1. Scrubs star Donald Faison is dating Jessica Simpson‘s ex-assistant Cacee Cobb.
2. The Illusionist costars Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti once appeared in a play together when they were students at Yale University.
3. In order to receive a gift bag at the Aug. 27 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, celebrities will have to sign a letter agreeing to pay taxes on the gifts–valued at $33,000.
4. Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria was once hired as an extra on Friends, but the scene she was scheduled to appear in was scrapped before it was filmed.
5. Newly single former beauty queen Shanna Moakler was once a competitive roller skater. The former Mrs. Travis Barker hopes her twirling skills will help her compete for the big prize on the new season of reality TV dance-off Dancing with the Stars.
6. The wetsuits worn by Hugh Grant and Colin Firth during their fight scene in 2004 movie Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason are up for grabs on eBay, with starting bids of $18,000.
7. Director Sofia Coppola insisted Kirsten Dunst add a modern twist while she was playing tragic French queen Marie Antoinette–she had the star wear Converse sneakers underneath her lavish gowns.
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is the first movie of 2006 to cross the $400 million mark.
9. Hilary Duff‘s boyfriend Joel Madden and his twin brother Benji–of pop band Good Charlotte–have cameo roles in the pop star’s new movie, Material Girls, as thugs who steal her character’s car.
10. Dallas star Victoria Principal‘s agents threatened to dump the actress as a client if she went through with plans to sell her namesake cosmetic items on fledgling shopping channel QVC–because they thought the appearance would end her career. She has since become a regular and credits QVC for putting her multi-million-dollar business empire on the map.
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