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6:05 PM ET, August 18, 2008

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New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH hunk in a summer movie is a violent, closeted homosexual?  The heartthrob snuck into his ex's apartment a few months ago and raped him so violently, the ex ended up in the hospital - and the actor paid him $500,000 to keep his mouth shut . . . WHICH oft-photographed socialite …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Jen takes high road as John tells all  —  Plus: Obama, McCain pick top tunes; Paris can dance while she types  —  Jennifer Aniston's pals were rolling their eyes over the weekend about John Mayer's unofficial press conferences discussing the couple's breakup.
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Emily Smith / The Sun:
Heath's tot gets aid from stars  —  THE three stars who completed Heath Ledger's final film role have donated their pay to his two-year-old daughter.  —  Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell were worried for Matilda's future as Heath left an old will which did not include the girl.
Adam Nutburn / Showbiz Spy:
Madonna “Disappointed” by Friends' Birthday Snub  —  Madonna admitted she was “disappointed” that several of her close showbiz pals failed to attend her 50th birthday celebrations at the weekend.  —  The Material Girl, who turned 50 on Saturday, celebrated her big day at the swanky Volstead nightclub …
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People.com:
Inside Madonna's 50th Birthday Bash
Discussion: Dlisted, POPSUGAR and iVillage
TMZ.com:
Collins - No Jacket Required, No Shirt Remaining  —  And you thought Paul McCartney got sucked dry by Heather Mills.  —  Phil Collins' ex-wife, Orianne Cevey, definitely has a leg up on Heather, milking a $46 mil divorce payday from the soft-rocker, according to the the Brit tabs.
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People.com:
Phil Collins Divorce Settlement a Record Breaker  —  Phil Collins and Orianne, in 2003  —  The third time was certainly not the charm for Phil Collins, who's facing yet another pricey divorce.  —  After six years of marriage and two children, the musician's former wife, Swiss-born Orianne Cevey …
The Superficial:
Roseanne Barr goes on insane offense against Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt (Is it Crazy Day?)  —  Roseanne Barr must've decided she wanted to feel relevant this weekend and posted an entry on her blog attacking Jon Voight, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  I'll give kudos to Roseanne for calling Glenn Beck a …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Just Jared
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Starpulse:
Roseanne Barr's Website Bashes Brangelina
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Hollywoodtuna:
Lindsay Lohan Kissed A Girl, And I Liked It  —  Lindsay Lohan was dyking it up with the girls this weekend in Capri.  Especially with Courtenay Semel.  Now I have no clue who Courtenay is, but I thought she was scissor sisters with Tila Tequila.  Anyway, it'd be a lot more interesting …
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New York Post:
TALKY TYRA'S NO MODEL HOST  —  TYRA Banks' diva behavior has reached ridiculous new heights.  —  The model/talk-show hostess kept her “Tyra Banks Show” audience waiting for nearly two hours at her West 26th Street studio Tuesday during a taping of “Celebrating Black Models, Past …
Michael K / Dlisted:
I'll Believe It When I See It  —  That's the face JLo made when she first saw Skeletor's dehydrated slug peen.  It's also the face she's going to make when she's competes in a triathlon next month.  Yes, she's actually going through with that s**t!  —  JLo was on “Good Morning America” …
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TMZ.com:
Wife Puts New Kid on the Chopping Block  —  A New Kid on the Block is officially gonna be hangin' tough by himself for a while, because his wife has filed for the big D. And we got footage of the dude celebrating this weekend at JET nightclub in Las Vegas.  —  Donnie Wahlberg's wife of nine years …
Discussion: omg!
Chris Irvine / Telegraph:
Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe has dyspraxia  —  Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he suffers from dyspraxia, meaning he sometimes still has trouble tying his shoelaces.  —  The 19-year-old admitted he was a sufferer in an interview to mark his Broadway debut in the play Equus.
Discussion: omg! and Celeb Parasite
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Amanda Beard / CHINAdaily:
Netizen: Who is Phelps' girl?  —  American swimmer Michael Phelps, who has won seven golds in Beijing, became the most decorated athlete in Olympic history and received lots of love from female fans.  But who is Phelps'girl?  —  Media reporters so far have pinpointed two girls as swimming prodigy Phelps' girlfriend.
POPSUGAR:
LC and Her Boy Go on a Friday Night Non-Date  —  Lauren Conrad showed off more fabulous clothes this weekend when she was spotted around town with My Boys' Kyle Howard.  Although Lauren denies the two are together, they were seen at the movies on Friday before going out to Teddy's, which sounds an awful lot like a date to us.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Forbes:
Hip-Hop's Cash Kings 2008  —  It's been some year for Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.  In the past 12 months, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-born hip-hop demigod released a platinum album, signed a 10-year, $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation and tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Beyoncé Knowles.
NY Daily News:
Side Dish: Hillary gets a refresher  —  Has Hillary Clinton added volume and smoothness to her skin?  A source tells us Clinton visited a New York plastic surgeon early this month and received injections of a “dermafiller” in her face.  The senator had appeared tired and wrinkly on a June 23 …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Heidi Montag Has A New Song......  ....and it's everything you would expect.  It's basically torture for your ears.  On a positive note, I think all the wax in my ears melted away.  —  Heidi explained the deep meaning to her new song “Overdosin” to Ryan Gaycrest on his KISS-FM show this morning.
 
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with President Trump in November, and both agreed WBD should go to the highest bidder; Sarandos argued that Netflix wasn't a monopoly

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A look at Hamlet, a startup that uses AI to process local government meeting videos and which plans to provide the tool to local journalists for free

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