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10:30 AM ET, December 10, 2008

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Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Actor Mark Ruffalo's brother, Scott, died after playing Russian Roulette, says murder suspect  —  Actor Mark Ruffalo with younger brother Scott, who has died after being shot in the head last week in Beverly Hills.  The main suspect says he shot himself playing Russian Roulette.
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Perez Hilton:
A Deadly Game Of Russian Roulette????  —  After suffering a gunshot wound to the head last week, the brother of actor Mark Ruffalo has passed away.  —  Scott Ruffalo died Monday, after seven days in critical condition.  —  The two “people of interest”, Brian Scofield, 29, and Shaha Mishaal Adham …
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
First Photo of Ricky Martin's Twins!  —  Ricky Martin with sons Valentino (left) and Matteo in San Juan, Puerto Rico  —  Meet Matteo and Valentino Martin!  —  Born via surrogate in early August, Ricky Martin's 4-month-old twin boys make their debut in this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Watch Jessica Biel Strip  —  In her upcoming drama Powder Blue (out next year), Jessica Biel takes it off as a woman who strips to raise her terminally ill son.  —  In the trailer (above), she dances, cracks eggs on her chest, does splits and hangs upside down from a pole.
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Jessica Biel is Topless in Powder Blue Trailer
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson Returning to Work  —  Jennifer Hudson is getting back to work less than two months after three of her family members were fatally shot in Chicago.  —  The Grammy-nominated singer is scheduled to begin filming a video for the single “If It Isn't Love” next week, her label J Records tells the Associated Press.
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OK! Magazine:
Jennifer Hudson Gets Back to Work
Discussion: Digital Spy
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:   Jennifer Hudson to begin filming video next week
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive: It's a girl for Trista and Ryan  —  Bachelorette Trista Sutter and her firefighter husband, Ryan, are thrilled to learn they are having a baby girl.  “We found out a few weeks ago,” Trista tells In Touch exclusively.  “It was such a fun surprise.
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Paula Abdul Lashes Out at Idol Producers  —  Paula Abdul is blaming American Idol producers for allowing known stalker Paula Goodspeed to get close to her.  —  Abdul, in a Sirius XM radio interview on Barbara Live! with Barbara Walters Monday night, said that she was familiar with Goodspeed …
Associated Press:
Coldplay Fires Back Against Lawsuit  —  NEW YORK — Coldplay has fired back against accusations they copied another artist's work for their hit “Viva La Vida.”  —  In a statement released on Tuesday, the band responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by guitarist Joe Satriani last week in federal court in Los Angeles.
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Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie is Gran Torino Gorgeous  —  Angelina Jolie is casual perfection in a simple gray sweater and beige heels at the premiere of Gran Torino at the Steven J. Ross Theater on Tuesday, December 9, in Los Angeles.  —  The 33-year-old actress came out to support her pal Clint Eastwood, who directed her in Changeling.
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Tila Tequila: I “Want to Adopt a Boy”  —  Tila Tequila has motherhood on her mind!  —  “I definitely want to adopt a boy,” the reality star told Usmagazine.com at a book signing for Hooking Up With Tila Tequila in NYC on Monday.  —  “Sometimes I think, like, let's just run away from Hollywood …
TMZ.com:
Ashlee: Rock-a-Bye Bye Baby  —  After giving birth to son Bronx an entire 18 days ago, Ashlee Simpson did what every new mom does ... she went clubbing in West Hollywood.  —  Ash checked out her husband Pete Wentz's show at the Troubadour and then hightailed it next door to Foxtail for a little see and be scene action.
Mickey O'Connor / TVGuide.com:
Exclusive: Who's Gay on 90210?  —  It's a girl!  —  After all our guesses about which male character (Navid?  Ty?  That blond guy?) would come out of the closet on 90210, it's cheerleader Christina Worthy who is the same-sex-oriented cast member, sources tell TVGuide.com exclusively.
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com, TV Envy and OH NO!!
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Just Jared:
Lauren London Goes 90210 Bisexual
Discussion: NewNowNext
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Katy Perry Apologizes to Lily Allen for Weight Jab  —  Katy Perry is apologizing to Lily Allen for calling herself a “skinnier version” of the Brit singer.  —  “Yeah, I made a joke about [that] earlier this year,” Perry, 24, told Usmagazine.com exclusively at the taping of Fuse's The Good, the Bad & the Britney Tuesday.
Discussion: Scandalist, OH NO!! and Perez Hilton
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PopEater:
Lily Allen Weighs in on ‘Crass’ Katy Perry
Discussion: Digital Spy and Socialite Life
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Tom Cruise Gives Spencer Pratt Marriage Advice  —  There are a lot of confusing things about The Hills After Show, like where does host Dan Levy (Eugene's son) get his clothes?  Is cohost Jessi Cruickshank related to Shenae Grimes, by any chance?  And seriously, how does this show even exist?
Discussion: Defamer, Backseat Cuddler and TV Envy
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Anabelle Garay / Associated Press:
Tyler Perry wins suit over copyright infringement
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
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Discussion: Dlisted and iVillage
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
TV Mothers in Cat Fight
Discussion: Defamer and Perez Hilton
 Earlier Picks: 
Daily Mail:
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Discussion: Perez Hilton
Esnead / Los Angeles Times:
The Dish Rag by Elizabeth Snead
Reuters:
Oprah mad at herself for ballooning weight
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM
Simon Vozick-Levinson / EW.com:
‘J In My Pants’ crew Lonely Island taps Norah Jones, T-Pain for CD
Access Hollywood:
Brad Pitt Says Kids Haven't Necessarily Changed His Mind On Marriage
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Towleroad
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Ben Smith / Semafor:
A look at Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize board, which has gone from a curiosity to a source of real concern in some top US newsrooms

 
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