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11:20 AM ET, October 7, 2008

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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Holly Madison: “Hef and I Aren't Together”  —  So much for that transition.  —  Girls Next Door star Holly Madison has confirmed that she and Hugh Hefner are officially over.  —  When a TMZ cameraman recently asked her if she can get him into an upcoming Halloween bash at the Playboy mansion, she replied: “I have no pull anymore.
Discussion: Mollygood and Fox News
What Would Tyler Durden Do?:
TYLER EXCLUSIVE - HOLLY DUMPED HEF
Discussion: F-Listed
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
David Duchovny Out of Rehab After Two Months  —  David Duchovny has been released from rehab, which he entered voluntarily two months ago to treat sex addiction.  —  “David has successfully completed his rehabilitation,” Duchovny's lawyer told Usmagazine.com on Monday.
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Daily Mail:
Britney plays the sexy secretary as she unveils three sizzling looks in her comeback video … Fans have seen many sides of Britney Spears over the past year - but her latest transformation is darker than ever.  —  In the video for her single Womanizer, which is scheduled to be premiered …
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Seriously? OMG!
Britney.com:
World Premiere: Brit's “Womanizer” Video  —  It's true, it's true!!!  The music vid for “Womanizer” will indeed premiere worldwide THIS Friday, Oct. 10 on ABC's 20/20 at 10pm ET.  Remember last year when the “Piece of Me” video first aired on the show, too?  Ah, memories.
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X17 Online:
BRITNEY'S WOMANIZER PHOTOS!
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
Kevin Sessums / The Daily Beast:
Behind the Glow  —  Welcome to The Daily Beast: A Q&A with Tina Brown  —  Jennifer Lopez opens up about motherhood, Scientology, and a “nervous breakdown” that she's never publicly discussed  —  “Don't blow the horn,” I tell my driver as we approach the gates.  “I'm sure we're being watched.
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People.com:
Former American Idol Star Paris Bennett Has a Girl  —  Paris Bennett  —  American Idol's Paris Bennett has welcomed a baby girl, her rep said in a statement Monday.  —  Egypt Bennett, who was born at 3:36 p.m. Monday afternoon, weighed in at 5 lbs., 15 oz.
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Associated Press:
It's a girl for singer Paris Bennett
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Evelyn Yamine / NEWS.com.au:
Idol star Levi Keremea in fatal hotel plunge  —  A POPULAR young singer who burst on to the music stage as a contestant in the first series of Australian Idol is dead, falling from a hotel balcony just hours after performing at a major event.  —  Levi Kereama, who went on to perform …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Perez Hilton
Jennifer Godwin / E! Online:
DWTS: Could Kim Replace Injured Misty?  —  E! News' very own Ryan Seacrest just spoke with Kim Kardashian, and it looks like she might (possibly) be returning to Dancing With the Stars despite her shocking elimination last week!  —  This news comes, of course, in the wake of fellow Star Misty May-Treanor's injury.
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
DWTS Misty May-Treanor “out of the Competition”
Discussion: Lifeline Live, TV Envy and iVillage
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Anne Hathaway books ‘Alice’  —  Helena Bonham Carter also cast in Tim Burton's film  —  Anne Hathaway, who is generating buzz for her performance in “Rachel Getting Married,” has signed for a role in “Alice in Wonderland,” which Tim Burton is directing for Disney.  —  Helena Bonham Carter also has joined the film.
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Victoria and David Beckham's secret to perfect glowing skin: Bird poo … Nobody likes falling victim to birds' mess dropping on them from above - even though it is supposed to bring good luck.  —  But for Victoria and David Beckham it is more a case of bird poo bringing them a good look, rather than good luck.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Daily Mail:
A swashbuckling good deal!  Johnny Depp to be paid £32m to star in fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean film … Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp will pick up a staggering £32million for starring in a fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean film.  —  And it's the highest up-front pay-cheque in showbiz history.
Discussion: New York Magazine, /Film and Defamer
Liz / Perez Hilton:
R. Kelly Back In Court - Only This Time, HE Is The One Suing!  —  R. Kelly is in legal trouble again.  —  Thankfully, though, this time it doesn't involve 15-year-old girls.  —  The I Believe I Can Fly singer believes his former tour promoter - Rowe Entertainment - owes him $3.4 million …
Discussion: Digital Spy and Associated Press
New York Post:
SCREECHING FIT  —  MADONNA better not take her act to Alaska.  At one point during the US kickoff of her “Sticky and Sweet” tour at the Meadowlands Saturday night, the Material Mom indulged her Republican-hating ways, shouting, “Sarah Palin can't come to my party.  Sarah Palin can't come to my show.
Discussion: Extra, New York Magazine and TMZ.com
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Atlanta Housewives Dish About Money, Drama & the Other Housewives  —  Everything is bigger in Atlanta: The houses.  The personalities.  And the drama.  Bravo already offered a sneak peak of the season in July, but The Real Housewives of Atlanta begins Tuesday (9 p.m. ET) …
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: 30 Rock, Gossip Girl, Private Practice  —  Dan Herrick/ZUMA Press; Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMA Press; Chris Carlson/AP Photo  —  Howdy, gang!  Tons of TV goodies to cover today, so let's get right into it!  —  Laura in Santa Cruz, Calif.: So, so, so happy The Office is back!
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Ashley Futz / E! Online:
Brangelina Lands in the Big Easy  —  The Crescent City is seeing stars again.  —  Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and three of their kids were spotted in New Orleans Monday after stopping in New York over the weekend for the Changeling premiere.  —  Jolie was spotted walking around …
Discussion: CelebWarship
People.com:
Tina Fey Signs Mega-Bucks Book Deal  —  Funny money, indeed!  —  Saturday Night Live alum Tina Fey - whose NBC show, 30 Rock, just scored four Emmys - has signed a book deal with Little, Brown Book Group, the Associated Press reported Monday.  —  There is no official word on how much Fey …
Discussion: iVillage
Access Hollywood:
Billy Ray On Miley's Pal Justin Gaston: 'Reminds Me A Lot Of Myself When I Was 20-Years-Old  —  Miley CyrusCelebritiesYoung HollywoodMusic  —  Miley Cyrus celebrated her Sweet 16 birthday at the Disneyland Resort on Sunday with 5,000 of her closest friends — including particular guest …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Access Hollywood
 
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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.

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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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