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· Katie Holmes was not Tom Cruise's top choice for the role of "girlfriend." That would've gone to Kate Bosworth, but Bosworth wasn't confident enough in her acting skills to accept the part. [Gatecrasher (2nd item)]
· Meanwhile, Cruise continues to babble his career down the drain. [Lowdown]
· When pressed with questions about whether or not Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz hired hookers, Duritz's rep responded: "He's a rock star, for God's sake. He gets some of the most beautiful women in Hollywood." These beautiful women, mind you, are usually hanging at Off The Wagon. [Page Six]
· American Idol loser Corey Clark refuses to fade into obscurity after openly admitting he humped Paula Abdul; now Clark insinuates that Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell were an item. Which we totally believe. [R&M (4th item)]
· We love us some Elisa Lipsky-Karasz, but how much longer are they going to leave her final column up on the site? It's time to let go. [ELK]