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1:45 PM ET, October 15, 2008

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SPLITSVILLE AT LAST FOR MADONNA  —  ‘KABBALAH’ BID TO SAVE MARRIAGE FAILS  —  Madonna and Guy Ritchie are finally, officially, pulling the plug on their troubled eight-year marriage, The Post has learned.  —  The sparring stars are expected to announce they are divorcing today, a source said.
Daily Mail:
Haunted Madonna ‘prepares for £150m divorce from Guy’ … Madonna looked tired and stressed as she arrived back at her New York apartment last night - as friends claimed she and Guy Ritchie are to divorce.  —  After months of speculation, the couple are expected to end …
TMZ.com:
Madge and Guy — Officially Splitsville  —  Madonna and Guy Ritchie are divorcing, their rep has confirmed.  —  The joint statement from Madge and Guy's reps emphasizes the couple haven't agreed to any kind of settlement.  We're told by sources in London and NYC the matter will most likely …
Jennifer Quinn / Associated Press:
Madonna and Guy Ritchie announce their divorce
Discussion: The Superficial
Associated Press:
Madonna and Guy Ritchie announce their divorce
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TMZ.com:
“Desperate Housewives” Star Seriously Injured  —  We've learned Gale Harold, the actor who plays Teri Hatcher's boyfriend on “Desperate Housewives,” was seriously injured yesterday in a motorcycle accident.  —  We're told he's at L.A. County - USC Medical Center in the Intensive Care Unit.
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Caris Davis / People.com:
Janet Jackson's Mystery Illness Revealed - Migraines!  —  Janet Jackson onstage in Vancouver Sept. 10  —  After much speculation, the cause of Janet Jackson's mystery illness - which caused her to cancel a string of tour dates - has been revealed.  —  The 42-year-old was suffering …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Janet Jackson Ready to Rock After Battling Vertigo  —  Janet Jackson is ready to get this show on the road.  For real.  Supposedly.  —  According to her manager, the veteran pop star will be returning to her Rock Witchu tour Wednesday night at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. …
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Brad Paisley & Kimberly Williams-Paisley Expecting - Again!  —  Country star Brad Paisley and According to Jim actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley are expecting their second child, the couple confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “We're having so much fun with our little boy Huck …
Telegraph:
Gay men prefer Prince Harry to William, poll shows  —  Gay men would rather date Prince Harry than his brother William, according to a poll.  —  More than a third those questioned expressed a desire for a romance with Harry while William received 23 per cent of the vote.
Discussion: Queerty and Jezebel
Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Christina Aguilera: 'We'll Definitely Have More Kids'  —  Her first child, son Max, is just 9 months old, but Christina Aguilera is already thinking about baby No. 2.  —  “Absolutely, we'll definitely have more kids,” she told PEOPLE at the Africa Rising concert in London Tuesday.  How many?
Melena Ryzik / New York Times:
A Pop-Culture Show Looks for Attitude With Heart  —  For nearly five years, viewers looking to catch up on the world of pop culture could turn to “Best Week Ever” on VH1, where an array of talking heads — comedians, writers and entertainment personalities like Nick Kroll …
PopEater:
Denis Leary: Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid?  —  Oct. 15 - You might remember Denis Leary's (only) hit single released in 1993 - the title's the name of a much-maligned body part synonymous with “complete jerk.”  The star and co-creator of ‘Rescue Me’ is doing his part to uphold the repuation …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Britney Spears to Tour in 2009  —  Baby, one more time!  —  Britney Spears will hit the road for a string of tour dates next spring, the trade journal Billboard reports.  —  The 2009 shows will be her major tour since 2004 - and her subsequent downward spiral.
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