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10:55 AM ET, October 6, 2008

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Vicki Sheff-Cahan / People.com:
Eddie Van Halen Is Engaged  —  Eddie Van Halen with girlfriend Janie Liszewski  —  Eddie Van Halen is engaged to his girlfriend/manager Janie Liszewski, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Van Halen, 53, proposed to Liszewski, 38, on Aug. 4 while they were vacationing in Hawaii.
Valerie Nome / OK! Magazine:
Angelina: “We're Going to Have More Kids”  —  In her first appearance before a huge audience since giving birth to twins in July, a healthy and happy looking Angelina Jolie revealed how she got her body back after babies.  —  “Run around with all the kids, and breastfeeding …
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Hugh Hefner Says Girlfriends Aren't Leaving Him  —  LOS ANGELES — Hugh Hefner says the hearsay that his girlfriends Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson are ready to move on is all made up.  —  “It's all rumors without question.
Discussion: Celebrity Scandals and OH NO!!
Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Former Headmistress: Oprah Refuses to Apologize  —  Oprah Winfrey and Nomvuyo Mzamane  —  What prompted Nomvuyo Mzamane - the former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's South African Leadership Academy for Girls - to sue the TV mogul for defamation?  —  “We were forced to file this lawsuit …
Zoe Griffin / Mirror.co.uk:
Scientologists call Amy Winehouse to offer their help  —  She's been been in and out of rehab to beat her drugs and drink demons, but anyone who's seen recent pictures of Amy Winehouse knows that clearly hasn't worked.  —  Now I hear the troubled singer could be turning to the Church …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and L.A. Rag Mag
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Michael Thornton / Digital Spy:
Scientologists reach out to Winehouse
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Celebrates Sweet 16 — Seven Weeks Early — at Disneyland  —  Miley Cyrus is celebrating her Sweet 16 a few weeks early.  —  Even though her actual birth date isn't until Nov. 23, she got the party started Sunday at Disneyland.  —  More than 5,000 guests (many of whom paid $250) …
Discussion: Mollygood
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L.A. Times:
Miley Cyrus invites celebs to Disneyland Sweet 16 party
Georgina Dickinson / News of the World:
Courtney Love's done a Fern  —  Star lied about her dieting and used gastric band instead  —  SHE claimed she had an eating disorder.  Then she said it was all down to hard dieting.  —  But we can reveal that rock chick Courtney Love actually suffers from a CHEATING disorder …
Daily Mail:
Go girl: Britney Spears goes karting (with a balaclava and helmet that helpfully cover up those greasy locks) … Her driving record isn't exactly squeaky clean, but that didn't stop her getting behind the wheel for a spin around a California go-kart track yesterday.
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
People.com:
Couples Watch: Rihanna & Chris, Ashlee & Pete  —  Plus: Lauren Conrad, and all the latest scoop on star romance  —  Chris Brown and Rihanna  —  • Undercover lovebirds Rihanna and Chris Brown, starting their exciting night on the town with dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.
Discussion: Just Jared
Associated Press:
Janet Jackson delays 3 more shows due to illness  —  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness.  —  Her publicist said in an e-mail late Saturday that Jackson was postponing a Saturday show in Greensboro, N.C. …
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People.com:
Janet Jackson Postpones More Shows
Discussion: Bossip
New York Post:
MUSIC MAN TO LOHANS: SCRAM!  —  FAMED music manager Johnny Wright is not only saying, “Thanks, but no thanks” to Dina Lohan - he slams her and her daughter Ali in a statement to Page Six.  —  Last week, we reported that Ali - the 14-year-old younger sister of Lindsay Lohan …
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Perez Hilton:
Wanna Beat The Crap Out Of Michael Lohan??  —  As we mentioned last month, media-loving Michael Lohan said he was looking for a celebrity to fight against him in the boxing ring to raise more money for “numerous charities.”  —  And guess who was at the top of his list to fight against?
Discussion: TMZ.com
Tom Harper / Daily Mail:
Oilfinger: Exclusive picture shows Gemma Arterton coming to a sticky end in new Bond film … It's not unusual for Bond Girls to be bumped off in bizarre ways...but none has met a stickier end than this.  —  In the new 007 movie Quantum Of Solace, Gemma Arterton's character is drowned …
 
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Karu F. Daniels / Black Voices Blogs:
Bermuda Music Festival 2008: Alicia Keys Shimmers & Shine In the Face …
Emmet Sullivan / People.com:
Clint Eastwood: Angelina Has ‘Most Gorgeous Face on Planet’
Discussion: iVillage
Beth Perry / People.com:
Idol's LaKisha Jones Ties the Knot
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Isobel Smith / Now Magazine:
Rihanna: I grew up with a dad on crack
Discussion: Lepaparazzi
Richard L. Eldredge / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Tyler Perry Studios marks historic opening with a party
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Lifeline Live
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Hellomagazine.com:
Wedding bells ‘are in the air after Justin proposes on Roman holiday’
Just Jared:
Joe Jonas Belts It Out
Discussion: OH NO!!
Jovie Baclayon / E! Online:
DWTS Volleyball Star Injured, Status Uncertain
Discussion: Socialite Life
Starpulse:
Elizabeth Hurley Flashes Underwear At Charity Event
Discussion: Breaking News
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Country Star Dierks Bentley Welcomes Daughter
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

 
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