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11:50 PM ET, November 7, 2008

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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Rihanna “Perfectly Healthy” After Concert Scare  —  Rihanna very nearly had an SOS of her own.  —  While reports—and videos—have been circulating online appearing to show the 20-year-old singer on the verge of collapse at the end of a concert in Sydney earlier today, a rep for Rihanna is downplaying any serious medical issues.
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TMZ.com:
Rihanna Can't Stomach Her Own Performance  —  With one hand clutching her stomach, Rihanna suddenly darted off stage in the middle of a live performance with her beau Chris Brown in Australia last night — and now TMZ knows what really happened behind the scenes.
Discussion: MTV and Stereohyped
Just Jared:
Rihanna Faints, Rushed To Paramedics  —  Rihanna passed out on stage during her concert earlier today (November 7th) at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.  —  Here's how it went down: The 20-year-old Bajan beauty was performing her smash hit “Umbrella”, the last song of her concert.
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and Allie Is Wired
TMZ.com:
Hudson Murder Suspect Could Walk Monday  —  Monday morning could be absolutely huge in the Hudson family murder case — the cops' only suspect, William Balfour, could walk out of jail a free man.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Balfour, who's only being held on a parole violation …
People.com:
Britney and Justin's Mini Reunion at Madonna Concert  —  Britney and Madonna perform in L.A.  —  Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake each took the stage in separate appearances at Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour at L.A.'s Dodger Stadium Thursday night.  —  But, PEOPLE has learned, the two actually crossed paths during rehearsal.
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OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Britney & Boys Head to Kentwood  —  It's time for a very special Spears family get-together as OK! has learned exclusively that pop star Britney Spears, along with her father — and her two young sons! — left L.A. on Friday morning to make an early holiday pilgramage to her Louisiana home.
MTV:
Christina Aguilera Speaks Out Against Proposition 8 As Protests Continue For Second Straight Night  —  'Mormons aren't gonna buy my album, but what are you gonna do?'  Aguilera tells MTV News.  —  Demonstrators took to the streets of Los Angeles for a second straight night Thursday …
Scott Huver / People.com:
Joe Simpson: Ashlee Is So ‘Ready for This Baby!’  —  Ashlee Simpson may be only 24.  But, her dad says, she became a full-fledged grown-up the moment she learned she was expecting.  —  “The day she found out she was pregnant, she became a woman,” Joe Simpson tells PEOPLE.  —  How so?
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Oprah Tells Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie Is the Love of His Life  —  In an upcoming interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Brad Pitt talks about Angelina Jolie.  —  During the conversation, Winfrey tells Pitt that Angelina Jolie is the love of his life.  Then, she asks him if he's the happiest he's even been …
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Mark Bieganski / The Oprah blog:
Oprah Winfrey, human hankie reunited on show
Caris Davis / People.com:
Christina Aguilera: 'I Don't Pass Judgment' on Britney  —  Christina Aguilera (left) and Britney Spears  —  Something Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears must have learned in the Mickey Mouse Club: compassion.  —  “I don't pass any judgment on what she does,” Aguilera tells Britain's Daily Mail.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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Adrian Thrills / Daily Mail:
‘Britney?  I wish her all the best... honest!’ …
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Faded Youth Blog and OH NO!!
Mark Gray / People.com:
Holly Madison Tells Kendra: ‘I Better Be A Bridesmaid!’  —  Holly Madison (left) and Kendra Wilkinson  —  Holly Madison was always the No. 1 girlfriend in the Playboy Mansion, but she'll be happy playing second fiddle on Kendra Wilkinson's wedding day.  —  “I told her a better be a bridesmaid …
Hollywoodtuna:
Audrina Patridge's Breasts Keep Growing  —  I've been trying to wait for a good reason to post pictures of Audrina Patridge, I thought maybe she would get some kind of job, but that doesn't seem to be happening.  What is happening is that her fake boobs seem to be getting bigger, maybe they swell up with the change of seasons.
Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
Beyonce wants to lasso the role of Wonder Woman  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Beyoncé is ready for an Amazon-sized challenge — the pop superstar wants to be the first actress to wear Wonder Woman's famed red, white and blue bathing suit on the silver screen.  —  “I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman?
Discussion: Us Weekly, Just Jared and HAL
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
FIRST PIC!  Nicole Kidman and Penelope Cruz in Musical Nine!  —  Girl power!  —  The first cast photo of Nine has been released — and Nicole Kidman poses alongside Penelope Cruz (they both romanced Tom Cruise), Kate Hudson, Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren and Fergie.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Julia Hudson — “NOW I'M THE PRETTIEST ONE”  —  Two weeks to the day after her mother, brother, and son were brutally murdered, it's hard not to point out what Jennifer Hudson's sister Julia is saying with words and pictures on her MySpace page.  —  Most bewildering is this …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Justin Timberlake Calls Questions About Marriage “Dumb”  —  Don't ask Justin Timberlake if he's planning on wedding Jessica Biel.  —  While unveiling Callaway Golf's new FT- IQ Driver Friday in NYC, reporters asked him whether there were “any wedding bells” in his future.  —  “Now that's a dumb question,” he replied.
Matt Mitovich / TVGuide.com:
Exclusive: Multi-Episode Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice Crossover Is in the Works  —  Talk about a delicate operation.  —  Sources tell TVGuide.com exclusively that ABC powerhouse Grey's Anatomy and its spin-off, Private Practice, will be embarking on a multi-episode crossover story come February sweeps.
NME:
Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood over?  - Tabloid Hell  —  Goth rocker and actress reportedly no more  —  Marilyn Manson has split with his actress girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood in a dispute over her brother, according to reports today.  —  The goth-rocker, 38, whose real name is Brian Warner …
Hollywoodtuna:
Sophie Monk Stretches A Tank Top  —  If there's one thing Sophie Monk doesn't do, it's disappoint.  I still have no clue what she does do, but whether she's in an elevator, riding a bike, or at the beach in a bikini, you know she's going to please.  Girl's just got it going on.
Discussion: COED Magazine
Jeff Jensen / EW.com:
‘Lost’ season 5 gets a premiere date  —  We don't know where the Island went — but now know when we'll be seeing it again.  ABC insiders say that the fifth season of the Emmy-nominated cypto-drama will premiere with a two-hour event on Jan. 21, 2009, at 8 p.m. That's a Wednesday …
Discussion: Lifeline Live and I'm Not Obsessed
Michael Schneider / Variety:
CW tosses plans for ‘Graysons’  —  Network nixes Boy Wonder show  —  The Boy Wonder won't be flying into primetime after all.  —  The CW and Warner Bros. TV have been forced to scrap their plans for “The Graysons.”  Show, which had been given a put pilot commitment …
Pete Samson / The Sun:
Blake tried to make me pay for his rehab, I said: No, no, no  —  AMY WINEHOUSE has refused to pay £30,000 for her junkie husband's rehab — throwing their marriage into turmoil.  —  BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL, 26, headed straight for treatment after leaving prison on Wednesday …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Dlisted
People.com:
Prince William Suggests, ‘Think of Me Naked’  —  Prince William with Jasmine Edwards  —  “Think of me naked.”  That was Prince William's bold suggestion to one female fan in London Thursday night.  —  But girlfriend Kate Middleton has nothing to worry about.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
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Gregg Goldstein / Reuters:
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Contactmusic.com:
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Associated Press:
Civil trial of former ‘Hills’ star ends
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New York Post:
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From Mediagazer:

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Court docs: Mark Zuckerberg approved the Meta team that trains AI Llama models to use data from LibGen, a “links aggregator” to pirated, copyrighted material

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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