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9:05 AM ET, November 8, 2007

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Tim Nudd / People.com:
VIDEO: Kellie Pickler Breaks Down at CMA Awards  —  Video courtesy ABC  —  Kellie Pickler broke down crying during the CMA Awards on Wednesday night while performing "I Wonder," a song about her estranged mother, who abandoned her when she was 2.  —  "Oh, I hear the weather's nice in California …
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Raleigh News & Observer:
MANDY LOCKE, Staff Writer  —  RALEIGH - Choking back tears on the stage at Walnut Creek Amphitheater on Friday night, former "American Idol" sweetheart Kellie Pickler sang a song of questions to the mother who abandoned her.  —  In a church sanctuary not five miles away, Pickler's mother …
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
Elaine De Valle / MiamiHerald.com:
JLo announces pregnancy as tour closes  —  Is she or isn't she?  —  Of course she is, couldn't you tell?  —  But just to make it official, Jennifer Lopez announced at the closing night of her concert series at Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena that yes, she and hubby Marc Anthony are going to be adding to their family.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, OH NO!! and Popdirt.com
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
J.Lo Admits to at Least One Baby  —  You can't believe everything you read in the tabloids.  Except for that part about Jennifer Lopez being pregnant, of course.  —  During what turned out to be the final date on their joint concert tour, the On the 6 chanteuse admitted Wednesday night …
Discussion: Dlisted and Daily Blabber
TMZ.com:
Fabio to Clooney: I Can't Believe It's Your Finger  —  George Clooney and Fabio got into a little scuffle in a Los Angeles restaurant over the weekend, and TMZ has the blow-by-blow!  —  TMZ obtained photos taken at Madeo's, where Clooney and Fabio later got into a shoving match.
TMZ.com:
Brit Back in Court Over Drug Testing  —  We've learned that K-Fed is going back to court tomorrow, arguing that Brit is violating the Commissioner's drug testing order.  —  Sources say K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, will go before L.A. Country Commissioner Scott Gordon tomorrow morning …
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The Sun:
BRITNEY SPEARS' mum says she blames herself for her daughter's meltdown.
popbytes:
IS ANGELINA TOO CLOSE TO HER BODYGUARD?!?  —  good morning!  below is the latest cover of STAR magazine which continues to harp on my angelina jolie - i so appreciate a juicy rumor but this is complete madness (combined with an unflattering picture of ms. jolie) although i'm curious …
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Owen Wilson and Jessica Simpson Heat Up, Continue to Flirt  —  Owen Wilson and Jessica Simpson have known each other for years, but it took Willie Nelson to bring the Texas natives together.  —  After reconnecting at the Spicewood, Texas set of a Nelson music video on October 15, Simpson …
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Jessica Simpson: 'I Need a Boston Man'
Jeff Jensen / EW.com:
'Heroes' Creator Apologizes to Fans  —  Tim Kring admits mistakes were made at the beginning of season 2, but promises to get back on track  —  On the chilly Monday morning that Hollywood's writers went on strike, Heroes creator Tim Kring called from the streets outside the Hollywood studio where his NBC series is shot.
Spencer Morgan / New York Observer:
Things Could Get Ugly For Lindsay Lohan: Tipsy Terror Mulls Part on ABC Show  —  EDITION OF THE NEW YORK OBSERVER.  —  When Ugly Betty star America Ferrera told Total Request Live last month that Hollywood's out-of-control young things should stop partying and "get a job," she probably didn't mean a job on her own show.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brit's Friends Say It's Mental Illness, Not Drugs, As Her Condition Worsens  —  Days after a judge ruled that Britney Spears could only spend three days a week with her children, she reacted by leaving her two kids in a parked car with a court-appointed monitor (whose job description does …
WNBC:
Priest Arrested On Charges Of Stalking, Harassing Conan O'Brien  —  A Catholic priest from Boston is under arrest, charged with stalking and harassing NBC late-night television star Conan O'Brien.  —  Father David Ajemian, 46, is undergoing psychiatric evaluation.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and OH NO!!
Laura Roberts / Daily Mail:
Is stress to blame for the leaner Angelina?  —  As curvy Lara Croft in Tomb Raider, she won an army of admirers.  —  But it appears that Angelina Jolie's fabulous figure has all but faded away.  —  As she appeared on the set of The Changeling in Los Angeles this week …
New York Post:
HUMANE PASSION  —  ANIMAL lover Fran Drescher has found a kindred spirit.  The nasal-voiced actress, who was divorced in 1999 from longtime love Peter Marc Jacobson, tells us she's dating Humane Society President Wayne Pacelle, who lives in Washington, D.C. "He's going to kill me for telling you that …
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Anne Heche: Dating My Co-Star Makes Work More Fun  —  When Anne Heche left her husband Coley Laffoon for her Men in Trees co-star James Tupper in 2006, ending his marriage as well, it seemed like just another crazy chapter in the actress' colorful life.  —  But in a segment set to air …
Discussion: Celebritology and OH NO!!
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt's Latest Sex Tape Scandal: His Own!  —  In a twist that one might expect from an episode of The Hills, Spencer Pratt, once-accused of spreading rumors about a Lauren Conrad sex tape, now finds himself on the other end of a similar scenario.  —  A recent National Enquirer report claimed …
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
New Couple Lance Armstrong and Ashley Olsen Shack Up at Soho House  —  After defeating cancer and winning the Tour de France seven years in a row, Lance Armstrong is tackling a new challenge: a fifteen-year age gap between him and new fling Ashley Olsen.  —  The new couple was spotted …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Big Night for Carrie Underwood at the CMAs  —  The singer wins two major awards, and Kenny Chesney takes the top prize  —  If 2006 was Carrie Underwood's coming-out party at the CMA Awards, 2007 solidified her place among the current greats of country music.
Discussion: OH NO!!
 
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NOT SO SWEET  —  ANNIE Lennox lost some fans when she flipped …
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Tina Dirmann / E! Online:
Michael Lohan's Reality Check
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Desperate Housewives Shuts Down for Strike
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Ed Asner and Wife Separate
Simon Rothstein / The Sun:
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TMZ.com:
The Bride of Edward Scissorhands
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From Mediagazer:

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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