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1. The Gossip
   Although they briefly toured the U.S. earlier this summer as a part of the True Colors Tour, The Gossip will be heading back home for a short string of dates. Right now the band is hard at work on a tour of Europe, and will remain there until mid September finishing up gigs. Panther and The Long Blondes will be playing alongside Beth's bunch once they hit states side.
2. The Gossip -- Stories
   Many do-it-yourself gossip bloggers are happy to let TMZ.com vet the stories. They aren't interested in finding the scandals, just talking about them. Trent Vanegas cheerfully admits that his popular site, PinkIstheNewBlog.com, is more an aggregator of existing celebrity images than a news site. But these images take on another life when spiced up by Vanegas' mocking observations, pointing out details usually overlooked: a stain on a dress, a mysterious bulge, an exposed surgical scar. For Vanegas, 31, who recently relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles, the juicy details always trump the big picture.
3. Ronald Perelman -- Claudia Cohen
   Perelman met his second wife, Claudia Cohen, in 1984 at Le Cirque. Since Claudia Cohen worked in the gossip industry and Perelman was immensely wealthy, tales of their whirlwind courtship of less than a year appeared regularly in the gossip columns.[71] They married in a private, Orthodox wedding. A daughter, Samantha, soon followed. Perelman bestowed love and jewelry upon his new-found love, blowing her kisses in the hallways of his office and home, receiving calls of "Ron! Oh, Ron!" in return.[72] In August of 1993, Ron filed for divorce.[73] Claudia left the marriage with well over $80 million.[73] In 2007, Claudia died after a secret seven-year battle with ovarian cancer.
4. Frank Sinatra -- Committee
   Frank was first linked to the Mafia in February 1947 in a gossip column report that stated he was seen in Havana with mobster Lucky Luciano. Later, in 1949, he was tied to both the Mafia "and" the Communists. The Committee on Un-American Activities said he followed or appeased some of the Communist Party line program. Sinatra has flat out denied any involvement with the Communist Party. Apparently, these accusations continued. On April 8, 1947, Sinatra punched Hearst gossip columnist Lee Mortimer at Ciro's (a Hollywood hot night spot).
5. Ronald Burkle -- Bill Clinton
   As several commentators have pointed out, one of those owners, Ronald Burkle, is worth a couple billion. But why pay for a new stadium when taxpayers can be made to cover the bill?
6. Rani Mukherjee -- Bollywoods
   Bollywood star Rani Mukherjee is all set to marry film maker Aditya Chopra, son of Yash Raj Chopra. A commitment ceremony or "Roka" was held at the Chopra bungalow Monday in Bombay.
7. New York Daily News -- New York Post
   "[R]eporters for the Times Ledger, the Queens weekly that was purchased last fall by Rupert Murdoch, thought their editors were doing their corporate big brother the New York Post a favor. The reporters had located Matt Murphy, who caught Barry Bonds's 756th home run, through their high-school alumni Website and gotten the first interview with him, which the weekly posted on the Internet. But the Post didn't appreciate the tip. "The Post basically had a fit and demanded the story come down off the site," apparently to keep the Daily News from seeing it, says a source close to the weekly. The Times Ledger complied, and the Post published its own version later that night." That's just how they roll over at News Corp., kids: Wait until you start breaking the financial scoops.
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9. Audrey Hepburn -- Gregory Peck
   Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award for her role as a beautiful princess traveling incognito in the Eternal City. Hard-bitten newspaperman Gregory Peck plans to get a story out of her, but winds up falling in love with her. Co-stars Eddie Albert, Tullio Carminati; William Wyler directs. 118 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; documentary; featurettes; photo gallery; theatrical trailers.
10. Raymond Massey -- Abe Lincoln
    Massey did not hold out much hope that he would get to reprise his role because, as he later explained, "In the twenties and thirties a stage actor was hardly ever chosen to repeat his role on the screen. Good plays were reserved for the many stars on contract. In trade papers and gossip columns, about the only star who was not mentioned as a probability for the screen Abe was W.C. Fields." But as it turned out, independent producer Max Gordon wound up with the film rights (for $250,000, a hefty sum in those days) and chose Massey to play the role. Massey was still performing on Broadway and agreed to do it with the assurance that he would rejoin the original Broadway cast for a touring production once shooting was over.

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