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8:00 AM ET, November 25, 2008

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Elope  —  Introducing, Mrs. Heidi Montag Pratt!  —  The Hills star wed her longtime beau, Spencer Pratt, in a secret ceremony in Cabos San Lucas, Mexico, on Nov. 20, Us Weekly reports in its newest issue.  See exclusive photos wedding photos in Us Weekly's new issue, on stands Wednesday.
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Perez Hilton:
Spencer & Heidi Got Married!!!!!!!!!!!  —  Sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that The Hills stars Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt have just eloped.  —  “They got married in Mexico,” a source close to the couple tells us.  —  Congratulations!!!!!!  —  Thoughts????  —  [Image via WENN.]
Mary Margaret / People.com:
Heidi Montag Didn't Tell Dad About Marrying Spencer Pratt  —  Heidi Montag doesn't usually play her cards close to the vest, but The Hills star didn't even inform her dad about marrying boyfriend Spencer Pratt.  —  “I would be upset if she got married and didn't invite me!”
Perez Hilton:
Heidi Speaks!!!!!!  —  “The minute we said our vows, I couldn't stop crying,” Hills star Heidi Montag says of our eloping with Spencer Pratt in Mexico.  —  PerezHilton.com was the first media outlet in the world to break the news of their nuptials.  —  These famewhores, we love them!!!!!
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Report: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Elope
Discussion: Gawker, Defamer and iVillage
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Spencer & Heidi Married? Even Family Doesn't Know
TMZ.com:
Britney Wants Daddy to Lay Off  —  Britney Spears wants daddy Jamie to become more like Barack Obama, and forget the words, “No You Can't!”  —  We're told Britney has been fighting with her dad quite often and one of the sore subjects is the dreaded Adnan.  Britney wants to see him, but Jamie absolutely refuses.
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Lorena Blas / USA Today:
Britney tells ‘Rolling Stone’ she has picked up the pieces  —  Nearly a year after a breakdown, Britney Spears says she feels as if she has matured.  —  To be exact, “I feel like an old person now,” she says in Rolling Stone's next issue, out Friday.  “I do!
Discussion: Dlisted, Just Jared and Britney Spears
Yahoo! TV:
Brit Me Baby, One More Time: A First Look at ‘Britney: For the Record’
Michael K / Dlisted:
Suri's Sunglasses Cost More Than Your Rent  —  Suri Cruise, the hardest working girl in showbusiness, was on the streets of Manhattan during her morning shift today.  If Tommy Girl and Katie bring Suri out on Thanksgiving, they better give her holiday pay.  Those custom made …
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OK! Magazine:
Tom: Suri's a Girlie Girl  —  Suri Cruise knows what she wants, and when it comes to getting dressed in the morning, that doesn't include pants!  —  Tom Cruise admits to Entertainment Tonight in an interview airing tonight that his fashionable and adorable daughter is a “girlie girl,” saying, “She won't wear pants.
ETonline:
TOM CRUISE TELLS ET: SURI IS A GIRLIE GIRL!
Discussion: Socialite Life, POPSUGAR and Us Weekly
People.com:
Joel Madden Confident Pete and Ashlee Will Be Great Parents  —  Joel Madden and Nicole Richie (left) and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz  —  Proud papa Joel Madden is thrilled to hear that pals Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz have welcomed a new son, Bronx Mowgli.  He's sure they can handle it.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Katie Rhames / OK! Magazine:
Joel: My Whole Life Centers on Harlow
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jason Lee Reveals He's Married!  —  Jason Lee is a married man.  —  The My Name is Earl star tells Sydney's Sun Herald that he has secretly wed Ceren Alkac, the mother of his second child.  —  “My wife is Australian.  And she is my wife now 'cause we just got married, and you can report that!” he says.
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Julie Jordan / People.com:   Jason Lee Secretly Marries His Girlfriend
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Christina Aguilera: Max Is “So Close to Walking”  —  Her newest album, Keeps Gettin' Better, might be a huge accomplishment, but Christina Aguilera's latest milestone has everything to do with her 10-month-old son, Max.  —  “He is so close to walking now, it's crazy,” Aguilera tells Usmagazine.com …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Topless at 52: Kim Cattrall bares all in the name of art... and holds her own among the younger models … Kim Cattrall is nothing if not brave.  —  The game actress's latest role called for her to take off her clothes for a worthy cause - to save a valuable artwork - alongside a troupe …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and OH NO!!
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Squeezing more blood  —  Now that ‘Twilight’ is a smash, its young stars will get huge raises for the sequel — and the sequel after that  —  There's one rule in Hollywood that's rarely broken: Pull in big bucks at the box office and a sequel — or three — is virtually guaranteed.
Tom Cruise / The Huffington Post:
SNL Alum Horatio Sanz Drops 100 Lbs  —  SNL alum Horatio Sanz has dropped about 100 lbs.  New York Magazine saw him on the red carpet of the 8th Annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway last week and asked him about his drastic change in appearance. … Below is a photo of Sanz at the event and another of him back in November 2003
Chris Willard / People.com:
Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora Reuniting for Thanksgiving  —  Locklear and Sambora in 2005  —  Heather Locklear and ex-husband Richie Sambora are embracing the spirit of Thanksgiving by celebrating the holiday together - along with Locklear's boyfriend - this year.
Ain't It Cool News:
Strange II AM LEGEND Rumblings...  Merrick here...  It's important to be clear that the following information comes to us with a bit of backstory/context.  But...as far as I know...we've never actually tested this source before.  So, take this into consideration (i.e. consume with a grain of salt) when mulling the following:
Massiel / Lossip:
Love on the Rocks?  —  It is troubling indeed to report that our two favorite Spaniards, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, are experiencing a little relationship drama!  —  Though the couple enjoyed a romantic getaway off the coast of Belize a while back, it seems that they are now butting heads …
Comeonmelissa / OH NO!!:
GROSS OLD MAN POST  —  Ok, so i'm not so up on hugh hefner news, actually i stopped caring after he dumped holly, but here are some photos from the most recent playboy party (11/21/08) that my friend attended because she got into playboy:  —  larger photo under cut if you dare.. OH and last photo is kind of NSFW because of body paint
Discussion: Defamer
 
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From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

New York Times:
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