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12:40 PM ET, August 20, 2008

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OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: How Britney Got Her Body Back!  —  While vacationing at Las Ventanas resort in Los Cabos, Mexico, in late July, Britney Spears was the epitome of the California girl as she walked out of the surf in a white bikini that highlighted her newly toned and tanned figure.
TMZ.com:
Dave Matthews Band Member Dead  —  TMZ has learned LeRoi Moore, the sax player in the Dave Matthews Band, has died.  He was 46.  —  Moore was seriously injured in an ATV accident June 30 outside Charlottesville.  He had a punctured lung and broken ribs.  Moore went back into the hospital last month due to complications.
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Mary Margaret / People.com:
Dave Matthews Pays Tribute to Band Member  —  The show went on for the Dave Matthews Band on Tuesday night, with Matthews paying tribute from the stage to saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died earlier in the day.  —  “We all had some bad news today,” Matthews told the sell-out crowd …
Access Hollywood:
Dave Matthews Band's LeRoi Moore Passes Away
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist Dies
Discussion: iVillage
Brendan M. Case / Associated Press:
Jessica Simpson to be the face of Dallas' Stampede beer  —  [email protected]  —  Singer, actress and North Texas native Jessica Simpson will soon be marketing beer, according to an announcement expected today from a local brewing company. … Ms. Simpson will serve as a spokeswoman …
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People.com:
Jessica Simpson: Beer Girl  —  Jessica Simpson: singer, actress, designer - beer spokeswoman?  —  Simpson, 27, is now the face of Stampede Light Plus, a beer made by Dallas's Stampede Brewing Co., that includes vitamins, reports the Associated Press.  She'll appear in store ads for the beer …
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna
Associated Press:
Jessica Simpson to market beer for Dallas brewer  —  DALLAS - Jessica Simpson is now selling beer.  The singer and actress has signed on as spokeswoman for Stampede Light Plus, made by Dallas' Stampede Brewing Co.  —  Simpson will appear in ads in stores for the beer and is taking a 15 percent stake in the brewer.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and X17 Online
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Selling New Beer
Clemente Lisi / New York Post:
‘EWW,’ MIKE AND I AREN'T ITEM  —  AMANDA BEARD DENIES DATING MICHAEL PHELPS … Last updated: 11:21 pm  —  Sexpot swimmer Amanda Beard says Michael Phelps has absolutely no shot at doing the breaststroke with her.  —  Beard denied today that she was dating Phelps, saying, “Eww, that's nasty.”
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Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Amanda Beard Denies Dating Michael Phelps - But Says He's Not ‘Nasty’  —  Olympic swimmers Amanda Beard (left) and Michael Phelps  —  Olympic swimmer and model Amanda Beard swears she was just joking around Tuesday when she went on the air with 93.7 KRQ Tucson's Johnjay and Rich in the Morning.
TMZ.com:
Beard: Phelps' Breaststroke Stays in the Pool
Discussion: Extra and Hollywood BFF
Julie Naughton / The latest WWD:
Makeup Artist Paul Starr Dead at 48  —  Makeup artist Paul Starr was found dead in his apartment in Los Angeles on Tuesday.  He was thought to be 48.  —  Few details of Starr's death were available at press time.  According to a friend of his, Starr hadn't been seen or heard from in several days.
Discussion: Extra, Perez Hilton and Lifeline Live
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Makeup Artist to Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner Found Dead
Discussion: Jezebel
People.com:   Paul Starr - makeup artist to Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner - Found Dead
BLACKARAZZI.COM:
RIHANNA: GOOD GIRL GONE BROKE!  —  So the rumor that is making its way to all the bloggers today is that Rihanna is BROKE AS ALL HE*LL!  —  Rihanna's now ex-business manager Patricia Willliams has been recently fired as she says “for no good reason, all in ignorance” and is “livid” …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Pop Crunch
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Is RiRi Going Broke?!  —  E.T. needs to help a fellow alien out if this story is true!  According to RiRi's ex-business manager, the Alien Princess only has $20,000 to her name!  Damn.  Looks like she's going to have to trade in her fancy ass beach vacations for a day trip to Raging Waters.
The Superficial:
Jennifer Love Hewitt wishes she'd been nude from age 12 to 28  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt despite her proclamations after Bikini-Gate that's she secure with her body, dropped 18 pounds over the past couple of months and plans on running a marathon on her 30th birthday.
Discussion: Gawker, iVillage and E! Online
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show:
Just Married  —  next: Have You Heard the News?  —  Many blessings on your marriage and much happiness always.  Your forthright approach to life is an inspiration.  If i could pick my next door neighbor it would be you two!  —  A sincere and heartfelt congratulations to Mrs. & Mrs. Degeneres Di Rossi!
Access Hollywood:
FIRST LOOK: Michael Phelps' Corn Flakes Cereal Box Cover Unveiled  —  Kellogg's has unveiled a prototype Corn Flakes cover featuring Olympic champ Michael Phelps.  —  As Phelps' agent revealed exclusively to Access Hollywood on Monday, Phelps — the winningest Olympian of all time …
Discussion: Just Jared
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TMZ.com:   Michael Phelps — Cereal Killer
 
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From Mediagazer:

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.

John Koblin / New York Times:
The Netflix-WBD deal should quiet concerns, for now, from CNN employees worried about the prospect of Paramount combining CBS News and CNN in a WBD acquisition

 
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