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2:00 PM ET, November 25, 2008

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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!
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Chris Willard / People.com:
Britney Opens Up About Her Dating Disasters  —  Britney Spears in Rolling Stone  —  It's all work and no play for Britney Spears as she prepares for the release of her new album, Circus.  —  “I feel like an old person now,” she says in Rolling Stone's next issue, out Friday.  “I do!
Discussion: iVillage
Jenny Eliscu / Rolling Stone:
Britney Returns  —  A year after her very public meltdown, Britney is back to work and out of trouble.  But what has the comeback cost her?  —  There's an understanding among those who know Britney well: When she's blond, she's happy.  When she's brunette, she's sad.  When she's pink, she's crazy.
Access Hollywood:
Britney Spears On Her Kids & Opening Herself Up For ‘Circus’
Discussion: X17 Online
New York Post:
MADGE A-ROD'S TURKEY CHOICE  —  ALEX Rodriguez has his priorities - and they are not his children.  —  The Yankee slugger, who ditched his wife of six years, Cynthia, after becoming besotted with Madonna, is a “soul-less” man who is “abandoning” his kids on Thanksgiving for his lover, according to what Cynthia is telling friends.
Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
Winehouse collapsed, rushed to hospital  —  Amy Winehouse was taken to hospital after collapsing at the weekend in what is claimed to have been a drink and drug related seizure.  —  A spokesman for the singer said her hospitalisation on Sunday was due to a “bad reaction to the combination …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Amy Winehouse Back in the Hospital
New York Post:
WE HEAR . . . WE HEAR  —  THAT although we didn't think it would be pos sible to silence Ann Coulter, the leggy reaction- ary broke her jaw and the mouth that roared has been wired shut . . . THAT the Tel Aviv Hilton was abuzz Saturday with the arrival of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock …
Paul Chi / People.com:
George Clooney Hazes Hugh Jackman in Late-Night Call  —  The newly minted Sexiest Man Alive has many fans - but Clooney is not one of them!  —  Hugh Jackman (left) and George Clooney  —  As PEOPLE's newly crowned Sexiest Man Alive, Hugh Jackman has been inundated with congratulatory phone calls.
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Fred Topel / E! Online:
Hugh Jackman Talks Trash About His Sexy Ways
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Socialite Life and iVillage
Daily Mail:
‘Those paparazzi shots of Suri are incredible,’ admits Tom Cruise … Most stars have a stormy relationship with the paparazzi especially when it is their children being photographed.  —  But Hollywood star Tom Cruise has spoken about how much he admires the constant shots taken of his daughter Suri.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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John Hiscock / Mirror.co.uk:
“I've made mistakes”, admits Tom Cruise as he makes his comeback  —  When Tom Cruise jumped up and down on Oprah Winfrey's sofa yelping “I'm in love” the world knew something was wrong... and began to fall out of love with him.  —  His behaviour became more and more erratic and his stellar Hollywood career crumbled as he was vilified.
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 …
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Beyoncé: Too Traumatized for Babies?  —  Beyoncé and Ellen DeGeneres  —  Beyoncé Knowles says married life is “great” - but she's still in no rush to have kids.  —  “One day, maybe,” the singer - who wed rapper Jay-Z in a super-secret ceremony last April - tells Ellen DeGeneres during Tuesday's show.
Discussion: Socialite Life
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Beyonce: I Was “Traumatized” Watching My Sister Give Birth
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Real Housewives: Kim Talks NeNe, Big Papa and Hair Extensions  —  Filming the first season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kim Zolciak, the curvy blond with big ambitions to become a country music star, turned her back on her best friend NeNe, but found a new companion in Sheree.
Discussion: Reality TV Scoop and Jezebel
Vanity Fair:
Vanity Fair Oscar Party Will Be Held at Sunset Tower  —  Leonardo DiCaprio with Sharon Stone, 1995.  Photograph by Dafydd Jones.  —  Vanity Fair will hold its annual Oscar Night party at the Sunset Tower Hotel on February 22, 2009, it was announced today by editor Graydon Carter.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Pete Wentz: I Almost Had a “Heart Attack” When Ashlee Went Into Labor  —  Being in the delivery room shortly before Ashlee Simpson gave birth Nov. 20 was “pretty surreal,” Pete Wentz says in his first interview since welcoming son Bronx.  —  “Obviously, some stuff my wife would freak if I said …
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
 
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NME:
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Just Jared:
Neil Patrick Harris is The Naked Man
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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

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

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

 
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