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2:25 PM ET, November 20, 2007

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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Mary-Kate Olsen Hospitalized with Kidney Infection  —  Mary-Kate Olsen has been hospitalized with a kidney infection, her rep tells PEOPLE.  —  The actress entered the emergency room of a New York hospital on Monday.  —  "Mary Kate got a kidney infection," says rep Nicole Caruso.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Secrets: Sex at 14, Her Grandma Committed Suicide at 31  —  Britney Spears made a name for herself as a happy, wholesome pop star who was saving herself for marriage.  —  But lawyer Eric Ervin, who worked with Spears as a teenager, tells Us Weekly in its new cover story that the …
People.com:
Guy Ritchie: No Christmas Presents for My Family  —  Christmas came early to London's Leicester Square Monday night for the European premiere of Fred Claus.  —  The movie's stars Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti held court amid the fake snow and over-sized evergreens, while Guy Ritchie …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Daily Blabber
Associated Press:
Red Hot Chili Peppers Sue Showtime  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Red Hot Chili Peppers on Monday sued Showtime Networks over the name of the television series "Californication," which is also the name of the band's 1999 album and a single on it.  —  The lawsuit alleges unfair competition …
Discussion: brooklynvegan
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Sue Showtime
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Michael K / Dlisted:   Red Hot Lawsuit
Helen / Cele|bitchy:
Red Hot Chili Peppers Sue Showtime for Using "Californication" Term
Discussion: Hecklerspray and TV with MeeVee
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Will Smith Admits to Studying Scientology With Tom Cruise  —  Are Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith the latest celebs to join the Church of Scientology?  —  Smith, a friend of famous Scientologist Tom Cruise, tells Men's Vogue, "I've studied Buddhism and Hinduism, and I've studied Scientology through Tom [Cruise]."
Ken Lee / People.com:
Bill Nye, Restraining Order Guy  —  Bill Nye, television's Science Guy, requested a restraining order against his former fiancée, claiming she may have tried to poison him, legal papers show.  —  Nye sought the order Sept. 4 in a Los Angeles court seeking to keep Blair Tindal, 47 …
Discussion: Blowing Smoke and CelebWarship
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The Smoking Gun:
War Of The Roses  —  TV's "Science Guy" seeks restraining order against "faux" wife  —  A late-night flower bed raid has prompted Bill Nye the Science Guy to obtain a temporary restraining order against a California woman whom the television personality appeared to have married last year.
Heather / Fametastic:
Zahara Jolie-Pitt's biological mum reveals rape; denies dispute  —  The biological mother of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's older daughter Zahara has revealed that the little girl was conceived after a rape.  —  Zahara was originally thought to be an orphan when Angelina adopted her from Ethopia …
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Angelina's Thanksgiving Showdown!  Should Brad Insist On Angie Visiting His Family?  Vote!  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's mother are on a holiday collision course!  Bad blood between Jolie and Jane Pitt could come to a boil this Thanksgiving at the Pitt family home in Missouri …
Discussion: E! Online, Gawker, Jezebel and FishBowlLA
TMZ.com:
Dennis Quaid's Newborn Twins in Medical Nightmare  —  TMZ has learned that Dennis Quaid's newborn twins are fighting for their lives after being inadvertently overdosed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.  —  Sources tell us the twins — Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Faded Youth Blog
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Hires Private Investigator, Kevin Federline's Attorney Says He's "Not Concerned"  —  Kevin Federline's attorney is speaking out about a recent report that Britney Spears has hired a private investigator to dig up dirt in their ongoing custody battle.  —  TMZ.com first reported the news Monday.
TMZ.com:
Hogan Family — Vehicular Lunatics?  —  The Hogan family has come out strongly against street racing since Nick's brutal crash — but just two years ago, another Hogan was screaming its virtues!  —  ABCActionNews.com out of Tampa Bay, Florida has uncovered video from 2005 …
Discussion: Dlisted, OH NO!! and Gabby Babble
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TMZ.com:
Hogan Family in Denial?
Michael K / Dlisted:
I Applaud Madonna  —  Madonna's 11-year-old daughter, Lourdes, has a moustache and unibrow and so what?  Like Tyra Banks would say, SO WHAT?!  I applaud Madonna for not allowing Lourdes to cover herself up in make-up and look like a cheap hooker like other girls her age.
New York Post:
'PATHETIC' LA MUSIC BASH  —  THE American Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles Sunday night were a fiasco - and not just because someone had the dumb idea to have Beyoncé [see photo, opposite page] sing her hit "Irreplaceable" with country band Sugarland.
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Opening Of A Toilet  —  While Mr. Whipple was making the long trek to heaven, Molly Shannon was opening the Charmin toilets in NYC's Times Square yesterday.  Charmin is opening "plush public restrooms" for the holiday season.  Poor Molly!  Has it come to this?
Discussion: WOW Report
"ShockTillYouDrop.com:
The Teeth Teaser Poster  —  Courtesy of Roadside Attraction, we have a baby teeth-sized look at the teaser one-sheet for Teeth.  —  The film tells the story of high school student Dawn (Jess Weixler) who works hard at suppressing her budding sexuality by being the local chastity group's most active participant.
Discussion: Dlisted and OH NO!!
Cord Jefferson / MollyGood:
ASHLEE SIMPSON BELIEVES SHE HAS FANS WHO CARE ABOUT HER HEALTH, NOT JUST HER HAIR … That's called addiction, Ashee!  (See that?  Ha!)
Discussion: Dlisted
Dave Masters / The Sun:
Granny, 102, in nude calendar  —  ALE be damned - 102-year-old pensioner Nora Hardwick poses topless and becomes one of the oldest women ever to appear in a nude calendar.  —  The former-councillor, from Lincolnshire, became Miss November to raise cash for her local football team, Ancaster Athletic.
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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Diane Clehane / People.com:
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Daily Mail:
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From Mediagazer:

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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