Burberry canceled a deal with supermodel Kate Moss and Chanel decided not to renew her contract Wednesday, as police said they were investigating allegations that she recently used cocaine.

Confirmation of the investigation came a day after Hennes & Mauritz, Europe's largest fashion retailer, canceled plans to use the 31-year-old model in an upcoming ad campaign.

Moss has made no public comment. No one answered the phone Wednesday evening at the Storm modeling agency in London, which represents her.

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Brad Pitt fired a pregnant employee from his production company because she dared speak out on behalf of his estranged wife, Jennifer Aniston.

Pitt, 41, was furious that Aniston's pal Kristin Hahn — an exec with Plan B (the film company he and Aniston, 36, founded in 2002) — told Vanity Fair it would be "beyond painful" for the actress to see Pitt and girlfriend Angelina Jolie, 30, have a baby together.

An Us Weekly source claims Pitt "screamed" at Hahn, claiming she violated her contract by speaking about him without his approval — although Aniston had given hers.

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A peek at the Hooters Employee Handbook from The Smoking Gun:

--"Only approved Orange Hooters Girl Shorts are to be worn, sized to fit, and should NOT BE SO TIGHT THAT THE BUTTOCKS SHOW."

--"This is show business, just like a modeling industry."

--"No large hair clips or scrunchies."

--"Our look is wholesome, yet sexy, and the uniform is athletic by design."

--"All shirts must be sized to fit. (NO BAGGINESS)".

--"SMILE! A big smile is an important part of the Hooters girl look and your stage appearance."

--"The essence of the Hooters Concept is entertainment through female sex appeal, of which the look is the key part."

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Tom Cruise shouldn't wait by the phone for his old "friend" Steven Spielberg, who directed him in "War of the Worlds," to call.

Reports from Budapest and Paris, where Spielberg is filming "Munich," say the director is still steamed at Cruise for ranting, during what were supposed to be promotional appearances for the Martian-invasion film, against the widespread use of Ritalin to treat unruly children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. One source said: "Steven and his wife [Kate Capshaw] have five children themselves and know some children for whom Ritalin does a lot of good. They took exception to what Tom said about the drug."

Spielberg was also said to be annoyed that Cruise played up Scientology more than the movie during press interviews.

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Recognize this person? I sure didn't. No, it's not Slash. No, it's not Lenny Kravitz.

It's Jada Pinkett Smith. Wow.

I'm all for her getting into her band gig and all, but damn!

--Pic from A Socialite's Life.

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Tupac Shakur became the first rapper to be immortalized in a bronze when a new statute of the late star was unveiled last week.

Over 1,000 people turned out for the ceremony which was held at the Peace Garden in the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center For The Arts (TASCA).

The statue is the latest addition to the center, which recently opened the first of three phases of construction, and founder of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation (TASF), Ms. Afeni Shakur – Tupac's mother - is said to have found the event "an emotional, yet joyful experience".

Occupying the center of the six-acre Peace Garden, the seven-foot bronze statue is surrounded by poetry and quotations from the rapper's work and sits atop a three foot base. The sculpture – designed by Tina Allen - shows Tupac dressed in a suit and holding a copy of his book of poetry penned when he was just 19, 'The Rose That Grew From Concrete'.

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Uncle Jesse Heads to ER:

With his ABC comedy "Jake in Progress" not due back on the air until January, John Stamos will spend part of his fall in the "ER."

Stamos has signed on for a two-episode guest stint on the long-running NBC series, playing a veteran of the 1991 Gulf War who works as a paramedic and is also attending medical school. His episodes are set for Nov. 10 and 17, during sweeps.

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Actress Kirstie Alley has lost 50 pounds. The star of Showtime's reality-comedy series "Fat Actress" says she managed the loss through dieting and exercise.

"I am the Jenny Craig evangelist!" Alley, a spokeswoman for the company, declares in the Sept. 26 issue of People magazine, now on newsstands. By limiting calories with the diet program, the 54-year-old actress — who had ballooned up to about 200 pounds — has slimmed down noticeably and is 30 pounds away from her original goal.

"When I got fat, I was being stupid. It was a little bit like when I used to do drugs," says Alley, who has long been sober. "Before I stopped doing drugs, I had to spiritually get a grip and go, `What do you want your life to be like?'"

She says the full revelation didn't come until seeing early episodes of "Fat Actress." "I didn't realize I was that fat," the 5-foot-8 actress says. "Seriously."

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Actor Tom Sizemore, who has been in the news more for his legal problems than for his on-screen work, is turning his life into a reality show.

"Super Sizemore" would chronicle his numerous court appearances, his struggle to become sober and his new role as a father to twin boys.

The project, which Sizemore and his production partners will shop to the networks and studios in the coming weeks, will incorporate footage shot by Sizemore over the past two years.

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Rebecca Romijn, whose screen credits include the "X-Men" films and "Rollerball," is engaged to Jerry O'Connell. The couple became engaged over the weekend in New York after dating for a year, Us Weekly magazine reported Tuesday. O'Connell's publicist, Joy Fehily, confirmed those details to The Associated Press.

"We couldn't be happier and are looking forward to the next chapter of our lives," the couple said in a joint statement. No other details were available.

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Amber Frey, Scott Peterson's mistress at the time he murdered his wife Laci and their unborn child, has been accused of deliberately lying about the paternity of her 4-year-old daughter, according to reports.

Despite Frey's earlier assertions that the father was 29-year-old Anthony D. Flores, of Fresno, Calif., a Madera County Court ruled otherwise on Monday, and Flores no longer has to pay child support, the Fresno Bee newspaper reports.

The real dad, according to a July DNA test accepted by Commissioner Nancy Staggs, is Christopher B. Funch – the owner of a Fresno bar named Porky's.

