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12:30 AM ET, July 21, 2008

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Megan Schmidt / Kenosha News Online:
Country fans turn into critics  —  RANDALL - Country music fans are probably the toughest music critics around.  —  Skepticism was elevated hours before Jessica Simpson's debut country performance, opening for Sara Evans, Saturday night at Country Thunder.
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Makes Surprise Appearance at Jenny McCarthy Fundraiser  —  Britney Spears made a surprise appearance at a fundraiser for Jenny McCarthy's autism charity Generation Rescue Saturday in Los Angeles.  —  As guests like McCarthy's beau and Charlie Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller made the rounds, Spears, 26, sipped on red wine.
Discussion: Hollywood Backwash and The Insider
Just Jared:
Nahla Aubry: First Pictures of Halle Berry's Daughter!  —  Here are the first pictures of Halle Berry's four-mouth-old daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry!  —  Mama Halle, 41, was seen carrying Nahla around Los Angeles on Thursday.  Halle's mother, Judith Ann, was also around to lend a helping hand.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
People.com:
Jerry O'Connell & Rebecca Romijn Are ‘Trying to Get Pregnant’  —  Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell, who celebrated their first wedding anniversary July 14, are not expecting a baby - yet!  —  “We're trying to get pregnant,” the actor told PEOPLE Saturday at the Playboy Mansion …
Caroline Graham / Daily Mail:
John Cleese's fling with a blonde HALF his age  —  Monty Python star John Cleese is dating a blonde magazine executive half his age.  —  Luckily for 34-year-old Veronica Smiley, the man who created hapless hotelier Basil Fawlty decided not to take her to Torquay, where Fawlty Towers was set, for their first trip away together.
Just Jared:
Tom & Katie's Motorcycle Mania  —  Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes bring a bit of Hollywood to the pit lane at the Red Bull US MotoGP World Championship on Sunday at the Laguna Seca track in California.  —  MotoGP is the world's premier motorcycling championship, with a season of 18 Grand Prix in 16 countries.
Associated Press:
Rapper DMX arrested at Phoenix mall  —  PHOENIX - Rapper DMX has been arrested at a Phoenix mall on a felony charge of taking the identity of another.  —  Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill did not have details of the charge, as it stemmed from a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office case.
Ramin Setoodeh / Newsweek:
Gillian's Still a Bit Spacey  —  Anderson reprises her role as Agent Dana Scully in ‘X-Files’ sequel.  —  From the magazine issue dated Jul 28, 2008  —  Gillian Anderson reprises her role as Agent Dana Scully in “The X-Files: I Want to Believe.”  She spoke to Ramin Setoodeh.  —  I've got to confess.
Discussion: Gawker
People.com:
Angelina Leaves Hospital with Newborn Twins  —  Angelina Jolie and her twins left the hospital early Saturday - a week since she gave birth to Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.  —  “Angelina Jolie left the Clinic Santa Maria of Fondation Lenval early in the morning of July 19th,” hospital rep Nadine Bauer confirmed to PEOPLE.
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Twins Leave Hospital
Discussion: Extra
WSB-TV:
Atlanta Rapper Lil Scrappy Stabbed During Argument, Taken To DeKalb Jail  —  Rapper Treated, Then Taken To Jail  —  STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy, whose real name is Darryl Richardson, was injured Friday night in a stabbing in DeKalb County.
Discussion: Bossip
omg!:
‘Dark Knight’ sets weekend record with $155.34M  —  By Associated Press2 hours, 25 minutes ago  — LOS ANGELES (AP) Batman has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood's box office superheroes.  —  “The Dark Knight” took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, said Dan Fellman …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Elisabeth / X17 Online:
First Pics Of Jen's Baby Bump!  —  We spotted a jubilant Jennifer Garner shopping in Santa Monica, clearly showing off her baby bump!  Though it seemed like she was hiding her belly the other day by tucking in her shirt and using her daughter Violet as a shield from photographers, Jen didn't seem to mind when these pics were snapped.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Eva Longoria: “Tony Cut My Hair!”  —  Who's responsible for Eva Longoria's short new do?  —  Husband Tony Parker!  —  “Tony cut my hair!” the actress, 33, tells Entertainment Tonight.  —  “I had to cut my hair for the show because Gabrielle has short hair,” she says.
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Internal memo: TikTok has signed a deal to sell its US unit; Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX will collectively own 45% of the US entity, and ByteDance will retain ~20%

Ryan Glasspiegel / Front Office Sports:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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