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12:20 PM ET, August 16, 2008

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The Sun:
Amy goes back to whack  —  JUST when I thought AMY WINEHOUSE was putting those grubby hands to good use and knuckling down to record a new album, she lays one on another random victim.  —  The Rehab singer was out in Camden on Thursday supporting her favourite boozer The Hawley Arms at their benefit gig at nightspot Dingwalls.
TMZ.com:
Office-r Busts “Office” Star for Hardcore Drugs  —  TMZ has learned Craig Robinson — Darryl the warehouse guy from “The Office” — was arrested June 29 for possession of a multitude of drugs, including meth and ecstasy.  —  Cops in Culver City, Calif. say they pulled over a vehicle …
Marc Graser / Variety:
WB taps into ties at DC Comics  —  Co. has heroes like Wonder Woman, Flash  —  When it comes to superhero properties, Warner Bros. couldn't be sitting on a more enviable source: DC Comics, home to Batman, Superman and other well-known caped crusaders.  —  But to make its heroes fly at the megaplex …
Discussion: Cinematical and OH NO!!
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Tom Cruise's Career in the Hands of 2-Year-Old?  —  Everybody's wondering what the ef's happening with Tom Cruise.  Like this is anything new, what with the couch-jumping, dimpled dude's past episodes of wacky behavior.  I mean, the annals of T.C.'s skit-like histrionics are approaching legendary status, let's face it.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Tina Dirmann / E! Online:
Lindsay's Converting.  Oy Vey  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - It's no shtick—Lindsay Lohan is converting to Judaism.  —  And apparently, her family is taking the news very well.  —  “As long as she believes in God,” says her father, Michael Lohan, a self-proclaimed born-again Christian who raised Lindsay in the Catholic faith.
Cassandra Zink / People.com:
Rumer Willis Shocked to Make PEOPLE's Most Beautiful List  —  Rumer Willis  —  Rumer Willis didn't grow up thinking of herself as glamorous - despite her famous parents - and says she was shocked to be included in PEOPLE's Most Beautiful issue.  —  “After being compared to Jay Leno for so long …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Gabby Babble
Mirror.co.uk:
Madonna declares she's actually 36 according to Kabbalah - on the eve of her 50th birthday  —  We've spent weeks shopping for outfits and decorating the cake in time for our favourite pop queen's big 5-0 tomorrow, only to discover that we've got it all wrong.  —  Noooo!
cityrag:
Michael Phelps Photos  —  A photo finish to the week.  Yeah, we got the fever.  Michael Phelps is an amazing athlete, with a killer body!  Click the pictures to enlarge...  Yay, It's Man Boob Friday!  —  Best Butts in the Olympics
Discussion: Mollygood
Steve Helling / People.com:
Felicity Huffman Admits Madonna's Thong Didn't Fit  —  When Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman made her Broadway debut in David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow in 1988, she made an interesting discovery in her dressing room: A thong belonging to Madonna.  —  “I was like, 'This is Madonna's underwear …
Discussion: Defamer and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Jared Leto Sued for Not Making Music  —  If you've been dying for the next 30 Seconds to Mars album, get in line, so is their record label.  —  In the breach of contract lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Virgin Records alleges Shannon and Jared Leto violated their recording contract …
Extra:
Shaq and Shaunie Back On!  —  Giant news!  After filing for divorce nearly a year ago, Shaquille O'Neal and his wife Shaunie have decided to call off the split — and take a shot at patching up their five-year marriage.  —  “Things are great and we're moving on to the good stuff,” Shaunie tells “Extra” in an exclusive update.
Nick / Celebslam.com:
Angelina Jolie has hardcore friends  —  Porn star?  I would have never guessed.  —  Apparently Angelina Jolie is friends with hardcore porn star (and Celebslam personal fave *wink*) Tera Patrick.  Jolie's been emailing Patrick lately seeking advice on her career.  Wait, what?
Discussion: Holy Taco
 
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David Caplan / People.com:
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Metro.co.uk:
Lazenby hits back in divorce battle
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Zac Efron's Day at the Raceway
Discussion: Just Jared
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Queen Kate shines after late night
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Cele|bitchy:
Dog The Bounty Hunter's wife calls Linda Hogan a slut and a drunk
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
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Discussion: POPSUGAR
Cele|bitchy:
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Just Jared:
Leonardo DiCaprio is a Beach Boy
Discussion: Celebslam.com and EW.com
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
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Kim Kardashian: I'm Trying “to Lose Weight in My Butt”
Michael K / Dlisted:
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