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ABC News
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Aug 30, 08 6:16 PM CDT
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Ed McMahon’s money woes continued this week when the sale of his house fell through. The mystery buyer who had topped Donald Trump's offer "did not perform on a specific point of the contract," McMahon's realtor said—although Trump's bid is apparently still on the table. McMahon's plight may have a bright side, ABC News reports, because many Americans are learning that even stars suffer in today's economy.
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Associated Press
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Aug 29, 08 11:10 AM CDT
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Michael Phelps is getting more Hollywood by the day, AP reports: The swimming star yesterday filmed a cameo spot for the show-biz-centric HBO series Entourage , and will be a presenter at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Sept. 7 (six days before he hosts Saturday Night Live ). And, the Daily Mirror adds, starlet Lindsay Lohan has been calling and texting the Olympian with requests for a date.
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Entertainment Weekly
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Aug 28, 08 11:49 AM CDT
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Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty were nervous about reuniting for the new incarnation of Beverly Hills, 90210 , reports Entertainment Weekly . The actresses talked about the drama behind the 1990s drama, which ultimately resulted in Doherty’s departure from the show. "I don't think we ever hit each other,” Garth said of their tumultuous relationship. “Scratching? I'm not going to deny that.”
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Los Angeles Times
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Aug 28, 08 9:00 AM CDT
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Hollywood studios are reeling in their highest-grossing summer ever, the Los Angeles Times reports. Domestic ticket sales stand at $3.9 billion, up from last year's record-breaking summer. A steady stream of smash hits—and higher ticket prices—accounted for the record take, more than making up for costly flops like Speed Racer .
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E! Online
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Aug 27, 08 12:03 PM CDT
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Ever-opinionated, Michael Lohan is furious over rumors that his daughter Lindsay’s girlfriend is penning a tell-all tome. "She's using my daughter. People never even knew who Samantha Ronson was until she met Lindsay. She was just some LA DJ. And now she's writing a book? I am at wit's end with this stuff,” Lohan fumed to E! Online.
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New York Daily News
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Aug 25, 08 1:12 PM CDT
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A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy pulled a gun on Sean “Diddy” Combs during a routine traffic stop early yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. The officer “ pulled his firearm, fearing for his safety,” the department explained, when the rap mogul and six of his cohorts advanced toward him after an uncooperative member of Combs’ entourage was detained.
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Wired
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Aug 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT
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In three short years, Mario Armando Lavandeira—you may know him better as Perez Hilton—has transformed himself from shy recluse to celebrity gossip maven, with his website generating millions in revenue and page views. With TV specials, his own fashion line, a tell-all book due next year, and, soon, a boutique music label, Hilton appears to be just getting started. David Browne profiles his unlikely, and legendary, rise in Wired .
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New York Times
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Aug 21, 08 9:38 AM CDT
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LA’s multi-millionaires are downsizing. While the wealth and fame in the City of Angels has traditionally expressed itself in estates, preferably gated, now a steady stream of the very-well-heeled are trading in their mansions for high-rise luxury condos, the New York Times reports. “People are ready to live in a more urban way,” says Robert Stern, one of several prominent architects designing such vertical manors.
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Guardian (UK)
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Aug 21, 08 8:09 AM CDT
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Iran has barred an actress from leaving the country after details of her role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in a spy thriller emerged, the Guardian reports. Golshifteh Farahani was on her way to Hollywood to discuss future roles when authorities stopped her at the airport. A trailer for the thriller, Body of Lies , shows Farahani without a hijab on.
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GQ
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Aug 20, 08 2:20 PM CDT
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James Franco is an apologetic guy. He’s sorry for being mean to Annapolis co-star Tyrese (“If he had a bad experience working with me, I was probably a jerk”) and for talking too much (“I am just rambling”), Chris Heath observes in a GQ profile. But with hit Pineapple Express and Oscar-material biopic Milk under his belt, the “young-leading-man-in-bad-movies” finally won’t have much to apologize for.
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New York Post
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Aug 18, 08 2:51 PM CDT
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Some of today's brightest stars nearly landed iconic TV roles, but didn't for better or worse. Author Eila Mell reveals a few near-misses to the New York Post : Harrison Ford turned down the part of "Meathead" in All in the Family . Mickey Rooney also passed on bigot Archie Bunker. Rosie O'Donnell was almost cast on Seinfeld as neighbor Elaine.
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News of the World (UK)
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Aug 18, 08 12:02 PM CDT
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Lindsay Lohan bedded a string of men and took drugs to suppress her lesbian urges before she embraced her relationship with Samantha Ronson, a pal of the actress’ ex-girlfriend tells the tabloid News of the World . “From the start Lindsay was very confused about her feelings so did more and more drugs to stifle the sexual attraction she was experiencing.”
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Aug 15, 08 1:45 PM CDT
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars fills a gap in the saga's chronology, and although the animated feature may give devoted Lucasfilm fans their fix before the TV series launches this fall, the oddly lifeless movie "isn't the Star Wars we've known and loved, Todd McCarthy writes in Variety.
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Forbes
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Aug 12, 08 10:17 AM CDT
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Hollywood's leading ladies earn big bucks for delivering box office gold, and rake in even more with lucrative product endorsements. Together, the top 10 best-paid actresses made more than $244 million in the last 12 months, reports Forbes . Here's how the stars stack up: Cameron Diaz, $50 million Keira Knightley, $32 million Jennifer Aniston, $27 million
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Rolling Stone
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Aug 11, 08 8:53 AM CDT
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After "many long, cold, hard winters," it's finally the "summer of Downey," writes Erik Hedegaard in Rolling Stone . The success of Iron Man has turned the 43-year-old mercurial actor into a certified mega-star, raising the question of how he will deal with it all. "I'm between two phases right now, and the transition can be tricky," said Downey, whose past drug problems were a tabloid fantasy. "As long as I don't forget the past, I'm cool."
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Daily Mail (UK)
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Aug 11, 08 8:00 AM CDT