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10:30 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 …
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.
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
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
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.”
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
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
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!!
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
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: Cinematical and /Film
Susan Dominus / New York Times:
The Affluencer  —  Back in mid-July, on one of those blithely sunny, long-gone summer days, Lauren Zalaznick, an executive at NBC Universal, met with two of her subordinates for a status report on Bravo Media, the network she took over in 2004 and turned into one of cable's most remarkable success stories.
Discussion: Gawker and WOW Report
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
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, OH NO!! and FirstShowing.net
 
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Fox won't renew ‘King of the Hill’
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Erik Davis / Cinematical:
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Discussion: Pajiba, /Film and FirstShowing.net
Yahoo! News:
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Pop Tarts: McCain-Lovin' Heidi Montag Buys ‘Obama’ …
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