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4:00 PM ET, August 23, 2008

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Brianm / Us Weekly:
Celebs to Rally Behind Barack Obama and New VP Joe Biden  —  Political party, indeed.  —  Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron and Rosario Dawson are among the throngs of celebs who will invade the Democratic National Convention (kicking off Monday in Denver), where Barack Obama will officially accept his party's nomination.
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
DNC readies for celebrity invasion  —  Convention to be a Comic-Con of causes  —  When Barack Obama accepts the nomination before some 75,000 people at a Denver stadium on Thursday, he'll be surrounded by a contingent of average Americans from all walks of life —
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
My Name Is Earl Star Jason Lee Has Baby Girl!  —  My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee and girlfriend Ceren Alkac have welcomed a baby girl, his rep tells Usmagazine.com.  —  Alkac gave birth to the baby - the first for the couple - on August 10.  —  Lee, 38, revealed that they were expecting …
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
My Name Is Earl's Jason Lee Welcomes a Girl  —  Jason Lee and Ceren Alkac  —  My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee and his girlfriend, Ceren Alkac, are the parents of a girl, PEOPLE confirms.  —  The baby was born Aug. 10, a rep for Lee says.  No other details were announced.
Liza Hamm / People.com:
Lance Bass: Christina Applegate ‘Fully Recovering’  —  Christina Applegate coped with her double-mastectomy recovery in the hospital by doing crossword puzzles and crafts - and getting an outpouring of love from friends.  —  “I was at the hospital holding her hand and getting her through it,” longtime friend Lance Bass tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Extra
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Mario Lopez: Eva ‘Gets a Kick’ Out of Pregnancy Rumors  —  Is that a belly - or a baby bump?  —  As the latest round of pregnancy rumors swirl around Eva Longoria Parker, good pal Mario Lopez says she's falling back on her usual coping mechanism: Humor.  —  “We get a laugh out of it,” …
Anna / Jezebel:
Pete Wentz Eats Pavement [Snap Judgment]  —  [Los Angeles, August 21.  Image via Flynet]
Associated Press:
Kattan files for separation 2 months after wedding  —  LOS ANGELES - Chris Kattan's marriage to his model wife lasted almost as long as a “Saturday Night Live” skit.  —  The comedian filed for legal separation from model wife Sunshine Tutt after only eight weeks of marriage.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick: Actor, Rocker ... Poet?  —  He plays the ever-arrogant Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl and rocks out with his band, The Filthy Youth, but Ed Westwick has a surprising sensitive side — and a way with words.  —  “I've been writing a lot of poetry recently,” Westwick …
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Advocate:
Miley to Celebrate Sweet 16 With Disney Gays  —  The world's most popular teenager, Miley Cyrus, will celebrate her 16th birthday at the Disneyland resort in Anaheim, Calif., on October 5, the same time Gay Days takes place.  —  The 11th annual Gay Days event, which attracted 30,000 gays …
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People.com:
Ricky Martin Always Wanted To Be a Dad  —  Ricky Martin may have shaken his “bon-bon” for many years as a worldwide pop sensation, but friends of the Latin singer have no doubt he can settle down and be a great father to his new twin boys.  —  “I know Ricky will be as good a papi as he is a dancer …
Castina / Pop Crunch:
Demi Lovato Selena Gomez Teen Magazine October 2008 Preview  —  Here's a glance at Disney tween starlets Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez in the October 2008 issue of Teen Magazine.  —  “People probably didn't think I would get far because of where I'm from,” Selena, star of Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place, tells Teen.
Discussion: oceanUP
Molly / POPSUGAR:
OMG!  Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams Kissing at Lunch!  —  Could these photos be any more amazing!?  Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams aren't just back together; they are immediately the cutest couple ever.  Sorry, sorry, I can try to contain my excitement, but these photos are just the icing …
Stephanie D. Smith / The latest WWD:
Brangelina's sales... Heading to the conventions... T&C Travel closes  —  CUTE AND CUDDLY PAYS THE BILLS: A total of 2.6 million copies.  That's how many newsstand issues of People with the exclusive photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline …
 
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From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
WBD CEO David Zaslav, criticized for cutting costs, scrapping movies, and laying off thousands, may end up having the last laugh thanks to the Netflix-WBD deal

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.

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: David Ellison's interference in WBD's failed summer talks to extend HBO Max's South Park licensing deal left David Zaslav distrustful of Ellison

 
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