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12:20 AM ET, December 1, 2008

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People.com:
Rep: Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr Not Engaged  —  Kerr and Bloom  —  Female fans, relax: Orlando Bloom is still available, technically.  —  A rep for Bloom's girlfriend Miranda Kerr is knocking down a report in the Australian media Sunday that the Pirates of the Caribbean star and the model are engaged.
Dan Wootton / News of the World:
Britney does it One More Mime  —  BRITNEY Spears mimed her way through her much-hyped X Factor comeback show last night - but still managed to blow away the audience.  —  The pop princess lip-synched to her new song Womanizer because, insiders told me, she wanted to concentrate on her dance routine.
Discussion: OH NO!!
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Britney Spears:
Britney breaks ratings records!  —  Britney's X Factor appearance pulled 12.8 million viewers meaning more than 53 percent of the entire viewing audience tuned into the UK show to see Britney's performance.  —  OMFG  —  Just so you know, that's the most watched X Factor of the whole series.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Performs for Simon Cowell
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and popbytes
James Patrick Herman / glamour.com:
Britney Spears Starts Over  —  She has her health (and body) back, an album she says is her best yet and the whole world rooting for her.  In this Glamour exclusive, Britney Spears talks about surviving her “crazy year” and trying to set a good example for her boys.
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People.com:
VIDEO: Britney Spears Celebrates Birthday Early in the U.K.  —  Britney Spears got an early 27th birthday party in a British nightclub, blowing out the candles on a cake decorated to look like the cover of her new album Circus.  —  As cameras flashed, Spears was serenaded Saturday …
New York Post:
‘DOWN THERE’ DYES FOR GUYS!  —  MOST Upper East Side socialite wives are content with philanthropy or designing handbags to fill out their days - but not Nancy Jarecki.  —  Jarecki, whose movie-director husband, Andrew Jarecki, made $600 million in 2001 by selling his Moviefone business to AOL …
Discussion: The Superficial and WOW Report
NY Daily News:
Giants receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shoots himself in thigh  —  The Giants' dream season was thrown into turmoil Saturday when Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub and linebacker Antonio Pierce tried to hide the gun, police sources said.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and The Superficial
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TMZ.com:
Burress Surrenders Gun
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Without a Trace Star Roselyn Sanchez Weds  —  Without a Trace star Roselyn Sanchez and actor Eric Winter have tied the knot.  —  The couple exchanged vows Saturday in front of 250 guests — including Eva Longoria Parker — at the historic San Cristobal fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico, The Associated Press reports.
Discussion: Right Celebrity
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PR actress Roselyn Sanchez marries Eric Winter
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Without a Trace's Roselyn Sanchez Ties the Knot
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Phil Taylor / News of the World:
Blake Fielder-Civil's astonishing confession  —  GUILT-RACKED Blake Fielder-Civil last night sensationally admitted HE got wife Amy Winehouse hooked on heroin, crack cocaine and self-harm—and vowed to end their marriage to stop her killing herself.  —  Breaking down in tears …
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X17 Online:
Blake Introduced Amy To “Heroin And Crack Cocaine”
Discussion: Digital Spy and OH NO!!
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 …
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:   Reese Witherspoon a ‘Little Strict’ About Kids' Xmas Presents
Chrissy Iley / Times of London:
The Jonas Brothers: no need to lock up your daughters  —  The Jonas Brothers are the celibate, squeaky-clean boy band of prepubescent dreams.  What would it take to lead them into temptation?  Portraits: Muir Vidler  —  Already a small number of teenage girls are stalking the Soho Hotel.
Discussion: oceanUP
Pete Paphides / Times of London:
Chris Martin on Coldplay's success and celebrity  —  Coldplay's frontman has rediscovered his passion - he may even be enjoying himself.  He talks about coming to terms with celebrity, and being just a little bit ‘gangsta’  —  Two hours before showtime in Denver, a crack team of feng shui masters …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Pat Jordan / New York Times:
His Fists Are Up and His Guard Is Down  —  YOU MEET MICKEY, you can't help liking him.  He rescues abused dogs!  He cries a lot: over his stepfather's supposed abuse; the loss of his brother to cancer and his dogs to old age; the failure of his marriage to the actress Carré Otis.
Discussion: Hollywood Elsewhere
Carole Aye Maung / News of the World:
F-ING EXCLUSIVE: How Gordon Ramsay revealed he'd got sweet with other women  —  CELEBRITY chef Gordon Ramsay revealed to mistress Sarah Symonds that he had TWO other lovers.  —  The married TV star, who this week denied cheating, confessed to extra flings during his seven-year affair with Sarah - who today tells her sensational story.
Discussion: New Zealand Herald
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?
 
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