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11:50 AM ET, October 16, 2008

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Richard Kay / Daily Mail:
Sex addict David Duchovny splits from wife Téa Leoni after discovering HER ‘illicit affair’ with Billy Bob Thornton … Sex addict David Duchovny and his actress wife Téa Leoni have split up - but not for the reasons one might think.  —  It was not his 'sexual compulsion proclivity …
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People.com:
David Duchovny & Téa Leoni Separated ‘For Several Months’  —  David Duchovny, who recently left rehab for sex addition, and wife Téa Leoni released a statement Wednesday saying they have been separated for some time.  —  “In light of continuous speculation over the lives …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Billy Goat In The Middle  —  Tea Leoni and David Duchovny announced they were separating and I figured it has everything to do with him sticking his wang in any available slot.  The Daily Mail claims that isn't so.  According to them, David quit that bitch when he found sexy text messages between Tea and Billy Goat Thornton.
Discussion: Scandalist and Allie Is Wired
Daily Mail:
The gloves are off: Madonna blasts ‘emotionally retarded’ Guy Ritchie as she takes to the stage in Boston … With a £75million divorce looming, Madonna couldn't resist launching a thinly veiled attack on her soon to be ex husband Guy Ritchie as she took to the stage in Boston last night.
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NY Daily News:
Guy Ritchie goes for Madonna's millions - and there's no prenuptial  —  The marriage is over - but the war has just begun.  —  Madonna didn't make Guy Ritchie sign a prenuptial agreement - and now he's going after a chunk of her massive fortune, a friend of hers told the Daily News Wednesday.
People.com:
After the Split, Madonna's Show Must Go On  —  Madonna on tour  —  Express Yourself?  Not so much.  —  Madonna took to the stage in Boston Wednesday - the same day she announced the demise of her seven-and-a-half year marriage - but kept mum on her marital woes.
New York Post:
COOK'S SEX WITH TEEN ON TAPE  —  RUMORS of an explicit home video showing Christie Brinkley's slimy hubby Peter Cook having sex with his curvy teen office worker Diana Bianchi have made the rounds for months, and now Page Six can reveal the truth - it does exist.
Jeff Jensen / EW.com:
‘Star Trek’: New Movie, New Vision  —  Director J.J. Abrams has set a course to make the Enterprise cool again; here's the inside scoop on his surprising, idealistic odyssey, which may end up with Kirk and Co. driving next summer's box office juggernaut  —  THE USS KELVIN Before Kirk is even born …
Discussion: TV Squad, Cinematical and POPWRAP
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Liza Hamm / People.com:
Lisa Bonet Expecting a Third Child  —  Life On Mars star Lisa Bonet is expecting her third child, the actress tells PEOPLE.  —  “I'm seven months and I feel great,” says Bonet, “I've had a tremendous amount of energy, which is lucky, because I have a 14-month-old.”
TMZ.com:
Ryan O'Neal Charged in Drug Bust  —  TMZ has learned Ryan O'Neal and his son Redmond have BOTH been charged with felony possession of methamphetamines.  —  The 67-year-old actor and his 23-year-old son were arrested at their Malibu home last month after a random probation sweep of the mansion turned …
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PopEater:   The O'Neals Hit With Meth Charges
Splash News Online:
Stick Thin Victoria Beckham Poses In Unflattering Jacket & Tie  —  Fashionista Victoria Beckham chose a tailored outfit as she took to the limelight yesterday to promote her DVB jeans range in Dusseldorf, Germany.  As she posed in a black waistcoat, jeans and tie her frame looked worryingly thin …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Why Aubrey O'Day Was Kicked Out of Danity Kane  —  Danity Kane members Aubrey O'Day and D. Woods got the boot on Tuesday night's live season three finale of Making the Band.  —  “Puff did not like [O'Day's] image...where her image was going for the group,” Dawn Richard …
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Jocelyn Vena / MTV:
Aubrey O'Day And D. Woods Kicked Out Of Danity Kane, Diddy Announces
PopEater:
Kevin Costner, Wife Expecting 2nd Child  —  Keivn Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner Costner are adding to their family.  —  The Costners are expecting their second son together, Star confirms.  —  Expecting  —  This will be the second child for the actress and her boyfriend.
Dave Karger / EW.com:
Is ‘The Road’ being bumped to 2009?  —  That's the rumor going around at the moment.  Though the Weinstein Co. web site currently lists its release date as Nov. 14, the mini-studio is unable to confirm that its eagerly-awaited Cormac McCarthy adaptation, starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron …
FemaleFirst:
Colin Farrell: ‘I think I was high on sex tape’  —  Movie star Colin Farrell has confessed he was probably high on drugs and alcohol when he agreed to film his infamous sex session with Playboy model Nicole Narain.  —  The Irish star took Narain to court in a bid to try and stop the distribution …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Susan Yara / People.com:
Kelly Rutherford Admits Trying Botox  —  Gossip Girl's Kelly Rutherford isn't afraid to admit she's had a little Botox - and she doesn't think other celebs should be shy about it, either.  —  During the Saks Fifth Avenue Key to the Cure Charity Shopping event in New York Tuesday, the actress …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
People.com:
Michelle Williams and Spike Jonze: PDA Alert!  —  Michelle Williams and Spike Jonze  —  After months of low-key dating, it seems Michelle Williams and Spike Jonze are finally ready to take their romance public.  —  After attending a Cinema Society screening of their new film, Synecdoche …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
OK! Magazine:
Pals Say Gerard & Shanna are Just Friends  —  In the wake of scandalous photos of Gerard Butler and Shanna Moakler in what appears to be full-on makeout mode at Monday night's opening of Shin, the restaurant he co-owns with Simon Shin, Danny Masterson, Chris Masterson, Mark Ronson and Laura Prepon …
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Gina Keating / Reuters:
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