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12:35 PM ET, November 22, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Travis Barker Sues Plane and Tire Companies  —  Travis Barker is suing Bombardier Inc., Clay Lacy Aviation and Goodyear Tire and Rubber in connection with the plane crash that severely injured him and killed two of his friends.  —  The suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court …
People.com:
Aunt Jessica Simpson ‘Over the Moon’  —  Jessica Simpson (left) and Ashlee Wentz  —  Jessica Simpson is ecstatic about her latest role - aunt to newborn Bronx Mowgli Wentz.  —  “Bronx is beyond precious.  I'm over the moon with joy,” the singer said Friday.  “Life is a beautiful miracle.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Expert: Bronx Mowgli “Won't Set Off Baby Name Fad”
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Bisexual Twins to Star in A Double Shot at Love  —  Tila Tequila won't be looking for love on another season of her MTV reality show, but there's a fierce twosome who are willing to give it a shot.  —  In a new installment of A Shot at Love, debuting Dec. 9 on MTV, a daring duo will replace Tila …
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
A Double Shot at Love to Feature Bisexual “Ikki Twins”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Mollygood
Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan and Sam row again at £20million launch party in Dubai … Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson had their second major spat in a week at the extravagant launch of a Dubai hotel last night.  Sam took to the decks at the afterparty but left Lindsay in tears after they had yet another row.
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Access Hollywood:
Britney Heads To Court For Impromptu Hearing  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Britney Spears spent her Friday in court, Access Hollywood has learned.  —  The pop star headed to the downtown LA courthouse on Friday afternoon, for what a court spokesperson said was an “ex-parte hearing.”
Discussion: X17 Online
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Just Jared:
Britney Spears Flies To Germany — EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
Access Hollywood:
Karolina Kurkova Dubbed ‘Sexiest Woman In The World’  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — It takes a lot of things to be sexy - but apparently a belly button isn't one of them.  —  E! entertainment television has just named supermodel Karolina Kurkova the sexiest woman in the world.  —  VIEW THE PHOTOS: Karolina Kurkova
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Reuters:
Model Karolina Kurkova voted world's sexiest woman
Discussion: Yeeeah! and The Hollywood Gossip
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Hulk Hogan's Wife Broke Despite $40,000 Monthly Alimony Payments  —  Hulk Hogan's wife, Linda Bollea, has run out of money — despite receiving $40,000 a month in temporary alimony payments.  —  During a court hearing on Thursday, Bollea's attorney asked the judge to set another hearing …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Blemish
Phil / Egotastic!:
Pamela Anderson Nude Uncensored Video from Girls Next Door  —  Back in April, Pamela Anderson got naked, and presented Hugh Hefner with a cake on his 82nd birthday.  Naturally, the scene was filmed, and later aired on an episode of The Girls Next Door.  Of course, the video was censored …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Blind Items: I Guess....You Guess....  Which now-pregnant celebrity is determined to give her baby the most talked-about baby name ever?  The father wants the baby to have a normal name like his, and is furious that she is determined to give the baby a really stupid name simply for the attention it will generate.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Gawker
Steve Mason / Fantasy Moguls Original Content:
EARLY FRIDAY & 3-DAY ESTIMATES: ‘Twilight’ goes for throat with $33M Friday & a possible $70.5M opening!  ; ‘Bolt’ disappoints with only $7M to start the 3-day, but could still edge ‘Quantum of Solace’ for #2 with $27.6M!  —  Steve Mason is now on Facebook and also on Twitter (For immediate box office updates, “follow” me).
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Megan Fox's Confused Sexual Identity  —  LOS ANGELES — Sounds crazy, but its true.  Megan Fox was honored in style on Tuesday night as one of GQ Magazine's “Men of the Year” (and the only female) alongside Hollywood hotties including Leonardo DiCaprio, Aaron Eckhart and Jason Statham.
Discussion: Agent Bedhead and Cele|bitchy
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Ludlum ‘Bourne’ again at Universal  —  Studio nabs exclusive rights to Bourne novels  —  Universal Pictures has made an overall deal with the estate of “The Bourne Identity” author Robert Ludlum that gives the studio exclusive rights to the Jason Bourne character and first look at other Ludlum novels.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Rep: Tobey Maguire, Wife Expecting Again  —  Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire and his wife, Jen Meyer, are expecting their second child, Maguire's rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  See pictures of other pregnancies in the baby bump hall of fame.  —  “Tobey and Jen are thrilled,” a source close to the couple tells Usmagazine.com.
Discussion: iVillage
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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