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12:10 PM ET, November 7, 2008

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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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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
It's Human Nature: Britney, Justin Keep Their Distance at Madonna Show  —  Madonna had her bases covered at Dodger Stadium tonight, although she was careful not to double up.  —  The pop über-star's Sticky & Sweet tour was made all the more saucy Thursday when long-ago couple Britney Spears …
Just Jared:   Madonna Rocks With Britney and Justin
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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Carlos Greer / People.com:
Brad Pitt Is ‘A Great Father,’ Says Benjamin Button Costar  —  Taraji Henson and Brad Pitt  —  Taraji P. Henson may be playing Brad Pitt's mother in their upcoming film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but it is “Brad and Angie” who have the “parenting thing mapped out,” she says.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Melissa Etheridge / The Daily Beast:
You Can Forget My Taxes  —  Obama's JFK Playbook by Thurston Clarke  —  Singer Melissa Etheridge rails against the passage of the gay-marriage ban in California—and she won't be paying the state a dime.  —  Okay.  So Prop 8 passed.  Alright, I get it.  51% of you think that I am a second class citizen.
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Melody S. Wells / People.com:
Melissa Etheridge to California: ‘You Can Forget My Taxes’  —  No same-sex marriage, no more tax dollars from Melissa Etheridge.  —  That's the defiant stand taken by the 44-year-old singer in a new blog post on The Daily Beast following the passage of California's Proposition 8.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Gone Hollywood
MomLogic:
Melissa Etheridge Responds to Gay Marriage Ban
Discussion: Celebrity Smack!
X17 Online:
Kendra and Hef to Walk Down the Aisle... Sorta  —  Yes, Kendra Wilkinson's dream of walking down the aisle with Hugh Hefner is coming true - just probably not the way she imagined.  While she won't be tying the knot with the 82-year-old Playboy founder, he will be giving her away …
Discussion: Access Hollywood
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
The Girls Next Door's Kendra Wilkinson Engaged to NFL Star
Discussion: E! Online and iVillage
Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
‘Twilight’: Will the Movie Be a Hit?  —  Will fans find the film true to the novel?  Will even one male go see it?  Will the filmmakers get the go-ahead to make “New Moon”?  What does Stephenie Meyer think about all this?  Some answers to these burning questions
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Kate Ahlborn / Vanity Fair:
Q&A: Twilight's Kristen Stewart
James Wolcott / Vanity Fair:
The Twilight Zone  —  For all Buffy's efforts, vampires …
Discussion: Just Jared and E! Online
People.com:
SJP: SATC Sequel Not a Done Deal - Yet!  —  From left: Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis  —  Hold the Cosmos - for now, at least.  —  That's the word from Sarah Jessica Parker, who says that a sequel to Sex and the City: The Movie is still in the talking stage.
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Access Hollywood:
Jury Recommends Death Penalty For Former ‘Power Rangers’ Child Actor  —  A jury has recommended the death penalty for Skylar Deleon, a former child actor who appeared on the popular kids' TV series “Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers,” Access Hollywood has confirmed.
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Steve Carell could make ‘Beaver’ speak  —  Actor attached to project recently nabbed by Anonymous  —  NEW YORK — One of the hottest scripts in development circles at the moment centers on ... a beaver puppet?  —  Anonymous Content recently picked up “The Beaver,” a script …
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Willis Sister Exclusive of the Day  —  I think the Willis family are pretty f**king rancid girls.  I am talking wrongfully labeled People's Most Beautiful because their mom paid off the magazine to put them on the list and was trying to cover-up the lies that she's been feeding them their entire life …
Discussion: Hollywire.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Christina Applegate Undergoing Reconstructive Surgery Around 37th Birthday  —  Christina Applegate says fighting breast cancer “sucks,” but you shouldn't feel sorry for her.  —  “I still have quite a process until this is done,” the actress says in the new issue of TV Guide.  “Yes, it's hard.
NY Daily News:
Naomi's air of superiority  —  Americans give their celebs a lot of leeway, but woe to the British supermodel who cuts ahead of them in line.  —  People waiting in a U.S. Customs queue at Kennedy Airport on Tuesday morning booed Naomi Campbell when she was escorted to a passport-screening officer ahead …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Bossip
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Man Oprah Cried On at Election Rally Identified  —  Oprah's crying shoulder has been identified.  —  The man she was photographed sobbing on during President Elect Barack Obama's Grant Park rally, is volunteer Sam Perry, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Thursday.
Discussion: Associated Press and Cele|bitchy
 
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BBC:
US stars scoop MTV Europe awards
Discussion: popsugar and Ayyyy!
Adrian Thrills / Daily Mail:
‘Britney?  I wish her all the best... honest!’ …
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and OH NO!!
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Britney Declines ‘Virgin Mary’ Role in Upcoming Movie
Discussion: The Gossip Girls
EdwardHavens / FilmJerk.com:
Notes from the 2008 American Film Market: Part One
Discussion: Dlisted and OH NO!!
BroadwayWorld.com:
‘Betty Boop’ Broadway Bound for 2010-2011
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Cele|bitchy
X17 Online:
Brit Wins Two MTV Europe Music Awards!!!!
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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

New York Times:
Sources detail Zuckerberg's sprint to remake Meta after meeting with Trump at Thanksgiving; he no longer wants to keep his views of how Meta should be run quiet

Wired:
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