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10:40 AM 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
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.
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.”
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.
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
Just Jared:
Heidi = Police Officer, Spencer = Prisoner  —  “Officer” Heidi Montag apprehends “prisoner” Spencer Pratt in another hilarious photo shoot in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday night.  —  Where was Spencer trying to escape to or from???  —  The Hills couple was in good spirits …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Allie Is Wired
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: I'm Not Obsessed and iVillage
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,” …
Discussion: The Playlist, Cinematical and /Film
oceanUP:
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!!
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
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!!
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: McCain may appear on ‘SNL’  —  Plus: Joe the Plumber does not go to Joe Simpson for representation  —  The McCain-Palin ticket just booked another trip to 30 Rock, according to sources on the inside.  —  This Saturday, Nov. 1, Sen. John McCain is said to be making an appearance on the show …
Discussion: PopEater, Cele|bitchy and X17 Online
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
Lauren Streib / Forbes:
Hollywood's Hottest Mavericks  —  When Katherine Heigl denounced Knocked Up as “a little sexist” in print and withdrew her name from consideration for an Emmy Award, she challenged her pretty-girl persona and was labeled ungrateful and hypocritical.  —  But despite rampant speculation …
Discussion: OH NO!! and I'm Not Obsessed
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
 
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Susan Dominus / New York Times:
The Affluencer  —  Back in mid-July, on one of those blithely sunny …
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox won't renew ‘King of the Hill’
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Erik Davis / Cinematical:
Exclusive: ‘Fanboys’ Poster Premiere and New Pics!
Discussion: Pajiba, /Film and FirstShowing.net
Yahoo! News:
Beckham: ‘Money is killing sport’
People.com:
Dancing's Maksim Denies Criticizing Cheryl Burke's Weight
Discussion: PopEater
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: McCain-Lovin' Heidi Montag Buys ‘Obama’ …
Discussion: Celebrity Scandals and WOW Report
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