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12:25 PM ET, November 24, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Miley's B-day — Spit for Tat  —  Miley Cyrus officially turned 16 yesterday, even though she's been celebrating it for ... about a year.  —  And there were untold levels of Freudian complexity over the b-day weekend, according to Perez Hilton, who reports Miley, BF Justin Gaston …
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PR Newswire:
Winners Announced for ‘2008 American Music Awards’  —  Star-Studded Celebration Highlighted by Surprise Appearances Winners include: Chris Brown, Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Rihanna T-Mobile ‘Breakthrough Artist Award’ Goes to Jonas Brothers  —  Winners of the 36th annual American Music Awards …
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Associated Press:
Winehouse husband loses appeal over jail sentence
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
‘Twilight’ takes bite out of box office  —  Teen vampire romance pic drains competition  —  Fangirls of all ages scored their biggest box office victory yet in delivering a $70.6 million opening for Summit Entertainment's teen vampire romance “Twilight” at the domestic box office.
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
‘Twilight’ dominates US box office  —  Twilight is the number one film at the US box office on its first weekend of release.  —  The vampire romance, based on Stephanie Meyers's novel, pulls in $70.5 million during its opening weekend.  It is the fourth largest November opening …
Discussion: X17 Online and Us Weekly
Christy Lemire / Associated Press:   ‘Twilight’ takes $70.6M bite out of box office
News of the World:
Gordon Ramsay's sly trysts with Archer's ex behind wife's back  —  TV CHEF Gordon Ramsay is cheating on his devoted wife Tana, the News of the World can reveal.  —  The F-Word star—who revels in his family man image—began his affair with blonde Sarah Symonds seven years ago.
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Jodie Sweetin Trying to ‘Stay Positive’ After Split  —  Three days after Jodie Sweetin filed for legal separation from husband Cody Herpin, her agent tells PEOPLE that the actress is “trying to stay positive for Zoie,” their 7-month-old daughter.  —  “Her focus is the baby,” agent Stella Alex said on Saturday.
kanyeuniversecity.com:
YUP I SAID IT.... I DON'T LISTEN TO RAP IN MY APARTMENT I LISTEN TO THOM YORKE, FEIST, MARVIN GAYE AND THE DREAM....  I LISTEN TO JEEZY, WAYNE, JIM JONES, BIG BRO AND RICK ROSS IN MY CAR AND IN THE GYM.  I LISTEN TO ONLY BUILT FOR CUBAN LINKS AND NAS WHEN I DESIGN... BUT IF I'M IN THE CRIB CHILLING …
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Travis Barker: “If Something Goes Wrong...You Should Be Compensated”  —  Travis Barker is looking for justice.  —  In his first postcrash TV news interview, the musician tells E! News exclusively why he decided to file a lawsuit over the plane crash that killed four people and left Barker and DJ AM badly burned.
Los Angeles Times:
Guard fatally shoots man armed with swords at Scientology building  —  LAPD investigators examine the scene of the shooting Sunday afternoon in Hollywood.  Detectives cordoned off the Franklin Avenue complex with yellow tape as investigators combed through the dead man's vehicle.
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Kabbalah coming between Madonna, A-Rod?  —  Plus: Ferrell testing Bush jokes; Sheridan and Spade caught making out  —  Even before the ink was dry on Madonna's divorce decree, her rumored beau, Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez, was beginning to distance himself from her beloved Kabbalah.
Michael K / Dlisted:
NO.  —  What in Christmas tinsel hell does Beyonce have over her eyes?  That s**t looks like a cat toy.  I know a few pussies who would go crazy over those things.  It's too bad there weren't any cats around Beyonce, because they would've pounced on her ass and scratched her eyes out.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Madonna: “I'm Sad About My Personal Life”  —  In her first interview since her divorce, Madonna admits her split from Guy Ritchie has been tough.  —  “I'm sad about my personal life, but I feel very blessed and very lucky that I have the opportunity to do what I do in my professional life,” she told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Playbill:
Young Frankenstein to Close in January 2009  —  The new Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein will play its final performance at Broadway's Hilton Theatre Jan. 4, 2009.  —  When it closes, the movie musical, based on the film of the same name, will have played 30 previews and 484 regular performances.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and New York Magazine
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Young Frank / BroadwayWorld.com:
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN to Close January 4, 2009
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
 
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Just Jared:
Rihanna is Eyepatch Sexy (2008 AMAs Performance Video)
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