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Emily Smith / The Sun:
Britney's mum tells all on her daughter — TROUBLED BRITNEY SPEARS began boozing aged 13, lost her virginity at 14, then started taking drugs at 15, according to a shocking tell-all book by her mum. — Wild child Britney allegedly first hit the bottle after joining Disney's squeaky-clean Mickey Mouse Club.
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Daily Mail:
‘Britney started drinking at 13, lost her virginity at 14 and took drugs at 15,’ says her mother in shocking new book — Britney Spears' mother is set to lift the lid on the troubled singer's life - with revelations that she was drinking at 13 and lost her virginity the following year.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Columbia calls up new ‘Ghostbusters’ — Eisenberg, Stupnitsky to write reunion film — Columbia Pictures is getting serious about scaring up a new installment of its blockbuster “Ghostbusters” franchise. — The studio has set “The Office” co-exec producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky …
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Laura Bush / Vanity Fair:
Cindy McCain's $300,000 Outfit — One of the persistent memes in the Republican line of attack against Barack Obama is the notion that he is an elitist, whereas the G.O.P. represent real working Americans like Levi “F-in' Redneck” Johnston. — It caught our attention, then …
Stella Foster / Chicago Sun Times:
Jesse Jackson checks into hospital — THE REV. Jesse L. Jackson has checked into Northwestern Memorial Hospital reportedly with severe gastric distress and undergoing tests. Get well soon. — BRISTOL PALIN, the 17-year-old pregnant and unwed daughter of Sarah Palin …
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OK! Magazine:
Carrie Calls Jessica Fat! — Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen: the catfight between Carrie Underwood and Jessica Simpson continues, and someone's about to draw blood! — Carrie's claws have come out following Jessica's recent interview, in which she gushes over current boyfriend …
NY Daily News:
Rush & Molloy: Cheat sheet in Duchovny's Sex Files — The real reason David Duchovny is getting treatment for sex addiction? He wantonly cheated on wife Tea Leoni, according to new reports. — Earlier this week, a friend of Duchovny's scoffed at claims that the “X Files” …
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James Montgomery / MTV:
T.I., Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock Announce VMA Plans — Kid Rock to perform with Lil Wayne! — HOLLYWOOD — There are press conferences, and then there are press conferences. The difference between the two is a lot greater than just some lousy italics.
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Chris Harris / MTV:Kanye West And Christina Aguilera To Take The Stage At 2008 VMAs
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Emmet Sullivan / People.com:
Jonas Brothers Get Ready for Their Own New TV Series — From left: Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas — After the success of their TV movie Camp Rock, the Jonas Brothers are now prepping for their own Disney Channel original series. — “It's going to be about us as a band but dealing …
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
‘Top Model’ premiere drops; ‘Bones’ steady — After two days of glowing headlines for the CW, you just knew everybody's favorite hard-luck network was going to have a change of fortune: Despite the CW's stellar start this week with the return of “Gossip Girl” and unveiling of “90210,” …
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Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Mary-Kate Olsen cheats on boyfriend with Jonah Hill — Yesterday I mentioned that there are some couplings that are just so beyond the realm of psychological comprehension that our brains actually block them out. Then we were talking about Michael Jackson and Pamela Anderson.
The Huffington Post:
Lance Armstrong On Dating And Sex: “I Never Got Any Complaints” — Champion cyclist, cancer fundraiser, father of three, and alpha bachelor Lance Armstrong is on the cover of the October Men's Journal and profiled in a lengthy piece by Vanessa Grigoriadis. After pages rehashing his history …
Jessica Gold Haralson / People.com:
Shia LaBeouf Pal: ‘I Have His Back’ — It's been a rough summer for Indiana Jones star Shia LaBeouf, who crushed his hand in a car accident resulting in his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving. But don't count him out, says a pal. — “He's been through a lot, he's had a hard life, and he grew up with some scars.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Beyonce: Gaining 20 Pounds “So Much Fun” — For her role as Etta James in the upcoming drama Cadillac Records, Beyonce Knowles had to pack on 20 pounds. — See photos of Beyonce as Etta - and other celebs who played real people in movies. — Gaining weight “was so much fun,” …
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Jessica Gold Haralson / People.com:Beyoncé: ‘I Wanna Be Iconic’ — Beyoncé on the cover of Marie Claire U.K.
Christina Hoag / Associated Press:
Repairman denies killing actor's former girlfriend — LOS ANGELES - An air conditioning repairman pleaded not guilty Thursday to the stabbing deaths of two women, including a former girlfriend of actor Ashton Kutcher. — Michael Thomas Gargiulo, 32, of Santa Monica faces two counts of murder …
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Globe and Mail:
A tiff at TIFF? — If Brad and Jen meet at the film festival, things could get awkward. But when old flames collide, sparks don't have to fly. Tralee Pearce reports — TRALEE PEARCE — From Thursday's Globe and Mail — Sure, there's everything from dysfunctional family conflict …
