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4:20 PM ET, November 12, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Dead Woman Former “Idol” Wannabe  —  The woman found dead in front of Paula Abdul's house last night was a featured contestant on “American Idol.”  —  We've learned the identity of the dead woman, Paula Goodspeed, who appeared on Season 5 in 2006.  During her audition she said she's an artist …
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Dead Woman at Paula's House — Suspected Stalker  —  The woman whose body was found outside Paula Abdul's home last night may have been stalking the “A.I.” judge.  —  Police sources tell us they think the victim is an alleged Abdul stalker and cops have been to the house “numerous times before” to deal with her.
People.com:
Dead Body Found Near Paula Abdul's Home  —  An unidentified woman in her 30s was found dead in her car outside of Paula Abdul's Los Angeles home on Tuesday afternoon, say authorities.  —  LAPD officer April Harding said Wednesday morning, “It looks like an apparent suicide, and the coroner's office [is] now investigating this matter.
TMZ.com:
License Plate Tells Death Story  —  Here are photos of what the victim left behind outside Paula Abdul's house.  —  The woman, who died of an apparent drug overdose/suicide, has a license plate that reads “ABL LV.”  There is also a lanyard hanging from her mirror with a picture of Paula.
Discussion: Us Weekly and I'm Not Obsessed
X17 Online:
Obsessed Fan Found Dead Outside Paula Abdul's Home
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Alleged Stalker: Paula Was “My Secret Crush”
Discussion: Idolator and Defamer
Chris Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Angelina Jolie talks ‘Changeling,’ motherhood  —  In ‘Changeling’ she's grounded, but in real life, Angelina Jolie is a citizen . . .  Angelina Jolie appeared at the double-wide doorway of a penthouse suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel unsmiling and peering warily from behind a curtain of dark hair.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie's Rep: She's Not Pregnant
People.com:
Angelina Jolie: I'm a Jet-Lagged Mom!
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
Perez Hilton:
Jennifer Aniston Caught Lying!  —  Vogue 2008:  —  * What really rankled Aniston about the piece was that Jolie felt the need to recount a detailed timeline of exactly how her relationship developed on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, while Aniston was still married to and living with Pitt.
Discussion: Deceiver.com
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston: I Hate “This Whole ‘Poor Lonely Jen’ Thing”
Discussion: Hollywire.com and POPSUGAR
Telegraph:
Cosmetic surgery addict injected cooking oil into her own face  —  A Korean woman addicted to plastic surgery has been left unrecognisable after her obsession led her to inject cooking oil into her face.  —  Hang Mioku, now 48, had her first plastic surgery procedure when she was 28 …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Salma Hayek Is A Breastfedding Addict  —  Salma Hayek will probably be getting thousands of letters from sick f**k dudes willing to suck on her magnificent leche balls in order to feed her addiction to breastfeeding.  Salma said that she just can't stop breastfeeding her 13-month-old daughter Valentina.
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Did Cheetah Girl Leak Her Nude Pics?  —  LOS ANGELES — Adrienne Bailon apparently wanted to transform herself into a sex symbol — but it sounds as though things went pretty wrong.  —  Steamy snaps started circulating the internet this week after her laptop was stolen …
Discussion: The Gossip Girls
Julie K.L. Dam / People.com:
Shania Twain Makes Her Return  —  Shania Twain in Nashville Nov. 11  —  Shania's back!  —  Twain, who was spotted in Nashville on Tuesday, will be a presenter at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night.  ABC, which is airing the awards show, has been running ads promising a buzz-worthy surprise guest.
New York Post:
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN, SARAH  —  CBS anchor Katie Couric thinks Sarah Palin has a thing or two to learn about politics before she contemplates a White House run in 2012.  “I think she should keep her head down, work really hard and learn about governing.  But I'm not anyone to give advice …
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Joe Jonas Has a New Girlfriend  —  Joe Jonas (left) and Camilla Belle  —  Joe Jonas sure doesn't waste time: The singer, who recently split from Taylor Swift, has moved on and is now dating 10,000 BC actress Camilla Belle, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  After a rocky end to his relationship …
Tim Nixon / The Sun:
‘Nude Moss looked like my nephew’  —  DON'T ever expect to see KATE MOSS and MARK WAHLBERG rushing to a hotel room for a night of passion.  —  The actor has compared the waifish model's body to that of his young nephew.  —  Kate stripped topless for their 1992 Calvin Klein ads …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon “Nude” Photos Faked  —  Turns out, Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon's “stolen nude photos” scandal was just a PR stunt.  —  Bailon and JJ's Dirt Web site founder Jonathan Jaxson leaked the story that racy shots were stolen from her laptop “purely to get attention,” a source tells Usmagazine.com.
Variety:
Directors ready for busy 2009  —  Greg Mottola, Martin Campbell set new projects  —  Despite shaky economic conditions and a possible SAG strike, the majors are ramping up for a busy 2009 in pic production.  And there's no shortage of helmers ready to sign onto projects following this year's long lull in feature film activity.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and /Film
 
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Bruna Horvath / NBC News:
Zuckerberg says Meta will restore “free expression” on its platforms, including by replacing its fact-checking program with Community Notes, starting in the US

Michael Flaherty / Axios:
Getty Images Holdings and Shutterstock agree to merge in a deal that creates a $3.7B company; Getty CEO Craig Peters will remain CEO of the combined business

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Washington Post is laying off roughly 4% of its workforce, affecting fewer than 100 people across its business divisions; its newsroom is not affected

 
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