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8:50 AM ET, November 8, 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.
Jocelyn Vena / MTV:
Rihanna ‘Perfectly Healthy’ …
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM and Stereohyped
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 …
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.
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, HAL and Just Jared
POPSUGAR:
Has Joe Simpson Gotten Better About Speaking Out?  —  Ashlee Simpson is ready to pop in the very near future, and her dad Joe took yet another opportunity to speak up about her pregnancy before becoming a grandpa.  He gushed that Ashlee and Pete will make great parents and that Ash is officially …
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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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.
Just Jared:
Gerard Butler Jumps On Geox  —  Rock N Rolla star Gerald Butler shops for a new pair of shoes at the Geox store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Friday afternoon.  The 38-year-old Sctottish stud was later seen hopping into his BMW convertible.  —  Last night, Gerry posed …
Discussion: OH NO!!
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.
Perez Hilton:
Colin Farrell Says He's Given Up Booze, We Say “Colin Who?”  —  Colin Farrell is saying that after years as Hollywood's bad boy, he's ready to live the quiet life.  —  Which is Hollywood speak for “No one cares about me anymore.”  —  [Image via WENN.]  —  He says that at the tender age of 22 …
Discussion: Digital Spy, Mirror.co.uk and Jezebel
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
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
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: Cele|bitchy, Socialite Life and Dlisted
Mark Bieganski / The Oprah blog:
Oprah Winfrey, human hankie reunited on show  —  BY KARA SPAK and MARK BIEGANSKI Staff Reporters  —  The man known around the world as Oprah Winfrey's human hankie during the election night rally for Barack Obama got five more minutes of fame Friday, appearing at a live taping of her show in Chicago.
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Adele Furious / Contactmusic.com:
ADELE - ADELE DOUBTS JONAS BROTHERS' VIRGINITY CLAIMS
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Lost,’ ‘24’ beefing up casts
Discussion: The Live Feed and Lifeline Live
Gregg Goldstein / Reuters:
HBO acquires rights to Obama documentary
Contactmusic.com:
LEONARDO DICAPRIO - DICAPRIO HANDS OVER TO EFRON
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
Associated Press:
Civil trial of former ‘Hills’ star ends
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Just Jared:
Robert Buckley Prefers Briefs Over Boxers
Discussion: INF Daily
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People.com:
Prince William Suggests, ‘Think of Me Naked’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
New York Post:
FOTOG 'FESSES UP  —  IT'S really no surprise paparazzo Alison …
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
TMZ.com:
Julia Hudson — “NOW I'M THE PRETTIEST ONE”
Hollywoodtuna:
Sophie Monk Stretches A Tank Top
Discussion: COED Magazine
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Amazon is exploring news show concepts, probably tied to events, such as Brian Williams' election special on Prime Video that drew ~4M viewers

Jon Keegan / Sherwood News:
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
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