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5:55 PM ET, September 1, 2008

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Josh Hartnett / Mirror.co.uk:
Josh Hartnett's saucy hotel romp with a mystery girl caught on CCTV  —  He's no stranger to performing in front of a camera - but Josh Hartnett's latest role left his audience truly speechless.  —  The Pearl Harbor star took a mystery lady back to his hotel and their steamy shenanigans were caught on CCTV.
Discussion: Gabby Babble, Hollyscoop and OH NO!!
CNN:
Oscar winner Helen Mirren: I was date-raped  —  (CNN) — Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren has revealed that she was date-raped when she was a student.  —  In an interview with Britain's GQ magazine, the 63-year-old also admitted to using cocaine at parties until she was forced to quit in the early 1980s.
Discussion: Socialite Life
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Mark Jefferies / Mirror.co.uk:
Helen Mirren: I loved cocaine
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Mikey Mars
Kim Kardashian official web site:
OMG: Khloe's new tattoo is inspiring me!  —  You guys are never going to believe this!  I am actually thinking of getting a tattoo!  —  Khloe just got a tattoo of my dad's handwriting.  You can read all about her experience here on her blog!  —  I am so absolutely touched by it and think this is the coolest idea ever!
Discussion: OH NO!!
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Joey Fatone: Justin Timberlake Could “Spend His Life” With Jessica Biel  —  Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are the real deal.  —  “I think he finally met somebody that he wants to spend the rest of his life,” Timberlake's long time friend Joey Fatone told Usmagazine.com …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse ‘may have brain damage after two drug overdoses’  —  Amy Winehouse may have brain damage after suffering two major overdoses in the past 12 months where she binged on crystal meth, heroin and cocaine, it emerged today.  —  The singer also smoked pot in a 36-hour marathon session …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Gabby Babble
Agence France Presse:
Jolie says she would like to try acting in a French film  —  BERLIN (AFP) - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie said she would relish the chance to act in a European film and may even be ready to take a French-speaking part in a few years, in an interview with a German magazine.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Contactmusic.com:
PINK - PINK DECLARES LOVE FOR ESTRANGED HUSBAND  —  Pop punk PINK has declared her love for husband CAREY HART, even though they have split.  —  The singer, real name Alecia Moore, and Hart split in February (08) - but the Trouble hitmaker is still fond of the motocross ace.
cbn.com:
Exclusive: Todd Palin's 1986 DUI Arrest Called “Lesson Learned”  —  Sources close to Sarah Palin tell The Brody File that the husband of the GOP Vice-presidential choice, Todd Palin, was arrested and charged with Driving under the Influence of alcohol back in 1986.  He was 22 years old at the time.
Discussion: Us Weekly
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Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Sarah Palin's mother-in-law uncertain about how she'll vote
Daniel Kilkelly / Digital Spy:
Madonna's tour crew ‘close to a walkout’  —  Madonna's world tour crew are said to be on the verge of a walkout after being treated like “second-class citizens”.  —  The 250 employees who are working on her concerts were furious after they were put on an easyJet flight to Nice for the second night of the tour.
Discussion: WOW Report
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Tiffani Thiessen on Joining 90210 Spin-off: “I Don't Think So”  —  Is Tiffani Thiessen secretly yearning to return to 90210 as bad girl Valerie Malone?  —  “I don't think so, I mean I wish them all the luck, but I'm just so in a different place right now,” Thiessen, 34, told Usmagazine.com at the Nike + Human Race in L.A. on Sunday.
Discussion: omg!
Elisabeth Rappe / Cinematical:
Johnny Depp Responds to ‘Riddler’ Rumors  —  At last, the focus of at least one obsessive Batman 3 rumor has adressed.  Johnny Depp was recently on a Florida radio show promoting the reunion show of his band, The Kids.  (I know how the girls love Johnny, you can listen to the entire interview in two parts here.)
Discussion: Comic Book Cynic, /Film and Mikey Mars
Nicholas White / People.com:
Jeff Gordon: I'm Married to ‘An Amazing Wife and Mother’  —  A daredevil on the racetrack, Jeff Gordon credits his wife, Ingrid, for being the rock in his family life.  —  “She's an amazing wife and mother,” Gordon, 37, told PEOPLE at Wednesday's Pepsi 500 Running Wide Open party in Hollywood, which he cohosted with Pharrell Williams.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Jerry O'Connell: Rebecca Has ‘Some Crazy Cravings’  —  Forget pickles and ice cream.  Rebecca Romijn has her own unusual cravings.  —  “Lemonade always has to be in our fridge,” husband Jerry O'Connell told PEOPLE Sunday night before participating in the Nike + Human Race in Los Angeles.
Discussion: omg!
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: VMA Staff Prepping for Britney Spears to ‘Gimme More’  —  LOS ANGELES — Despite denials from manager Larry Rudolph that Britney Spears will be “performing” at the Video Music Awards this weekend, whispers are that she is still making an appearance as a presenter in the highly anticipated awards show.
Discussion: The Gossip Girls
 
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Choire Sicha / Los Angeles Times:
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Discussion: Us Weekly and OH NO!!
New York Post:
ALEC CAN'T STOP BASHING KIM
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From Mediagazer:

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.

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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