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Times (UK)
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Aug 27, 08 12:32 PM CDT
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Nearing her 50th birthday, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell is facing the fact that even with Botox, men no longer flock to her at parties, the Times of London reports. “Somewhere in your forties…everyone starts to look the same! Middle-aged. Now when I look in the mirror I see the old lady underneath,” she said.
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Los Angeles Times
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Aug 26, 08 1:31 PM CDT
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He probably wouldn’t merit a Washington appointment, but Joe Biden’s biggest Tinseltown fan has small-screen political experience, the Los Angeles Times reports. Richard Schiff, who won an Emmy for his role as White House communications director on West Wing , is stumping for his “real deal” candidate this week in Denver, and was among the first in Hollywood to praise the Obama-Biden ticket.
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People
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Aug 26, 08 12:00 PM CDT
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Bruce Springsteen may be scheduled to close the Democratic convention, but Barack Obama has asked Jennifer Hudson to perform the national anthem, People reports. "His reps called and said we'd love for you to sing the anthem on Thursday," the Oscar winner’s rep told People. "She's thrilled and excited. It's a tremendous honor."
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Fashion Week Daily
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Aug 26, 08 11:01 AM CDT
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Brad Pitt has photographed Angelina Jolie and their six children for the November cover of W magazine, sources tell Fashion Week Daily . The photography hobbyist, who once got a Littman 45 single camera from Jolie as a birthday gift, snapped the pics last week at their French chateau.
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People
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Aug 24, 08 8:38 PM CDT
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Singer John Mayer and tennis star James Blake weren't girl-magnets in school, Blake tells People . Old pals, they spent hours during elementary and junior high years playing video games. "I don't know what he likes to tell about his high school experience," Blake said, "but I definitely didn't have girls flocking around me."
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New York Post
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Aug 22, 08 11:15 AM CDT
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Michael Phelps hasn't exactly rested since his eighth medal triumph Saturday night: The swimming sensation not only signed a $1-million deal to pen a behind-the-scenes book on his training regimen and bought a $1.7 million Baltimore condo, he was caught in a steamy make-out session with Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice, reports the New York Post .
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People
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Aug 22, 08 10:10 AM CDT
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The newest release from powerhouse couple Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale is brand-new baby boy Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale. Zuma, who weighed in yesterday at a strapping 8.5 pounds, joins Kingston, 2, who apparently gains more than just a little brother. "When the baby comes home, you've got to bring a really good present for Kingston," Rossdale tells People .
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Associated Press
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Aug 22, 08 9:58 AM CDT
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With $2,300 checks, celebrities including Jamie Foxx, Lucy Liu, and Isaiah Washington showed their support for Barack Obama last night at a swanky Beverly Hills shindig, the AP reports. The Black and White Gala raised $200,000 for the Obama campaign from the deep pocketbooks of the likes of non-voting Brit Melanie Brown and former Hillary Clinton supporters Fran Drescher and Kathy Griffin.
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E! Online
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Aug 21, 08 8:16 AM CDT
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Here’s hoping the Sexiest Man Alive remembers to put the toilet seat down when he’s done. Matt Damon, already the lone male of house, is dad to yet another daughter, reports E! Online. Damon, 37, and wife Luciana announced the birth of Gia Zavala today; she joins Isabella, 2, and half-sister Alexia, 10. "I'm so outnumbered down here,” the actor says. "It's crazy.”
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Sun (UK)
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Aug 20, 08 10:35 AM CDT
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Amy Winehouse has checked herself into another rehab clinic, this one just a quick drive from the English countryside prison where husband Blake Fielder-Civil is serving out the remainder of a 27-month sentence, the Sun reports. “If she can get clean and still see Blake it can only be good,” the 24-year-old singer’s dad said.
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ABC News
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Aug 19, 08 11:07 AM CDT
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After being diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoing a double mastectomy 3 weeks ago, Christina Applegate says she's "absolutely 100% clear and clean," ABC News reports. The 36-year-old Samantha Who? star, whose mom also survived breast cancer, says opting for the surgery “seemed the most logical and the one that was going to work for me."
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Sun (UK)
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Aug 19, 08 10:40 AM CDT
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Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell, who banded together to complete Heath Ledger’s final film role, in the The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus , gave their paychecks to his daughter, Matilda, the Sun reports. “They didn’t take money—it goes to Heath’s daughter,” director Terry Gilliam said. The actor wrote his will before the now-2-year-old was born, and provisions for her future aren't clear.
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Associated Press
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Aug 19, 08 10:25 AM CDT
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Britney Spears' recently resolved custody battle with ex Kevin Federline will cost her $716,000 in legal fees—and she didn’t even get custody of the kids. The struggling pop star must pony up $466,000 for her two legal eagles and another $250,000 for Federline’s attorneys, the AP reports.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Aug 16, 08 6:51 AM CDT
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Wisecracking comedian Bill Murray launched himself from 13,500 feet to start off the Chicago Air and Water Show yesterday, AP reports. "Is there some frequent flier program?" quipped the 57-year-old actor before leaping from a plane and executing several spins strapped to the belly of a sergeant from the Army's Golden Knights parachute team. "It was quite a kick," gushed Murray after a picture-perfect landing.
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Us Magazine
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Aug 15, 08 9:54 AM CDT
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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s intimate wedding will take place this weekend in California, Us Weekly reports. The daytime gabber and her 35-year-old bride announced their intentions to wed following the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling this spring. "Planning a wedding is very stressful. It's crazy. My gardener is now invited," DeGeneres, 50, has said.
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E! Online
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Aug 15, 08 6:00 AM CDT
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You say you want a revolution? Well, you’ll have to wait for naptime. Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, famous for his portrayal of Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries , has just announced his imminent daddyhood, reports E! Online. Bernal, who also starred in Y Tu Mamá También and Babel , is expecting his first child with Argentine actress Dolores Fonzi early next year.
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OK!
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Aug 13, 08 12:02 PM CDT
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In her first interview since her well-publicized breakdown, Britney Spears talks about her dark days over the last 2 years, and tells OK! magazine that she hopes her sons shun celebrity, and “have a more normal childhood.” She also says she's "writing every day," and calls her next album “my best work ever.”
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