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2:05 PM ET, December 12, 2008

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Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles Times:
Pinup queen Bettie Page dies at 85  —  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.  She was 85.  —  Page, whose later life was marked by depression …
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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 …
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.
Michael Y. Park / People.com:   Pin-up Legend Bettie Page Dies
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 …
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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”
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.
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TMZ.com:
“American Idol” Reality Check
Discussion: mjsbigblog and CMT Blog
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
Discussion: X17 Online and Extra
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.
Oliver Jones / People.com:
Tom Cruise: Musical Star?  —  Tom Cruise has starred opposite a lot of leading ladies during his 25-year acting career, but will he ever make a movie with his wife Katie Holmes?  —  “I would love it,” the PEOPLE cover subject tells Entertainment Tonight Canada.
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Tom Cruise: Christmas Shopping for Suri
Discussion: /Film
TMZ.com:
Cops Aren't Buying Ruffalo Death Story  —  The shooting death of Mark Ruffalo's brother does not smell like a suicide or accidental death, according to our law enforcement sources.  —  We're told when cops arrived at the scene they recovered two loaded guns.
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 …
“ShockTillYouDrop.com:
Nightmare on Elm Street is Go, Shooting in Spring  —  Platinum Dunes is going to continue its working relationship with Warner Bros. and New Line for A Nightmare on Elm Street .  Since Comic-Con in July, it was unknown whether producers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form were going to be involved …
Nicole Richie / Contactmusic.com:
NICOLE RICHIE - RICHIE GETS HELP FROM RIHANNA FOR DEBUT ALBUM  —  NICOLE RICHIE has reportedly enlisted the help of RIHANNA and KELLY OSBOURNE in her bid to launch a solo music career.  —  The adopted daughter of legendary singer Lionel Richie was a member of rock band Darling in 2004 …
Associated Press:
Judge jails man who offered Winehouse drugs  —  LONDON - A judge on Friday jailed a man who sold a newspaper footage that appeared to show Amy Winehouse taking drugs.  —  Johnny Blagrove and his girlfriend Cara Burton admitted offering to supply drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, to the singer and other celebrities.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
oceanUP:
Zac Efron Vanessa Hudgens SEX Store  —  Sorry everyone, this wins Best Fan Meeting Picture 2008.  Tanya posed with High School Musical lovers Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in a SEX SHOP recently.  Well, this answers the question everyone's been wondering, Zac and Vanessa are having sex and they're proud of it!
 
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Alyssa Shelasky / People.com:
Top Chef's Sam Talbot Gets Married
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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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