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6:35 PM ET, November 22, 2008

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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Travis Barker Blames Pilots, Equipment for Plane Crash  —  Travis Barker has filed a lawsuit blaming the pilots and defective equipment for a plane crash that severely injured the rocker and DJ AM and killed four others.  —  The L.A. Superior Court lawsuit, also filed Friday by the mother …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Mollygood
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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.
TMZ.com:
Linda Wants Professional Seaman  —  Recession or not, it's extremely hard to balance a budget on $40,000 a month.  That's why Linda Hogan needs more.  Oh did we mention — she wants Hulk to foot the bill for her 19-year-old boyfriend's nautical tuition?  —  Charlie Hill wants to go to sea school …
Discussion: The Superficial and OH NO!!
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
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
Lynn Hirschberg / New York Times:
Screens Goddess  —  Q: What was the first television show you remember watching?  —  A: Oh, God — “The New Zoo Revue”?  Or maybe “Land of the Lost?”  No — it was that guy . . . Captain Kangaroo.  He was on the porch with Mr. Green Jeans.  Have I just dated myself?
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: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and The Blemish
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
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.
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
NBC puts ‘Lipstick’ back on schedule  —  “Lipstick Jungle” fans, Brooke Shields, NBC has heard your pleas.  —  The network has scheduled the four remaining episodes of “Lipstick.”  —  The show will return to air Friday, Dec. 5, and is shifting the show to a slightly better time slot …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
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.”
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Just Jared:
Britney Spears Flies To Germany — EXCLUSIVE
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