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Christina Aguilera is overjoyed after learning her chart rival Britney Spears has become a mother.

Aguilera admits her former The Mickey Mouse Club co-star's pregnancy hadn't really registered until she gave birth to Sean Preston on Wednesday. She tells MTV News, "My assistant came in the room when it happened and she's like, 'Britney had a boy!' and I was like, 'Oh my gosh!' "I don't know where I was for a while when she was pregnant but it really kicked in at that point. It's like, 'Wow, she had a baby! That's crazy!'

"I'm overjoyed and thrilled for her. It's such an exciting time in her life and I just wish her the best." Aguilera says she has already sent Spears a baby gift and a card.

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Becca Gardner got a backside view of co-star Morgan Freeman for a scene in "An Unfinished Life."

In the new movie directed by Lasse Hallstrom, Freeman plays a ranch hand who was mauled by a bear, making him dependent on morphine. Becca's character has to give him an injection.

"I was kind of nervous to see, like, his butt, and I pulled down his pants and he was wearing a thong!" the 15-year-old told the Associated Press in an interview. "An Unfinished Life" also stars Robert Redford and Jennifer Lopez.

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Matthew Broderick — who was a big hit in "The Producers" on Broadway — is warming to the idea of bringing another Mel Brooks' flick to the Great White Way.

The two MBs talked recently about Broderick playing the lead in Brooks' forthcoming musical version of "Young Frankenstein." First, we'll get to see Broderick opposite Nathan Lane in the movie version of "The Producers" musical, then Broderick will be back on stage as Felix — with Lane as Oscar — in a revival of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple."

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J.Lo was one-half of Bennifer when she and fiance Ben Affleck starred in 2003 flop Gigli. It was so bad it won six Golden Raspberries.

But would that put her off trying again? Of course not.

Lopez now plans to work with hubby no.3, Latin singer Marc Anthony, in Who Killed Hector Lavoe. "It's the story of a singer and I'll be his wife," Jennifer said. She's changed her mind a bit from last year, when she bought the film rights to the movie and ruled herself out of any on-screen action.

Perhaps she should take a tip from Guy Ritchie, who's gone back to his roots with Revolver after Swept Away, starring wife Madonna, flopped. "I don't think my audience was interested in seeing a movie starring my wife, and my wife's audience wasn't interested in seeing a movie directed by me," he told Glamour.

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Britney Spears' baby boy Sean Preston is already making waves in the culinary world - a new fruit smoothie has been named in his honor.

The pop beauty and her husband Kevin Federline welcomed their child into the world on Wednesday, and just a day later, a new beverage arrived on the menu of Spears' dad Jamie's Venice, California, eatery JJ Chill.

JJ Chill co-owner, Joseph Nejman, says, "We're introducing a new smoothie in honour of Britney's boy. We're calling it the Preston Smoothie and it consists of only fat-free frozen yogurt, strawberries and mangoes."

--What? No Cheetos?

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Jamie Lynn Discala may soon be changing her name back to Jamie Lynn Sigler.

The "Sopranos" star told pals she left her hubby/manager, A.J. Discala, a month ago — about when she took off her wedding ring. Two separate witnesses link Jamie Lynn to New York club promoter Keith Collins, who threw a joint birthday party Thursday at Quo with former Village Person Randy Jones.

One witness says: "She was heavily making out with Keith in one of the bathrooms. They were all over each other, and then before they walked out of the bathroom, she said make sure not to tell anyone that she and A.J. have split." Another witness says: "She seemed to be quite taken with [Collins] and hung out with him until the wee hours." Collins said: "Jamie Lynn is a good friend of mine, but I am not commenting right now. She is a sweet girl. It was a good time."

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Actor Vince Vaughn has taken such a shine to Chicago since filming his upcoming romantic comedy The Break Up there, he's ditching Los Angeles to move to the Illinois city.

Vaughn spent much of the summer in the Windy City with Aniston working on the film, and since returning to Los Angeles, he's sold his Los Feliz home for nearly $4 million. The actor, who plans to use Chicago as his base of operations for awhile, influenced the decision to have his movie The Break Up filmed in Chicago, where he was raised. Vaughn, 35, had owned four-bedroom Los Angeles home since 1991.

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Supermodel Tyra Banks is so eager to refute accusations she's had breast implants, she removed her bra on her new talk show to prove to the world her assets are real. The model, whose self-titled chat show debuted last week, is fed up with constant jibes that her boobs are enhanced, insisting their perky look is the result of using push-up bras.

And to prove her point, Banks removed her bra from under her shirt and invited a plastic surgeon to examine her, who confirms her claims that her breasts are totally natural.

She says, "It's very frustrating for me to have to live my career with people thinking that, so I'm doing a test on national television with a top plastic surgeon that is gonna show everybody the truth, whether I have 'em or not. You'll see."

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Rapper Lil' Kim began her prison sentence of one year and one day yesterday, punishment for a perjury conviction. She was convicted of lying to a federal grand jury to protect friends involved in a 2001 gun battle outside a Manhattan radio station.

She issued the following statement yesterday:

"I have unfortunately been assigned to a federal detention center instead of a prison camp as discussed, in the City of Philadelphia. I am not certain that this constitutes fair & equal treatment."

"However, today begins a new saga in my life which I expect to strengthen me and allow me time for reflection. I am blessed to have so many great things in my life - family, friends, and God. All will be in my thoughts daily. I plan to write music while in prison, read and pray regularly and will come out a stronger, more confident woman."

"I will write many of my fans, and expect the "Lil Kim" brand to be even bigger when I come out - I am just getting started in my career. My fourth solo album, "The Naked Truth," comes out next week on September 27th, and I have much more planned. Thanks to all for their thoughts and prayers...and I will see you soon."

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