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10:55 AM ET, June 27, 2008

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George Rush / NY Daily News:
Uma Thurman engaged to boyfriend Busson  —  Uma Thurman, who played the sword-wielding Bride in “Kill Bill,” is taking another stab at marriage, now that financier Arpad (Arki) Busson has proposed, her rep confirmed to the Daily News.  —  Busson, who has two children with supermodel Elle Macpherson …
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Bethany Lye / People.com:
Uma Thurman Engaged  —  Uma Thurman and Arpad “Arki” Busson  —  Uma Thurman is engaged to her Swiss multimillionaire boyfriend, Arpad “Arki” Busson, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “I can confirm she is engaged,” Stephen Huvane said on Friday.  New York's Daily News was first to report the engagement.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Uma Thurman Engaged  —  Uma Thurman is engaged to her financier boyfriend Arpad “Arki” Busson, New York's Daily News reports.  —  Busson, 44, gave Thurman, 38, a ring so big “she can't fit it through the sleeve of her coat!” a pal tells the paper.  —  She wore it Thursday to a benefit …
Discussion: Extra
Mirror.co.uk:
Madonna: I want a divorce  —  WORLD EXCLUSIVE Madonna and Guy to end marriage after seven tempestuous years  —  Madonna told Guy Ritchie she wants a divorce after the couple agreed they had fallen out of love.  —  They admitted to each other that their seven-year marriage was doomed because they had simply drifted apart.
Discussion: Just Jared and Seriously? OMG!
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Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Madonna divorce rumours grow  —  Growing speculation is mounting that pop queen Madonna wants an end to her marriage of seven years to film director Guy Ritchie.  —  A new report claims the 49-year-old has directly asked Ritchie for a divorce face to face.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Lifeline Live
TMZ.com:
Verne Troyer Sues TMZ  —  Verne Troyer has filed a $20 million lawsuit, claiming TMZ violated his rights by publishing and airing portions of his sex tape.  —  In the suit, filed today in U.S. District Court in downtown L.A., Troyer claims TMZ violated his privacy rights and infringed …
Reagan Alexander / People.com:
Joel Madden: No Plans to Marry Nicole Richie  —  For Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, the wedding bells can wait - at least for a little while.  —  “We don't have any plans for that right now,” Madden told PEOPLE on Wednesday.  “We're just happy, and we're being a family, and that's where we're at right now.
TMZ.com:
The Woman Who Did What You Never Would  —  It's a tough job, but someone had to do it.  —  Meet Ranae Shrider, or as you might know her Verne Troyer's co-star in the sex tape from hell.  She's a 22-year-old aspiring model from Kentucky.  She has a little white dog named Lacey who is the real love in her life.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Ranae Shrider Is Mini-Me's Sex Tape Co-Star
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and TMZ.com
Castina / Pop Crunch:
Will Smith Scientologist  —  Will Smith has strongly denied rumors that he is a Scientologist, but being best buds with the World's Most Famous Hubbard Freak (actor Tom Cruise) may have finally gotten to the Fresh Prince.  —  Life & Style spies claim Will was chatting up the unorthodox religion …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Jeff Goldblum joins ‘Criminal Intent’  —  Actor to replace Chris Noth on USA series  —  Jeff Goldblum is set to replace Chris Noth next season on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.”  —  Like Noth, Goldblum will be seen in half of the series' episodes; discussions are ongoing with Vincent D'Onofrio to continue headlining the other half.
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Corsair
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Chris Noth Leaving Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
Robert Rodriguez to direct Rose McGowan in ‘Red Sonja’  —  Red Sonja is back.  —  And Robert Rodriguez has her.  —  The Grindhouse co-director will produce a new big-screen adventure featuring the flame-haired comic-book vixen.  While Brigitte Nielsen wielded Sonja's sword …
New York Post:
BILL AND OPRAH ICE MACHINE  —  BILL Clinton gave the cold shoulder to Barack Obama's biggest supporter, Oprah Winfrey, at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday in London.  A source at the dinner in Hyde Park, catered by Gordon Ramsay, told us, “There was a very cold reception between them.”
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
Perez Hilton:
Lovers????  —  Something fishy is going on!  —  We've been contacted by entertainment reporters - within days of each other - from the NY Post and the NY Daily News.  —  They both wanted to share a juicy piece of info - too juicy to print, they said.  —  Seems like on-set sources …
Discussion: That Other Blog
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Critic: Heath Ledger Should Win Oscar  —  One of the first reviews of The Dark Knight hails Heath Ledger's performance of the Joker as Oscar-worthy.  —  “I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker,” Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers writes.
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Hulk Hogan: I Still Love Linda  —  Terry “Hulk” Hogan tells PEOPLE in its latest issue that he “unconditionally” loves his wife, Linda, despite their increasingly acrimonious divorce - and he's happy to have reconciled with his daughter, Brooke.  —  “I unconditionally love my wife, even though we're not together anymore,” Hogan says.
TMZ.com:
Dr. DUI Done as a Doc!  —  First, he's busted this morning for another DUI.  Now TMZ has learned that Dr. Jan Adams' medical license has been yanked because he's a deadbeat dad!  —  The California Department of Consumer Affairs — who oversees the Medical Board — sent Adams a letter on May 21 …
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Lindsay Lohan's Album “Spirit in the Dark”
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TaraDi / Comcast.net:
George Michael Calls Out Dr. Phil
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
Shelley Akers / People.com:
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Michael K / Dlisted:
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Associated Press:
Paris Hilton donates to LA's Childrens Hospital
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Just Jared:
Mary-Kate Olsen is Lovely at Letterman
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Hollywood Rag:
Aubrey O'Barbie  —  Aubrey O'Day at the How You Rock It Fashion Shoot by YRB Mag in NYC.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Associated Press:
Wesley Snipes petitions court to leave country
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Claire Hoffman / Rolling Stone:
Up All Night With Amy Winehouse
Phil / Egotastic!:
Audrina Patridge is Busting out
Discussion: Celebslam.com and Vh1 Blog
Daily Mail:
Now Cameron Diaz fuels engagement rumours as she flashes huge sparkler …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Heigl's man stands by his woman
Jocelyn Y. Stewart / Los Angeles Times:
Kermit Love, 91; helped create memorable ‘Sesame Street’ characters
Discussion: me, OH NO!! and Ain't It Cool News
Hollywoodtuna:
Brooke Hogan Maxim Magazine Pictures
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Derek Thompson / @dkthomp:
Matt Murray saying that WaPo will no longer write for “one slice of the audience” demonizes the strategy of fiercely reporting on Trump that made it successful

Kenneth Li / Reuters:
Thomson Reuters reports Q4 revenue up 5% YoY to $2B, matching est., and news division organic revenue up 5% to $232M, boosted by licensing deals; TRI falls 7%+

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
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