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8:40 AM ET, August 5, 2008

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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:
Expectant Dad Pete Wentz Is Reading Up on Fatherhood  —  Having already admitted that he's turning into his own father in anticipation of the arrival of his and wife Ashlee Simpson's baby, Pete Wentz tells PEOPLE that when it comes to prepping to become a parent, “I'm reading a lot of books.”
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Esnead / The Dish Rag:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's twins are cuter in Hello!  —  Check out the pix of Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's brand new twins, in Hello! magazine.  —  The Hello! cover shot is even cuter, more intimate and more personal than People magazine's.
Discussion: Jossip and MollyGood
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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.
Noah / FishBowlNY:
Playgirl Going All-Web  —  Nicole Caldwell, Playgirl's editor-in-chief, just emailed confirmation that the magazine is indeed shuttering its print operation.  —  “Playgirl is going all-Web.  The last print issue will be the Jan/Feb 2009 magazine, which comes out Nov. 18,” Caldwell writes.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
So Long, Playgirl Magazine
Discussion: OH NO!!
Julie Naughton / The latest WWD:
Calvin Klein's Latest Controversy  —  Calvin Klein apparently has its very own Nipplegate.  —  The fashion house is once again pushing the edge advertisingwise, this time with the steamy TV ads featuring Eva Mendes for its new fragrance, Secret Obsession, from Coty Inc. And the spots already …
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Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:   Eva Mendes Calvin Klein ad banned for being too racy
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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omg!:
Official: Mary Kate Olsen silent on Ledger OD
Discussion: TMZ.com and Starpulse
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: Gone Hollywood and OH NO!!
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
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Emmy Scoop: Lauren Conrad and Oprah Winfrey!  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - 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 …
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Evil Beet Gossip
Just Jared:
Emmy Rossum is Perrier Pretty  —  Emmy Rossum is purplelicious in Alice + Olivia's Powerknit Dress at the Hamptons Fashion Show held in Sag Harbor, New York on Saturday.  (She's holding PR guru Alison Brod's son.)  —  Champagne house Perrier-Jouët hosted the Alice + Olivia and Keep …
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New York Post:
PARIS WON'T TAKE A PREZ STAND
Discussion: MSNBC, New York Magazine and Gawker
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
Discussion: MollyGood and POPSUGAR
Hartford Courant:
Proving There Is Life After ‘Idol’  —  Sanjaya Malakar (HANDOUT / August 1, 2008)  —  A finalist on the sixth season of “ American Idol,” Sanjaya Malakar gained national attention when overwhelming “fanjaya” support moved him to seventh place in the singing showdown, despite judges' criticism of his singing.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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!!
Access Hollywood:
Jerry O'Connell Reveals Rebecca Romijn's Pregnancy Cravings  —  Jerry O'Connell hit the Teen Choice Awards red carpet yesterday, but just one thing was on the actor's mind: his impending fatherhood - to twins.  —  “It's very exciting,” he told Access Hollywood.  “It really is.”
Jonathan Van Meter / New York Magazine:
About-Face  —  Out with the gaunt and tight, in with the plump and juicy.  There's a new face in town—and it's a baby's.  —  Photo-illustration by Nucleus Imaging  —  A woman I have known for many years did something to her face not all that long ago, and for a few weeks afterward, I was not able to put my finger on it.
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
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
 
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