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10:45 AM ET, December 9, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Ruffalo Dies  —  Scott Ruffalo, the brother of actor Mark Ruffalo, died last night after suffering a gunshot wound last week.  —  Brian Scofield and Shaha Mishaal Adham turned themselves in to the Bev Hills PD yesterday.  Adham was named a “suspect” and Scofield was named a"person of interest" in the shooting.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Idol Winner Fantasia Barrino's Home in Foreclosure  —  American Idol's third season winner, Fantasia Barrino, is about to be evicted from one of her two Charlotte, North Carolina, homes — according to the blog, realestalker.  —  Find out where Barrino and your other favorite American Idol stars are now.
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BestDamnAfternoonShow.com:
AMERICAN IDOL WINNER FANTASIA BARRINO'S HOUSE GETS FORECLOSED!!!  —  Looks like the recession has hit our girl Fantasia.  In a MTO.com EXCLUSIVE REPORT we've discovered that Fantasia's North Carolina home has been seized - and it's going up for auction next week.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
TMZ.com:
Fantasia — Foreclosure's Just a Fantasy!  —  Fantasia Barrino says reports she's about to lose a house is hogwash.  —  Reports say the “AI” winner is about to lose one of her homes in Charlotte, NC: She reportedly bought the 6-bed, 6,000-sq. ft. mansion back in 2007 for $1.3 mil (not a misprint) but couldn't keep up on payments.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Michael K / Dlisted:   Fantasia Is Losing Her House!
Ent Lawyer / Crazy Days and Nights:
T.R. Knight Update  —  So, I got a little more information from my source and they say, “He hasn't attended table reads since episode 2.  He is pissed and miserable and thinks his story line is stupid.  He said goodbye to his hair and makeup people last week.  He says he is done and has quit.
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
WHERE IS LENO GOING?  TO PRIME TIME, ON NBC  —  NBC will keep Jay Leno five nights a week, but in prime time, competing not with David Letterman, but with shows like “CSI: Miami.”  —  The network will announce Tuesday that Mr. Leno's new show will appear at 10 o'clock each weeknight in a format similar to …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Goes Christmas Caroling With Ellen DeGeneres  —  Britney Spears and Ellen DeGeneres spread a little holiday cheer in L.A. last Friday.  —  The singer - who just turned 27 last week - and the talk show host hit the street in old-fashioned dresses to sing a few Christmas Carols.
New York Post:
LA PAPER TRAIL  —  MARIAH Carey's wish may finally be coming true.  Spies in LA saw the songbird (above) coming out of a well-known ob/gyn's office on North Crescent Boulevard, “clutching what looked like a sonogram and being greeted by her entourage with cheers.  She was ebullient.”
Hellomagazine.com:
‘Curious’ A-list ladies check out Brad's age-defying romance  —  Most of us love a little cinematic romance, especially when the film stars Hollywood heart-throb Brad Pitt.  And as the actor presented his unusual new project The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button this week …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
People.com:
Lost's Josh Holloway to Be a Dad  —  Holloway and wife Yessica  —  Lost hunk Josh Holloway is going to be a daddy.  —  The actor and his wife, Yessica, are expecting their first child, TV Guide reports.  —  The baby is due next year, the 39-year-old actor tells the magazine.
Discussion: iVillage
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Rachel Zoe Shows Protruding Rib Cage at Fundraiser  —  Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe, who has denied having an eating disorder, revealed a protruding rib cage at The Cracked Xmas Fundraiser held at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Sunday.  —  Zoe, 37, (who was famously dubbed “raisin face” …
C.J. / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Overexposed Viking asks, 'How'd it look?'  —  “How'd it look?”  Visanthe Shiancoe wanted to know.  —  When you retell this story — and you will — please remember that the Vikings tight end ASKED me that question.  I did not walk over to Shiancoe at saftey Darren Sharper's party …
TMZ.com:
Now THIS Is Bottle Service  —  Looks like Paris' “new BFF” is fitting right in with the Hilton sisters — just close your eyes and swallow!  —  Paris, Nicky and Brittany Flickinger took turns sucking down a bottle of vodka at a Miami club this weekend.  —  Does that bottle know where they've been?!
Discussion: CandyKirby.com
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
It's Official: Katie Holmes Is Broadway Gold  —  In a stunningly short amount of time, TomKat's apparently more red-hot half, Katie Holmes, has already helped the Broadway show, All My Sons, turn a profit.  The show's producers officially announced today that the revival of Arthur Miller's play …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and X17 Online
Larry Carroll / MTV Movies Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Waters' ‘Hairspray 2’ Plot Outline Revealed!  Zac Efron On Drugs, Skinny Travolta And More  —  We've been hearing rumblings of a “Hairspray” sequel for months.  Just last week, director Adam Shankman confirmed that John Waters himself was writing an outline that would take Zac Efron …
Discussion: oceanUP and The Movie Blog
 
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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

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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