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12:55 PM ET, December 3, 2008

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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Kevin Federline: My Side of the Story  —  Kevin Federline has been called many things in the nearly five years since Britney Spears walked into his life: boy toy, gold-digger, wannabe rapper, partier.  These days he answers to one name: Daddy.  —  Since splitting with Spears in 2006 …
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Laura Lane / OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Inside Britney's Diva-Licious Birthday  —  Is Britney Spears starting to crack under the pressure?  —  Following a pair of performances on Good Morning America on Tuesday morning, the superstar birthday girl was back to her some of her old diva tricks as she arrived …
Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
Birthday girl Britney struggles to keep her modesty as she celebrates in low-cut dress … Britney Spears dazzled her fans as she pulled on a low-cut grey dress to celebrate her 27th birthday last night.  —  The singer showed off her newly svelte body as she combined her party with one to mark …
X17 Online:
K-Fed: “I Didn't Know How Much Power Britney Had”
Discussion: Hollyscoop
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Celebrates 27th Birthday With Circus-Themed Party
Discussion: ETonline and iVillage
Rodney Ho / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Housewives’ star forced to move from Duluth home  —  Eviction notice ‘none of your business,’ NeNe Leakes writes  —  NeNe Leakes, the breakout star of the hit Bravo reality show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is no longer living at the pricey Duluth five-bedroom residence shown on the series.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:   Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe Gets Evicted
Jaime Aron / Associated Press:
Sean Avery Suspended From NHL For Elisha Cuthbert “Sloppy Seconds” Remark  —  DALLAS — Of all the cajoling, snide remarks and other stunts Sean Avery pulled on the way to becoming the biggest pest in hockey, never had he gone so far that the NHL suspended him _ until Tuesday.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
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Fox Sports:
Stars' Avery suspended indefinitely by NHL  —  Sean Avery was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Tuesday, hours after the Dallas Stars forward made a crude reference to former girlfriends while talking with reporters.  —  Avery's inflammatory comments came following a morning skate in Calgary …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Sean Avery Gets Suspended for Calling Ex Elisha Cuthbert “Sloppy Seconds”
Discussion: Dlisted and The Superficial
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Kristen Stewart to play Joan Jett  —  ‘Runaways’ biopic from writer-director Floria Sigismondi  —  Fresh from the success of “Twilight,” Kristen Stewart is set to portray Joan Jett in “The Runaways,” the rock ‘n’ roll biopic of the 1970s all-girl band.  —  Video director Floria Sigismondi wrote …
Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Gotcha!  Eva Longoria Parker, more star smokers try to hide the habit  —  Who knew Eva Longoria Parker was a closet smoker?  —  It seems the “Desperate Housewives” star has been desperate to keep her habit under wraps - only openly indulging in a cigarette - or several - while she was out of the country this week.
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Cele|bitchy:   Eva Longoria is a closet smoker
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Brad Pitt Advises Ellen on ‘Catching’ George Clooney  —  Brad Pitt chats with Ellen DeGeneres via satellite  —  Hey, Ellen, forget Victoria's Secret models.  Leave Kate Hudson at home.  The real way to nab George Clooney to appear on her show is to woo him with male dancers, Brad Pitt slyly reveals.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Extra:
The ‘Curious Case’ of Brangelina
Discussion: Us Weekly
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Rep: “Mary-Kate Olsen Is Not Pregnant”  —  Despite a recent National Enquirer report stating otherwise, Mary-Kate Olsen is not expecting her first child.  —  “Mary-Kate is absolutely not pregnant,” her rep told Usmagazine.com on Tuesday.  —  According to the paper, rumors sparked …
People.com:
Amy Winehouse's Husband Ordered Back to Prison  —  “Blake incarcerated” - again!  —  Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil is being sent back to prison, just one month after he was released into rehab, his lawyer confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “I can confirm he has been recalled,” …
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Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
Fielder-Civil going back behind bars
Discussion: TMZ.com
Funny Videos on Funny …:
“Prop 8 - The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more...  “Prop 8 - The Musical” star...  (3:16)  —  A star-studded cast turns out for “Prop 8 - The Musical.”  —  Submitted by: Fod Team  —  Chosen One  —  Keywords: Marc Shaiman Adam Shankman Margaret Cho Andy Richter Maya Rudolph gay prop 8 musical
Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Alba is foxy and drunk-looking in the new Campari calendar  —  Jessica Alba graces every month of the new Campari calendar, posing seductively in black evening gowns and bathing suits while clutching the apertif.  Looking like a 40s pinup with a considerable buzz …
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Nudity the Norm in Heidi Klum's House  —  LOS ANGELES — Heidi Klum may be the face, body and voice of “Victoria's Secret,” but when it comes to baring her body in her own home, the stunning supermodel has no desire to keep anything secret from her family.  —  “To see me in wings is nothing too unusual.
Discussion: Celebrity Scandals
 
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Stephen Colbert Wants To Take Down Kanye West
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Associated Press:
Beckham back in NZ to a cooler welcome
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Socialite Life
Tim Weiner / New York Times:
Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 77
Discussion: Associated Press, Gawker and Jezebel
Michael K / Dlisted:
Brit Brit Did It Better Last Year
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Johnny Depp books ‘Hand of Dante’
Discussion: New York Magazine and Cinematical
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Rock act Creed in talks to reunite
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Jessica Gold Haralson / People.com:
Mariska Hargitay Hoping for Second Baby
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Dylan McDermott Finalizes Divorce
Discussion: iVillage
Just Jared:
Rachel Weisz is Gotham Gorgeous
Discussion: OH NO!!
Clint Morris / Moviehole:
STILLER CONFIRMS ZOOLANDER SEQUEL
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Perez Hilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
Blind Items: I Guess....You Guess....
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Leo Schwartz / Fortune:
Sources: CoinDesk owner Bullish fired three editors, including EIC Kevin Reynold, amid controversy over forcing editors to take down an article on Justin Sun

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
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