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9:50 AM ET, August 5, 2008

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 Top News: 
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Lohan's dad not ready for gay wedding  —  Plus, Jolie's dad showers twins with gifts; who will buy Olsen twins' book?  —  Here come the brides?  If Sam Ronson and Lindsay Lohan decide to wed, Michael Lohan likely won't be walking his daughter down the aisle.  —  Slide show
FemaleFirst:
Angelina Jolie's Chinese baby  —  Angelina Jolie is considering adopting another child.  —  The ‘Wanted’ actress - who gave birth to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline last month - was so affected by footage of the recent earthquake in China she is contemplating giving a home to a child orphaned in the natural disaster.
Discussion: MollyGood, Jossip and I'm Not Obsessed
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New York Magazine:
We Call Photoshop on the ‘People’ Pics of the Brangelina Twins  —  Did you hear?  People magazine paid $14 million for the rights to shoot and publish photos of Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon, the twin babies of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  That's twice the amount that a celebrity weekly …
Esnead / The Dish Rag:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's twins are cuter in Hello!
Discussion: Jossip and MollyGood
Emmet Sullivan / People.com:
Lindsay and Samantha ‘Very Affectionate’ in Chicago  —  Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan at China Grill  —  Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson didn't hide their affection as they spent the weekend rocking out in Chicago.  —  The couple was in town for Lollapalooza …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
People.com:
Morgan Freeman Is in ‘Good Spirits’ After Accident  —  Morgan Freeman is in good spirits and is planning to have surgery after sustaining injuries in a car accident Sunday night, the actor's rep said in a statement Monday afternoon.  —  “He has a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage …
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People.com:
Lawyer: Mary-Kate Olsen Had ‘Nothing to Do’ with Heath Ledger's Drugs  —  Mary-Kate Olsen  —  Mary-Kate Olsen doesn't know where Heath Ledger got the drugs that killed him, and has already provided investigators with “relevant information,” her lawyer says in a statement.
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Dan Mangan / New York Post:
I'M CLEAN IN HEATH OD DEATH
Discussion: Extra
omg!:   Official: Mary Kate Olsen silent on Ledger OD
Claudia Rosenbaum / E! Online:
Rockstar Roost on the Market From Wentz It Came  —  After marrying Ashlee Simpson-Wentz in May, Pete Wentz is finally ready to sell his sweet Hollywood Hills bachelor pad.  E! News has learned that Wentz put his three-bedroom, three-bath house on the market this week.
Discussion: CelebWarship
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Emmy Scoop: Lauren Conrad and Oprah Winfrey!  —  Imagine Lauren Conrad presenting at the Oscars.  —  Don't laugh because the reality-television gal is getting pretty darn close.  —  Get ready for this one...  The Hills star is going to be a presenter when television's big awards are given out next month …
Hollywood Rag:
Pamela Anderson Banned Close-Up Face Shots  —  The 41-year-old actress is currently starring in ‘Pam: Girl on the Loose’  —  and is reportedly worried about viewers being able to see her aging looks.  —  A source told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: “Pamela still looks
Discussion: OH NO!!
Hollywood Outbreak:
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN JUNKETS GO BAD....  It could have been a junket like any other.  Overfed journalists hurling soft-ball questions at the creators and stars of the upcoming comedy TROPIC THUNDER.  Enjoying an afternoon in the air-conditioned comfort of The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Discussion: Celebritology and MollyGood
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Two of the Top 4 SYTYCD Contestants Hospitalized  —  Two dancers in the Top 4 of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance collapsed at rehearsals Saturday and had to be rushed by ambulance to nearby Cedars Sinai Hospital-just days before the reality series season finale.
Complex:
Cassie Covers Our Aug/Sept Issue!  —  CLICK HERE for a larger version of Cassie cover #1.  CLICK HERE for a larger version of Cassie cover #2.  —  The gossip about her being Diddy's “Official Girl” hasn't been confirmed, so for the next two months, Cassie and Complex will be considered the new power couple.
Discussion: F-Listed and That Grape Juice
Hollywoodtuna:
Petra Nemcova's Hair Is Damn Ugly!  —  I don't know what the hell Petra Nemcova did to her hair, but it's not flattering at all!  If there was one way for a really hot chick to make herself ugly this is the way to do it.  I'm devastated.  This is almost as bad as a hot celeb getting knocked up.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Gone Hollywood and OH NO!!
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Dolly Parton Talks Britney, Lindsay and Miley  —  Gamma/Eyedea/ZUMA / AP Photo Bebeto Matthews / Lisa O'Connor/Zuma  —  Dolly Parton says it's time to leave a couple of the world's most famous starlets alone.  —  “Poor little Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan,” Parton said at her concert last night at L.A.'s Greek Theatre.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Eva Mendes Calvin Klein ad banned for being too racy  —  I have clearly been living in New York for too long.  I've just become jaded and unable to be shocked.  Because I just watched Eva Mendes' new advertisement for Calvin Klein's Secret Obsession and didn't think anything of it.
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 More News: 
Rich Juzwiak / Vh1 Blog:
New York Goes To Hollywood Recap - Episode 1 - Hooray For New York
Discussion: MollyGood and OH NO!!
Mr Gallo / OH NO!!:
ANTM cycle 11 ad from Vogue Magazine  —  source: inmymovie from topmodel
Metro.co.uk:
Madonna unveils Malawi orphans film
Discussion: Love B. Scott
Metro.co.uk:
Eva and Posh to launch nightspot?
Just Jared:
The Jonas Brothers are Brooke Boys
Hartford Courant:
Proving There Is Life After ‘Idol’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Just Jared:
Emmy Rossum is Perrier Pretty
Perez Hilton:
Coy, Young Love
Discussion: Hollywood Grind and Us Weekly
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Fiddy Gets Baby from Mama — No Drama
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Noah / FishBowlNY:
Playgirl Going All-Web  —  Nicole Caldwell, Playgirl's editor …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Penelope Cruz Deflects Questions About Kissing Scarlett Johansson
Michael K / Dlisted:
After The Brawl  —  Nikki Blonsky and Bianca from …
Access Hollywood:
Jerry O'Connell Reveals Rebecca Romijn's Pregnancy Cravings
TMZ.com:
Patricia Heaton: Cute as a (Belly) Button
Discussion: OH NO!!
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
TV Guide: Oprah Earns $385 Million Per Year
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

 
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