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S.Koreans mourn rising star supermodel

Daul Kim's friends remembered her talent and the difficulties she faced, while her Internet homepage was swamped with tributes following reports of the 20-year-old rising star's apparent suicide.

Ahn Seong-Jin, a photographer who had often worked with Kim, said she was full of ideas and creativity.

"She was able to make various looks and postures on catwalks that can hardly be matched by others. She had an optimum body shape and an amazing capacity to adapt herself to changing circumstances," he told journalists.

A modelling agent said on condition of anonymity: "She was an excellent model but she used to say she had hard times off the job."

Kim wrote on her homepage on August 22: "I need to learn how to stop destroying myself, stop being hard on myself and be nice to myself."

She added: "I need to keep wanting something nice, something warmer than just a fur coat."

The last entry on her blog "I Like To Fork Myself" -- posted Wednesday, a day before her death -- was headlined "say hi to forever."

One poster named Eun Hyo-Sun wrote: "I sincerely hope and pray that you will find that 'something nice' and 'something warm' up there (in heaven).... All the fashion industry is mourning."

Another contributor said:"I believe that you can find what you want. I'll pray for you."

The 1.78-metre (5 feet 10 inches) Kim, who was known for her thick mane of dark hair and quirky look, was born in Seoul and raised there and in Singapore.

She made her catwalk debut for Chanel, Dries Van Noten, and Maison Martin Margiela in 2007 and recently appeared in a commercial for Christopher Kane's Topshop line.

Heidi Klum Officially Takes Seal's Last Name

On Friday, a Los Angeles commissioner approved Klum's legal name change to Heidi Samuel, her husband's surname.

In her filing, Klum, 36, gave a one-word reason for the change: Marriage. The couple tied the knot more than four years ago, and Klum gave birth to their fourth child last month. This week, the model made a surprise appearance when she walked the runway in the Victoria's Secret fashion show in New York just six weeks after giving birth.

A rep for Klum did not comment when asked if the Project Runway host intends to be known professionally as Heidi Samuel from now on.

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Heidi Klum Walks Runway - Six Weeks after Baby!

Clad in a corset and full skirt, the new mom, who gave birth to daughter Lou, with husband Seal, last month, smiled as she slowly took the runway for the surprise appearance.

Just Wednesday, Klum spoke of only hosting the show. "You have less pressure," she said. "You definitely have less pressure when you don’t shake your booty in front of millions around the world."

Klum added that she still had 20 lbs. of baby weight to lose: "I embrace that I have more curves right now. I’m definitely one of the heaviest of the bunch of the 30 girls in the show."

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Heidi Klum: Modeling vs. Mommyhood

Klum's been a leggy fixture on the lingerie catwalk for years, but understandably this time around, it was hard for the mom of four to leave her little ones—including newborn Lou—back in L.A.

"It is, but tomorrow at noon, I'll be back home," Heidi said of her quickie trip to the Big Apple. "I take the first flight at 7:30!"

But as long as she's emceeing the sexy CBS special, there is one thing Heidi's really looking forward to...

The model mama says can't wait to see the Black Eyed Peas perform. "I love that song 'Boom Boom Pow'! It kinda of changes the adrenaline for everyone because you feel the bass inside your body," she told me.

Maybe they'd let Heidi sing backup? She did sing during the V.S. show with Seal two years ago, after all.

"No, I don't think they want to hear me!" she laughed.

And although the supermodel looks perfectly svelte to me, she says she's still got more weight to lose.

"I still have 20 pounds to go," she said. "It's a little bit everywhere. I have a whole closet full of clothes that I want to get back into. It's what I do. I've been a model for 15 years now, so it's normal for me to eat healthy and work out."

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Cops: No Invite to Paris' or Doug's House

Now cops are telling us the alleged drunken disturbance in her driveway never happened—or, at least, there's nothing on record and no citations were issued.

"We have no knowledge of officers stopping by her or Doug's last night or early this morning," an LAPD spokesman tells E! News.

A source extremely close to Paris and Doug says the spat was actually between a houseguest and his girlfriend. "Paris and Doug were in bed sound asleep" when it happened, according to the insider.

But Paris is making some noise right now that she wants us to hear...

The "Stars Are Blind" singer is working on a second album...and this time, she might be coming to a city near you.

"I definitely want to do a tour this time around," she told E! News last night. "It's something that my fans want and I'm ready to do."

Adriana Lima Births a Baby Angel

Victoria's Secret supermodel Adriana Lima and her NBA hoopster hubby, Marko Jaric, welcomed their first child on Sunday, a daughter named Valentina Lima Jaric.

"Mother, father and baby are all doing well," the publicist for the Brazilian-born catwalker told People. No further details were released.

