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9:25 PM ET, July 31, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Verne to Sex Tape Co-Star: You Beat Me, Bitch!  —  Verne Troyer is suing Ranae Shrider, his former GF and sex tape partner, alleging she battered the hell out of him.  —  In the lawsuit, which will be filed in Federal court any moment, Troyer is accusing Shrider of intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery.
Cher Tippetts / Entertainmentwise:
Jessica Simpson Sings About Being The Victim Of Abuse  —  On her new country record...  Jessica Simpson has revealed that a song written for her forthcoming country album is based on her own experience as a victim of abuse.  —  But the singer - who is currently dating Dallas Cowboys star Tony Romo …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
The Photoshop Awards: Jessica Simpson On Elle  —  In order for this cover to work, Elle needed to put even more text over Jessica's face and body.  Actually, they should have just left Jessica out and covered the whole thing in words.  —  This is some major f**kery right here!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson: Beau Tony Romo “Appreciates My Talent”
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
Jessica Simpson ‘Loves to Be in Love’
Discussion: iVillage
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Under Dad's Control Until December 31  —  Britney Spears will be under the conservatorship of her father Jamie until December 31, it was decided in court Thursday.  —  “Ms. Spears is reluctantly agreeing to extend the temporary [conservatorship],” L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz said after the hearing.
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Los Angeles:
LAPD Chief Blames ‘Bad Girls’ For Paparazzi Drama  —  Councilman Seeks Ordinance To Control Paparazzi  —  LOS ANGELES — A Thursday morning Today in LA report previewing a 10 a.m. City Hall meeting about proposed new restrictions on paparazzi became a showdown between the man behind the hearing …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Defamer
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Harriet Ryan / Los Angeles Times:
Bratton takes shots at paparazzi, celebs
Discussion: Us Weekly, TRY JM and LAist
Associated Press:   LA chief: Pap laws ‘farce’ with Britney ‘behaving’
NY Daily News:
Lawsuit goes after Tom Cruise, church  —  Tom Cruise is named in a $250 million federal lawsuit that is using the RICO statute against the Church of Scientology.  Ex-Scientologist Peter Letterese, a longtime critic of the church, filed suit in Southern District Court in Florida on July 15 alleging …
Perez Hilton:
Kate Hudson's Already Moved On!  —  She's a maneater!  —  Kate Hudson's wasted no time in finding new companionship.  —  As PerezHilton.com was the first to exclusively report, the actress and Lance Armstrong just ended their relationship.  —  Well, she's already got herself a new man.
Daily Mail:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick put on a show of unity after affair claims  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick put up a united front on a night out in New York following allegations he had an affair with a 25-year-old woman.  —  The couple, who are rarely pictured together …
Daily Mail:
Liz Taylor ‘is put on life support after heart failure’  —  Elizabeth Taylor was put on a life support machine after suffering congestive heart failure, it was reported this evening.  —  The 76-year-old's condition was said to have deteriorated after she was initially diagnosed with pneumonia last week.
Gordon Smart / The Sun:
Britney Spears beds her minder  —  The 26-year-old singer, battling to get her volatile private life back on track, is dating the tough guy named LEE.  —  He is the FOURTH member of staff dated by mum-of-two Britney, for whom he has worked full-time for the past six months.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
I Will Always Love Cheeto
Discussion: Pretty On The Outside
Hollywoodtuna:
Rihanna See Through With Nipples  —  I haven't done a post on Rihanna in a long time, ever since I learned that she's a no talent singer.  But here she is out and about wearing a see through shirt.  Now I don't know if she's got pasties on, or if those are her nipples we're seeing but if they are, oh my, those are large.
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
How Hollywood Moms Get Thin So Fast  —  How did new moms Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Alba and Camila Alves slim down so fast after giving birth?  —  The latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now, talks to the stars and their trainers to reveal Hollywood's post-baby diet and workout secrets.
Discussion: iVillage
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Did John Mayer Steal Brad Pitt's Look?  —  Is Jennifer Aniston's beau John Mayer morphing into Brad Pitt circa 2004?  —  The singer, 30, sported aviator shades and a new buzz cut in L.A on July 28 - a look nearly identical to the actor's style on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith in Rome four years ago.
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People.com:
Paris Hilton's Cold Reaction to John McCain Commercial  —  Paris Hilton and John McCain  —  Paris Hilton distanced herself Thursday from John McCain's campaign commercial likening Barack Obama to the heiress and Britney Spears.  —  “Miss Hilton was neither asked, nor did she give permission …
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The Huffington Post:
Britney Camp Bristles At McCain Ad
Discussion: Towleroad.com, Defamer and TMZ.com
NY Daily News:
A-rod doesn't deny adultery, wants Cynthia to honor prenup  —  Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez is playing hardball against his wife in their divorce case, saying he wants their prenuptial agreement enforced and charges that he cheated on her removed from the record.
Leisa Barnett / Vogue.com UK:
Armani Says Solange  —  BIG sister Beyonce is rarely out an Armani creation, so it seems something of a perfect fit that Solange Knowles has just been named as an ambassador for the designer's younger diffusion line, Armani Jeans.  —  “Armani Jeans expresses my vision of a young, independent …
Empire News:
Four New Watchmen Images  —  It was the most talked about movie at this year's Comic-Con, its first trailer sent the internet into paroxysms of glee and now Watchmen is gracing the cover of the new issue of Empire.  —  Actually, make that two covers of the new issue of Empire …
Mosegueda / Beehive:
Mike Oz: Keep your kids away from YouTube ... and Mariah Carey songs  —  Keep your kids away from YouTube ... and Mariah Carey songs  —  I give you 11-year-old Dannyhott, a sort-of wannabe YouTube child star who sings the work of Leona Lewis, Danity Kane and good friend of The Beehive, Ms. Mariah Carey.
Discussion: Dlisted and MollyGood
 
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Discussion: OH NO!!
Billboard:
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Michael K / Dlisted:
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
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TMZ.com:
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Daily Mail:
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

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