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12:40 PM ET, October 2, 2008

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Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
Britney Spears Goes Back to School - for a Cause  —  A New York middle school got a surprise visitor: Britney Spears.  —  The pop star dropped by John Philip Sousa M. S. 142 in The Bronx on Wednesday to present a $10,000 check to be used as an endowment for the school's year-old music program.
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New York Post:
MISSING BRITNEY  —  Britney Spears just swept through town with a familiar face missing from her side.  Spears' cousin and former assistant, Alli Sims, told Page Six she's still not allowed to be in contact with the pop tart.  “I have no idea when I'll see her again.  I miss her every day,” Sims said.
Jordan / BreatheHeavy.com:   EXCLUSIVE: NEW BRITNEY PERFUME LAUNCHING THIS DECEMBER
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
It's Official: Rosie's Headed to NBC Prime Time!  —  NBC is cooking up one juicy Thanksgiving appetizer for viewers this year: Rosie O'Donnell!  —  Nearly two months to the day since I brought you news of the Peacock-Ro talks, the polarizing funny lady has inked a deal with NBC to headline …
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PopEater:
Oh Boy ... Rosie Gets a ‘Variety Show’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Michael K / Dlisted:   Rosie O Is Coming Back To TV
James Hibberd James Hibberd / Reuters:   Rosie O'Donnell to host “Variety Show”
Karen Anhalt / People.com:
Brad and Angelina Bring the Family to New York City  —  The Jolie-Pitt bunch is back in the U.S.A.  —  For the first time since the birth of twins Vivienne and Knox, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in New York City with their kids.  —  Jolie plans to walk the red carpet at the New York Film Festival …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Sandra Bernhard Cut From Benefit for Palin Gang-Rape Joke  —  Sandra Bernhard's recent cracks about Gov. Sarah Palin are no laughing matter, according to a Boston women's shelter.  —  Officials at Rosie's Place cut the comedian as a headliner from an annual benefit after she joked that Palin would be …
Stephanie Sanchez / The IESB:
IESB Exclusive: 300 Sequel/Prequel Storyline Revealed!  —  When does the second 300 film take place?  Director Zack Snyder spills the beans to IESB's Robert Sanchez!  —  The release of 300 back in 2007, marked the biggest opening weekend ever in March and was the third biggest opening for an R-rated film ever.
Raquel Maria Dillon / Associated Press:
Mr. Clean actor House Peters Jr. dead at 92  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — House Peters Jr., a TV actor who became the original Mr. Clean in Proctor & Gamble's commercials for household cleaners, died Wednesday.  He was 92.  —  Peters died of pneumonia at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital …
People.com:
PHOTO: Scary Jessica Alba Ad - Part 2  —  Photo by: Declare Yourself's 2008 “Silence Yourself” Campaign / Mark Liddell  —  Every horror story has a sequel, and Jessica Alba is again using shock value to get the word out about the importance of voting.  —  The actress poses for another ad …
Discussion: Just Jared and ecorazzi.com
Perez Hilton:
Angelina Comes Out Of Hiding!!!!!  —  Angelina Jolie was finally photographed in public today for the first time since giving birth to her twins MONTHS ago.  —  Reports claim that the actress and humanitarian has been suffering from post-natal depression.  We're not sure we believe that …
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Scorsese, De Niro to ‘Paint Houses’  —  Paramount taps Zaillian to adapt Brandt book  —  Paramount Pictures is plotting a return to organized crime for Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.  Studio has set Steve Zaillian to adapt “I Heard You Paint Houses,” the book about the mob assassin …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Melissa Joan Hart: I Regret No Epidural  —  Actress Melissa Joan Hart has second thoughts about her decision to give birth to son Braydon naturally.  —  “I told my mom and my husband, don't let me have [the drugs],” she told Usmagazine.com at the Celebration of Babies to benefit March of Dimes in L.A. Saturday.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Confirmed: Steve Fossett Wreckage Found  —  Pilot Steve Fossett  —  Authorities said Thursday morning that the wreckage initially spotted by aerial searchers is the plane piloted by missing adventurer Steve Fossett, not seen since he took off from an airstrip at an isolated ranch in the Nevada desert some 13 months ago.
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
Nashville Narc / Country Music Gossip:
A Reader Meets And Talks With Travis!  —  Last night a reader claims to have met Travis.  She obviously reads this website and didn't hold back any punches.  Here is what she sent to us very early this morning:  —  Was just at the Carrie Underwood concert in Topeka, KS tonight and I spotted …
Oliver Jones / People.com:
Shia LaBeouf Injured - Again  —  Shia LaBeouf  —  Shia LaBeouf, who crushed his hand in a car accident, was injured yet again, this time on a movie set, PEOPLE confirms.  —  LaBeouf, 22, suffered a cut below his eyebrow while working on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Tuesday.
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
David Archuleta to Make Acting Debut  —  David Archuleta is set to make his acting debut in an episode of Nickelodeon's iCarly.  —  The American Idol Season 7 runner-up will play himself when the cameras roll on Thursday, Nickelodeon confirms. iCarly centers around a high school student …
Fox News:
Report: Jessica Simpson, Tony Romo Seen Checking Out Rings  —  Jessica Simpson and her boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, were in Neiman Marcus in Dallas checking out engagement rings, a spy told the Chicago Sun-Times.  —  The couple are talking about a winter wedding, a source told the Sun-Times.
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Ayyyy!
Anthony McCartney / Associated Press:
Attorney: Paparazzi called in tip on Locklear  —  AP - In this Jan. 17, 2008 file photo Heather Locklear poses at the world premiere of the film 'Hannah Montana ...  LOS ANGELES - A photographer who called 911 to report Heather Locklear allegedly driving erratically runs a paparazzi agency …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and TMZ.com
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TMZ.com:
Locklear Police Report — “Obvious Impairment”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celebrity Smack!
 
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