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2:05 PM ET, October 17, 2008

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Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Katie Holmes ‘Very, Very Excited’ After Broadway Debut  —  Katie Holmes on opening night  —  Katie Holmes made her much-anticipated Broadway debut Thursday night, sharing the stage with respected Broadway veterans John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson.
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Elysa Gardner / USA Today:
Katie Holmes' one-note debut in ‘All My Sons’ is a little off-key  —  NEW YORK — Ever since word got out that Katie Holmes would appear in a revival of All My Sons (* * 1/2 out of four), the blogosphere has been buzzing.  Celebrity junkies who probably haven't thought about Arthur Miller since reading …
Ben Brantley / New York Times:
Oedipus & Company  —  There are four names above the title in the ads for the baleful new Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's “All My Sons.”  Three of them are reasonably well known to regular theater- and moviegoers (John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson), and one is very well known …
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights and Gawker
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Katie Charms, Doesn't Embarrass Herself on B'way
Discussion: Access Hollywood and Gabby Babble
Melissa Rose Bernardo / EW.com:
All My Sons  —  When John Lithgow walks out on stage …
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The Theater Loop:
Katie Holmes bows to Broadway in ‘All My Sons’: A little less …
Discussion: Variety
Mirror.co.uk:
Exclusive pics: Prince William spends the night getting Dirrty with Christina Aguilera and Paris Hilton  —  Oh dear, he WILL be in trouble when Kate Middleton finds out her Prince Charming spent the night getting Dirrty with two showgirls.  —  We watched Prince William snuggle …
Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
INSIDE STORY: Why Madonna & Guy Are Divorcing  —  Madonna and Guy Ritchie's seven-year marriage was over long before the couple announced they were divorcing, say sources.  —  “It was unraveling throughout the last year,” says a Ritchie source.  “They were living separate lives and coming together every now and then for the cameras.”
Discussion: Bild.de, Cele|bitchy and iVillage
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Daily Mail:
Madonna throws a party to celebrate her divorce as Guy Ritchie's …
New York Post:
MILEY HEATS UP WITH HER GUY  —  MILEY Cyrus had better be careful.  The precocious 15-year-old Disney star showed up to LA Fashion Week Wednesday to catch her 20-year-old boyfriend, Justin Gaston, walking in the Christian Audigier show - and eyebrows rose at the pair's behavior.
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
American Idol Says Simon Cowell Cruelty Led Her to Depression, Drugs  —  American Idol alum Nikki McKibbin, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, has revealed Simon Cowell led her on a downward spiral.  —  “I came out of Idol with a lack of self-confidence,” McKibbin tells the new issue of Us Weekly.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Brad Pitt joins WB for ‘Odyssey’  —  Actor teams with George Miller for adaptation  —  After turning Homer's epic poem “The Iliad” into the 2004 film “Troy,” Warner Bros. and Brad Pitt are teaming with George Miller to adapt the Greek poet's other masterwork, “The Odyssey.”
Daily Mail:
‘I had an affair with my stepmother when I was 12,’ reveals George Hamilton … Hollywood star George Hamilton has revealed that he had a sexual relationship with his stepmother when he was just 12.  —  The actor made the revelation in his new book Don't Mind If I Do: A Memoir …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Mollygood and Guanabee
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Goes GaGa for SamRo?  —  Lindsay Lohan, or some chick that looks exactly like her, went crazy at Sam Ronson's DJ gig last night in DC — dancing around like a chick who drank half a wine cooler at a frat party.  —  Either Lindsay's trying extra-hard to prove that the relationship …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: I Fell in Love With Brad When He Was Still With Jen  —  Angelina Jolie reveals she and Brad Pitt fell in love on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith - which Pitt filmed while still married to Jennifer Aniston.  —  Relive Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's happier days.
Gordon Cox / Variety:
Will Ferrell goes Broadway for ‘Bush’  —  'You're Welcome America' to debut January  —  Will Ferrell will make his Broadway debut in January in the new solo comedy “You're Welcome America.  A Final Night With George W Bush.”  —  Production will be helmed by Adam McKay …
Discussion: New York Times
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FemaleFirst:
Hayden Panettiere flirts with Lakers star  —  Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has been spotted flirting with men Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Lamar Odom despite been in a relationship with her co-star Milo Ventimiglia.  —  The diminutive actress was leaving rapper Jay-Z's concert …
Square / Squarehippies.com:
How Does This Make You Feel?  —  Is there something going on between these two on camp at the wee hours that I don't know about?  Look at our boy Charlie, his eyes are SPARKLING.  These caps could easily pass for Chemistry.com ad or something.  Last time I checked, straight guys …
Discussion: Dlisted and Towleroad.com
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
DJ AM: How Plane Crash May Have Saved My Life  —  DJ AM and cat Muggsy  —  DJ AM may have cheated death twice.  While being treated for burns sustained during a plane crash, he learned of a potentially fatal blood clot in his leg.  —  “In the burn center, they did a scan and found …
Discussion: Scandalist, iVillage, POPSUGAR and Defamer
Lesley Messer / People.com:
Nelly Furtado: I'm Married!  —  Nelly Furtado and husband Demacio Castellon  —  Nelly Furtado's “Maneater” days are over.  —  In an interview with Entertainment Tonight Canada airing Friday night, the British Columbia-born singer confirmed that she married sound engineer Demacio “Demo” Castellon over the summer.
Discussion: Us Weekly and poponthepop.com
OK! Magazine:
Breaking News: Jen Makes First Ever Trip to John's House  —  It looks like the recently reconvened romance between John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston is so hot that the couple are already reaching levels they'd never approached before their split in August!  —  In fact, OK! can exclusively reveal …
Discussion: Just Jared and Gabby Babble
Ken Lee / People.com:
Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal's Parents Call it Quits  —  From left: Stephen, Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner  —  Naomi Foner - the mother of Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal - has filed for divorce from their father, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Los Angeles court papers show.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
 
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