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2:25 PM ET, August 19, 2008

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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
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Lee Ferran / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Applegate ‘100%’ Free of Breast Cancer  —  ‘Samantha Who?’  Star Now ‘100 Percent Clear and Clean’  —  Just a month after being diagnosed with breast cancer, actress Christina Applegate is perfectly healthy and cancer-free, she told Robin Roberts of “Good Morning America” …
Associated Press:
Applegate calls double mastectomy a ‘tough’ choice  —  NEW YORK - Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer — the really long view.  —  Speaking on ABC News' “Good Morning America” in her first interview since announcing her diagnosis earlier this month …
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Applegate Underwent Breast Removal to Stop Cancer
Discussion: Us Weekly
Cele|bitchy:   Christina Applegate had a double mastectomy, wants to have a baby
NY Daily News:
Christina Applegate: 'I'm clear' of cancer
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!
Discussion: Just Jared
Rod Gilmour / Telegraph:
Michael Phelps' girlfriend: Amanda Beard or Lily Donaldson?  —  Michael Phelps has made all the headlines in the pool after going one better than Mark Spitz's record, now his girlfriend looks just as likely to be thrust into the spotlight.  —  She previously had to wrest her man from the pool …
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Jarett Wieselman / POPWRAP:
Lauren Conrad: ‘The End Has Come’  —  Whether you equate it with “Sex and the City,” “A Tale of Two Cities” or the end of civilization as we know it, there is no denying that “The Hills” is reality TV at its finest.  There has never been another program so equally loved and loathed by the American public …
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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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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Avril “Too Sexy” for Malaysia?
Discussion: Dlisted and The Blemish
Molly / POPSUGAR:
David Beckham Gets Serious About Knives and Musical Made  —  After bringing his family to London with him to throw his dad a late birthday party, David Beckham was back on the field yesterday with the national team.  He practiced with his fellow footballers before sitting down to get serious.
Discussion: Telegraph and Associated Press
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Henry Winter / Telegraph:
David Beckham musical set for West End stage
Caris Davis / People.com:
David Beckham: The Musical?
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
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
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 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and CelebWarship
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Daily Mail:
Big Brother star Jade Goody breaks down after being told she has cancer - in the Diary Room  —  Jade Goody, who became famous from her stint on reality television show Big Brother, received the devastating news that she has cancer while in the Diary Room of the Indian version of the show, it has emerged.
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
SAVE US!  Warner's ‘Watchmen’ In Legal Peril After Judge Won't Dismiss Fox Suit  —  UPDATED with Warner Bros response.  —  EXCLUSIVE: A federal judge has denied a Warner Bros motion to dismiss 20th Century Fox's legal battle over the rights to develop, produce and distribute a film based on the graphic novel Watchmen.
Dawn / Marie Claire:
DITA VON TEESE WONDERBRA PHOTOS  —  Available to buy from mid September, the collection was created by Dita herself and includes three different ranges - Multi-Teese, Spot-Teese and Satin-Teese - all inspired by lingerie from the '40s and '50s.  —  'I am very proud of the lingerie …
Discussion: The Superficial
 
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Birthday Sluts
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Helen / Cele|bitchy:
Donnie Wahlberg and his wife file for divorce
Rich Juzwiak / Vh1 Blog:
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Tom Cruise wakes up ‘Sleeper’
Discussion: Just Jared and Cinematical
Kyle / I'm Not Obsessed:
Rihanna Is Broke  —  Ok, well for a lot of people this isn't …
AceShowBiz.com:
Video Premiere: Katharine McPhee's ‘I Know What Boys Like’
Fox News:
Report: Heath Ledger's Co-Stars Donate Film Earnings to His Daughter
Brian Steinberg / AdAge:
Advertisers, Media Left in the Dark About New ‘90210’
Discussion: Gawker, Videogum and Mollygood
Variety.com / Thompson On Hollywood:
Superman Status Update
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
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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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