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4:50 PM ET, December 22, 2008

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NY Daily News:
Sam more dynamic as a duo with Linds  —  Samantha Ronson may want her relationship with Lindsay Lohan to work for more reasons than just love: Since dating the actress, the deejay's fee per gig has jumped from around $1,500 to as much as $25,000, netting Ronson close to $3 million over the last year.
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Samantha Ronson Hospitalized, Thanks Fans for Support  —  After a visit to a Los Angeles hospital Sunday afternoon, Samantha Ronson is thanking supporters on her MySpace blog.  —  “Thanks for all your messages,” Ronson, 31, wrote in a post on Sunday.  “I'm home and all good.
Extra:
Samantha Ronson is Exhausted!
Discussion: Jossip and OH NO!!
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan and Sam - Downright Hospita-ble
Discussion: CelebWarship and Bumpshack.com
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
‘Entourage’ Star Bashed For Being Diva  —  Actor Jeremy Piven apparently wasn't so popular with his Broadway cast mates in the revival of David Mamet's “Speed the Plow.”  —  After yesterday's matinee, the remaining actors — Raul Esparza and Elizabeth Moss — bashed Piven to their audience after their curtain call.
TMZ.com:
Picture This — Paris Burglar Caught on Tape  —  This could be the most exciting Paris Hilton video since ... well, you know.  —  We've learned the person who broke into Paris Hilton's house last week and allegedly made off with $2 mil in stuff was actually caught on tape by surveillance cams.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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New York Post:
RECESSION FAN  —  MARY-Kate Olsen (above) has found the silver lining in the recession.  A Page Six spy, who recently shared an elevator at Barneys with the diminutive actress, reports Olsen was excited about all the discounted merchandise for the taking.  “It's really sad - the recession is everywhere.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Mary-Kate Olsen Loves A Good Recession!
TMZ.com:
Barack Hard Abs  —  President-elect Barack Obama is still humble enough to do laundry — ON HIS ABS!  —  Check out B.O. in Hawaii this weekend.  Somehow, the folks over at Bauer Griffin got the pic, despite the 1,400 motorcycles blocking the view.  —  See Also  — Obama and Pickler — Total BFF's
Maysa Rawi / Daily Mail:
Free and easy Amy Winehouse looks the picture of health as she piles on the pounds … Amy Winehouse appears to be winning her battle against drugs as she looked the picture of health during a winter break in the sun.  —  And the singer also seems to have gained a considerable amount of weight over the last month.
Starpulse:
Pamela Anderson's Lumpy Boobs & Busted Face  —  Pam Anderson made an appearance at a car auction this weekend (seriously) and it was not pretty.  The former Baywatch-beauty's endless plastic surgeries don't seem to be holding up too well.  The smeared on make-up, giant lumpy boobs …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and Hollywood Dame
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt: “We Need a Kid ASAP”  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt believe their marriage will last for eternity.  —  “Forever and ever and ever!”  Montag gushed on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show on Monday.  —  In fact, the newlyweds, who eloped in Mexico on Nov. 19, already have babies on the brain.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Made in Brazil:
Madonna And Jesus Party The Night Away  —  Madonna celebrated her last Sticky & Sweet Tour concert last night in São Paulo at a private party thrown by art director Giovanni Bianco at a club in Pinheiros.  She went to the party not only accessorized by her Chanel resort heels …
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog and Towleroad
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Ken Baker / E! Online:
Jessica, Ashlee Simpson Celebrate Family Texmas  —  It's going to be a holly-jolly hoedown holiday for Jessica and Ashlee Simpson—and their significant others.  —  Sources tell E! News that Jessica and Dallas Cowboys QB boyfriend Tony Romo and Ashlee and hubby Pete Wentz plan to celebrate Christmas …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Jessica Simpson Having Fun Fattening Up Tony Romo  —  LOS ANGELES — Jessica Simpson is on the rise when it comes to her professional life as she continues to make movies, music, apparel and the recent launch of her second fragrance “Fancy.”  But ever since she hooked up with Dallas QB Tony Romo …
OK! Magazine:
Cam's Man Moves In!  —  She's a notorious man-eater who has made her aversion to matrimony clear ("There are a lot of ways to approach commitment and relationships — and marriage is just one of them," she said in May).  —  But Cameron Diaz, 36, is getting serious with her model beau, and Jennifer Aniston's ex, Paul Sculfor!
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Holly Madison: “I Will Propose” to Criss Angel  —  Things are getting serious between illusionist Criss Angel and Holly Madison, but don't expect him to pop the question any time soon.  —  “I actually made Criss a paper ring, but he won't wear it,” Madison, 28, told Usmagazine.com at Las Vegas club LAX on Friday.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollyscoop
NY Daily News:
Mayer: no puppy love for Jen's best friends  —  Jennifer Aniston is promoting her new doggy comedy “Marley and Me,” but her real pooches have been temporarily banished to the dog house . . .  thanks to boyfriend John Mayer.  —  “John hates Jen's dogs,” an inside source snitches to us …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Eliza Dushku Topless Video from The Alphabet Killer - TOPLESS!!!  —  OMFG!  It's Eliza Dushku topless!  I never thought I'd see the day, but Eliza Dushku has finally gone topless in her new movie The Alphabet Killer.  I always knew Eliza Dushku was hot, but I had no idea.  She looks incredible.
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New York Post:
DIRECTOR STRESSES OUT CROWE  —  THE long professional relationship between Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott could come to a cataclysmic end if Crowe gets Scott fired from “Nottingham.”  —  Scott turned Crowe into a major star by casting him in “Gladiator” (2000), a role that won him the Best Actor Oscar.
Alessandro Poggi / Bloomberg:
Beckham Gets Muted Response From AC Milan Fans, Pledges to Help  —  A A A  —  Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — David Beckham, the world's highest- paid soccer player, got a muted response from the fans of Italian soccer club AC Milan when he was introduced to the crowd at the San Siro yesterday.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ryan Seacrest's Mom Wishes He Had Time for Romance
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Everybody Run!!!  —  Brit Brit is back behind the wheel of a working automobile!
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Starpulse:
Ron Jeremy Attacked By Paparazzo
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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

Carlos Greer / Page Six:
In his new memoir, former ABC News anchor Kendis Gibson claims that a toxic work culture and racism at the network contributed to a suicide attempt in 2018

 
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