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1:20 PM ET, September 24, 2008

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David Caplan / People.com:
Clay Aiken: I'm a Gay Dad  —  Following the Aug. 8 birth of his son Parker, singer Clay Aiken is following through on a promise he made to himself as a new dad: to publicly acknowledge that he's gay.  —  “It was the first decision I made as a father,” Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
The Claymates Speak!
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The Huffington Post:
Clay Aiken Cradles Newborn Son On People Cover: “Yes, I'm Gay”
Ben Fritz / Dateline Hollywood:
5 Rejected Clay Aiken People Magazine covers
Discussion: The Superficial
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Drew Barrymore Makes Out With Ed Westwick at NYC Concert!  —  New couple alert!  —  Drew Barrymore and Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick were spotted “in a full-on make-out session” at a NYC concert for alt-rockers Kings of Leon Tuesday night.  —  Westwick's co-star Chace Crawford …
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New York Magazine:
Spotted: Chuck Bass Snogging ... Drew Barrymore?!?!?!  —  D. got a piece of Bass last night.  —  Photo: Justin Bishop/Courtesy of Vanity Fair  —  OMFG.  Last night at Webster Hall, the main event proved not to be the performance by Kings of Leon but the intense makeout sesh …
Perez Hilton:
New Couple Alert?  —  Drew Barrymore, 33, has scored herself a Gossip Girl hottie!  —  Chace Crawford, 23, and the Charlie's Angels star seem to be dating.  —  The pair hit up the Saturday Night Live after-party together this past weekend.  —  And, they were out and about again on Monday night!
New York Post:
LINDSAY DAD: SAM'S ‘HIDEOUS’  —  Lindsay Lohan wants her father to just shut up - especially since Michael Lohan furiously scratched an e-mail to X17online the other day, calling Lohan's girlfriend, Samantha Ronson, “dark, hideous and a disgusting representation of humanity.”
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman: Why I Stayed So Skinny During My Pregnancy  —  Even while pregnant with daughter Sunday, many were amazed that Nicole Kidman still managed to keep her svelte figure.  —  Now, in a new interview with The Australian Women's Weekly, the 41-year-old actress opens up about her relatively small bump.
Discussion: BabyCenter
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TMZ.com:
Hulk's Boy — Out in the Nick of Time
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Hulk Hogan's Son to Leave Jail Three Months Early
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German Edition / Bild.de:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Wann-a-see Berlin!  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie can both proudly say “ich bin ein Berliner” as the celebrity couple have settled into a lakeside mansion in the German capital for the next 90 days.  —  Angelina (33), Brad (44), and their six children landed …
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Extra:
Brangelina Brood on the Move
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Ken Lee / People.com:
For Sale: Britney Spears's Home for $7.9 Million  —  Britney Spears's six-bedroom, six-bathroom Studio City, Calif., home is on the market with an asking price of $7.9 million.  —  Described in the real estate listing as an “exquisite gated Italian Renaissance-inspired villa,” …
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Champ Clark / People.com:
Griffin O'Neal Speaks Out About Family's Troubles  —  Ryan (left) and Griffin O'Neal  —  The drug arrests of Ryan O'Neal and his 23-year-old son Redmond at their Malibu home are just the latest chapter in a tragic saga, the actor's other son Griffin O'Neal tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Lifeline Live
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
David Blaine: Cheater  —  Is David Blaine a big cheater or what?  The droopy-eyed “magician” is currently engaged in his latest stunt, hanging upside down for 60 hours in Central Park.  Except that ever since he started yesterday afternoon, we've been getting emails from bystanders saying …
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Leighton Meester: I Was Born in Prison to Mom Who Was “Always There For Me”  —  Leighton Meester's upbringing was nothing like that of her Gossip Girl character Blair Waldorf: the actress was born to a mother who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for smuggling marijuana.
Discussion: Just Jared
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Comedian Jeffrey Ross Is DWTS' First Casualty  —  After Monday's wild Dancing with the Stars kickoff, the contestants returned to the ballroom Tuesday to perform their second dance.  It was all about the quickstep and mambo.  And while many contestants continued to sizzle, some fizzled and one unlucky contestant had to go home.
Discussion: Breaking News
Chris Harris / MTV:
Ciara Insists: 'I Wasn't Nude' In Vibe Photo Shoot  —  ‘Go Girl’ singer calls magazine cover ‘very, very upsetting and somewhat misleading.’  —  R&B chanteuse Ciara would like to set the record straight about the photo spread she shot for the October issue of Vibe magazine: She was not nude …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Lindsay Lohan's Dad Wants Samantha Ronson Out of Her Life  —  LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan's newly confirmed girlfriend is to blame for her personal and professional problems, her father Michael Lohan says.  —  Michael, in an e-mail to Pop Tarts, wrote that he has reason to believe …
The Sun:
Rehab?  I'd rather stay in prison  —  AMY WINEHOUSE's junkie husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL has rejected a second chance to leave jail early — after prison bosses said he would have to go straight into rehab.  —  They offered to cut his stay at Suffolk's Edmunds Hill prison by more than two months if he agreed to the detox.
Laura Elias / Entertainmentwise:
Madonna Loses Out To Beyonce In Highest Paid Pop Stars List  —  Get the top ten here...  Beyonce Knowles and The Police are the richest musicians according to a poll in Forbes magazine to find the World's Best Paid Music Stars.  —  The Police came top after pocketing a hefty $115 million over the past 12 months.
 
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