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Madonna, Lindsay, Nicole, and Paris "News"
Madonna wants a new toilet seat at each arena for her current world tour. "The seat has to be inspected by her people, then installed - with an unbroken seal - by plumbers before every gig." - IDLYITW
Lindsay Lohan rushed to the hospital. "She was overheated and dehydrated," Lohan's rep told the press today. "She was filming in 105-degree weather for 12 hours." - The Insider
Surprise! Nicole Kidman looks pretty good in a bikini. - JustJared
Breathe a sigh of relief, Paris Hilton will cover Rod Stewart's "Do You Think I'm Sexy." The heiress explained "my producer and I were hanging out with Rod one night and it came on and we all thought it would be the perfect song for me to do." - Dlisted
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