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1:25 PM ET, February 8, 2008

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CNBC.com:
Deal Has Been Reached to End Writers' Strike: Eisner  —  A deal has been struck between the major media companies and the Writers Guild of America to end the writers' strike, former Walt Disney  —  “It's over,” Eisner said.  “They made the deal, they shook hands on the deal.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily:
Writers Strike Isn't Over Yet (...Despite What Michael Eisner Says)
Discussion: OH NO!! and ShowHype
New York Post:
AMY AND OZZY  —  HERE'S the latest bizarre chapter in the life of drug-addled Amy Winehouse - she's moving in with Ozzy and Sharon Os bourne and their daughter, Kelly, in the guesthouse of their estate outside London.  The stick-figured “Rehab” singer, just out of rehab herself, is a longtime pal of Kelly, also a former rehabber.
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Sgeneroso / PageSix.com:
Amy and Ozzy  —  HERE'S the latest bizarre chapter in the life of drug-addled Amy Winehouse — she's moving in with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and their daughter, Kelly, in the guesthouse of their estate outside London.  The stick-figured “Rehab” singer, just out of rehab herself, is a longtime pal of Kelly, also a former rehabber.
Discussion: X17 Online and Bitten and Bound
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse to sing at the Grammy Awards after visa snub... via satellite  —  Amy Winehouse has been banned from travelling to America to attend the Grammy Awards this weekend.  —  But the troubled singer will be performing via satellite at the ceremony, where she has been nominated for six of the prestigious music industry awards.
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
J.Lo hearts Valentine's Day delivery date  —  Plus: Angelina Jolie dodges pregnancy rumors; Halle Berry's baby crème  —  If all goes according to plan, Jennifer Lopez will be receiving two special valentines: namely, her twin babies, who are due on Thursday, Feb. 14.
New York Post:
PETA INVADES KARAN'S HOME  —  DONNA Karan is looking for a new assistant after her old assistant mistakenly welcomed an animal-rights activist into Karan's Manhattan home with open arms on Wednesday.  —  According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals rep Michael McGraw, the group sent …
Sara Nelson / Daily Mail:
She had him babe: Cher spills the beans on her romance with Tom Cruise  —  Tom Cruise has a few strings to his bow when it comes to dating Hollywood stars, but his coupling with Cher is bound to raise a few eyebrows.  —  The ex-wife of Sonny Bono confirmed rumours that she had dated …
New York Post:
DUNST NOT ‘FINE’, IN REHAB  —  REPS for troubled actress Kirsten Dunst insisted to Page Six last week she was “fine” when we reported she was “on the verge of a breakdown.”  But we weren't surprised to learn yesterday that the strung-out starlet has checked into the Cirque Lodge rehab in Utah.
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
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IrelandOn-line:
Alba will only speak Spanish to baby  —  Jessica Alba will speak nothing but Spanish when her baby is born later this year because she regretted not picking up the language of her grandparents when she was a child.  —  The sexy Latino star reveals her father only spoke English to her and her brother …
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Noelle Hancock / PageSix.com:   Jessica Alba: I Want a Brown Baby
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Selita Ebanks's New Beau Is a Giant  —  Selita Ebanks and Osi Umenyiora  —  With her broken engagement to actor Nick Cannon just a memory from last fall, Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks tells PEOPLE she is now “happy” - and dating New York Giants football star Osi Umenyiora.
Mark / Defamer:
Corey Haim Is Back, Ready To Make Amends, And Still Has Enough Money To Pay For An Ad In ‘Variety’ Begging For Work  —  Corey Haim is back, Hollywood, and he knows that he's let you down in the past by never realizing the tantalizing promise he displayed in License to Drive …
New York Post:
NO PUFFING MAKES UMA PUFFY  —  UMA Thurman is not pregnant, her boyfriend, Arky Busson, told Page Six when he was told she looked expectant in recent photos.  “She quit smoking,” the handsome financier explained.  Busson, who has a charity in London, Absolute Return for Kids …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Daily Mail:
Bruce Willis' 27-year-old lover is the spitting image of ex-wife Demi Moore  —  Bruce Willis stepped out last night with his 27-year-old lover, actress Emma Heming, who is the spitting image of ex-wife Demi Moore.  —  The pair were in New York for the 29th birthday party of Ashton Kutcher …
Discussion: THE RAD REPORT
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Hilary Swank to play Amelia Earhart  —  Mira Nair to direct biopic from Ron Bass script  —  Hilary Swank is set to play aviatrix Amelia Earhart in “Amelia,” a biopic that will be directed by Mira Nair.  Ron Bass wrote the script.  —  The picture will get off the ground in April …
TMZ.com:
Jesse Metcalfe Knocked the Hell Out!!  —  Former “Desperate Housewives” star Jesse Metcalfe took a crushing right hook to the face last night — and the whole thing was caught on tape!  —  It all went down outside an event at Boulevard 3 nightclub, after Jesse said something that pissed off …
Nat Ives / AdAge:
Girls Gone Wild: The Magazine  —  Captain Read Really, Really Excited  —  The magazine industry will be so proud: The latest big brand to spread from one medium into magazines is Girls Gone Wild.  Each $9.99 issue will feature editorials and pictorials of “the Girls Gone Wild girls,” …
Discussion: Jezebel and Gawker
Daily Mail:
‘Kabbalah follower’ Gwyneth Paltrow takes a bow at Madonna's charity party  —  Just weeks after she was seen slumped in a wheelchair at a New York City hospital, Gwyneth Paltrow proved to the world last night she is back in fine form.  —  The star radiated on the red carpet at a charity party hosted …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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NY Daily News:
Madonna at UN for Raising Malawi
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
 
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