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2:00 PM ET, September 19, 2008

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Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Katie Holmes Hits Broadway With a Bang  —  In case you haven't heard, previews began Thursday night for the revival of Arthur Miller's great play, “All My Sons,” on Broadway.  —  In case you don't know, Katie Holmes — aka Mrs. Tom Cruise — has a small role in the production which otherwise stars …
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Jo Piazza / NY Daily News:
Tom Cruise gushes as Katie Holmes makes Broadway debut in ‘All My Sons’  —  The protesters were out in full force at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Thursday night - but they 'weren't protesting Katie.'  —  Katie Holmes cruised through her Broadway debut on Thursday night despite anti-Scientology protesters …
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
‘Free Katie!’...  Anti-Scientology protesters greet Mrs Cruise on Broadway at her opening night  —  Katie Holmes certainly drew a crowd to her debut Broadway performance - just not the one she was expecting.  —  The actress faced a barrage of protests from a crowd of anti-Scientology demonstrators …
Michael K / Dlisted:   Katie's Big Broadway Welcome
New York Post:
‘INSIDER’ OUT  —  PAT O'Brien is out of a job.  The former host of “The Insider,” who was demoted to a correspondent after several stints in rehab, infuriated his bosses when he sent out an ill-advised e-mail Monday to his “Insider” and “Entertainment Tonight” co-workers, which boasted of his own popularity.
NY Daily News:
Yankee star Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Rodriguez reach divorce settlement  —  The ugly divorce battle that painted Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez as a serial adulterer and “brainwashed” beau of pop icon Madonna is over.  —  Rodriguez and his wife, Cynthia, announced Thursday night …
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Siobhan Morrissey / People.com:
Yankees Star Alex Rodriguez Settles Divorce
Discussion: Dlisted and poponthepop.com
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Cele|bitchy:   All 17 of Paris Hilton's dogs are fine
New York Post:
PARIS LETS PUPS OUT TO DIE
Discussion: Yeeeah!, Gawker and X17 Online
107.5 The River:
A 107.5 THE RIVER EXCLUSIVE!  —  BRITNEY SPEARS' BRAND NEW SINGLE, WOMANIZER, AVAILABLE NOW FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!  YEAH, IT'S NOT THE ENTIRE “HIT” SONG BUT YOU DEFINITELY GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THE POP TART PRINCESS IS GONNA BRING US WITH HER NEWEST RECORD ON DECEMBER 2nd.  —  DO YOU LIKE IT?
TMZ.com:
Audrina — Moving Out and Up!  —  “The Hills” ain't big enough for Audrina Patridge anymore.  —  Sources close to Audrina tell TMZ a spin-off show starring Audrina is “in the works.”  And it's all happening fast — moving trucks are in front of the house she shares with Lauren Conrad and Lauren Bosworth right now.
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Helen Weathers / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Heather Mills sues her former publicist for £250,000  —  Heather Mills is suing her former publicist Michele Elyzabeth for more than £250,000 for breach of confidence and falsehood over newspaper allegations about the former model's failed marriage to Sir Paul McCartney, the Daily Mail can reveal.
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Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
Mills sues former publicist for £250,000
Discussion: TMZ.com
People.com:
Jessica Simpson: Proud I Let Tony Romo into My Life  —  Jessica Simpson just notched her first No.-1 country album - but she also wants to give herself props having Tony Romo as the love of her life.  —  “Tony is a great quarterback, but he's a better boyfriend,” Simpson, 28 …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and The Hollywood Gossip
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Sonya Padgett / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
FIFTH ANNUAL NINA'S NIGHT OUT: Simpson to perform for benefit
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
Hellomagazine.com:
Pammie and her masked friend cause a stir at Vivienne's show  —  Exuding bombshell glamour in a figure-hugging gold dress, and with a man dressed as a shop mannequin by her side, Baywatch beauty Pamela Anderson proved a talking point during a London Fashion Week show on Thursday.
E! Online:
The Jonas Brothers Play the Field  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - So that's why they were at the sporting goods store.  —  E! News has learned exclusively that the Jonas Brothers helped celebrate Nick's Sweet 16 birthday last night at Los Angeles' Dodgers Stadium.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Lawyer: Ryan O'Neal ‘Does Not Use Drugs’  —  Ryan O'Neal (left) and Redmond O'Neal  —  Drugs found by police in Ryan O'Neal's home didn't belong to him and the actor “will be fully vindicated,” his lawyer tells PEOPLE.  —  “Those were not Ryan's drugs, he doesn't use drugs …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Californication Co-Star David Duchovny “Doing Really Well”  —  Californication's Evan Handler is sending his well wishes to David Duchovny, who entered treatment for sex addiction last month.  —  “The most I can say is that I hope he's doing really well — and I heard he is doing really well …
Discussion: Jezebel
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:   Trio joins ‘Joneses’
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
What Sarah Jessica Parker Says About the Sex and the City Sequel  —  Don't break out the cosmos just yet.  —  The buzzed-about Sex and the City movie sequel isn't official.  —  Sarah Jessica Parker tells Usmagazine.com that she and writer Michael Patrick King will “have that conversation sooner rather than later.”
 
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Kate Beckinsale's daughter no fan
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
LL Cool J furious to be outsold by Jessica
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Ivory Clinton / People.com:
Kellie Pickler to Co-Host New Year's Rockin' Eve
Discussion: OH NO!!
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Mel B Wants to Help Tighten Your ‘Jubbily Bits’
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Just Jared
BabyCenter:
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From Mediagazer:

Eve Batey / Vanity Fair:
The relationship between Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. casts renewed scrutiny on the ethical line between all journalists and subjects

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Docs: in Perplexity's new ad model, brands will be able to bid for a “sponsored” question, which features an AI-generated answer approved by the advertiser

New York Times:
X capitulates in Brazil and could return next week, as the company's lawyers say it took down some accounts, paid fines, and named a new formal representative

 
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