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9:40 AM ET, December 19, 2008

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ETonline:
BREAKING NEWS: DETAILS ON JEREMY PIVEN ILLNESS  —  ET has exclusive new details about the illness that caused Jeremy Piven to withdraw from his hit Broadway show, ‘Speed-the-Plow.’  —  Dr. Carlon Colker, a doctor who has been treating the SAG award nominee and Emmy award-winner …
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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Angie Harmon Gives Birth to Third Daughter  —  Angie Harmon and husband Jason Sehorn welcomed their third daughter Thursday, a rep for the actress tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Emery Hope Sehorn is “a healthy baby girl,” according to the rep. The newest addition joins sisters Finley Faith, 5, and Avery Grace, 3.
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Serial Starlet Dater Cisco Adler Busted for Bar Brawl  —  Cisco Adler's looks could only take him so far.  —  The unkempt Whitestarr frontman managed to find his way into the hearts of Hollywood hotties Mischa Barton, Kimberly Stewart and Paris Hilton, but now he's made it into the clink.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag and CelebWarship
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Brittany Lawonn / in-forum.com:
Cisco Adler, musician and ex-boyfriend of celebs, arrested …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Saggy Nuts Arrested!
Discussion: Celebslam.com
Castina / Pop Crunch:
Benji Madden Britney Spears Dating  —  Is Britney Spears secretly dating Paris Hilton's ex?  —  In Touch is reporting that Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden, who split from Paris Hilton less than a month ago, is secretly dating the socialite's on-again/off-again pal, Britney Spears.
New York Post:
DC HOUSEHUNT  —  OPRAH Winfrey wants to be as close to Barack Obama as possible.  Insiders say Winfrey has started a preliminary search for a home in Washington, DC.  A nine-bedroom Georgetown mansion she's said to have asked about is listed at $50 million, but another source said, “She has never personally been to see it.”
Daily Mail:
Hats off to them: Posh and Becks return home for Christmas in London wearing matching trilbies … Victoria and David Beckham made the perfect pair today when they arrived at Heathrow airport in matching trilby hats.  —  Victoria, 34, teamed her hat with a detective-style coat and grey boots …
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
David Copperfield Assistant Rushed to Hospital During Las Vegas Show  —  One of David Copperfield's magician's assistants was rushed to the hospital with a severe injury during the finale performance of his MGM Grand Las Vegas show Wednesday, an rep for Copperfield tells Usmagazine.com.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Birthday Boy Brad Pitt: “Am I in Mid-Life?”  —  Brad Pitt turns 45 today.  —  But it's his new movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — not his latest milestone — that has gotten the actor thinking about his life.  —  In the fantasy drama — for which he scored a Screen Actors Guild Award nod …
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James Robinson / Guardian:
Cosmopolitan says sorry to Scarlett Johansson for disputed quotes  —  Cosmopolitan magazine has been forced to make an embarrassing apology to Scarlett Johansson after running a lengthy interview with the actor that included quotes she denies giving to the title.
AceShowBiz.com:
Kanye West to Team Up With Rihanna, Tentatively  —  Kanye West will reportedly re-record his track ‘Paranoid’ off newly-released LP '808's and Heartbreak' and add Rihanna's vocals on the hook.  —  Rumor has it, Kanye West may be entering recording room with Rihanna.
Justin Chang / Variety:
The Spirit  —  Gabriel Macht is the crime-fighting title character in ‘The Spirit.’  —  A Lionsgate release, presented with Odd Lot Entertainment, of an Odd Lot Entertainment/Lionsgate production.  Produced by Deborah Del Prete, Gigi Pritzker, Michael E. Uslan.
Paulene Hinds / Reality TV Magazine:
Dancing With the Stars: Cheryl Burke Releases Workout DVD  —  Dancing With the Stars pro dancer, Cheryl Burke has teamed up with Time Life to create a fitness DVD, Disco Abs with all of your favorite songs from the 1970's.  For the past six television seasons, the two-time champion of Dancing …
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Jermaine Dupri: Girlfriend Janet Jackson Not Pregnant  —  Jermaine Dupri has gone to his JD's World blog to knock down rumors about him and girlfriend Janet Jackson.  —  “No she is not pregnant and yes we're still together,” he wrote Thursday in a message “to all the Janet fans.”
Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Fergie & Josh Duhamel's Wedding Date Revealed!  —  Weddings,Fergie,Celebrities,Couples, TV,Music,Movies  —  Fergie will start the new year with a big change in her life - she's getting married.  —  A little more than a year after getting engaged, Fergie, 33, and Josh Duhamel …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Frosty / Collider.com:
Exclusive - Alan Horn, The President of Warner Bros, talks DARK KNIGHT, GREEN LANTERN, and More  —  We've been inundated with rumors lately about a sequel to “The Dark Knight” and while I hate gossip-mongering in a blatant attempt to score hits, I understand that it comes from a genuine place of wanting more of a great film.
NEWS.com.au:
Ricki-Lee Coulter set to leave Australian Idol  —  Leaving ... Ricki-Lee Coulter has no plans to return to Australian Idol.  Picture: Robb Cox  —  AUSTRALIAN Idol co-host Ricki-Lee Coulter says she has no plans to return to the show next year as she wants to focus on her music career in the US.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
Chiklis is creating a drama about investor fraud  —  NEW YORK - Michael Chiklis didn't lose any money in the escalating Bernard Madoff scandal.  But he did fall victim to another Ponzi scheme early this year.  And now, sadder but wiser, he's developing a TV series fueled by his experience.
 
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The Carmen Electra Nude for Playboy of the Day
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Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: Baz Luhrmann Going ‘Gatsby’
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Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish make it official with first red carpet appearance
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Jim, Jenny and Zooey Say Yes to LA
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Clothing Store Forced To Stop Using Nude Image of French First Lady
 

 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

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