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4:20 PM ET, November 4, 2008

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Pete Norman / People.com:
Kate Winslet ‘Furious’ Over Body Airbrush Claims  —  Just a day after Kate Winslet revealed in a Vanity Fair interview that she still feels like the “fat kid,” critics in her home country are lining up to claim she still is.  —  But the svelte Oscar-winner isn't having it …
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Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Barely recognisable, a vampish Kate Winslet strips off for Vanity Fair … When she was first digitally enhanced to make her appear slimmer on a magazine shoot, Kate Winslet spoke of her disgust at what airbrushing had done to her womanly curves.  —  Six years on and another child down the line …
X17 Online:
Kate Takes It All Off For Vanity Fair
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E! Online:
Carrie Underwood: Don't Tell Me How You're Voting  —  Carrie Underwood doesn't believe in celebs who share their political affiliations.  —  “There is someone I do support, but I don't support publicly,” she says in next week's TV Guide magazine.  “I lose all respect for celebrities when they back a candidate.”
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood: I “Lose All Respect” for Stars When They Back a Candidate
New York Post:
H'WEEN TREAT  —  JUSTIN Long is in a downward spiral when it comes to women.  After Drew Barrymore broke up with him, Long took up with Kirsten Dunst, maintaining an on-again, off-again relationship for months with the “Marie Antoinette” star.  But on Halloween, the “Mac Guy” hooked up with trampy bisexual Tila Tequila in Las Vegas.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   What The Hell Kind Of GD Couple Is This?
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
“Grey's Anatomy” Halts Lesbian Relationship, Fires Actress  —  LOS ANGELES — Callie and Erica's burgeoning romance on “Grey's Anatomy” is coming to an abrupt end, and so is Brooke Smith's role as Dr. Erica Hahn.  —  Smith's final appearance as Dr. Callie Torres' flame comes in this Thursday's episode …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson: Nick Wasn't “the Right One”  —  In December's Cosmopolitan, Jessica Simpson says Tony Romo is different from past men she's romanced — including ex-husband Nick Lachey.  —  “I'd always fall for guys I wanted to save,” she says.  “For the first time, I fell in love with someone who saved me.”
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POPSUGAR:   Jessica Simpson Gives Us the Usual Fare For Cosmo
Kay West / People.com:
Keith: Nicole Looks Good In My Shirt - And Out of It!  —  Keith Urban walked into a party for his most recent No. 1 song, “You Look Good in My Shirt,” clutching the hand of his wife, Nicole Kidman.  —  “It's been eight years since I was first here accepting an award for my first No. 1 song …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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FemaleFirst:
Nicole Kidman's ‘easy’ labour
Discussion: Gabby Babble
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan just cost Barack Obama some more votes  —  Obviously Lindsay Lohan didn't get the memo from the Obama campaign to “Kindly, STFU!” because she decided to blog one last time encouraging people to vote.  Ha ha, she thinks she has fans.  Adorable.  From her MySpace page:
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Shayla Byrd / People.com:
50 Cent Collaborates with Bette Midler  —  50 Cent and Bette Midler  —  Odd couple alert!  —  What could 50 Cent and Bette Midler possibly have in common?  Plenty, it turns out.  —  The two joined forces Monday to celebrate the opening of “The Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson Community Garden” in Queens, New York.
Yahoo! News:
Heidi Klum faces flak from Hindus for posing as Goddess Kali in Halloween bash  —  Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Heidi Klum, who dressed up as Hindu goddess Kali, who symbolises death and destruction, for her Halloween bash, has left the Hindu community in America fuming.
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Vera / I'm Not Obsessed:
Heidi Klum Angers Hindu Leaders With Halloween Costume
Discussion: Egotastic! and Gone Hollywood
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
‘Twilight’ fans show some blood lust for star Robert Pattinson  —  NEW YORK — You'd think Brad Pitt had shown up.  —  Instead, it was Twilight's brooding vampire Robert Pattinson, accompanied by director Catherine Hardwicke, who drew a packed and very loud crowd at the Soho Apple store Monday night …
ok-magazine.co.uk:
HOWARD BOUGHT EX-WIFE HER DREAM HOME IN A BID TO WIN HER BACK  —  Oscar-nominee TERRENCE HOWARD was so desperate to win back his ex-wife, he bought her her childhood home.  —  The generous gesture worked; Howard remarried Lori McCommas in 2005 just two years after their 14 year marriage had ended.
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Pregnancy Rocks 90210 and Tree Hill  —  Look who's got babies on the brain!  —  Apparently, the producers of many of our favorite shows are crazy with the baby making this month, because I'm told that One Tree Hill, Friday Night Lights, Eli Stone, Brothers & Sisters and 90210 are all popping out pregnancies.
Discussion: X17 Online, Seriously? OMG! and TV Envy
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
Diddy, Pete Wentz, other celebs cast their vote  —  NEW YORK - New York is a deep blue state, and was almost assured to go the way of Barack Obama on Election Day.  Still, as Diddy cast his ballot for the Democratic presidential candidate Tuesday, he couldn't help but feel that he had made a difference.
Discussion: Dlisted
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: I Am Still Just a “Punk Kid With Tattoos”  —  Knives, bisexual romances, tattoos.  —  Despite being a mother of six, Angelina Jolie says her rebellious past still remains a part of who she is.  —  “I don't walk around feeling I need to apologize or explain myself,” …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
 
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Ceilidh / Cele|bitchy:
Daniel Craig's mom didn't want him to waste his potential & become an actor
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Perez Hilton:
Ivana Trump's 20-years Younger Husband Caught Cheating!!! On TV!!
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Hollywoodtuna:
Monica Bellucci Topless Pictures From GQ Magazine
Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is ‘high maintenance,’ ex Holly Madison says
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Tim Kring refocuses ‘Heroes’
Discussion: TV Squad and Just Jared
Perez Hilton:
Surfers Deny Any Wrongdoing
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Associated Press:
Kirsten Dunst in North Dakota for vote documentary
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Injured Pal: “I Am Fine” — After Nine Stitches
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Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Yma Sumac, ‘Peruvian songbird’ with multi-octave range, dies at 86
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Couples Watch: Heidi & Spencer, Ashton & Demi
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