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12:50 PM ET, August 8, 2008

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WRAL-TV:
Clay Aiken becomes a father  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Clay Aiken became a father Friday morning with the birth of a baby boy, his mother told WRAL's Lynda Loveland in an exclusive interview.  —  Aiken's best friend, producer Jaymes Foster, gave birth at 8:08 a.m. at an undisclosed location in North Carolina.
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TMZ.com:
The Claby Cometh!  —  Clay Aiken's baby mama has popped!  —  Aiken's mother told local Raleigh, N.C. TV station that the “American Idol” runner-up was now the proud papa of a bouncing baby boy named Parker Foster Aiken.  —  Aiken's BFF, 50-year-old record producer Jaymes Foster …
Michael K / Dlisted:   Congratulations Girlfriend!  —  Look outside your window!
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Clay Aiken - a Dad!
Discussion: poponthepop.com
Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
Jewel Gets Married!  —  Jewel's a newlywed.  —  The singer and her longtime boyfriend, rodeo champion Ty Murray, eloped to the Bahamas and exchanged vows in a private ceremony Thursday night, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “She wore a traditional wedding gown …
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X17 Online:
Jewel Gets Hitched!
Discussion: omg!
Cele|bitchy:
Jewel elopes with her boyfriend Ty Murray
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck, Jen Garner Buy $16 Million House!  —  Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are preparing for the birth of their second child by purchasing a $16 million house in the Brentwood neighborhood of L.A., California, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  The 9,900-square-foot traditional-style home sits …
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Just Jared:
Jennifer Garner's Brentwood Barrettes  —  Jennifer Garner leaves a friend's house in Brentwood wearing two red hair barrettes on Thursday.  —  Over the weekend, at a Barack Obama fundraiser, Jennifer's husband Ben Affleck said, “All of us are here because we just want Barack,” he said.
Wmagazine.com:
Wedding mania and Oprah — can this really be Kate Hudson?  —  Kate Hudson has just tumbled into the backseat of her SUV, narrowly escaping the small swarm of paparazzi awaiting her outside the downtown Manhattan spot where she was having lunch.  The driver is pulling a series of turns …
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Molly / POPSUGAR:   Kate Hudson Drops Off Her Mini Tennis Star
Daily Mail:
The picture that proves Sienna Miller and married man Balthazar Getty are still together  —  Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty enjoyed a very public show of togetherness as they shopped in upmarket boutiques in the exclusive Los Angeles coastal suburb of Malibu this week.
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Variety:
Brad Pitt is officially a ‘Bastard’  —  Nastassja Kinski in talks to join Tarantino film  —  Brad Pitt has closed his deal to star in “Inglorious Bastards,” the WWII drama that Quentin Tarantino will direct for the Weinstein Co. and Universal.  —  Additionally, Nastassja Kinski is in early talks …
Michael K / Dlisted:
This Is Fake, Right?  —  A little blog has popped up on the internets, and it's supposedly the work of Vadge's beloved brother, Christopher Ciccone.  Some whores think it could be real, I personally think it's about as fake as Vadge's chicken cutlets.  According to the blog's description …
Discussion: MollyGood and WOW Report
TMZ.com:
Blonsky's Dad — Stuck in Paradise  —  Nikki Blonsky's dad is going to have to stew in jail — a jail on the Turks & Caicos, sure, but still a jail — for a couple more weeks.  —  The judge in Providenciales Magistrates' Court just ruled that Carl Blonsky will have to wait until August 19 for bail.
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Hollywood Gossip
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Dixie Chick Emily Robison Divorced  —  Emily and Charlie Robison in 2007  —  Dixie Chick Emily Robison's divorce became final on Wednesday in Texas.  —  “We can confirm that the divorce is final,” a rep for the singer tells PEOPLE.  “They remain the best of friends and their family is obviously the priority.”
Discussion: Gabby Babble and The Shallow End
OK! Magazine:
Jen & John's Synchronized Slimming  —  Lovebirds John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston share practically everything these days, from her Beverly Hills home to his life on tour.  But when it comes to working out, the couple each have their own secret weapon to looking hot for each other!
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Britney Spears Makes a Return to MTV's Big Night  —  Britney Spears apparently isn't feeling any ill will toward MTV after her disastrous performance at last year's Video Music Awards.  —  The well-on-her-way-to-a-comeback pop princess will appear in a television promo for this year's VMAs.
Andy Dolan / Daily Mail:
I want to die at home, Paul Newman tells his family as he's given ‘weeks to live’  —  Paul Newman has finished chemotherapy treatment for cancer and has told his family he wants to die at home.  —  The Oscar-winning star was pictured being pushed from a New York cancer hospital in a wheelchair looking thin and frail.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Matthew McConaughey's Son Levi Makes Red Carpet Debut  —  Matthew McConaughey's month-old son Levi made his red carpet debut on Thursday.  —  Along with his proud pop and mother Camila Alves, the tot attended a bash for Alves' new handbag line, MUXO, at Kitson in L.A.
 
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