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1:00 PM ET, July 29, 2008

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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Transformers' Isabel Lucas in Shia LaBeouf's Car During Accident  —  Actor Shia LaBeouf was at the Troubadour club watching the Lemon Son band on Santa Monica Blvd in L.A. Saturday night, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “He was dancing around and acting really crazy,” the source tells Us.
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James McAvoy / Men's Fashion, Men's Clothing …:
SHIA LABEOUF PREVIEW  —  Peter Rubin sat down with Shia LaBeouf in May of 2008 to discuss the young star's rise to fame for the September 2008 issue of Details.  Below is an excerpt from Shia's cover story for Details:  —  The script rarely gets away from LaBeouf.
Shallon Lester / NY Daily News:
Shia's mystery passenger revealed  —  Who was Shia LeBeouf's mystery passenger in his weekend DUI crash?  Aussie actress Isabel Lucas, his co-star in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” the sequel to last summer's blockbuster.  —  Sources say Lucas was riding shotgun with LaBeouf …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Before DUI, Shia LaBeouf Admitted: “I Don't Know How to Have One Drink”
Discussion: Socialite Life
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Pictured: Frail Amy Winehouse leaves hospital after ‘medication mix-up’  —  Amy Winehouse was discharged from hospital this morning after receiving emergency treatment for a adverse reaction to ‘medication’.  —  A spokeswoman for University College Hospital, where the singer spent the night …
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Pete Norman / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Discharged from Hospital  —  Amy Winehouse has been discharged from the hospital 12 hours after she was rushed to an emergency room, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  “Amy is fine and she is on her way home,” says her U.K. rep, Chris Goodman.  —  Winehouse, 24, was taken by ambulance …
FemaleFirst:   Amy Winehouse hospitalised
Kristin / Girls by Design:
Ummm... I cut off all my hair!  —  I am assuming there are a few of you who are wanting to murder me at this precise moment... Now, deep breaths, it will grow back at some point.  And I think it is pretty darn cute.  —  For three years I have been wanting to cut my hair.  It's been long for about 15 bloody years.
NY Daily News:
Celebrity Side Dish  —  Badass or just plain bad?  Ne-Yo and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger mean-mugged for the camera at the Gnarls Barkley after-party at Hush in L.A. Our advice: Stick to smiles, and leave being gangsta to the pros.  —  “Gossip Girl” co-stars, roommates and friends Chace Crawford …
Discussion: Dlisted, WOW Report, Gawker and CelebWarship
Contactmusic.com:
ALANIS MORISSETTE - MORISSETTE ENJOYED ‘LOTS OF SEX’ AS A SINGLE GIRL  —  ALANIS MORISSETTE recovered from her split with former fiance RYAN REYNOLDS last year (07) by going on “lots of dates” and having “lots of sex”.  —  The Canadian singer, 34, was devastated when her engagement …
Lucy / Marie Claire News:
JOHNNY DEPP TO PLAY MAD HATTER  —  The actor and director's past collaborations have resulted in some of Depp's most memorable roles, including Willy Wonka, Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd.  This will be their seventh film together.  —  The big-budget production is being financed by Disney …
Discussion: The Dish Rag and HotOnlineNews.com
FemaleFirst:
Liz Hurley's reality farm  —  Liz Hurley is set to star in her own reality TV show about her farm.  —  The fashion designer-and-actress lives on a farm in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, and the programme will follow her as she goes about her everyday life looking after chickens and sheep.
Discussion: dailystab.com and ecorazzi.com
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Claudia Puig / USA Today:
‘Potter’ trailer unveils a young Voldemort  —  The sixth Harry Potter movie is continuing to creep toward its Nov. 21 opening.  —  The trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince arrives today online and makes its debut in theaters Friday before The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
Discussion: FirstShowing.net
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Mayer is thinking pink  —  Rocker's Oak Street shopping excursion with Jen turns into long contemplation of his favorite color  —  No question about it, John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston are very much a couple.  While in town last week, the couple were seen happily holding hands and looking …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Andrew Gans / Playbill:
O'Donnell Bows Out of Hollywood Bowl Les Miz Due to Family Emergency; Williamson Steps In  —  A family emergency has forced Rosie O'Donnell to withdraw from the imminent Hollywood Bowl presentation of Les Misérables in Concert.  Broadway veteran Ruth Williamson has agreed to fill in for the Emmy-winning performer.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Justin to Ashton: Go Truck Yourself!  —  Forget about a dance-off.  —  It's time for a hat-off between Justin Timberlake and Ashton Kutcher.  —  “It's funny,” Timberlake says in the new issue of Fashion Rocks magazine.  “I keep hearing Ashton Kutcher say how he was responsible for trucker caps.
Discussion: Idolator
Variety:
River Road to finance ‘Runaways’  —  Jennifer Lopez will topline Yari Film Group's romantic comedy “The Governess,” with Nigel Cole directing.  —  “The Governess” was written by Kevin Wade, who also penned Lopez starrer “Maid in Manhattan,” and Wendy Braff.  Don Roos is polishing the script.
Discussion: Dlisted, Us Weekly and POPWRAP
Starpulse:
‘24’ Star Rajskub Gives Birth  —  Comedienne and 24 star Mary Lynn Rajskub has given birth to a baby boy, two weeks late.  The 37-year-old actress delivered Valentine Anthony - her first child with boyfriend Matthew Rolph, 27 - on Thursday.  The tot weighed in at nine pounds and five ounces.
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Rachael Ray Goes to the Dogs
Discussion: Dlisted and Fancast
People.com:
Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson Appearing on Cancer Telethon
OK! Magazine:
Reese & Jake Taking Things to the Next Level?
The Superficial:
Linda Hogan is eff-ing retarded
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Miley Cyrus: The Final Days of Hannah Montana?
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The Gossip Girls / Celebrity Scandals:
Britney Spears: Sexy In Cabo San Lucas
Will Lawrence / Times of London:
George Lucas: Mr Emperor strikes back
Wall Street Journal:
Chew on This: Hit Song Is a Gum Jingle
Shreya Baxi / People.com:
Mario Lopez Named New Host of Extra
Mary Margaret / People.com:
Ugly Betty's Chris Gorham & Wife Expecting Third Child
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Hulk Hogan: Ex-Wife “Most Formidable Opponent I've Ever” Had
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Arkansas PBS severs ties with the PBS network, the first state public TV system to do so since Congress cut CPB funds, citing the annual $2M+ membership cost

Financial Times:
OpenAI hopes the Disney deal boosts Sora, which has high costs and limited traction; Sensor Tower: users average 13 minutes per day on Sora vs. 90 on TikTok

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The Washington Post's new Your Personal Podcast, which offers AI-generated customizable podcasts, was developed under a multiyear agreement with ElevenLabs

 
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