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1:10 PM ET, December 12, 2008

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Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles Times:
Bettie Page dies at 85; pinup queen played a key role in the sexual revolution of the 1960s and later became a cult figure  —  Bettie Page, the brunet pinup queen with a shoulder-length pageboy hairdo and kitschy bangs whose saucy photos helped usher in the sexual revolution of the 1960s, has died.
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Bettie Page, Queen of Pinups, Dies at 85  —  Bettie Page, a legendary pinup girl whose photographs in the nude, in bondage and in naughty-but-nice poses appeared in men's magazines and private stashes across America in the 1950s and set the stage for the sexual revolution of the rebellious '60s, died Thursday in Los Angeles.
Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
1950s pinup model Bettie Page dies in LA at 85  —  LOS ANGELES - Bettie Page, the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controversial photographs in skimpy attire or none at all helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution, died Thursday.  She was 85.  —  Page was placed on life support …
Michael Y. Park / People.com:   Pin-up Legend Bettie Page Dies
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston: I “Wasn't Trying to Make Any Statement” With Naked GQ Pic  —  At Thursday's Los Angeles premiere of Marley & Me, Jennifer Aniston spoke out for the first time about her naked GQ cover.  —  “I wasn't trying to make any statement,” said the 39-year-old actress, who wears only a tie on the cover.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
How Full House's Candace Cameron Lost Her “Chubby” Weight  —  Candace Cameron explains in the newest issue of Us Weekly how she went from what she calls a “chubby” child star to a hot mom of three!  —  The former Full House actress, 32, lost 22 pounds without the typical Hollywood help …
Discussion: CandyKirby.com
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Full House Remake “Completely Dead”
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Michelle Tan / People.com:
Miley Cyrus Scores a Porsche!  —  Miley Cyrus  —  Even teen pop sensations can get hand-me-downs.  —  After earning her learner's permit on Wednesday, Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, who turned16 Nov. 23, received an early Christmas present: Her mom, Tish, handed over the keys to her Porsche Cayenne.
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:   Miley Cyrus Gets Mom's Old Porsche for 16th Birthday
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Miley Gets Mom's Old Porsche!
Discussion: X17 Online and Us Weekly
Nicholas White / People.com:
Ex-Idol Producer Responds to Paula Abdul  —  A former American Idol producer is firing back at Paula Abdul, who criticized the show for allowing alleged stalker Paula Goodspeed to audition.  —  “You do not take somebody in that room that you believe is a danger to herself or a danger to Paula …
Discussion: Extra, Rolling Stone and Lifeline Live
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Mike / The Sword:
American Idol Transitions ... To Porn Star!  —  We knew we'd be seeing American Idol star Zachary Travis again, we just didn't expect it to be naked!  —  When the baby tranny appeared on American Idol, singing Whitney Houston's “Queen of the Night” in a blouse and high-heels, our heart went out to him.
Discussion: OH NO!!, Queerty and Towleroad
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TMZ.com:
“American Idol” Reality Check
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Abdul as good as gone from ‘Idol’  —  Plus: Bronx Mowgli's baby pictures aren't for sale; Mary-Kate not pregnant  —  According to a source close to Paula Abdul, the “Idol” judge is seriously considering not returning to the show at all.  “She's all but done,” says the source.
New York Post:
‘DESPERATE’ DAYS FOR BOLTON  —  IT'S getting messy between “Desperate Housewives” star Nicollette Sheridan and her former fiance, pop crooner Michael Bolton.  —  In May, the lovebirds bought a mansion in LA's exclusive Hidden Hills area from Melissa Etheridge and her wife Tammy Lynn Michaels …
People.com:
Kate Walsh Splits From Husband  —  Kate Walsh and her husband, Alex Young, are divorcing.  —  According to court papers obtained by PEOPLE, Young, 37, petitioned for a divorce, citing irreconcilable differences in his Nov. 22 filing.  —  The Private Practice star, 41, wed Young …
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Access Hollywood:
Report: Tori Spelling Back In ‘90210’ Talks  —  Tori Spelling,90210,TV,Celebrities  —  Donna Martin may come back to ‘90210’ after all.  —  Former “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress and current reality star Tori Spelling is once again in talks to appear on The CW's reboot, according to E! Online.
Discussion: Gabby Babble and E! Online
Sebastian / The Quentin Tarantino Archives:
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS STILL IMAGES SURFACE  —  It was only a matter of time, was it.  You thought December started somewhat slow in the Inglourious Basterds news department?  I thought so, too.  But thanks to filmz.ru (thanks to equilibrium blog for the heads up, kudos to the Cinefacts forums) …
Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
‘Twilight’ sequel: ‘New Moon’ director will be Chris Weitz  —  There will be a new director atop the Twilight franchise: and he'll be a man.  Sources tell EW.com that Summit Entertainment is about to hire Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass) as the shepherd for New Moon, the second installment …
 
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Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

 
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