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Let's just say this doesn't look good for the defense.

The surrogate mom who gave birth in July to Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's twin girls took center stage today in her own courtroom drama. Michelle Ross testified in the criminal trial of an Ohio lawman accused of orchestrating a break-in at her home to dig up dirt he could then sell to the tabloids.

Ross said she learned of the alleged scheme by Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter from a paparazzo, who had come to town hoping to snag a picture of her while she was pregnant with the Sex and the City star's children.

She said she noticed someone had rifled through her belongings and, per the local WTOV-TV, some items were misplaced, including a plaster cast of her tummy when she was preggers with her own son, not Parker and Broderick's.

Ross, who refused to be videotaped or voice recorded while on the stand, also told the jury that ultrasound pictures and documents with tax information had disappeared.

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UPDATE: The special prosecutor appointed to the case, T. Shawn Hervey, just announced that the surrogate mom is on the government's witness list and will testify against Carpenter, as will two celebrity photographers. Although her identity has hardly been a secret, Hervey today publicly named Michelle Ross as the surrogate who was allegedly targeted by the plaintiff.
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Sex and the city? Check. Now it's time for justice in the boonies.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick will be carefully monitoring the goings-on in an Ohio courtroom this week as the trial unfolds involving a local lawman accused of masterminding a break-in at the home of the surrogate carrying the A-listers' twins to dig up dirt on the celeb twosome for the tabloids.

Jury selection kicked off today in the case of Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter, 40. He's facing multiple felonies, among them burglary and receiving stolen property, and has been suspended without pay pending the trial's outcome at the Belmont County Common Pleas Court.

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Forget Sex and the City. This Sarah Jessica Parker sequel is playing in the boonies.

A trial date has been set for two Ohio police chiefs accused of orchestrating a break-in at the home of the surrogate for the actress and hubby Matthew Broderick shortly before she gave birth in June to the couple's twin girls.

First up, Martins Ferry Chief Barry Carpenter will face a jury beginning Nov. 16. Bridgeport Chief Chad Dojack goes on trial Jan. 12. Both cases will be held at the Belmont County Common Pleas Court.

The duo is facing a handful of felony counts for allegedly breaking into the residence along with Bruce Callarik, the son of Bridgeport's mayor, to collect dirt on Parker, Broderick and the surrogate, and sell it to the tabloids.

If convicted on all charges, Carpenter could face up to 21 years in the slammer, and Dojack up to 14. No word on Callarik's trial, but he's also facing a charge of complicity to receiving stolen property. All three men have pleaded not guilty.

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It's finally time to make it work! Project Runway is back.

We can't wait to see what Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn have in store for us in season six. Just thinking about it gives us almost as much glee as some of the best challenges from the previous five seasons.

So we've compiled a special video top 9 of the most exciting tasks given to the designers from previous seasons. Considering the show is so fierce, choosing wasn't the easiest job. That's why we're leaving no. 10 in your hands.

You won't find Kenley Collins weeping, Rami Kashou draping another Grecian dress or Uli Herzner selecting another crazy print here. These design situations are all sew totally "in"!

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Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, Charlotte and Breanne. It's got a nice ring to it, no?

A whole slew—and by slew, we mean thousands—of Sex and the City fifth-wheel wannabes lined up this sunny afternoon in New York City for the chance to be an extra in the series' movie sequel.

Yep, an open call for future scene-chewers made its way to the masses, and since it doesn't even require a SAG card, we made sure to give it our best. Sure, they were looking for "Fashion Models"—and this reporter is only 5 feet tall. They seek "Upscale Socialites" and we only watch them on Real Housewives and NYC Prep. They want "Professional Soccer Players" and we can ice-skate. They'd also like to see "Celebrity Types." We type about celebrities—does that count?

But we went anyway. From the fans and fashionistas we met in the line to the inevitable disappointment at the end of the road, we twittered the step-by-step (in rather old shoes, mind you) audition process right here @eonlineMovies.

Here's how it all went down...

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The cops ain't copping to anything just yet.

Two Ohio police chiefs, along with the son of a local mayor (good luck with that reelection campaign) accused of conspiring to break into the home of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's surrogate to steal and sell fodder to the tabloids pleaded not guilty across the board this morning.

All told, the men were arraigned on 10 felony charges for their allegedly snooping—and dare we say disgraceful—ways.

The trio turned themselves in to the Belmont County jail yesterday for "anticipatory processing" and were released shortly thereafter on their own recognizance.

No word if they cried like babies during their short stint in the slammer, but they might after hearing the sentences they could face…

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Katie Holmes isn't having Sex after all.

Rumors that Mrs. Tom Cruise would be joining the cast of the Sex and the City movie sequel have officially been squashed.

"Totally fabricated story," Holmes' rep, Ina Treciokas, told E! News of the tall tale sprung by a British tabloid.

At least the buzzed part didn't involve her replacing Jennifer Hudson as Sarah Jessica Parker's lovestruck personal assistant or hooking up with Chris Noth's Mr. Big. Instead, the "fabricated" role was that of a high-powered businesswoman ready to go toe-to-toe with Kim Cattrall's Samantha Jones.

Given Katie's dance last week on So You Think You Can Dance, do you think she was ready to tango with the ladies who brunch?

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Did someone say Suri? For more on the stylin' celebutot check out our Fashion Spotlight: Suri Cruise gallery!

(Originally published on July 31, 2009, at 5:39 a.m. PT)