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2:25 PM ET, November 3, 2008

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New York Post:
ACTOR WAS JOAQUIN UNSTEADILY  —  FRIENDS of Joaquin Phoenix are worried about the star, who has had a very public battle with drink and drugs.  The two-time Oscar nominee ("Walk the Line" and “Gladiator") showed up to a tribute to Paul Newman last week in San Francisco and “was out of it,” said one attendee.
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Associated Press:
Joaquin Phoenix confirms he's done with movies  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The writing on Joaquin Phoenix's fists said it all.  —  The words “Good Bye” were penned on the actor's knuckles at a premiere Saturday night for his latest film, “Two Lovers,” and Phoenix confirmed a surprise announcement he made last week: He's giving up movies.
People.com:
Amy Winehouse Leaves Hospital - Then Checks Back In!  —  After a weekend at home, Amy Winehouse has returned to the hospital for ongoing treatment.  —  The 25-year-old singer, whose well-documented substance abuse has triggered a string of medical interventions, spent the past week being treated at the London Clinic.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Ryan Reynolds Jokes About “Scary Marathon Face” After Finishing NYC Race  —  Ryan Reynolds finished Sunday's ING New York City Marathon in 3 hours and 50 minutes, faster than he thought.  —  “I am going to allow three to four hours for my scary marathon face to go away and then I am …
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
McCain, Fey had ‘frosty’ chemistry on ‘SNL’  —  Plus: Crazed fan threatens Madonna's husband; Obama not Emmy-eligible  —  According to a source within Senator John McCain's camp, McCain's Nov. 1 appearance on “Saturday Night Live” was something he'd been hoping to do for a long time.
Discussion: Queerty
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Record exec Stewart dies from self-inflicted gunshot
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and MTV
Reed Johnson / Los Angeles Times:
Criss Angel, in a word: unbelievable  —  Believe that it's unbelievable.  Unbelievably bad.  In Las Vegas, his mash-up with Cirque du Soleil is a magic trick gone terribly wrong.  —  Reporting from Las Vegas — If Criss Angel were blindfolded, straitjacketed, run over by a steamroller …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Andre Leon Talley: Jennifer Hudson Is “Doing Very, Very Well”  —  Jennifer Hudson is “staying close to her family” right now, says Vogue editor (and pal) Andre Leon Talley.  —  “She is doing very, very well.  She's very strong,” he told Usmagazine.com Friday at Bette Midler's …
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People.com:
Mourners Remember Jennifer Hudson's Family
Discussion: Socialite Life and iVillage
Mark Gray / People.com:
Nelly Admits He and Ashanti Are ‘Serious’  —  Whoa, Nelly!  —  The rapper - who has kept mum about his romance with Ashanti for years - is finally ready to dish.  —  The key to their below-the-radar relationship, he tells PEOPLE, is that they both love to have a good time.
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive: The Bachelorette's DeAnna Pappas calls off her engagement  —  The Bachelorette's DeAnna Pappas calls off her engagement  —  In Touch can exclusively reveal that DeAnna Pappas is back on the market, after breaking up with Jesse Csincsak, whom she fell in love with on The Bachelorette.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Lifeline Live
Michael K / Dlisted:
CoCo Lied To Us All!  —  A few days before Whoreoween, CoCo said and I quote: “It's my day! … She said NAKED!  Is this naked to you?!  Okay, it might be nekkid for you, but this is straight-up modest for CoCo!  She wears this s**t to the supermarket!  Her fault line ass crack is not visible and you can't see her nipples.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Krista Smith / Vanity Fair:
Isn't She Deneuvely?  —  Two years ago, at 31, Kate Winslet became the youngest actress ever to earn five Oscar nominations.  This go-round, either of her two new movies—Revolutionary Road, which re-unites her with Leonardo DiCaprio, or The Reader—could put a statue in her hands.
Mirror.co.uk:
Guy's knife terror - crazed Madonna fan's bid to kill him on film set  —  A CRAZED Madonna fan stormed on to the set of Guy Ritchie's new movie and threatened to kill him.  —  The film director, who is in the process of divorcing the singer, was just yards away when the teenager burst …
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
 
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