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2:30 PM ET, July 25, 2008

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Extra:
Mills' PR Calls Her ‘Impossible’  —  “Extra” has learned that Heather Mills' publicist, Michele Elyzabeth, has decided to quit after representing the former Mrs. Paul McCartney for the past four years!  In a statement obtained by “Extra,” Elyzabeth declares: “After working for Heather Mills …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Heather Mills Publicist Quits, Calls Her “Impossible”  —  Oh, snap!  —  Heather Mills' publicist issued a statement Thursday announcing that she has quit because Paul McCartney's ex has become too difficult.  —  “After working for Heather Mills for the past four years …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: NBC Primetime Looking Rosie (O'Donnell)  —  Forget the N-word.  If you really want to see Elisabeth Hasselbeck cry, try uttering the R-word — especially in this next context.  —  Multiple sources confirm to me exclusively that Hasselbeck's former View nemesis, Rosie O'Donnell …
E! Online:
“Distraught” Justin Withdraws From Drew's Film  —  Drew Barrymore apparently whipped him good.  —  A source tells E! News that Justin Long, who remains “distraught” over being dumped by the Charlie's Angels star, has dropped out of the roller derby comedy “Whip It!” which marks Barrymore's feature directorial debut.
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Jesse Spero / omg!:
ROLL CALL: Justin Long Drops Out Of Drew Barrymore Film After Split
Discussion: Perez Hilton
John Leicester / Associated Press:
Police: Paparazzi, guards, fight at Jolie chateau  —  PARIS (AP) — It sounds like a scene from “Fight Club.”  French police say camouflaged paparazzi who got on to the grounds of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's chateau in southern France fought with the Hollywood couple's guards.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Paps Busted On Brangelina's Holy Land
Discussion: The Dish Rag
Showbiz Spy:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Bodyguards Clash with Paparazzi
Discussion: The Blemish
New York Post:
SHANNA GIVES KIM A SOAKING  —  IN a rumble of reality-show divas, Shanna Moakler and Kim Kardashian had a screaming catfight at Carmen Electra's party at the DKNY Jeans Beach House in Malibu Sunday night.  —  Moakler, the former Miss USA and co-star of MTV's “Meet the Barkers,” …
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Bryan Alexander / People.com:
Bachelor Matt Grant & Fiancée Shayne Lamas Split  —  Bachelor Matt Grant and fiancée Shayne Lamas have ended their short and often-rocky relationship, they tell PEOPLE.  —  “We tried hard to make it work but we realized that we were both heading in different directions,” the two said in a statement to PEOPLE.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Bachelor Matt Grant & Fiancée Shayne Lamas Call It Quits  —  The Bachelor: London Calling's Matt Grant has split from fiancée Shayne Dahl Lamas.  —  “We tried hard to make it work but we realized that we were both heading in different directions,” they said in a statement Thursday.
People.com:
Rep: Diddy & Cassie Ventura Not Engaged  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs is not engaged to singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, despite some published reports to the contrary, a representative for the music mogul tells PEOPLE.  —  “Contrary to tabloid reports, there is no engagement.
Daily Mail:
Hollywood sweetheart Meg Ryan gains ten stone... after donning a fat suit  —  Hollywood sweetheart Meg Ryan has taken drastic measures to shed her saccharine image.  —  The actress, 46, has gained TEN STONE in a new movie comedy called 'My Mom's Hot Boyfriend.'
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Locklear dear to patients  —  Actress wins points with her rehab buddies for being warm and outgoing, with no signs of diva behavior  —  Seems Heather Locklear made a lot of friends with other patients while at the Sierra Tucson rehab facility in Arizona.  The actress' representatives confirmed …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Paper: Heather Locklear Got Daily Calls From Ex Richie Sambora in Rehab
Discussion: Holy Taco
New York Post:
MISCHA SWITCH  —  MISCHA Barton, whose acting career has hit the skids, has new agents.  A source told Page Six that Barton “was dropped by Creative Artists Agency because she hasn't had any big roles since ‘The O.C.’ ” The wacky dresser got picked up by New York's Paradigm Agency …
TMZ.com:
LC's Designs — A Knock Off the Ol' Block?  —  It looks like LC's fashion designing career could be as fake as “The Hills”!  —  Sources close to the Lauren Conrad line tell us LC's claim that she's involved in every step of the design process is overstated.
Discussion: OH NO!!
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Mariah pushing hubby to get a real job  —  Plus: ‘Hills’ stars want first-class tickets to Iraq; Kidman's post-baby body  —  Love might be blind, but even smitten newlywed Mariah Carey can see that her husband Nick Cannon could use a little help getting a job.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Allie Is Wired
 
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