The 28-year-old Lima, who maintained her virginity until she met Mr. Right, and 31-year-old Jaric, a Serbian basketball player who currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies, started dating in 2006.

He popped the question last year, and the happy couple eloped last Valentine's Day, tying the knot in a private civil ceremony in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

It didn't take them long to start procreating. The catwalker confirmed the pregnancy in May.

Heidi Klum Says She Needs to Lose 20 Lbs.

"I have some great one-of-a-kind latex pieces that were made for me. I figure why not? I embrace that I have more curves right now," Klum, 36, told PEOPLE at the Victoria's Secret Supermodels Take Over Times Square event on Wednesday.

"I'm definitely one of the heaviest of the bunch of the 30 girls in the show. And I still have 20 lbs. to go," she admits. "But why not? I like my outfit. I like the way it looks on me."

Though she'll be flaunting her curves, the mom of four kids (Leni, with ex Flavio Briatore, and Henry, Johan, and Lou, with husband Seal) says she's happy that the pressure to really bare her body is off.

"You definitely have less pressure hosting, when you don't shake your booty in front of millions of people around the world," she said laughing.

Getting Fit Slowly

Not that she's slacking when it comes to getting into shape. "There's no master plan, but I have a trainer in L.A. who comes to my house," says Klum. "She's helping me so I don't overdo it. I've been walking on the treadmill. Walking up and down the driveway. She has a medicine ball so she showed me things on there. You can't do too much too early."

As for her diet, "I'm not someone who eats salad and chicken," says Klum, who says her biggest indulgence, a liter of milk a day, helped her gain 45 lbs. with her fourth pregnancy. "I have a lot of heads around the table and if there's not variety they get bored. I mean sometimes I have two to three things to serve and my daughter will be like, 'That's it, Mommy?' So it's fish one day, goulash the next day, spaghetti Bolognese, then schnitzel. I cook a lot."

Cook, yes. Relax? Not so much. "I don't relax and I don't unwind," Klum says. "I have three children that couldn't care less that I just had a baby. You don't relax when you have four children at home that all want your attention, and it's your duty as a mother to give it to them. My time to relax is when I'm sleeping!"

Kendra Wilkinson Cures Pregnancy Boredom with Video Games

"I always yell at [husband] Hank for playing video games too much but then yesterday Hank and my friend Eddie caught me playing DJ Hero hahaha. It was so funny!!!" she writes on her Web site.

Wilkinson, 24, is in the final stretch of her pregnancy, with the baby – a boy whom they plan to name Hank Jr. – due on Christmas day.

"I'm at the point now where I'm so far along in my pregnancy that I just want to be at home most of the time, so I have to find fun things to do to keep busy," she says. "lolol. Video games can be addicting!!!"

Sources: Aaron Eckhart and Molly Sims a Couple

Reports first circulated last week that they shared an intimate dinner at Sullivan’s Steakhouse in Baton Rouge, followed by a report Tuesday that Sims gushed to friends, "Aaron's a great guy!"

Sources have now confirmed to PEOPLE that the two are in fact a couple and have been quietly dating for a few weeks.

Accused Cindy Crawford Blackmailer Surrenders

According to authorities, Edis "Eddie" Kayalar, 26, obtained a photograph of Crawford and husband Rande Gerber's then-7-year-old daughter tied to a chair in revealing clothing, taken by her nanny during a game of cops and robbers. Kayalar then allegedly tried to parlay the photo into a payout from the celebrity couple – lest he give the photo to the media. He was charged last week with one count of extortion despite having already been deported to Germany, where he allegedly continued to try blackmailing the couple.

On Monday, Kalayar went to a Stuttgart police station and surrendered himself, the Los Angeles Times reports.

"Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford intend to pursue any and all available legal action against anyone who aids the perpetrator in the distribution or sale of the photograph of their daughter," a statement from the couple's representative said.

Crawford, 43, and Gerber, 47, have been married since 1998. Besides their daughter, who is now 8, they also have a son, 10.

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"Sexy" Photo of Cindy Crawford's 7-Year-Old at Center of Alleged Extortion Scheme

The supermodel and husband Rande Gerber were targeted by a would-be extortionist who had in his possession a "sexy" photo of the couple's then-7-year-old daughter and wanted to make a deal so the pic "wouldn't end up in the tabloids," according to a federal criminal complaint filed Tuesday.

The couple told investigators that Edis "Eddie" Kayalar, who has since been deported back to his home country of Germany, called them in July, claiming to be a "good person" who just wanted to help them out.

According to the complaint, Kayalar told them that the photo, in which their young daughter was gagged, dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, and tied to a chair, "just wasn't right" and he was "bothered" by it.

