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10:55 AM ET, November 4, 2008

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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: 'Grey's Anatomy' Discharges Dr. Hahn  —  Brace yourselves, Grey's Anatomy fans: The show has parted ways with a female doc who is blond, beautiful, outspoken - and not Katherine Heigl.  It's Brooke Smith.  As in Dr. Erica Hahn.  As in one half of Callica, Grey's first-ever significant gay couple.
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Grey's Degayed: Brooke Smith Axed; Melissa George No Longer a Bisexual  —  It's true.  Sources confirm that Brooke Smith, who plays Dr. Erica Hahn (a doctor who recently realized she is gay), has been axed from Grey's Anatomy.  —  Even more, I'm told by those who work on the ABC series …
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 …
Stacy St. Clair / Chicago Tribune:
Fantasia provides emotional moment as Jennifer Hudson says goodbye to mother  —  As the two-hour wake for her mother, brother and nephew came to an end, Jennifer Hudson approached their coffins and spent a few moments with each.  —  She paused at the casket of her 7-year-old nephew Julian …
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OK! Magazine:
Oprah & Others Come Out to Support Jennifer Hudson  —  As Jennifer Hudson attempts to cope with the monstrous tragedy that recently befell her family, the Oscar-winner has been kept afloat by an outpouring of support from famous friends.  —  On Monday afternoon on Chicago's South Side …
Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: BRITNEY'S HALLOWEEN PICS  —  Look at these EXCLUSIVE pics Britney sent us of her and the boys from Halloween night.  —  Brit, her friends Courtney and Laura Lynn, her assistant Brett and dad Jamie took the boys out trick or treating before heading home to get ready for Drew Barrymore's party.
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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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman: “I Had a Very Easy Labor”
Discussion: Dlisted and Lifeline Live
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.
Discussion: Access Hollywood and iVillage
Extra:
DeAnna & Jesse: ‘Bachelorette’ Romance Over!  —  The love story is over for “Bachelorette” DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak — and the heartbroken pro-snowboarder spills to “Extra” about the split.  —  Jesse reveals how Pappas ended things, saying, “We took time apart …
Discussion: iVillage and Defamer
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People.com:
Couples Watch: Heidi & Spencer, Ashton & Demi  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt in West Hollywood  —  • There were cameras - but Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt weren't posing.  Nope, the normally attention-addicted couple ran quickly down the blue carpet at Los Angeles nightspot The Kress, during a party for Ultimat Vodka.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Fatback Media
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Enjoys a Playful Baby Shower  —  With a whimsical Winnie the Pooh theme, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz celebrated a baby shower with family and celebrity friends, including sister Jessica Simpson and pal Nicole Richie, who brought daughter Harlow.  —  “She was glowing and insanely happy,” says a source.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Makes Final Plea: “Vote!”  —  Lindsay Lohan returned to blogging on Monday to urge fans to hit the polls on Election Day.  —  “Sorry I haven't blogged in a minute,” she writes on her MySpace Celebrity page.  “I've been traveling and trying to catch up on sleep!
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
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: Seriously? OMG! and TV Envy
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Keanu Cleared of Pap Smear  —  Keanu Reeves' excellent court adventure has just come to an end.  —  After a little more than an hour of deliberations this morning, a Los Angeles jury has cleared the Bill and Ted star in a civil trial brought by a vengeful paparazzo who claimed he was run over by Reeves.
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The Superficial:
Keanu Reeves is ‘The One’ - who doesn't have to pay s**t
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - KEANU FOUND NOT GUILTY IN PAP TRIAL!!!!
Discussion: Digital Spy
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Jolie: 'I'm still a punk kid with tats'  —  Angelina Jolie has warned she will never say goodbye to her rebellious streak despite becoming a proud mum of six tots.  —  The yummy mummy remains defiant about her controversial past, which has reportedly included knife sex and now more recently …
Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood Apologizes for Upsetting Jessica Simpson  —  Carrie Underwood regrets making Jessica Simpson mad by saying Tony Romo still calls her months after their split.  —  “It was something that was said in passing, and I would never mean to say anything to hurt anybody or stir up anything …
Discussion: MTV Buzzworthy Blog and X17 Online
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Just Jared:
Carrie Underwood - “Elle” December 2008
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Joaquin Phoenix Says Goodbye to Acting (Again)  —  Joaquin Phoenix is reiterating his claims that he is finished with acting.  —  To make his point clear, the eccentric star scrawled the words “Good Bye” in black ink across his knuckles at Saturday's Los Angeles premiere of his film, Two Lovers.
Discussion: iVillage
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Joaquin Phoenix: Yes, I've Really Quit Acting
 
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From Mediagazer:

Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in a Russian Court for the start of his closed-door trial on espionage charges, which he denies

Andrew Chung / Reuters:
SCOTUS declines to impose limits on the way Biden administration may communicate with social media platforms in the First Amendment case of Murthy v. Missouri

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