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4:30 PM ET, November 29, 2008

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George Rush / NY Daily News:
Thanksgiving with Madonna and ex-wife is gravy for Alex Rodriguez  —  Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez pulled double-duty in Miami Thursday, visiting his soon-to-be ex-wife and kids for Thanksgiving dinner and then rushing to be with gal pal Madonna at her house nearby.
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Chris Willard / People.com:
A-Rod Spends Thanksgiving With Family and Madonna  —  Photo by: Ronald Asadorian / Splash News Online; Pascal Le Segretain / Getty  —  Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez celebrated Thanksgiving with his family in Miami before heading off to spend time with Madonna just days after her preliminary divorce …
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Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Madonna flirts with Alex Rodriguez during concert performance
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TMZ.com:
Winona Jewel Heist Mystery  —  A hugely expensive bracelet on loan to Winona Ryder has gone missing in Spain, but it's Winona who feels like the victim.  —  Here's the lowdown.  Winona was in Madrid Sunday for a Marie Claire event.  Marie Claire had given Winona a Bulgari bracelet and a ring to wear, worth $125,000.
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David K. L I / New York Post:
RYDER IN AN ‘ICE’ FOLLY
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BBC:
Witherspoon ‘not into Xmas spirit’  —  Reese Witherspoon may well be fed up of the tinsel and turkey this year but that doesn't stop her talking about her new film Four Christmases, which she appears in alongside Vince Vaughn.  She speaks to Newsbeat about the up-coming festive season …
NEWS.com.au:
Dirty Dancing, Ghost star Patrick Swayze's cancer worsens  —  DIRTY Dancing star Patrick Swayze has reportedly taken a turn for the worse and started saying goodbye to loved ones after learning his cancer has spread.  —  The Dirty Dancing and Ghost star, who in January was told he had pancreatic cancer …
TMZ.com:
Who Michael Phelps Took Home to Mama  —  Hey mom, I'd like you to meet my Las Vegas cocktail waitress girlfriend, Caroline Pal.  —  Taking a page from the George Clooney Dating Handbook, Phelps reportedly brought Pal back to Baltimore to spend Thanksgiving with his fam.  —  Whatever happened to Sarah Larson, anyway?
Chris Willard / People.com:
Tom Cruise & David Beckham Families Hook Up for the Holiday  —  Suri Cruise had something special to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: a few famous playmates.  —  Suri, 2, and the family - including parents Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and siblings Connor, 13, and Isabella, 15 …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Tom and Katie Spend Thanksgiving With the Beckhams
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TMZ.com:
Stupid.  Stupid.  Stupid.  —  Instead of having Thanksgiving dinner with his wife and four children, Balthazar Getty got reacquainted with his ex-girlfriend Sienna Miller in London last night.  —  The couple that smokes together, stays together.  —  See Also  — Bathazar's Breakup: The Dominos Effect
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Daily Mail:
Together again? …
Jody Thompson / Mirror.co.uk:
Amy Winehouse has ‘consulted divorce lawyers’ over husband Blake Fielder-Civil  —  Amy Winehouse is consulting her divorce lawyers with a view to binning junkie husband Blake Fielder-Civil, according to the latest rumours.  —  The singer is currently being treated a private clinic …
Discussion: Dlisted
Joe Gould / NY Daily News:
Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede  —  A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and witnesses said.  —  The 34-year-old worker …
Britney Spears:
Exclusive Britney Behind The Scenes ‘Rolling Stone’ Pics  —  If you guys are like me, you can't get enough of the sexy Rolling Stone photos of Britney.  She looks hot!  —  So, because BritneySpears.com never leaves our readers hungry, we have some more EXCLUSIVE shots taken from behind the scenes at the photo shoot with Peggy Sirota.
Daily Mail:
Stop thief: Copycat Beyoncé and all the images she's stolen down the years … As her alter ego, Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé is strong, bold and fearless.  But not, it seems, entirely unique.  —  On closer inspection, it appears the singer has borrowed much of her style from other stars.
Discussion: Socialite Life
 
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