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6:45 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 …
Discussion: omg!, TMZ.com, OH NO!! and Jossip
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise Tells Spencer Pratt He Made Wedding Mistake  —  The Hills - MTV Shows  —  In a pre-taped interview on Monday's i>Hills after-show, Tom Cruise was asked what advice he had for Spencer Pratt, who famously eloped with Heidi Montag Nov. 24.  —  Cruise said that Pratt …
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Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Tom Cruise Gives Spencer Pratt Marriage Advice
Discussion: Defamer, TV Envy and Backseat Cuddler
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.
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: T.R. Knight negotiating 'Grey's Anatomy' exit  —  The revolving door at Grey's Anatomy has taken another shocking spin.  —  Multiple sources confirm that T.R. Knight has asked to be released from his contract, a request that both ABC and Grey's show-runner Shonda Rhimes appear poised to grant.
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
T.R. Knight Asks to Leave Grey's Anatomy
Discussion: Dlisted
John Hiscock / Mirror.co.uk:
Jennifer Aniston exclusive: Friends star talks for the first time about John Mayer  —  She may have had her heart shredded by the world's sexiest man but Jennifer Aniston keeps coming back for more.  —  And this time the actress - who loved and lost Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt - hasn't just fallen head over heels again.
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Daily Mail:
‘My John is extraordinary,’ admits gushing Jennifer Aniston in revealing interview
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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
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.
Discussion: Us Weekly and CelebWarship
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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Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
Jennifer Hudson to begin filming video next week
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 …
coldplay:
Joe Satriani  —  With the greatest possible respect to Joe Satriani, we have now unfortunately found it necessary to respond publicly to his allegations.  If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him.
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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: OH NO!! and Perez Hilton
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PopEater:
Lily Allen Weighs in on ‘Crass’ Katy Perry
Discussion: Socialite Life
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
Justin Chang / Variety:
L.A. critics wired for ‘Wall-E’  —  Disney/Pixar toon named best picture of year  —  Disney/Pixar's robot love story “Wall-E” was named best picture of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. on Tuesday, marking the first time in the org's 33-year history that an animated film has taken the top prize.
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
SOURCE: ‘Twilight’ Sequel Offer From Summit Out To Director Chris Weitz?  —  UPDATES Who Should Direct ‘Twilight’ Sequels?  —  Yes, he's had tremendous success working with tweens and teens (About A Boy as director and writer, American Pie as producer and uncredited director).
FemaleFirst:
Britney Spears' PETA Circus  —  Britney Spears has been accused of violating animal rights.  —  The 27-year-old singer has come under fire from campaigners People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who have slammed her use of caged elephants in the video for her new single ‘Circus’.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey Admits to Tipping the Scales at 200 Lbs.  —  Oprah Winfrey Dec. 5  —  Having packed 40 pounds onto her former 160-pound self, Oprah Winfrey is declaring, “I'm mad at myself” because she's “fallen off the wagon.”  —  As the media mogul, 54, writes in the January issue …
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Reuters:   Oprah mad at herself for ballooning weight
 
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Associated Press:
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Roger Friedman / Fox News:
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Fox to adapt 9-year-old's book
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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:
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