Lohan's 6126 will sell leggings, tanners
Women's Wear Daily Sep 18, 08 11:16 CDT
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In yet another attempt at reinvention, 22-year-old Lindsay Lohan has launched a brand development company that will hawk her merchandising ideas, Women’s Wear Daily reports. Expensive leggings are en route to boutiques this fall, but the company, called 6126, also plans to develop a cheaper spandex line, natural self-tanners, and other moderately priced accessories.
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Malibu cops' probation check on Redmond, 23, bags 67-year-old dad
People Sep 17, 08 4:12 PM CDT
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Actor Ryan O'Neal received a rude awakening this morning as he and son Redmond were booked for allegedly having drugs in their Malibu, Calif., home, People reports. Police found "a vial of drugs" believed to be methamphetamines in Ryan's bedroom during a probation check on the younger O'Neal, who, like his half-sister Tatum, has had past drug-related run-ins with the law.
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OPINION
The culture of celebrity, evangelical ideals, and small town nostalgia combine to enable Palin's 'outsized' influence
Los Angeles Times Sep 17, 08 9:19 CDT
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The number of enthusiastic Republicans have doubled in polls since John McCain picked Sarah Palin for his ticket, and Palin figures in slightly more news coverage than her running mate. That might be expected, but she is mentioned 10 times more than Democratic counterpart Joe Biden. Tim Rutten offers up three reasons the hockey mom has become McCain's "meal ticket" in the Los Angeles Times .
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Officer and a Gentleman co-stars' first reunion
Fox News Sep 16, 08 12:14 PM CDT
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Richard Gere is weighing an offer to play the Spencer Tracy role in a Broadway production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? —opposite Debra Winger. The famously feuding co-stars of An Officer and a Gentleman haven't worked together since that 1982 smash hit. The production is stalled as producers search for a replacement for Bill Pullman, Fox News reports.
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Pop star, parents, Nashville Star reject attend church together
E! Online Sep 16, 08 11:11 CDT
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Fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus is keeping company with a 20-year-old underwear model and aspiring country singer, E! reports. Justin Gaston, an ex-contestant on Billy Ray Cyrus’ reality TV show Nashville Star , attended church with the family, setting tongues wagging. Reps for the possible couple say he's a "friend" who's in LA "for the week," People reports.
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GLOSSIES
Galella's iconic photos of 'Jackie O' helped define celebrity
New York Sep 15, 08 4:04 PM CDT
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Long before we got up close and personal—maybe too personal—with the likes of Britney, Paris, and Lindsay, Ron Galella was on celebrity's front lines. In a New York profile of the original American paparazzo, Emily Nussbaum meets the man who was sued by Jackie Onassis and beaten up by Marlon Brando. "They pretend they don’t want it, but they really like it," an unapologetic Galella says of his prey.
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Lohan, gal pal Ronson attack Republican VP on blog
E! Online Sep 15, 08 10:42 CDT
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To the ranks of celebrities unimpressed by John McCain's choice of running mate, add Lindsay Lohan, E! reports. "I really cannot bite my tongue anymore when it comes to Sarah Palin,” she wrote in a joint blog post with girlfriend Samantha Ronson. “Is our country so divided that the Republicans' best hope is a narrow minded, media obsessed homophobe?"
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'Injured' diva snubs Heidi Klum, then competes
MSNBC Sep 15, 08 9:34 CDT
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Jennifer Lopez abruptly canceled her guest judging appearance on Friday's Project Runway finale because of an alleged foot injury, but she regained her footing awfully fast, MSNBC reports. The singer-actress turned around and completed her much-hyped first triathlon yesterday in less than 2½ hours, and Runway host Heidi Klum is furious.
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Tinseltown's conservatives throwing weight, money behind VP candidate
Reuters Sep 12, 08 2:10 PM CDT
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Much of Hollywood may lean leftward, but Sarah Palin has the conservatives in town dreaming of capitalizing on the Alaska governor’s overnight popularity, Reuters reports. Palin’s “the kind of candidate that is made for Hollywood,” says MGM chief Harry Sloan, a vocal Republican. “She’s certainly got star appeal.” Sloan added that he might hold a fundraiser for the vice-presidential candidate.
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Fey could portray VP candidate as early as tomorrow's season premiere
Broadcasting & Cable Sep 12, 08 11:39 CDT
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Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels is in talks with Tina Fey to return to the show to play Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The former SNL head writer could take on "The Barracuda" as early as the show's season premiere tomorrow. "There are discussions (with Tina)," Michaels said. "They are ongoing.” Cast member Casey Wilson also is in the running.
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Teen mom sneaks out of LAX with some help from the cops
Associated Press Sep 12, 08 11:15 CDT
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Los Angeles airport police duped a crowd of paparazzi looking to get a shot of Britney Spears' little sister Wednesday by leading an unidentified woman—wearing sunglasses and looking away from cameras—down an escalator while the real 17-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears and her baby left the airport from another area.
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Barbra Streisand ($11M), Paul Newman ($10M) among other 8-figure standouts
Parade Sep 12, 08 10:50 CDT
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Parade 's annual list of the 30 most generous celebrities is out, and among the best philanthropists are: Oprah Winfrey: $50.2 million for education, women and children's advocacy. Herb Alpert: $13 million for music education. Barbra Streisand: $11 million for the environment, women's issues, AIDS research. Paul Newman: $10 million for scholarships to alma mater Kenyon College.
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Ajemian cut off by Catholic church after leaving psychiatric treatment facility
Boston Globe Sep 11, 08 6:00 PM CDT
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Conan O’Brien’s “stalker priest” has been suspended by the Boston Archdiocese, the Globe reports. The Rev. David Ajemian was instructed by his bishop to remain indefinitely at a residential psychiatric facility after he harassed the NBC late-night host, but he has apparently absconded. For disobeying the treatment order, Ajemian “is not authorized to function as a priest,” meaning his financial support from the Catholic church is over, too.
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