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8:05 PM ET, August 31, 2008

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Katherine Nichols / People.com:
Sopranos Star James Gandolfini Gets Married  —  James Gandolfini and fiancée Deborah Lin tied the knot Saturday in her hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, a wedding guest confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “There was a nice big kiss at the end with both hands on the cheeks” as The Sopranos star …
Just Jared:
Diddy to John McCain: There Aren't Even Any Black People in Alaska!  —  Diddy, aka Sean Combs, is quite angry that Republican presidential nominee John McCain chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate.  In his latest vlog, Diddy says:  —  “John you are bugging the f— you.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and Daily Kos
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Vice in Go-Go Boots?  —  The guilty pleasure I miss most when I'm out slogging on the campaign trail is the chance to sprawl on the chaise and watch a vacuously spunky and generically sassy chick flick.  —  So imagine my delight, my absolute astonishment, when the hokey chick flick came out on the trail …
New York Post:
ALEC CAN'T STOP BASHING KIM  —  ALEC Baldwin has been divorced from Oscar-winner Kim Basinger for six years now, but the “30 Rock” star still bristles on the subject of his blond ex-wife.  —  “Think I'm walking stiffly?” he asks journalist Ian Parker in this week's New Yorker.
Daily Mail:
It's not Eric Clapton...it's Johnny Depp jamming like a Kid in Florida  —  Hollywood icon Johnny Depp thrilled fans with his guitar work, when he caught up with old mates from rock band The Kid at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach.  —  The occasion was for the Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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Jovie Baclayon / E! Online:
Johnny Depp Plays Like a Kid Again
Choire Sicha / Los Angeles Times:
Mark-Paul Gosselaar on ‘Raising the Bar’ and ‘Saved by the Bell’  —  He's come a long way from Bayside High.  —  MARK-PAUL GOSSELAAR stars in TNT's “Raising the Bar,” the new Steven Bochco legal drama that debuts Monday.  He previously worked for Bochco on “ NYPD Blue.”
Discussion: Us Weekly
Mark Gray / People.com:
Charlie Sheen: Odds Are It's a Boy  —  In all likelihood, Charlie and Brooke Sheen will be the proud parents of a baby boy - or so they think.  —  What makes the newlyweds so sure?  Well, Charlie's three other children (Sam, 4, and Lola, 3, with ex-wife Denise Richards, and Cassandra, 23 …
Discussion: omg! and Celebrity Baby Blog
David Germain / Associated Press:
‘Dark Knight’ swings past $500 million mark  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches.  “The Dark Knight” on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office …
Discussion: Us Weekly
New York Post:
SEX-MAD DUCHOVNY BOOTED  —  IT didn't take long for the suits at Johnston & Murphy to react after David Duchovny checked himself into rehab for sex addiction.  Yesterday morning, a poster of the fashion retailer's newest endorser was abruptly yanked from the Johnston & Murphy store window on Madison Avenue and 54th.
Discussion: TMZ.com and WOW Report
Holly Arnold / Now Magazine:
Guy Ritchie: I won't renew my marriage vows with Madonna  —  Director rubbishes rumours of second ceremony  —  Guy Ritchie has spoken out about claims he and Madonna are planning a wedding blessing.  —  The 39-year-old director says the idea is out of the question - because he spent too much money on her 50th birthday party.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
The Sun:
Demi's lesbian boobs blast  —  The Striptease star's cheeky antics were revealed by MADONNA'S brother CHRISTOPHER CICCONE, who was partying with Madge and Demi when the incident occurred on a night out.  —  Christopher - who recently released his tell-all book Life With My Sister Madonna …
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
When Teenage Angst Had Its Own ZIP Code  —  WHAT event defines the 1990s for you?  Was it the day the Dow Jones industrial average crossed the 10,000-point mark?  Bill Clinton's admission of an inappropriate relationship with a White House intern?  Or was it that fateful prom night when Brenda Walsh lost her virginity to Dylan McKay?
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Gawker
News of the World:
Twins say Simon has seX appeal  —  SAUCY X Factor twins Francine and Nicola Gleadall say they fancy teaming up for a double date with show supremo Simon Cowell.  —  Nicola said: “Even though Simon's old enough to be our dad, there's a charm and a very nice feel about him.”
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Cancels Paris Performance  —  Amy Winehouse has been forced to cancel a European festival performance due to illness.  —  The singer, 24, was due to take to the stage at the Rock en Seine show in Paris on Friday night, but the singer's U.K. rep, Chris Goodman, confirmed she was too unwell and had to cancel.
Discussion: Daily Star Sunday and Cele|bitchy
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Agence France Presse:
Winehouse blames ‘illness’ as French festival fumes
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
 
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Spencer Pratt: I Work Out to Heidi's Music Video!
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

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.

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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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