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11:40 AM ET, August 7, 2008

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TMZ.com:
DEA — What Were THEY Smoking?!  —  Sources connected with the Heath Ledger investigation say the Drug Enforcement Administration set a new low for starf**king.  —  People who have talked to TMZ off the record are now willing to go on record — still anonymously — about one of the most bizarre DEA power grabs ever.
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Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Source: Feds Officially Close Heath Ledger Investigation  —  Ledger (left) and Mary-Kate Olsen  —  The U.S. Attorney's Office closed its investigation into Heath Ledger's accidental overdose death and will not enforce a subpoena against Mary-Kate Olsen, a law-enforcement source tells PEOPLE.
TMZ.com:
Lil' Kim Party Girl Found Dead at Times Sq.  Club  —  The body of a woman, who had been missing since attending Lil' Kim's birthday party on Sunday night, was found yesterday on the roof of the building where the party took place.  —  Cops say the body of Ingrid Rivera was found on the roof …
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Trymaine Lee / New York Times:
Woman Is Found Dead at Club Three Days After Party for Lil' Kim  —  The body of a 24-year-old woman who attended a birthday party for the rapper Lil' Kim on Sunday was found Wednesday on the roof of the Midtown karaoke club where the party was held, the police said.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Stereohyped
TMZ.com:
Lil' Kim in Dark About Shady Club Killing  —  Lil' Kim knew nothing about a brutal murder that may have taken place at her birthday party — and left the club without having seen a thing, sources tell TMZ.  —  We're also told the club where she had her bash — Spotlight Live — is “very …
Discussion: Bossip
Sydney Morning Herald:
Sunday Rose - a red-head who looks like her dad  —  Nicole Kidman arrives in Sydney last night with baby Sunday Rose.  —  Australia's newest celebrity baby, Sunday Rose, looks like her father Keith Urban and has a “bit of a reddish tint” to her hair, her mother Nicole Kidman says.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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People.com:
Nicole Kidman: Baby Sunday ‘Looks Like Keith’
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Perez Hilton:
Nicole & Keith Talk Baby!
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com and Digital Spy
New York Post:
TRUTH ABOUT SIENNA ROMANCE  —  FRIENDS of Sienna Miller say the gorggeous actress is no home wrecker - and she never would have gone near her new love, Balthazar Getty, if he was still with his wife, Rosetta.  —  “She and Balthazar met through friends and he was already separated from his wife,” one close associate told Page Six.
Hector Saldaña / MySanAntonio.com:
Dixie Chick divorced  —  READ  —  The Dixie Chick and the Bandera cowboy rocker have called it quits.  —  A representative for Charlie Robison confirmed that the singer and Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks are divorced.  —  They “remain close friends and their family is the priority and will continue to be,” he said.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
omg!:
Jamie Lynn Spears Takes Daughter Maddie Briann to Wal-Mart  —  Jamie Lynn Spears and her seven-week-old daughter, Maddie Briann, stepped out in Kentwood, Louisiana, on Wednesday.  —  See more photos of Jamie Lynn and her big sister, Britney Spears.  —  After a visit to the doctor's office …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Perez Hilton
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jamie Lynn Spears Takes Daughter Maddie to Local Wal-Mart
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
Just Jared:
Jamie Lynn Spears: Check-up for Maddie!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Usher Hires His Mother as Manager - Again  —  Usher and his mom  —  R&B star Usher and his mother are working together once again.  —  “Usher has dissolved his management arrangement with Benny Medina and has re-engaged Jonnetta Patton as his manager,” the mother and son said in a statement Wednesday.
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Starpulse:
Tila Tequila Pulls Out Of Dating Show After Finding Real Love  —  Singer/model Tila Tequila has refused to return for a third “Shot At Love” on MTV because she's found a mate.  The bisexual 26-year-old enjoyed romantic encounters with men and women in a bid to find a partner on two seasons …
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Brad Pitt's Birthday Gift to Maddox: Go-Karting  —  Brad Pitt holds his son Maddox  —  One is 7, and the other's 44, but together they share ... a need for speed.  —  And that explains why, for his seventh birthday on Tuesday, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and his father, Brad Pitt …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Christina Augilera Nude.  As In Completely Naked  —  I have no idea where this Christina Aguilera nude picture came from, or how old it is, but I know I've never seen it before, and that makes it new to me.  Also, I don't think I should really need a reason to post pictures of Christina Aguilera naked.
Discussion: less clothes
Claudia Rosenbaum / E! Online:
No Amputation for Shia LaBeouf  —  Forget what you may have read—Shia LaBeouf is not facing any major transformation.  —  The actor, who sustained a seriously mangled mitt in a rollover accident, is not endanger of losing any of his digits, E! News has confirmed.
Matt Donnelly / E! Online:
LiLo & SamRo: Tats to Match  —  What's one way to cover up a former flame and simultaneously declare your ladylove?  Color in an old tattoo and have your gal-pal get one to match, if you're Lindsay Lohan.  —  New pictures have surfaced of Linds and Samantha Ronson rocking identical small, black heart tattoos on their hands.
People.com:
Paris Hilton Calls Spoof Video ‘A Lot of Fun’  —  Paris Hilton  —  Paris Hilton is basking in the glow of her successful online video spoof posted on FunnyorDie.com this week.  —  The comedic video, which pokes fun at her inclusion in a recent John McCain campaign ad, has been viewed more than 3 million times on the comedy Web site.
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The latest WWD:
Paris Hilton Talks Politics
Discussion: Extra and Us Weekly
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Paris memorized her lines?  No way  —  Plus: Aniston does a good deed; Baldwin would love to do Broadway  —  Paris Hilton might want to dust off her stationary and start penning something to that white-haired dude.  Paris, John McCain gave you your relevancy back, and the least you owe him is a thank you.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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