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9:20 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.
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Brianm / Us Weekly:
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr Are Not Engaged  —  Orlando Bloom and Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr aren't engaged, his rep tells Usmagazine.com.  —  Australia's The Sunday Telegraph had reported that a wedding was planned for the middle of next year, “when both have a break from work commitments.”
Discussion: iVillage
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People.com:
VIDEO: Britney Spears Celebrates Birthday Early in the U.K.
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Madonna & A-Rod Head to Mexico City  —  Photo by: Ronald Asadorian / Splash News Online; Pascal Le Segretain / Getty  —  Coincidence?  —  Madonna and Alex Rodriguez were both spotted in Mexico City last weekend.  —  The two have not confirmed their romance.
Maureen Dowd / Vanity Fair:
What Tina Wants  —  Tina Fey has rules.  They've guided the 38-year-old writer-comedian through marriage, motherhood, and a career that went into hyperdrive this fall, when her Sarah Palin impression convulsed the nation, boosting the ratings of both Saturday Night Live and her own NBC show, 30 Rock.
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Nancy Franklin / New Yorker:
Tina Fey's “30 Rock.”
Discussion: Fimoculous.com
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!
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Dan Wootton / News of the World:
Britney does it One More Mime
Discussion: OH NO!!
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Performs for Simon Cowell
Discussion: Mollygood, iVillage and popbytes
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 …
Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Fame’ chooses five  —  Will fill out administrative, teaching parts  —  Megan Mullally, Kelsey Grammer, Charles S. Dutton, Bebe Neuwirth and Debbie Allen have been tenured.  —  The quintet has been chosen to fill out the administrative and teaching roles in MGM and Lakeshore Entertainment's remake of “Fame.”
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Ricki Lake: 'I Can't Believe I Was Fat'  —  Ricki Lake has trimmed 140 lbs. from her all-time top weight of 270 pounds - and says she is holding steady.  —  “I can't believe I was a fat person for most of my life,” the former talk show host, rocking a sexy black Herve Leger dress (size small) …
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!!
Caroline Grant / Daily Mail:
Cheeky Girl: Geri Halliwell exposes her behind in red carpet wardrobe malfunction … Oh dear, Geri.  And it had all been going so well.  —  The Spice Girl turned up to an awards ceremony looking enviably sleek and well-groomed in a ruffled red dress.  —  In fact, with her glossy curls …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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: The Superficial and Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Burress Surrenders Gun
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: AceShowBiz.com and oceanUP
Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Rocker Billy Martin's Pregnant Wife Craves ... Nothing!  —  Now settling into the surprising news he's a dad-to-be, Good Charlotte guitarist Billy Martin says he's more than ready to take on those midnight craving runs for wife Linzi.  —  There's only one problem: she hasn't had any.
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Britney had ulterior motive for TV special  —  Plus: O'Donnell on variety-show flop; Travolta says Hanks owes him  —  “Britney: For the Record” might offer an inside glimpse into the pop star's life, but offering up tidbits about her failed relationship with Kevin Federline wasn't the goal of the documentary.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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: iVillage and Right Celebrity
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Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Without a Trace's Roselyn Sanchez Ties the Knot
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
 
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