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4:05 PM ET, November 20, 2008

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Daily Mail:
Madonna and Guy strike deal to share custody of the children... but he doesn't get a penny of her £300m fortune … Madonna and Guy Ritchie have reached agreement on their divorce - with the British film director refusing to take a penny of the pop star's cash, it has emerged.
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Lesley Messer / People.com:
Reports: Madonna Reaches Divorce Settlement  —  Now it's really over.  —  The BBC reports that according to court lists, Madonna and Guy Ritchie will be granted a preliminary divorce decree at the High Court in London on Friday.  After six weeks and a day, the divorce would be made final.
Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Guy Ritchie turns down Madonna's millions for joint custody of sons in divorce settlement  —  Madonna and Guy Ritchie may have reached a divorce settlement, with the British director walking away with ... zilch.  —  Ritchie has reportedly thumbed his nose at his estranged wife's millions …
Discussion: Bossip and Gabby Babble
Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:   Madonna, Ritchie reach divorce agreement
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brandy: Why I Lied About My Marriage  —  Singer Brandy opens up for the first time to Us Weekly about her fake marriage and the “traumatic” car accident that left one person dead.  —  In 2002, Brandy Norwood announced she'd secretly wed music producer Robert Smith the year before …
Discussion: Bossip
Cele|bitchy:
Fan gets too personal with Brad Pitt on Oprah  —  Here's a clip from yesterday's Oprah with fan from Ontario, California asking Brad Pitt about his tattoos and not giving up when he indicates that he doesn't want to talk about it.  She's especially interested in the tattoo he has on his forearm …
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The Huffington Post:
Brad Pitt Vs. Obsessed Tattoo Fan On Oprah (VIDEO)
Discussion: Allie Is Wired and Videogum
Michael K / Dlisted:
Brad Pitt Comes Face To Skype With A Bradaloonie
Discussion: OH NO!!
Mike Neill / Life and Style:
Life & Style Exclusive: Holly Madison: Leaving Hef changed my look  —  Since splitting with 82-year-old Hugh Hefner recently, The Girls Next Door star Holly Madison has never looked more fresh-faced and beautiful.  The inspiration behind her make-under?  A new beau — bad-boy illusionist Criss Angel …
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
Winona Ryder fell ill on plane to London after ‘overdosing on tranquilliser tablets’ … Winona Ryder looks distinctly ill at ease as she arrives at Los Angeles airport to board a plane to London.  —  This picture of the actress in a wide-brimmed, cloche-type hat and sunglasses was taken …
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Emmet Sullivan / People.com:
Alec Baldwin Kisses and Tells on Jennifer Aniston  —  What's it like to kiss Jennifer Aniston?  —  “It was the greatest day of my life,” Alec Baldwin told PEOPLE Wednesday at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Dedication Gala in New York.  —  The two locked lips during last week's episode of 30 Rock …
Discussion: POPSUGAR, iVillage and Fancast
New York Post:
BORED PARIS BOOTS BEAU BENJI  —  Paris Hilton is fed up with being out of the spotlight and has dumped her boyfriend of nine months, Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden, to resume partying.  —  Hilton publicist Alanna McCarthy said yesterday the two “remain very good friends.”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Rep: Paris Hilton and Benji Madden Split
NY Daily News:
Jennifer Garner feared mental patient who stalked her - court papers  —  Hollywood sweetheart Jennifer Garner is living in mortal fear of a mental patient who has stalked her across the country to share his delusional visions.  —  The pregnant “Alias” anti-diva is so terrified she got …
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Michael Thornton / Digital Spy:
Jackman: ‘My wife hates gay rumours’  —  Hugh Jackman has revealed that his wife hates hearing rumours that he is gay.  —  The actor, who was this week named the sexiest man alive by People magazine, said wife Deborra-Lee Furness often has to assure people that her husband is straight.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Towleroad
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Jennifer Aniston gets a kick out of ‘Friends’  —  Plus: Anna Wintour is not leaving Vogue; Ashley Olsen's ‘trial marriage’  —  Most actors tend to fall into one of two categories: those who loathe watching themselves on screen, and those who don't.  Jennifer Aniston, it would seem, falls staunchly in the latter category.
Jessica Gold Haralson / People.com:
Rihanna's New Tattoo Explained!  —  Rihanna's new tattoo  —  Got ink?  —  Rihanna certainly does.  The singer showed off a new tattoo on her right wrist Wednesday, as she chatted with reporters at a UNICEF event.  —  “It's tribal,” she said at the charity's annual Snowflake Lighting Ceremony in New York's Grand Army Plaza.
Julianne Hough / Fancast:
“Vote For My Brother Derek”  —  Don't be sad.  Someone has to leave; too bad it was us, but it's the name of the game.  Cody and I hoped for the best and expected the worst.  We definitely got the worst.  We're OK with it, though.  He came to terms with it.  He came such a long way since the beginning, and I'm so proud of him.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Pop Crunch and Lifeline Live
Hollywoodtuna:
Hayden Panettiere Shows Her Little Cleavage  —  Once again, everyone's favourite little midget Hayden Panettiere is out revealing her talents in a cleavage-revealing dress.  Unfortunately she has very little talent, but all that could be fixed with a simple surgical procedure.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Sarah Silverman: It's “Zesty” Being Back With Jimmy Kimmel  —  Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel are continuing to play coy about their relationship.  —  The pair got cozy at the GQ Men of the Year bash in L.A. on Tuesday.  —  So how does it feel to be back on?  —  “Zesty!”  Silverman told Usmagazine.com.
Discussion: Fancast
TMZ.com:
Taco Bell's Got Beef with 50 — Nacho Average Suit  —  Taco Bell knows about as much about rap music as it does about Mexican food.  —  In legal papers filed in Federal court, the Bell's lawyers claim 50's tough-talking $4 million trademark infringement lawsuit from this summer was just a publicity stunt …
 
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