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5:40 AM ET, October 9, 2008

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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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TMZ.com:
Witnesses Say Gerard Was Provoked
Discussion: Defamer and Jezebel
Alex Dobuzinskis / Reuters:
Gerard Butler accused of punching photographer
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Lifeline Live
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!
Discussion: E! Online and Associated Press
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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.”
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Pop Crunch
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.
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
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.”
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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Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Family Return to Nice, France
Discussion: Fan Fare, POPSUGAR and Us Weekly
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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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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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.
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 …
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.
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
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
‘90210’ Exclusive: Jason Priestley's Back...and He's Not Alone!  —  Beverly Hills' original sideburned heartthrob is back!  Sort of.  —  Jason Priestley has agreed to do an episode of The CW's 90210 later this season, but you won't see him — he'll be behind the camera, working as a director.
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 …
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Access Hollywood:
Audrina Patridge On New Feud Wtih LC: ‘She Hung Up On Me!’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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
Discussion: Just Jared
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
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 …
 
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