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5:00 PM ET, August 19, 2008

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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
SNL's Chris Kattan, Wife Split After Eight Weeks  —  No joke: After just eight weeks of marriage, Saturday Night Live alum Chris Kattan and his wife, model Sunshine Tutt, have split.  —  “Separated for the moment.  No plans for divorce at this time,” his rep tells Usmagazine.com.
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Life&Style Magazine:
Chris Kattan's new marriage: Trouble already!  —  The honeymoon's over for actor-comedian Chris Kattan, 37, and his wife, model Sunshine Tutt, 31.  “They're separated for the moment but are working on it,” a rep for Chris confirms to Life & Style.  —  “They've got issues that they're trying to work out …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Ellen & Portia's Wedding Album  —  It was an evening of love, laughter, and a few tears for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, who exchanged personal wedding vows in front of their closest family and friends on Saturday at their home in L.A.  —  In an exclusive interview and photos …
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Ellen & Portia's First Post-Wedding Interview!  —  Is this what the future holds for LiLo and Sam?  —  Mr. and Mrs. Ellen DeGeneres chatted with X17 before grabbing lunch together (with Portia's mom Maggie) at Real Food Daily in West Hollywood today...
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Portia de Rossi: Married Life Is “Amazing”
Discussion: X17 Online and Fancast
People.com:
Christina Applegate Cancer-Free After Double Mastectomy  —  Christina Applegate, who was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer this month, revealed on ABC's Good Morning America Tuesday that she has undergone a double mastectomy - even though cancer was only detected in one of her breasts.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Why Did They Cover Up His Hot Body?!  —  The king of all humans, Michael Phelps, shot this Sports Illustrated cover on Sunday night in China.  The issue will already be on newsstands tomorrow.  Those bitches are quick!  —  This is what I don't understand.  Why would they cover up his hot body?!
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jennie Garth: Working With Shannen Not “As Bad As I Thought”  —  Jennie Garth admits she was initially uneasy about working with Shannen Doherty again.  (The two famously clashed during their 90210 heyday — and once got into a fistfight.)  —  But when she reunited with Doherty …
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Henry Winter / Telegraph:
David Beckham musical set for West End stage  —  Such is old 'Goldenballs" phenomenal appeal to the public that a librettist is talking to West End producers this week about staging a musical entitled David Beckham - The Theatre of Dreams.  —  “Beckham's story is a modern-day fairytale of heroes …
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Caris Davis / People.com:
David Beckham: The Musical?
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
King Magazine:
Get Physical  —  Presenting our third annual Pretty Young Things issue.  You'll want to play with these dolls.  —  Hitting newsstands on September 2nd, it's KING'S Pretty Young Things Issue, Vol. 3  —  “50 RULES TO BEING A GENTLEMAN ACCORDING TO SOME CLASSY DUDES”
Discussion: poponthepop.com, Vh1 Blog and OH NO!!
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OK! Magazine:
Avril “Too Sexy” For Malaysia  —  Avril Lavigne's Malaysian fans are going to have to wait to see her live, after her show was deemed “too sexy” by the country's Muslim majority.  The country's Arts, Culture and Heritage ministry canceled the Aug. 29 performance amid protests from the youth wing …
Discussion: The Superficial
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Britney Owes Big Money for Custody Battle  —  Who said getting back on track was cheap?  —  Stacy Phillips, one of the shorter-term members of Britney Spears' legal team, has let it be known that shoring up one's defenses can be downright bank-breaking.  —  According to a declaration filed Monday …
Daily Mail:
Wild Lily Allen lashes out at a woman during a heavy night out  —  Lily Allen threw a punch at a passer-by during a drinking session in London's Soho early this morning.  —  Witnesses suggested Lily reacted after being heckled as she left Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club at 2am.
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TMZ.com:
Lily Allen Punches Like a Girl
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Contactmusic.com:
MARIAH CAREY - CAREY: ‘CANNON IS JUST LIKE MY MUM’  —  MARIAH CAREY is convinced new husband NICK CANNON is her soulmate - because he reminds her of her mother.  —  The singer explains Cannon can make a bad situation good because he has such an upbeat attitude - just like her own mum.
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Mad Men Playboy shoot  —  marciaelena from madmen_tv uploaded these shots of Vincent Kartheiser, Bryan Batt, Aaron Staton, Michael Gladis, and Rich Sommer for Playboy (bunnies and all!) and they're sooooo pretty I figured I'd try posting them here.  —  ( More behind the cut! ) … Source: madmen_tv
Discussion: Best Week Ever
ETonline:
PATRICK SWAYZE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY ‘HAPPY AND HEALTHY’  —  ET has the latest...  ET confirms that Patrick Swayze celebrated his 56th birthday - happy and healthy - on the set of his A&E series “The Beast.”  —  Swayze, who announced last March that he was battling pancreatic cancer …
Discussion: Us Weekly
New York Magazine:
Video: The ‘Gossip Girl’ Season-Premiere Party — Plus, Blake Lively Gets Food in Her Teeth!  —  Daily Intel's love of Gossip Girl, the most awesomely awesome show ever, is nothing if not devotional, and this weekend we trekked all the way to (horrors!)  Bridgehampton for the show's season-two launch party, hosted by Vitaminwater.
Discussion: Hollywood BFF
Glenda Korporaal / The Australian:
Kidman's phone call delivers gold  —  ENCOURAGEMENT from Nicole Kidman proved an unlikely inspiration for Australia's golden day of sailing yesterday.  —  After a surprise telephone call from the actor, the men's 470 sailing team brought home gold in Qingdao and within an hour were joined …
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Never Bulls**t a Japanese Bikini Model!
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Contactmusic.com:
MADONNA - MADONNA ‘DISAPPOINTED’ WITH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Jimmy Fallon Cast in Drew Barrymore's Whip It!
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Movie Crunch
LatinoReview.com:
Exclusive: Tyrese Ready To Roll With The A-Team
New York Post:
A-ROD SWINGING IN TWO TOWNS
Discussion: Extra and New York Magazine
Hbic / Dlisted:
Birthday Sluts
Discussion: Jezebel
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Heidi & Spencer want to adopt; compare themselves to Brangelina
Daily Mail:
Big Brother star Jade Goody breaks down after being told she has …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Cruise wakes up ‘Sleeper’
Kyle / I'm Not Obsessed:
Rihanna Is Broke  —  Ok, well for a lot of people this isn't …
Fox News:
Report: Heath Ledger's Co-Stars Donate Film Earnings to His Daughter
Variety.com / Thompson On Hollywood:
Superman Status Update
Jarett Wieselman / POPWRAP:
Lauren Conrad: ‘The End Has Come’
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

Kat Tenbarge / Wired:
Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content

 
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