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4:25 PM ET, October 8, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Jamie Lynn NOT Pregnant  —  Three-month-old Maddie Briann Aldridge is gonna have to wait to have a lil' baby brother or sister, because Jamie Lynn Spears is not pregnant, y'all!  —  While several reports are claiming Jamie Lynn is preggers again, an unimpeachable source tells TMZ Britney's baby sis does …
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OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Jamie Lynn & Casey Fight the Rumors  —  A recent series of scurrilous tabloid stories have alleged that not only has 19-year-old Casey been unfaithful to Jamie Lynn, but that he's also gotten another woman pregnant.  The stories insist that the couple's relationship is a sham and that he is still seeing other girls!
PopEater:
Jamie Lynn, Babydaddy Doing Just Fine
Discussion: X17 Online and The Blemish
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Travis Barker: “I'm Just Thankful to Be Alive”  —  In the new issue of Us Weekly (on newsstands now), Travis Barker opens up for the first time since his tragic September 19 Learjet crash that killed four.  He and DJ AM - the only survivors of the crash - suffered second and third degree burns on their hands and lower body.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Joe Jonas, Taylor Swift Call It Quits  —  Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift have called it quits, Us Weekly reports in its new issue, on newsstands now.  —  A source tells Us the two - who dated for several months - split in early October.  He broke up with her over the phone.  —  Says the insider: “He broke her heart.”
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PopEater:
Joe Jonas Breaks Up With Taylor Swift  —  Joe Jonas has broken up with singer, Taylor Swift, and the split wasn't mutual, US Weekly reports.  Jonas ended the relationship with Swift over the phone.  —  Insiders say Jonas “broke her heart.”  —  Although the two singers never confirmed their relationship …
People.com:
Nicole Richie & Joel Madden: 'We're So Blessed'  —  She purees her own green beans and records her daughter's every smile in a journal - making her “the best mom I've ever seen,” Joel Madden, speaking in PEOPLE's latest cover story (on sale Friday), raves about girlfriend Nicole Richie.
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Howard Stern & Beth Ostrosky Exchange Rings  —  Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky exchange rings  —  Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky's wedding last Friday at Le Cirque restaurant in Manhattan had guests both in tears and laughter, PEOPLE reports in its latest issue, on sale Friday.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
FIRST PEEK: Howard Stern's Wedding Photo  —  When Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky tied the knot last Friday at NYC's Le Cirque restaurant, they “walked into a room full of friends excited to celebrate with them,” Stern's cohost Robin Quivers tells Us Weekly in its latest issue, on newsstands now.
Discussion: Just Jared
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brooke Hogan Says No to Playboy  —  Brooke Hogan has turned down an offer to pose nude in Playboy.  —  “Brooke just didn't feel that it was the right time,” her rep tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.  “It's not out of the question for the future, but we'll have to see.”
Extra:
Christie Brinkley Fires Back  —  Supermodel Christie Brinkley faced a highly publicized divorce from her husband Peter Cook three months ago — now she's re-arming to fight Cook's claims about their nasty split.  “It is shocking that Mr. Cook, after having his day in court …
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
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Park Si-soo / The Korea Times:
Gay Actor Found Dead in Apparent Suicide  —  Actor Kim Ji-who was found dead in his house in an apparent suicide, police said Wednesday, the fourth suicide by an entertainer in just one month.  —  Songpa Police Station confirmed the 23-year-old hung himself at his home in Jamsil, southern Seoul, Monday.
Discussion: Queerty and Gawker
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Audrina Patridge: Lauren “Hung Up on Me” When I Asked About Justin  —  On Wednesday's Ellen DeGeneres Show, Audrina Patridge says she has yet to get any answers from Lauren Conrad or Justin Bobby about Internet rumors that they hooked up.  —  When she phoned Conrad after the scandal broke …
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Kellie Pickler: I Battled A Year-Long Depression  —  Last year, Kellie Pickler battled depression and suffered severe reactions to anti-depressant pills after struggling with family problems and an emotional breakup from her boyfriend, hockey player Jordin Tootoo, the country star reveals in the new issue of PEOPLE, on sale Friday.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Madonna Heckles Palin at NYC Concert  —  Madonna isn't “hung up” on Sarah Palin.  —  The singer, 50, made repeated swipes at the Republican vice presidential candidate while performing her Sticky & Sweet Tour Tuesday at NYC's Madison Square Garden.  —  During her tune “I Love New York,” …
TMZ.com:
Butler Kicks Butt — LAPD Investigates  —  We've learned Gerard Butler is under criminal investigation for allegedly assaulting a photog.  —  It allegedly went down early Tuesday in L.A. Gerard was leaving Crown Bar at 2:00 AM and got into his limo.  The photog claims he was following Gerard's limo …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Real Housewives of Atlanta: NeNe & Sheree Get the Drama Started  —  Those Desperate Housewives of Wisteria Lane thought they'd finally met their match when the even more desperate housewives of Orange County and New York made their TV debuts.  But the five Georgia peaches of Bravo's …
Discussion: OH NO!!
Ceilidh / Cele|bitchy:
Lauren Bacall goes crazy-old-lady on Tom Cruise  —  Lauren Bacall does not like Tom Cruise.  She's never worked directly with Cruise, but she worked with his ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, in Dogville and Birth and feels she has some insight into Tom's personality and personal life because of it.
Hollywoodtuna:
Marisa Miller Takes Me For A Ride  —  I don't really know what to tell you about these pictures, I'm at a loss for words.  Some marketing genius had the brilliant idea to take a supermodel like Marisa Miller, put her in booty shorts, thigh high leather boots and have her straddle a Harley Davidson.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
A Dancing Twist!  Feel Like Shouting?  —  Oh, those reality-TV producers, always trying to throw us for a loop.  —  Get the latest elimination proceedings after the jump—and find out how Dancing With the Stars is dealing with Misty May-Treanor's premature demise.
Discussion: The Superficial
Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Lily Allen Granted U.S. Visa  —  Lily Allen picked up a songwriting award for “Smile” at the BMI Awards in London Tuesday, but the singer had another reason to celebrate.  —  “I got my U.S. visa today, yay!” she told PEOPLE at the awards.  “It means I can go and tour there and finish what I started …
 
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