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12:45 PM ET, October 30, 2008

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People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  Carrie Underwood; Travis Stork  —  Photo by: Jennifer Mitchell / Splash News Online; Casey Rodgers / WireImage  —  • Does she have a special new guy?  Carrie Underwood, stepping out for dinner with former Bachelor (and The Doctors co-host) Travis Stork.
Discussion: Access Hollywood
TMZ.com:
“Google Me, You Dumb F**k” Lawsuit  —  Let's take spoiled bitches for 500.  Here's the answer: My dad used to run Yahoo, I'm a really mean chick and I will now beat the crap out of you.  The question: Who is Courtenay Semel?  —  A security guard at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is suing …
Virginia Wheeler / The Sun:
Marriage ‘contract’ controlled Guy's life  —  The document detailed how many dates the couple should go on and how often they should have sex.  —  It stated that Guy had to “work to enrich his wife's emotional and spiritual wellbeing” and ordered him to devote several hours a week to reading Kabbalah texts with Madge.
Perez Hilton:
Jackson 5 Reunion Tour - It's Happening!  —  Jermaine Jackson told the Australian Associated Press yesterday that the Jackson 5 will be reuniting and that it will be just like old times.  —  He says the brothers - including Michael - are going to go on a world tour next year AND that Janet will be their opening act.
Discussion: Extra
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Pip Bulbeck / Hollywood Reporter:
Jackson 5 wants you back for '09 reunion
Leslie Simmons / Hollywood Reporter:
Samuel L. Jackson vs. the ‘Dragon’  —  He's set to star in the remake of the 1985 cult classic  —  It's another heavy role for Samuel L. Jackson.  —  Having most recently played a dirty cop in “Lakeview Terrace,” Jackson is set to star as a bad guy again in Columbia Pictures' remake …
New York Magazine:
Coco Promises a Naked HalloweenAt last night's premiere of Soul Men, Ice-T and his wife Coco would not reveal what they would be dressing as for Halloween, but one thing was certain — for Coco, this would be a very naked night.  “It's my day!  I get to get naked!  Finally!!!”
James Kaplan / PARADE Magazine:
'I've been given a gift'  —  Nicole Kidman is tall—much taller than you'd expect.  Shoeless, she stands close to 6 feet; in heels, the sky's the limit.  In addition, her contours are roughly those of a pipe cleaner.  “I'd love to look like Sophia Loren,” she says with a sigh.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Gwen Stefani Shows Off Another Photo of Zuma  —  Gwen Stefani has officially introduced the world to her newborn son Zuma.  —  On Wednesday, she posted an adorable portrait of her and her 2-month-old on her Web site.  —  “We wanted to share with you the first photo of Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale,” she writes.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Superficial
New York Post:
NO ‘IDOL’ THREAT OVER ALBUM  —  JOSIAH Leming, a homeless singer whose mother is dying of cancer, might be blocked from releasing the album he recorded because he was a contestant last season on “American Idol.”  —  Leming, 19, who didn't make the show's top 24, received an official letter from …
New York Post:
MISSING RING  —  IS it over between John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth?  “The wedding band is missing,” the Washington Post reported yesterday after covering a speech the cancer-stricken mother of two gave in DC on Monday night.  Edwards, the former North Carolina senator who ran for president twice …
Dave McNary / Variety:
Gary Oldman joins ‘Book of Eli’  —  Hughes Brothers film stars Denzel Washington  —  Gary Oldman will co-star with Denzel Washington in “Book of Eli,” a post-apocalyptic actioner to be directed by Allen and Albert Hughes.  —  Alcon Entertainment is financing the film and co-producing with Silver Pictures.
Discussion: MTV Movies Blog
Don Babwin / Associated Press:
AP source: Hudson suspect refused polygraph test  —  CHICAGO - The convicted felon suspected in the slayings of actress-singer Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew told police he is innocent but balked at taking a lie-detector test, a police official said.
Ihatekimmy / Bossip:
Exclusive* Beyonce's “Single... Trannys???”  —  Ooh-Wah-uh-Oh!  That's a man.  Our sources tell us that the chocolate chick in the “Single Ladies” video is a dude and is one of the choreographers, Jaquel Knight, in drag.  Peep the the testosterone in the shots below.
Discussion: Just Jared, poponthepop.com and OH NO!!
Tim Nixon / The Sun:
Pink: Mayer likes stupid girls  —  Celebs at war ... Pink took exception to John's controversial claim  —  JOHN MAYER should brace himself for a furious showdown with on/off lover JENNIFER ANISTON, after telling PINK he only sleeps with “really stupid women”.
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Courteney Cox is off to ‘Cougar Town’  —  Sets comedy pilot with ‘Scrubs’ creator Bill Lawrence  —  Welcome to “Cougar Town.”  —  ABC has greenlighted a single-camera comedy pilot from “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence to star “Friends” alumna Courteney Cox.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Lifeline Live
Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
Princes “had a giggle” with Bond girl  —  Gemma Arterton revealed she “had a giggle” with Princes William and Harry at the world premiere of Quantum Of Solace.  —  The brothers spent about 30 minutes talking to the cast and crew of the 22nd James Bond instalment at the Odeon in Leicester Square last night.
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
Daily Mail:
'I'm NOT getting a divorce,' says Peter Andre as he tries to play down split rumours … Singer Peter Andre has denied that his three year marriage to Katie Price is in trouble.  —  The Australian flew into Los Angeles alone on Monday amid rumours he was splitting from the glamour girl.
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
Nicholas Ballasy / CNSNews:
'I'd Rather Have Higher Taxes,' Says Actress Hayden Panettiere  —  (CNSNews.com) - In an interview prior to a “Save the Whales Again” campaign event, television and film actress Hayden Panettiere said she would not mind paying higher taxes and that it is a celebrity's personal choice to endorse a presidential candidate.
Discussion: Socialite Life and The Bastardly
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Bill Pullman's Son Busted with Moonshine  —  Bill Pullman's 19-year-old son has been busted for allegedly possessing moonshine and assaulting a government official.  —  According to Ashville, N.C., news station WLOS, Jack Pullman and his friend, Allan Gaddy, also 19, were arrested Monday …
Jeffrey Ressner / The Politico:
Joe the Plumber pursued for record deal  —  Move over, Sanjaya, and tell William Hung the news: Joe the Plumber is being pursued for a major record deal and could come out with a country album as early as Inauguration Day.  —  “Joe” — aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, a Holland, Ohio …
Discussion: The Caucus and Guardian
 
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Discussion: OH NO!!
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