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11:35 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
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.
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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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 …
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!!
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.”
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
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: Allie Is Wired and OH NO!!
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
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.
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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
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
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!!
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
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
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
 
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