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12:30 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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Fox News:
Jessica Simpson Booed at Debut Country Performance  — Jessica Simpson's debut country performance didn't sit well with fans at the Country Thunder USA Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisc., the Kenosha News reports.  —  The singer, who is dating Wisconsin native Tony Romo …
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
Helen / Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Simpson country crossover fails, possibly has sex tape
Discussion: Stuff.co.nz and TMZ.com
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse's husband sentenced to 27 months 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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Mike Collett-White / omg!:
Winehouse husband must serve more jail time
Discussion: Digital Spy
Phil Taylor / News of the World:
Blake's parents beg judge to make him live with them..
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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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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.
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
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 …
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
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The Gossip Girls / Celebrity Scandals:
Halle Berry Offers First Glimpse Of Baby Nahla
Just Jared:
Nahla Aubry: First Pictures of Halle Berry's Daughter!
Discussion: WOW Report, OH NO!! and Lifeline Live
Joal Ryan / E! Online:
The Dark Knight Reigns: $155.3 Mil Weekend  —  Stephen Vaughan/Warner Bros. Entertainment  —  [Spider-Man] Batman forever.  —  The Dark Knight chased Spider-Man 3 from the record books with a $155.3 opening weekend gross, per Exhibitor Relations Co. estimates today.
Discussion: iVillage
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Joshua Rich / EW.com:
‘Dark Knight’ Nabs Biggest Debut Ever
Discussion: Splash News Online
David Germain / Associated Press:   ‘Dark Knight’ sets weekend record with $155.34M
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.
Discussion: Dlisted and L.A. Rag Mag
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
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Fallon Will Start ‘Late Night’ on the Web  —  LOS ANGELES — With a new round of shake-ups in late-night television set to begin next year, Lorne Michaels has decided to try to get a jump on things by starting NBC's next edition of “Late Night,” with its new host Jimmy Fallon, as a nightly entry on the Internet.
Hollywoodtuna:
Ashlee Dupre Bikini Pictures  —  You know, I'm really warming up to this ho' Ashley Dupre.  When the Elliot Spitzer scandal broke out and I first saw her, I thought to myself how in the world did he or anyone else consider this broad a high class hooker.  But after seeing her rockin' this bikini I'm thinking maybe I was wrong.
Discussion: Blowing Smoke
 
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Cele|bitchy:
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Caroline Graham / Daily Mail:
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WSB-TV:
Atlanta Rapper Lil Scrappy Stabbed During Argument, Taken To DeKalb Jail
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People.com:
Jerry O'Connell & Rebecca Romijn Are ‘Trying to Get Pregnant’
 

 
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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:
Sources: Netflix will pay Barstool a yearly fee “in the eight figures” for its video podcasts; Fanatics has pitched WWE podcasts to Netflix which airs WWE Raw

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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