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9:50 AM ET, October 31, 2008

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No Doubt:
Gwen and baby Zuma  —  We wanted to share with you the first photo of Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale.  Gwen, Gavin, Kingston and Zuma are all doing well and enjoying being a party of four.  —  [(c) Mrs. Me, Inc., 2008.]  This photo is licensed under aCreative Commons BY-NC-ND license.
Beth Perry / People.com:
Pete Wentz ‘On Call Permanently’ for Baby's Birth  —  Pete Wentz says wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is due to give birth any minute.  —  “She is very pregnant,” the Fall Out Boy bassist told Ryan Seacrest on Thursday.  “I am on call permanently right now.  She's at the very end, and it could happen at any point.”
Discussion: Right Celebrity and iVillage
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Major Movie Star Goes Straight to DVD in America  —  Jessica Simpson's Major Movie Star may have opened No. 1 in Russia earlier this month - but it's not having as much success stateside.  —  The flick will be renamed Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: ‘30 Rock’ Goes ‘Mad’ for Jon Hamm  —  Warning: This next story may make you pee your pants.  —  TV's best comedy and drama are about to collide in the most spectacular of ways.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that Mad Men star Jon Hamm is in advanced talks to do a multi-episode arc on 30 Rock.
MomLogic:
The Truth About the Jolie-Pitt's Nannies  —  We heard Brangelina had six nannies, so we went straight to the source.  What's the real deal?  —  It was widely reported Wednesday that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have six to eight nannies working for them to help take care of their adorable brood of six.
New York Post:
MADGE, A-ROD COPTER QUICKIE  —  IT was like a scene out of a James Bond movie last week, as Madonna and Alex Rodriguez secretly jetted off in two private helicopters for a quick and cozy rendezvous in the Hamptons, Page Six has learned.  —  Instead of booking a motel room …
Beth Perry / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson Announces Foundation for Murder Victim Families  —  Dreamgirls  —  Jennifer Hudson's family announced Thursday a new foundation for families of murder victims.  —  The Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Victims is named in honor of the singer-actress's slain …
Discussion: iVillage
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Just Jared:
Heidi = Police Officer, Spencer = Prisoner  —  MORE HERE!  »  —  Heidi = Police Officer, Spencer = Prisoner  —  THU, 30 OCTOBER 2008  —  “Officer” Heidi Montag apprehends “prisoner” Spencer Pratt in another hilarious photo shoot in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday night.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Allie Is Wired
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.
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Tom Bryant / Mirror.co.uk:
Madonna and Guy Ritchie exclusive: She bombards him with weird texts and says 'You're going down'  —  Madonna has been taunting Guy Ritchie with dozens of weird text messages.  —  Director Guy, 40, showed crew on the set of his latest film Sherlock Holmes one which read: “You're going down.”
Extra:
Shanna Moakler on Barker's Crash  —  In her first TV interview since ex-husband Travis Barker was injured in a plane crash, Shanna Moakler opens up about the horrific accident, from how Barker survived to the future of the on-again/off-again couple.  “I just got the phone call that you dread …
Discussion: poponthepop.com and MomLogic
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: McCain may appear on ‘SNL’  —  Plus: Joe the Plumber does not go to Joe Simpson for representation  —  Senator John McCain could make an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.  Meanwhile, McCain supporter Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber …
Discussion: PopEater
TMZ.com:
Soap Opera Makes the Biggest Screw Up — Ever  —  The following story is one of the worst mistakes ever made in television history — involving stupidity, a major soap opera, and a 6-year-old boy who was kidnapped, raped and murdered back in 2007.  —  It's all over a photo that was used …
Discussion: WJXT-TV and MomLogic
Elaine Sciolino / New York Times:
France.  Sex.  Problem?  —  THE posters displayed in Paris Métro stations show a slim woman in her 50s in a cocktail dress, reclining on a leather sofa.  Her hair is natural, her makeup understated, her smile satisfied.  In the foreground, a man, his torso nude, slips two 100-euro notes into his pocket.
Discussion: Gawker and The Corner
POPSUGAR:
Whitney Port Is Ready For Her New City  —  Whitney Port looked fabulous, but must have been freezing doing a photo shoot on the streets of Manhattan yesterday.  Luckily she had a boy to cuddle up with to stay warm between takes.  She was joined by her costars of The City …
Discussion: OH NO!!
People.com:
Dancing's Maksim Denies Criticizing Cheryl Burke's Weight  —  Maksim Chmerkovskiy  —  Maksim Chmerkovskiy has denied criticizing Dancing With the Stars pros Cheryl Burke and Lacey Schwimmer over their weight, telling PEOPLE his reported comments were “taken completely out of context.”
Discussion: PopEater
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Soleil Moon Frye Renews Wedding Vows  —  I do - again!  —  Soleil Moon Frye and her husband, producer Jason Goldberg, renewed their vows at their Hollywood Hills home on Oct. 25.  —  Joined by their daughters Poet, 3, and Jagger, 7 months - not to mention close friends including Demi Moore …
The Playlist:
Exclusive: Samuel L. Jackson & Maggie Cheung Join Tarantino's ‘Inglourious Basterds’  —  Finally, we beat Tarantino Archives to some big news.  We too have friends in places, :) and we have it on good authority that the final casting pieces of Quentin Tarantino's sprawling WWII saga, “Inglourious Basterds” have fallen into place.
Discussion: /Film and FirstShowing.net
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox won't renew ‘King of the Hill’  —  Final 13 episodes are wrapping production  —  Thirteen has proven not-so-lucky for Fox's veteran animated comedy “King of the Hill.”  —  After several previous brushes with cancellation, the network has opted not to renew the series beyond its current 13th season.
Discussion: TVbytheNumbers and Seriously? OMG!
 
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