August 14, 2006

Cover Story

Mel Gibson: 'I Am Deeply Ashamed'

After a Drunk-Driving Arrest and An Anti-Jewish Tirade, Gibson Checks in to Rehab

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The Bride Tore Off Her Dress, the Groom Guzzled Beer, and the Ceremony Wasn't Legal—but Guests Like Cindy Crawford and Tommy Hilfiger Had a Rollicking Time

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Party On

After a Hospital Visit and a Harsh Performance Review, Lindsay Lohan Turns to Romance and Revelry

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The Battle for Brooke

Is Philanthropist Brooke Astor, 104, Getting the Care She Needs—or Is Her Son Anthony Mistreating Her? A Petition Filed by Her Grandson Ignites a High-Society Feud

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My Son Luther

A Year After R&B Singer Luther Vandross's Death, His Mother, Mary Ida, Talks About His Final Days, Her Grief and Her Campaign Against the Disease That Shortened His Life

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Vroom! Groom

In the Middle of Nascar Season, Driver Kurt Busch Makes a Pit Stop to Say 'I Do'

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Role Model

Former Cover Girl Kathy Ireland Finds Mentors for At-Risk Mothers and Advises, "You Have to Believe in Yourself"

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The Killer & the Camera

Nineteen Years After Photographer William Bradford Was Convicted of Murdering Two Aspiring Models, Cold-Case Detectives Release a Chilling Photo Album: Who Are These Women—and Were Any of Them Victims?

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Revenge of the Exes

Angry Former Lovers Use Dontdatehimgirl.com to Warn About Their Old Flames' Faults. But One Hurt, Dissed Beau Says He's Been Defamed—and Sues for at Least $50,000

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You're Invited...

To Some of the Weirdest, Most Inventive Kids' Birthday Parties Out There. Forget Pin the Tail on the Donkey—Think Barbecued Worms and Jim Lehrer

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John C. Reilly & Will Ferrell

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Last Men Out

John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno Survived 13 Hours Buried Together in the Rubble of the World Trade Center. Hollywood Is Now Telling Their Story

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Diddy's Club Med

Taking to the High Seas, the Party King Hosts His Famous Friends—Including Penélope Cruz and Anne Hathaway—Aboard a Pleasure Cruise

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American Music Awards '09

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Mel Gibson: 'I Am Deeply Ashamed'

After a Drunk-Driving Arrest and An Anti-Jewish Tirade, Gibson Checks in to Rehab

Table of Contents

American Music Awards '09

J.Lo's Sound Check

Kim: A Real Cutie-Pie!

Katy & Russell's Movie Date

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Project Runway's Irina Wins It All