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7:40 AM ET, December 22, 2008

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 Top News: 
David Caplan / People.com:
Clay Aiken Reflects on a Year of Coming Out, Being a New Dad  —  It's been a year of major developments for Clay Aiken.  —  In late September the American Idol favorite acknowledged in a PEOPLE cover story that he's gay - an announcement that followed the Aug. 8 birth of his first child …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
New York Post:
MADONNA IN A BRAZILIAN FLING  —  A-ROD might want to haul it down to Brazil and keep an eye on his new lady.  —  Madonna, who was blamed for coming between Alex Rodriguez and his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Cynthia, is having a grand old time in Brazil while on her Sticky & Sweet tour - and without her Yankee boy toy.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Does Guy Ritchie Have a New Girlfriend?  —  Just as their divorce settlement was making news, Madonna's ex-husband, Guy Ritchie, appeared to be celebrating his freedom and the holidays with someone new - millionaire heiress Jemima Khan.  —  The two attended a London dinner party together earlier …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
K.C. Baker / People.com:
Rihanna Ready to Rock Obama Inaugural Ball  —  Rihanna  —  Rihanna plans to rock the nation's capital on President-elect Barack Obama's Inauguration Night - and help feed millions at the same time.  —  The Grammy winner, 20, will perform for the Recording Industry Association …
Discussion: Extra and no one on the corner …
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Jessica Alba, Cash Warren Celebrate Commitment at Weekend Reception  —  Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren's families came together for the first time on Friday to celebrate the couple at their Beverly Hills home.  —  Though they officially wed last summer, Friday's event served as a formal reception to …
Dan Wootton / News of the World:
Naked Amy-bition  —  IT is my pleasant duty to report that the normally skeleton-thin Amy Winehouse has finally found her figure.  —  The troubled singer revealed her curves when she slipped off her bikini top for a dip in Caribbean paradise St Lucia.  —  And unless I'm very much mistaken …
Daily Mail:
Gaunt, tired and run-down: Katie Holmes juggles the demands of motherhood and Broadway … In her youth she was famed for her fresh-faced look in the teen show Dawson's Creek.  —  However actress Katie Holmes could not have looked more different from her previous on-screen character when she was pictured in New York.
Mark Gray / People.com:
Kendra Turns Conservative Since Engagement  —  Bridget Marquardt may have lived in the Playboy Mansion with Kendra Wilkinson, but she hardly recognizes her former housemate - and The Girls Next Door castmate - anymore.  And that's not a bad thing.  —  “She's doing amazing, she's so in love …
Associated Press:
Report: Michael Jackson Suffering From Potentially Fatal Health Issues  —  LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson is reportedly in desperate need of an emergency transplant operation to save his life from a rare lung condition, according to the author of a new biography of the singer.
Discussion: Hollywood Dame, OH NO!! and Gawker
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Lisa Rinna Decides to Get Naked  —  Not too shy to bare her bikini-ready bod, Lisa Rinna is apparently only gearing up for an even more revealing day in the sun.  —  The TV Guide Network correspondent and former Dancing With the Stars contestant has more or less confirmed rumors—well …
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Robert Pattinson, partnering with Katy Perry to throw their friend Shannon Woodward a birthday bash at West Hollywood's Il Sole.  The hunky Twilight star and the pop singer are mutual friends of the actress, who starred in one of Perry's music videos.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Hollywood Dame
Mark Gray / People.com:
Criss Angel's Birthday Present: Holly Madison  —  Though he's got his own TV program and Las Vegas show, Criss Angel is still proudest about having a bunny - a Playboy bunny.  —  The illusionist and his girlfriend, Girls Next Door star Holly Madison, smooched and snuggled together Friday night …
 
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Lynn Hirschberg / New York Times:
A Higher Calling  —  WHEN HE WAS 12 YEARS OLD, PHILIP SEYMOUR …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
David Bauder / Associated Press:
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Discussion: TV Squad
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Rep: Britney Spears, Benji Madden Not Dating
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and OH NO!!
George Rush / NY Daily News:
BIZARRE SEX SUIT SLAMS ASHLEY
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and TMZ.com
Aaron Parsley / People.com:
PHOTO: KayCee Stroh's Engagement Picture
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
PETA Picks Oprah Winfrey ‘Person of the Year’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bitten and Bound
Ken Lee / People.com:
Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell's Son Hospitalized
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Duggar Family Already Thinking About 19th Child
 

 
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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

Mark Mwachiro / Adweek:
Norah O'Donnell plans her last CBS Evening News broadcast as anchor for January 24, 2025

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Sony buying Kadokawa would help reduce its reliance on outside publishers for anime IP and build out its own portfolio to support PlayStation and other products

 
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