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· Test audiences reacted poorly to the sight of Ashton Kutcher's red string Kabbalah bracelet, so the movie company spent $100k having the string digitally erased. Yahweh forbid they just make Kutcher take the damn thing off before shooting. [Scoop]
· Cynthia Nixon swallows her pride and cracks lesbian jokes at Sarah Jessica Parker's birthday party. [R&M (2nd to last)]
· The Times uses its op-ed page to promote the Red Sox Nation, in which it has a vested interest. [Page Six]
· Jennifer Lopez's publicist keeps PETA's full-page ad criticizing the singer/actress/designer out of the pages of Billboard. Don't worry, we're sure J.Lo will fire her for something soon enough. [Lowdown]