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8:40 AM ET, August 1, 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.
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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Anthony McCartney / Associated Press:
LA court extends Britney Spears' conservatorship
Discussion: omg!
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!
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
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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
TMZ.com:
Snoop's Peeps Popped for Pot  —  Smoke weed every day!  Two members of Snoop Dogg's entourage were busted this afternoon by Waco, Tex. police after cops pulled D-O-Double-G's tour bus over for a routine traffic stop.  —  Cops tell us the bus was stopped for expired tabs.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywood Crap
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Andre Coe / Associated Press:
Snoop Dogg tour bus pulled over; 2 arrested  —  DALLAS (AP) — A tour bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
Discussion: MollyGood
People.com:
John Mayer Calls on City Hall to ‘Regulate’ Paparazzi  —  John Mayer urged the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday to place restrictions on the paparazzi for the safety of everybody.  —  “I don't sit before you today to ask that you ban the paparazzi,” Mayer, 30, testified …
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Los Angeles:
LAPD Chief Blames ‘Bad Girls’ For Paparazzi Drama
Discussion: Defamer and Perez Hilton
Whitney English / E! Online:
Heather Matarazzo Engaged  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Heather Matarazzo, best known for playing an awkward seventh grader in Welcome to the Dollhouse and then an awkward high school student opposite Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries, is engaged.  —  Matarazzo's publicist, Lisa Jammal …
Access Hollywood:
‘Transformers’ Director Michael Bay: Shia LaBeouf ‘Was Not Drunk’ During Crash  —  Shia LaBeouf was not drunk when he was involved in a collision that resulted in his truck flipping upside down on Sunday morning according to the actor's boss, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” director, Michael Bay.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and popbytes
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The Huffington Post:
Britney Camp Bristles At McCain Ad
Discussion: Defamer, Towleroad.com and TMZ.com
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie's Dad: “She Wasn't the Kind That Played With Dolls”  —  Angelina Jolie's estranged father is surprised she became the mother of six young children.  —  “You know she wasn't the kind that played with dolls and then all of the sudden she has all of these children,” actor Jon Voight …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Both Sides Claim Victory in Rob Lowe Nanny Hearing  —  Ex-nanny Jessica Gibson and Rob Lowe  —  Rob Lowe and his ex-nanny both claimed victory Thursday after a California judge threw out four of the actor's claims against Jessica Gibson but also one of Gibson's allegations.
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
People.com:
Hulk Hogan: Jail Making Son a Better Man  —  Hulk Hogan and son Nick  —  Hulk Hogan's son, Nick Bollea, who is serving an eight-month sentence in Florida for reckless driving, has been moved to a minimum-security facility where “it's much better,” Hogan tells PEOPLE exclusively.
 
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Adam Nutburn / Showbiz Spy:
Guy Ritchie: ‘Sugar is More Dangerous Than Cocaine’
Discussion: Best Week Ever and Dlisted
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Dakota Fanning ‘Embarrassed’ About Orlando Bloom Encounter
Discussion: Just Jared
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Stern sets ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ remake
Leisa Barnett / Vogue.com UK:
Armani Says Solange  —  BIG sister Beyonce is rarely …
TMZ.com:
And Now for a Little Gay Bassing ...
Discussion: OH NO!!
Billboard:
Katy Perry Starts Sixth Week Atop Hot 100
Jennifer Tormo / All Headline News:
Paris Hilton Debuts New Shoe Collection At Macy's Fashion Show
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Alicia's Smoking Promotions Hit Wrong Key
 Earlier Picks: 
Michael K / Dlisted:
No, No, And No  —  “The Dark Knight” is the biggest movie …
Mosegueda / Beehive:
Mike Oz: Keep your kids away from YouTube ... and Mariah Carey songs
Discussion: MollyGood and Dlisted
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Rep: Robert Buckley Not Dating Real Housewives' Bethenny Frankel
Discussion: MollyGood
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Sony may bite on Spidey spinoff
Empire News:
Four New Watchmen Images
Daily Mail:
Liz Taylor ‘is put on life support after heart failure’
Daily Mail:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick put on a show of unity …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Erik Wemple / New York Times:
A district court judge rules in favor of the NYT in its suit challenging rules that limited press access to the Pentagon, citing the First Amendment

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ABC could lose ~$50M in licensing costs to WBD and an estimated $35M in advertising revenue after abruptly pulling the new season of The Bachelorette

Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
A federal judge slows Voice of America return-to-work order and eliminates the March 23 deadline, now ordering 70 people due back each week

 
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