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1:55 PM ET, October 31, 2008

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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 …
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TMZ.com:
MadgeRod Slinks Away to Seinfeld Motel
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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 …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
The Best Actress Oscar Race Just Lost A Contender!  —  Leading whores in Hollyweird are breathing a sigh of relief today after learning that Jessica Simpson's war epic “Major Movie Star” is going straight to DVD, which means she won't be a contender for the Best Actress Oscar anymore.
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.”
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Miley Cyrus CLEAVAGE FLAUNT  —  Miley Cyrus' latest seductive picture leaked.  This actually looks like it might be new.  Maybe, it's why she's been a ‘nervous wreck’?  Hopefully Justin got received the pic!  You be the judge.  Thx Erica!
Discussion: Allie Is Wired and OH NO!!
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: MomLogic, iVillage and I'm Not Obsessed
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.”
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
John McCain Set to Appear on SNL This Weekend  —  Live from New York, it's ... John McCain!  —  A well-placed source tells Usmagazine.com that the Republican presidential contender is set to appear on this weekend's Saturday Night Live — days before voters hit the polls.  —  Democrat Ben Affleck is set to host.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
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.
Tina Fey / The Huffington Post:
Gwyneth Paltrow's Advice For Health And Well-Being  —  Gwyneth Paltrow has sent out her weekly email for new site GOOP.com, her personal website/newsletter about living a better life, and this week she focused on health.  Paltrow shares her discovery of Eastern medicine and advice …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Trick Or Trick  —  Does Spanx not make nude color tights?  That black s**t on Kim KardASSIAN's legs are not acceptable and Lynda Carter queefs on them!  That killed her whole Wonder Whore outfit for me.  Well, that and the bottom of her costume looks like a politically themed Depends diaper from the back.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
NY Daily News:
Celebrity Side Dish: Maher mocks Seacrest  — Bill Maher is wicked.  The comic was posing with “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest and publisher Jason Binn at the L.A. Confidential party when the affable Seacrest suggested that photogs “get the boys in the picture.”
Discussion: New York Magazine and Mollygood
Just Jared:
Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens: Mexico Madness!  —  Vanessa Hudgens keeps her arm around her main man, on-and-off-screen boyfriend Zac Efron, on the red carpet at the premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior Year on Thursday at Cinemark Polanco in Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mexico.
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.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
David Cook on Life After American Idol  —  He has throngs of devoted fans and will soon be releasing an album, but David Cook says his life now isn't too different than it was before winning American Idol.  —  “I think in one sense everything's changed but in another sense nothing has,” says the reigning Idol champ.
Discussion: iVillage
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Michael Jackson Squashes Rumors of a Jackson 5 Tour  —  Don't believe the hype!  —  Jermaine Jackson made headlines earlier this week, when he hinted that the original members of the Jackson 5 were ready for a comeback album and tour.  —  Alas, Michael Jackson quickly debunked the reunion talk.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Spider-Man 4’ lands Pulitzer pen  —  Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire swings to sequel  —  Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire got out of a rabbit hole, only to be ensnared by a spider's web.  —  Lindsay-Abaire, who won a Pulitzer in 2007 for his drama “Rabbit Hole,” …
Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson ditch their limo for the New York subway … She usually travels by limousine, but it seems that the credit crunch may have hit Lindsay Lohan.  —  The 22-year-old actress was spotted catching the New York subway with girlfriend Samantha Ronson.
Discussion: Lepaparazzi, POPSUGAR and Lifeline Live
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
 
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