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9:05 AM ET, October 9, 2008

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner on Holly: “It's Over!”  —  It's really over.  —  Hugh Hefner confirms he and Holly Madison are no longer.  —  “If she says it's over, it's over,” Hefner tells me.  “But like I've said before, she is the love of my life, and I expected to spend the rest of my life with her.”
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Perez Hilton:
Kendra Confirms Hef Break Up Too!  —  We mentioned earlier in the week that Holly Madison confirmed her break up with Hugh Hefner.  —  Well, Kendra Wilkinson has also revealed that she and Hef are officially broken up as well.  —  No surprise, but we like the confirmation!
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:   Kendra Talks Cybersex With Her New Man
Molly / POPSUGAR:
The Jolie-Pitts Globe Trot Back to France  —  Just like that, the Jolie-Pitts are back in France.  The family arrived at the Nice airport in their pajamas early this morning after an all-night flight.  We were just reveling in seeing Angelina and Brad cuddling and watching Maddox and Pax play …
Discussion: Pittwatch.com
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Bauer-Griffin:
Brad-y Bunch: Brangelina Family in France
Discussion: The Bosh
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Courteney Cox: I've Had Botox - and “I Hated It!”  —  Courteney Cox has a confession: She's had Botox, and she didn't like it!  —  “Botox?  I think it's fantastic and also horrible,” she tells November's Marie Claire.  “I mean, they've come up with this stuff that can make you not look angry.
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 …
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Alex Dobuzinskis / Reuters:   Gerard Butler accused of punching photographer
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Beyoncé Finally Opens Up About Secret Wedding  —  Six months after marrying Jay-Z, Beyonce is at last revealing details about their top-secret wedding.  —  “What Jay and I have is real.  It's not about interviews or getting the right photo op.  It's real,” the singer, 27, tells Essence magazine in its November issue.
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Simon Rothstein / The Sun:
Mischa: Posh isn't stylish  —  IN what has to be one of the most baffling celebrity feuds, MISCHA BARTON has slammed VICTORIA BECKHAM'S dress sense.  —  Yes, that's the same Mischa Barton who is usually pictured in disgusting get-ups falling out of clubs and her tops.
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
Barton blasts Beckham's fashion sense
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
MSNBC:
Lauren Bacall: ‘Tom Cruise is a maniac’  —  Hollywood legend lashes out at actor in Elle magazine interview  —  Lauren Bacall is many things — an award-winning actress, a political activist and one of Hollywood's most legendary leading ladies.  But one thing she is not is quiet.
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.
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.”
People.com:
Ricky Schroder Recalls Son's Devastating Crash  —  Rick and Andrea Schroeder with their children: Faith, 7; Cambry, 11; Luke, 15; and Holden, 16  —  The usually golden life of former Silver Spoons actor Ricky Schroder took a dramatic turn in the summer of 2007 - when Schroder …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
PopEater:
PopEater Poll Results  —  Elisabeth may disagree with ‘View’ co-hosts on most things political, but our nearly 67,000 voters agree that when these ladies are fighting, it's hard to hear. 89 percent say they miss some or all of their points in the midst of the bickering.  —  YouTube.com
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
NY Daily News:
‘Girlfight’ meets toy story for Michelle Rodriguez  —  After Michelle Rodriguez's weekend visit, the folks at the Mayfair Hotel and Spa in Coconut Grove, Fla., may be rethinking those heavy brass knockers they have on every guest-room door.  —  Fellow guests at the recherché retreat …
Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Nikki Blonsky: Airport Brawl Left Me ‘Destroyed’  —  Nikki Blonsky says she lives “every day in pain” since the July 30 fight involving the family of Bianca Golden, a former contestant on America's Next Top Model.  —  Speaking for the first time about the brawl, the Hairspray actress, 19 …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Selena Gomez Sweetens Halloween for UNICEF  —  For Halloween, Selena Gomez is unmasking her charitable side.  —  The Disney Channel wizard has signed on as the face of the 2008 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which urges kiddies to help out children around the world by collecting donations …
Discussion: Junior Celebs and 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.
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FemaleFirst:   ‘Maniac’ Tom Cruise
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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Agence France Presse:
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Variety:
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
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People.com:
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Eileen Finan / People.com:
Kellie Pickler: I Battled A Year-Long Depression
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Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Howard Stern & Beth Ostrosky Exchange Rings
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Travis Barker: “I'm Just Thankful to Be Alive”
 

 
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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

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

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