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11:05 AM ET, November 9, 2008

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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.
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Access Hollywood:
Britney Spears Bringing ‘Circus’ To ‘Star Academy’  —  Britney Spears will perform on French show “Star Academy,” the pop princess confirmed on her official Web site on Friday.  —  Brit will appear Nov. 28.  —  “Looks like Britney will be spending her Thanksgiving holiday in Europe!” reads the announcement on BritneySpears.com.
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Gordon Smart / The Sun:
Roll up! Hear Brit's Circus first
Discussion: Just Jared and X17 Online
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Sienna Miller Splits With Balthazar Getty  —  Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty have split, the actress tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “I'm single at the moment, and I'm completely happy with that,” she said Friday at the Hollywood Dominoes: VIP Launch in London.
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?
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Natasha / Young, Black, and Fabulous:
J-Hud's Close Friend: Beyonce Hasn't Reached Out To Jennifer At All!  —  Now we all know about the rumors in the past about Beyonce being jealous of J-Hud's almost instant superstar status.  Rumors of beef between the two flew everywhere.  Especially when Jenny was getting Dreamgirls awards left …
Discussion: Hollywood Dame
People.com:
Evan Rachel Wood Defends Marilyn Manson Breakup  —  Evan Rachel Wood is sick of the false reports circulating about why she and Marilyn Manson broke up.  —  “Manson and I both decided to take some time apart so we could concentrate on work.  Someone used that opportunity to kick us …
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller are on the rocks  —  The “divorce watch” countdown is apparently ticking on Charlie Sheen and his new bride, Brooke Mueller.  Charlie had barely extricated himself from his last marriage with whack job Denise Richards before announcing his engagement to Brooke, whom he married this summer.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Scott Huver / People.com:
Gavin Rossdale: Zuma is ‘Very Buddha-like’  —  Gavin Rossdale holds son Zuma  —  Gavin Rossdale's son Zuma is only 2 months old, but he's already exhibiting a Zen-like personality that inspires his father.  —  “He's super mellow, and at the moment very Buddha-like,” Rossdale told PEOPLE …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Michael K / Dlisted:
Kanye West Can Go Pee Pee Wherever He Wants!  —  Kanye West was hanging out in his dressing room at the MTV Europe Awards, probably violently blogging on his MacBook air, when he felt the urge to purge through his pee hole.  Since he's Kanye, he couldn't be bothered with walking 20 or 30 steps to the nearest toilet.
FemaleFirst:
Tara Reid's Bikini Pledge  —  Tara Reid has pledged that she won't let botched surgery stop her from wearing a bikini.  —  The star was left disfigured after a boob job and liposuction on her stomach went wrong in 2004.  —  She told People magazine: “I know there are problems with my stomach.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Caroline Hedley / Mirror.co.uk:
Mariah Carey exclusive: Why I made my husband wait for sex  —  Mariah Carey clearly knows how to test a man's resolve - just ask new husband Nick Cannon.  —  The singer has confessed that she kept the rap star waiting until they were married before, well, you know...they got down to the intimate side of their relationship.
Associated Press:
Parole hearing set for suspect in Hudson deaths  —  CHICAGO - The convicted felon suspected in the killings of the mother, brother and nephew of singer Jennifer Hudson has a parole hearing Monday and could be released if an administrative officer finds no reason to hold him.
 
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Just Jared:
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Pete Samson / The Sun:
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