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10:50 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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Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Kendra Talks Cybersex With Her New Man  —  When Girls Next Door star Kendra Wilkinson stopped by Chelsea Lately Tuesday night without constant companions Holly or Bridget, the blond bombshell couldn't resist talking about Hef, her new footballer boyfriend and “random ass hoes” running around the Mansion.
Discussion: The Bastardly
Derrik J. Lang / Associated Press:
Hugh Hefner opens up about Holly Madison breakup  —  LOS ANGELES - Hugh Hefner is down a girlfriend.  —  Hefner and Holly Madison, one of E!'s “The Girls Next Door,” are no longer dating.  Hefner said he's been “down in the dumps” about the split.  —  The 28-year-old model-actress stars …
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!
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 …
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.
Bauer-Griffin:
Brad-y Bunch: Brangelina Family in France  —  After briefly staying in New Orleans, all eight Brangelina family members headed to France.  —  (Cue Brady Bunch theme song.)  —  They were spotted just after landing in Nice on Wednesday as parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie scurried …
Discussion: The Bosh
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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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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.
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:
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
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
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
$20 Mil Lawsuit Against Charlize Theron to Proceed  —  Charlize Theron  —  Despite her legal team's request to have the case dismissed, Charlize Theron is heading to Federal Court for the Southern District of New York later this month for a breach-of-contract lawsuit against her by Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil.
Discussion: dailystab.com
TMZ.com:
Brit Goes Near Car - Bad Things Happen  —  Britney Spears was in a car accident today, but if prosecutors are listening, don't even think about it.  —  Britney was in the back seat of her Cadillac Escalade, shopping in West Hollywood, when her driver backed into a vehicle driven by a paparazzi.
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 …
Martha / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' SUV Involved in Fender Bender  —  Britney Spears was involved in another car accident with a photographer on Wednesday, just hours after her criminal lawyer rejected a final plea bargain in her driving without a license case.  —  Luckily, Britney was not behind the wheel on Wednesday afternoon.
Discussion: CelebWarship
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.”
 
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