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1:55 PM ET, July 21, 2008

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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Booed at First Country Concert  —  Jessica Simpson's first country concert was met with mixed reactions.  —  Audiences booed and clapped as the singer, 28, opened for Sara Evans on Satturday at the Country Thunder USA festival in Randall, Wisconsin.
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
Jessica Simpson appears in sex tape?
Fox News:
Jessica Simpson Booed at Debut Country Performance
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
Helen / Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Simpson country crossover fails, possibly has sex tape
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse's husband sentenced to more than two years in prison... and she didn't even show up  —  Amy Winehouse's husband was sentenced to 27 months in prison today for grievous bodily harm and perverting the course of justice.  —  Fielder-Civil had admitted beating up pub manager James King …
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Beth Hilton / Digital Spy:
Winehouse's husband jailed for 27 months
Discussion: X17 Online and omg!
Phil Taylor / News of the World:
Blake's parents beg judge to make him live with them..
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Mike Collett-White / omg!:   Winehouse husband must serve more jail time
G is for Gossip / Bauer-Griffin:
Brangelina Go Greek!  —  After leaving the Lenval Hospital in the wee hours of Saturday morning, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spent the day relaxing with their kids, friends, and family.  Looks like the new twins won't be want for the affection of doting grandparents.  Brad's parents, Bill and Jane Pitt, were also present!
Jerry Lawton / Daily Star:
MADGE IN SEX VIDEO SHOCK  —  MADONNA was last night at the centre of a £1million sex-video scandal.  —  A sleazy cameraman is trying to flog a tape he alleges shows the singer romping with US baseball hunk Alex Rodriguez.  —  He is demanding a fortune for the footage he claims …
Liz Hull / Daily Mail:
Tight Bond: You won't get a penny of my millions, Sean Connery told son  —  He was raised in a two-bedroom house with no bathroom and left school at 13 to push barrows for a little over £1 a week.  —  After rising from such humble beginnings to become a fabulously-rich movie star …
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MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Sean Connery doesn't want his son to inherit his fortune
Discussion: Best Week Ever
New York Post:
LANCE'S GUY HOT AND MARRIED  —  LANCE Bass has found love with a hot trainer, but there's a catch - the muscle-bound hunk is married.  Bass stepped out with personal trainer and aspiring actor Sebastian Leal at a Malibu party recently, confirming rumors that they're an item.
Mary Margaret / People.com:
Britney Spears Steps Out For a Good Cause  —  From left: Jenny McCarthy, Jim Carrey and Britney Spears  —  With her divorce settlement behind her, Britney Spears took time out on Saturday night to do something for the kids, adding star wattage to Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey's fundraiser …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Halle Berry Debuts Newborn Daughter  —  Halle Berry offered her first glimpse of daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry.  —  Mom and daughter cuddled in Los Angeles on Thursday.  Berry's mother was also photographed doting on her new granddaughter.  —  It was Nahla's first public outing since her March 16 birth.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Jezebel
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The Gossip Girls / Celebrity Scandals:
Halle Berry Offers First Glimpse Of Baby Nahla
People.com:
Office Star Gets Hitched  —  Time for another Office party!  —  Paul Lieberstein - a star, writer and executive producer on the NBC hit - got married Saturday, the New York Times reports.  —  Lieberstein, 41, (whose character Toby appeared to depart the show in last season's finale) …
TMZ.com:
Mick Fleetwood's Daughter Nearly Drowns  —  The six-year-old daughter of Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood was rushed to the hospital Friday afternoon after a pool accident at his L.A. area home.  —  According to police sources, Fleetwood's daughter was doing cartwheels near the pool, hit her head, and fell in.
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
‘Dark Knight’ final tally even bigger  —  Batman sequel nabs a record $158.3 million  —  Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' “The Dark Knight” rocketed the Batman film franchise into the superhero stratosphere as it nabbed the highest weekend opening ever in grossing an official $158.3 million …
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Joal Ryan / E! Online:
The Dark Knight Reigns: $155.3 Mil Weekend
Discussion: iVillage
Cele|bitchy:
Kevin Federline dumped from Legally Blonde musical for diva behavior  —  Kevin Federline is going to have a lot more time to spend with his sons.  Britney's ex was supposed to head to Broadway in September to play three bit roles in the musical Legally Blonde.
3am:
Joss Stone's secret dates with rap star Nelly  —  Joss Stone once joked about turning gay - because she was having such trouble finding a bloke.  —  But that idea's back in the closet - and her man drought is finally over.  —  The old-school soul star has been enjoying secret dates with US megastar rapper Nelly, 33.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Patrick Swayze Is A Miracle  —  It's Johnny Castle and he's looking better!  Patrick Swayze arrived at LAX yesterday and told the paps, “I'm cookin'. … I know why.  My nightly chanting of “She's Like the Wind” must have paid off.  —  Since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year …
Discussion: WOW Report
 
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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%

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