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9:05 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.
Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Supermodel Niki Taylor Is Pregnant!  —  Burney Lamar and Niki Taylor  —  Springtime will bring a whole new blossom into the home of supermodel Niki Taylor and her NASCAR husband Burney Lamar: They're expecting their first child together, Taylor's rep announced to PEOPLE Thursday.
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.
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.
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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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 …
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: iVillage and Right Celebrity
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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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 …
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
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
Michael K / Dlisted:
Someone Is Actually Marrying Corey Haim  —  Corey Haim is engaged to something other than an 8-ball.  Corey announced on his website that he's going to marry horror actress Tiffany Shepis on May 9, 2009.  The two lovebirds first met 12 years on the set of “Fever Lake.”  They reunited recently at some autograph show.
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
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!!
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: Seriously? OMG! and TVbytheNumbers
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: FirstShowing.net and /Film
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
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
Hollywoodtuna:
Annalynne McCord As Sandy Is My Fantasy  —  I've had a thing for Anna Lynne McCord ever since she played the slutty stepdaughter on Nip/Tuck.  Jesus she was hot!  And now here she is at some Blackberry Storm party dressed as Sandy from Grease, one of my all time fantasies.
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 …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Another DWTS Member Falls Ill  —  Another Dancing With the Stars member is sick.  —  Lacey Schwimmer tells The Insider that she suffers from endometriosis, the same condition as Julianne Hough.  —  Schwimmer, 20, told The Insider that she saw a doctor after realizing that she had many of the same symptoms …
Discussion: PopEater and Gabby Babble
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The Insider:
Exclusive Lacey Schwimmer Health News: “I'm Insanely Weak”
Discussion: Lifeline Live
 
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