Presumably pretty horrified, Gerber and Crawford say that they had no idea such a photograph, which the family's former nanny has admitted to taking "as a prank," even existed.

"A criminal complaint was filed today in federal court in Los Angeles by the U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI stating that Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford have been the victims of an on-going extortion scheme," a rep for the couple said in a statement Thursday.

"There was no previous awareness by Mr. Gerber and Ms. Crawford of the existence of the photograph when they were contacted by Mr. Kayalar. The photo was taken by the former nanny as part of a purported game without the knowledge of the parents. The couple reported the extortion threat to the police and the FBI began a criminal investigation in the matter.

"Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford intend to pursue any and all available legal action against anyone who aids the perpetrator in the distribution or sale of the photograph of their daughter."

Per the complaint, Kayalar swiped the alarming-sounding pic from the nanny's apartment after meeting her at a bar. He also apparently got Crawford's cell phone number from there, as well, while she was asleep.

Kayalar also said he removed a handwritten note from the apartment that read, "The babysitter went crazy & tied everyone up & they need your help! Please."

Some game.

Kayalar arranged a meeting with Gerber at a bar in Venice, Calif., where he showed the father of two a copy of the picture on his cell phone, saying he had left the original with friends for safe-keeping.

Kayalar "hinted that he was 'broke' and would like a monetary reward for returning the photograph," Special Agent Kelly L. Decker wrote.

Kayalar then agreed to meet with Gerber and a deputy sheriff to confront the nanny. When they were all face to face, the nanny, who had been fired a week before Kayalar ever got in touch with the family, admitted to taking the picture "as a prank."

Soon after, Gerber told authorities that he had a hard copy of the photo in his possession and had given Kayalar $1,000 in return, but two days later, Kayalar called him back and demanded more money, telling him the tabloids would have paid $500,000.

The LAPD's Major Crimes Bureau was alerted, after which they contacted Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Deportation proceedings against Kayalar kicked off in September.

In a phone call to Gerber from Germany on Nov. 1, Kayalar demanded $100,000 and threatened to give the photo to the media otherwise, the complaint states.

Blaming Gerber and Crawford for his deportation and financial struggles, Kayalar told Gerber that he knew he had committed a "f--ked-up crime" but that he felt he deserved the money.

Actually, he preferred 100,000 euros, because the American dollar was not worth "s--t" in Europe.

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller tells E! News that there is a warrant out for Kayalar's arrest. The nanny, who has not been identified, is not facing any charges at this point.

As for Crawford and Gerber, "they are the victims in this case," Eimiller said.

Carrie Prejean Calls Larry King "Inappropriate

During the interview, King asked Prejean why, if the issue of religious discrimination is so important to her, did she settle her suit with the pageant. (In the suit, Prejean asserted that she was dismissed from serving as Miss California USA because of her statements about gay marriage and other hot-button issues.)

Prejean did not answer King's question, instead repeating several times that the details of the settlement are confidential and calling King "inappropriate."

King finally dropped the topic and moved on to take a call from a viewer, who identified himself as a gay man and asked Prejean about her stance on same-sex marriage. At that point, Prejean whispered to someone off-camera, said she was going to leave and took off her mic.

After the commercial break, though, Prejean was miked up and ready to discuss Still Standing, her just-released account of her controversial and brief reign as Miss California USA.

Naomi Campbell's "It" bag fetches 21,000 euros for charity

The pale green alligator Hermes "Birkin" had been estimated at between 12,000 to 15,000 euros.

Sold by French auctioneers Artcurial, proceeds are to go to the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood. The international charity works to increase public awareness about the loss of life from pregnancy-related complications, and to promote safe motherhood worldwide.

The bag, touted by a host of celebrities worldwide, was named after British-born singer and actress Jane Birkin, who sold her own in 2007 for 74,000 euros (108,000 dollars) that were donated to a human rights group -- an alltime record for a leather handbag at the time.

Jerry Hall to star in TV adaptation of Amis novel

The two-part drama based on the fable of excess will be aired on the British channel in spring 2010 and is part of a series of programs focusing on 1980s Britain.

"It ... says something universal about the corrupting nature of capitalism and greed," the channel said in a statement.

Hall, 53, who had four children with the Rolling Stones frontman, will play the "wooden" soap actress Caduta Massi in her biggest television role to date.

The central character of John Self, a British director of commercials, will be played by Nick Frost.

"Although set in the 80s, Money is an incredibly timely drama, satirizing the pitfalls of the dedicated pursuit of wealth in a brilliantly dark and comic way," said Kate Harwood, head of BBC series and serials.

Martin Amis, 60, is the son of the late British author Sir Kingsley Amis.

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