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TMZ.com:
Jennifer Hudson's Mother Found Dead — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Jennifer Hudson's mother was one of two victims shot and killed in Chicago earlier today. — A neighbor tells TMZ the other victim was Jennifer's brother Jason. A cousin who lived nearby discovered the bodies.
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WBBM-TV:
Report: Jennifer Hudson's Mom Killed On South Side — Police Now Searching For Man, 7-Year-Old Boy On North Side — CHICAGO (CBS) ― The mother of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was reportedly found dead in a South Side home. — Two adults were found fatally shot …
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Dlisted, Bossip, Defamer, OH NO!!, In Case You Didn't Know, Bitten and Bound and Sandra Rose
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Report: Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Shot to Death — Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother were found shot to death in her Chicago home Friday afternoon, according to reports. — A representative from Hudson family's church, Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist, confirmed to the Chicago Sun-Times …
WLS-TV:
Actress Hudson's mother, brother dead; boy missing — Authorities search for Hudson's nephew — CHICAGO (WLS) — The mother and brother of singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson were found shot to death inside a home Friday. — Police have confirmed Hudson's mother, Darnell Hudson Donerson, 57, is one of the deceased.
KDKA-TV:
Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Story — A Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Ashley Todd confessed to making up the story & is facing charges — PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Police sources tell KDKA that a campaign worker has now confessed to making …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise Roasts Today's Matt Lauer, Calls Him a “Glib Putz” — Tom Cruise made light of his infamous 2005 Today show spat with Matt Lauer at a Friday roast for the talk show host. — “Matt and I talk two, three, four times a day,” Cruise, 46, joked during the Friar Club Roast at the New York Hilton Hotel.
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Lindsay Lohan's career in jeopardy? — Plus: Zac Efron is camera shy; Dakota Fanning is not a diva — Lindsay Lohan's professional life is only getting uglier, so to speak, since news broke that Lohan's stint on “Ugly Betty” is being cut short because of tension on the set.
Daily Mail:
First photos of tragic Heath Ledger in his last film … Newly released photos show Heath Ledger in the film role he never completed. — The actor died of an overdose of prescription medicine halfway through filming The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus in January.
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Vanessa Hudgens Says Zac Efron's a Good Kisser — Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens — Vanessa Hudgens filled Ellen DeGeneres in on a few personal details about Zac Efron that only a close friend - say, a girlfriend - might know. — The 19-year-old High School Musical star crumbled under pressure …
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Gabby Babble
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TMZ.com:
Maya Rudolph Goes Barack to “SNL” — Since they've had great success with Tina Fey, well placed sources tell us “SNL” is once again bringing back a former cast member.....Maya Rudolph will play Michelle Obama this weekend. — Besides playing Mrs. O, we're told Maya — who left the show last November …
Pete Norman / People.com:
Guy Ritchie Goes Out on the Town — From left: Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr. and Guy Ritchie in London, Oct. 23 — While his divorce from Madonna goes from bad to worse with allegations of each other's failings, Guy Ritchie looked happy Thursday night as Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law took him out on the town.
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Matt Damon's Kids Will Be World-Wise — Matt Damon's children were born into privilege, but they'll learn about those less fortunate, the actor vows. — “It's a hard thing to explain to a kid,” Damon said at San Francisco fund raiser for the OneXOne children's charity Thursday.
Cele|bitchy:
Miley Cyrus living with 20 yo boyfriend, but has to keep bedroom door open — Miley and Justin out getting shakes with her family on 10/14/08. Credit: Bauergriffin — Yesterday we published photos of Miley Cyrus' supposedly sober 20 year-old boyfriend, Justin Gaston …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Selena: Miley's Older Boyfriend Is “Really Cute” — Selena Gomez says Miley Cyrus and her older beau Justin Gaston make a good match. — “I honestly think that she's adorable,” Gomez, 16, told Usmagazine.com Thursday at the Comme des Garcons for H&M Collection preview in NYC.
NY Daily News:
Police respond to report of drug overdose at Isiah Thomas' home — Police were called to the Westchester County home of former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas early Friday for a report of a man who overdosed on prescription drugs, police said. — Harrison Police Chief David Hall would not confirm …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Hayden Panettiere Flashes Her “Panties” — So Hayden Panettiere was on Ellen yesterday, and she flashed her panties!!! But don't go crazy, she was wearing the biggest boxer-briefs you've ever seen. Supposedly her friends dared her to put on the over-sized undies backstage, and Hayden was happy to do it.
Michael K / Dlisted:
2 BFFs, 1 Cup — If you're watching Paris Hilton's My New BFF then you're familiar with the fragile ladyboy princess known as Onch and the faux rocker chick they call Zui. In this NSFLish clip, Onch and Zui re-enact “2 Girls, 1 Cup” in the jacuzzi tub using some kind of chocolate liquid.
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The Blemish
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Benji Madden: ‘Paris and I Are Very Happy’ — Paris Hilton and Benji Madden — Benji Madden and Paris Hilton's relationship is intact and better than ever, the Good Charlotte guitarist tells PEOPLE. — Reports that he cheated on his girlfriend of nine months are “definitely not true,” Madden, 29, tells PEOPLE.
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iVillage
Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Top Salary in McCain Camp? Palin's Makeup Stylist — (Photo: Michael Appleton for The New York Times) — Updated | 12:20 p.m. Who was the highest paid individual in Senator John McCain's presidential campaign during the first half of October as it headed down the homestretch?
Dareh Gregorian / New York Post:
PENTHOUSE STAR SUING — Star Jones has lost a “view” again. — In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the celebrity lawyer and TV personality says leaks and mold have forced her out of her Upper East Side triplex penthouse - and now she's suing her building for $700,000.
