• Three people were arrested in Denver on drug and gun charges possibly connected to a plan to assassinate Obama during his acceptance speech this Thursday. The US Attorney General's office is holding a press conference this afternoon to discuss the investigation. — CitizenSugar
• Kate Hudson and David Babaii are being sued for their eco-friendly haircare line by scientists who claimed they were not compensated for discovering the secret ingredient (volcanic ash) used in Wildaid. — BellaSugar
• Lauren Conrad is guest starring on the new CW show, Privileged, playing herself, and the episode will air Oct. 7. — Us Weekly
• Dr. Dre's 20-year-old son, Andre Young, Jr., was found dead early Sunday morning. Cause of death is unknown at this time. — TMZ
• According to the Spice Girls spokeswoman, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham did not get into a car crash this weekend as previously reported; the car was damaged while it was parked. — NY Daily News
• Jennifer Hudson will sing the national anthem at the Democratic National Convention before Obama speaks on Thursday night. — E! Online

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Are you ready for the list of celebrities vacationing together in Hawaii? There's Courteney Cox, David Arquette, and Coco; Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer, and Ruby; Isla Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Olive; Leonardo DiCaprio, Lukas Haas, and a whole bunch more buddies. Phew. The A-List group of friends were all out on a boating, snorkeling, paddling trip together at the end of last week, and there's just too many treats to even describe in these photos. From Leo playing with little Olive to Isla not being quite as adept on the surfboard as Courteney and her hot bikini body. How goofy does Leo look? We got to see a little of the Cox-Arquettes solo in Hawaii as well as Isla, Sacha, and Olive playing around, but it's so much more fun to see the whole crew together! What a great way to celebrate the end of Summer.

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The boys arrived at the Venice Film Festival this morning, and we couldn't be happier to see them! Brad Pitt had Maddox and Pax by his side to meet up with perfectly relaxed and handsome looking George Clooney. The duo are slated to attend a Not on Our Watch Event tonight before tomorrow's big premiere of their movie Burn After Reading. Last year the whole Jolie-Pitt crew made the trek to the festival, but with the two new additions we wouldn't be surprised if Angelina, the girls, and the babies sat this one out. Instead, Maddox and Pax get some man time with Brad dad and his buddies in Venice, not too shabby.

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Britney Spears spent another day shopping — this time it was her house getting decorated rather than her wardrobe — with her brother Bryan in Beverly Hills yesterday. The pop star picked up some candles and flowers, while we come to terms with the fact that she won't be lighting up the VMA stage (boo). Even Kim Vo, the hairstylist who talked about doing her hair for the show, admitted that his statements were just "theoretical." Hopefully this excursion didn't involve any detours into street fairs, but even so, she's still an exciting celebrity sighting for her fellow shoppers.

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Hayden Panettiere turned 19 last Thursday and celebrated over the weekend with some girlfriends at her new house in LA. The girl of honor donned a b-day hat and necklace as well as a blingin' metallic bikini for the Sunday afternoon pool party. Hayden even brought her doggie in for a swim, though the pup doesn't look quite as thrilled about the dip as his actress owner. It looks like a welcome break from filming, red carpets, or fielding questions about her parents dispute, but missing from the action was her man Milo.

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A bikini-clad Julia Roberts took Phinnaeus, Hazel, and Henry to the pool and beach on Sunday during their Hawaiian vacation. While we didn't catch a glimpse of doting Danny, the rest of the family had lots of ear-to-ear smiles and play time. How adorable is Phinnaeus's fiery red hair and Hazel's cute sun hat? Julia's new movie looks like a real tear-jerker, but in real life everything about this actress screams giggles and fun.

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