Hush’ footage  —  ABC IS HOT on Cindy Crawford.  They want her as a regular on “Good Morning America” and “The View.”  She did a great job last week on ABC and nobody can believe this beauty has turned 42.  Well, 40 is now the new... 25. ...
Daily Mail:
Jordan comes out to play for a racy lingerie launch  —  Katie Price has been noticeably demure in recent times, but today she let her alter ego Jordan out to play.  —  The model stripped down to her underwear to promote her new lingerie range for George at Asda at The Worx in London.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and A Socialite's Life
 
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NME:
Affordable apparel line will reflect her own style
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Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
On The Charts: Janet Jackson Wrestles Top Spot from Jack Johnson
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Star:
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AfterElton.com:
Alec Baldwin delivers verbal noogie to less gay-friendly younger brother
In Touch Weekly:
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TMZ.com:
“Millionaire Matchmaker” Is the New Heidi Fleiss
USA Today:
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3am:
Grease star Jeff Conaway pulls a knife on Noel Gallagher
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Perfect Party Trick!
Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
Kirsten Dunst finds love in rehab
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
See Christina Aguilera's New Jewelry Ad
People.com:
Brooklyn Beckham's Star-Studded B-Day Bash
New York Post:
ONE-INCH RULE  —  KIMORA Lee Simmons is a nonsinging diva.
 

 
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