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2:40 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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Suzanne Rozdeba / Life and Style:
LIFE & STYLE EXCLUSIVE: SAMANTHA RONSON'S BIG SCARE  —  Friends of celebrity DJ Sam Ronson tell Life & Style they received frantic phone calls last night that the DJ was suffering from exhaustion and stress.  “She was calling around.  She knew she had done something wrong,” the friend tells Life & Style.
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Samantha Ronson Hospitalized, Thanks Fans for Support
Discussion: Lifeline Live and The Dish Rag
Extra:
Samantha Ronson is Exhausted!
Discussion: Jossip and OH NO!!
TMZ.com:   Lindsay Lohan and Sam - Downright Hospita-ble
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.
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!
Discussion: Pajiba
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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Perez Hilton:
Paris Speaks, Responds To Burglary
Discussion: INF Daily
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 …
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Access Hollywood:
Jessica, Tony, Ashlee & Pete Planning Texas Christmas Celebration
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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
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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Colleen Barry / Associated Press:
Beckham, wife enjoy a posh introduction in Milan
Discussion: Lifeline Live, POPSUGAR and popsugar
CNN:
On-loan Beckham geared up for Italian job
Discussion: Socialite Life
FemaleFirst:
Victoria Beckham's Milan Frockathon
Discussion: Ayyyy!
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.
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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Daily Mail:
Madonna ‘loved up with new Latino toyboy Jesus’ ... and there's no sign of A-Rod
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and OH NO!!
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.
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 …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ryan Seacrest's Mom Wishes He Had Time for Romance  —  Ryan Seacrest's search for the right partner continues - only this time with the encouragement of his mother.  —  “I wish he had more time to date,” Connie Seacrest tells Momlogic.com about her famous son, who also just happens to be the producer of the new NBC show, Momma's Boys.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and MomLogic
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 …
HisHighness / ianundercover.com:
IUC Exclusive: Michael's Brother Confirms IUC exclusive about Jackson's health  —  Just days after ianundercover broke the world exclusive about Michael Jackson's life-threatening illness, which also appreared in a breaking new feature story I gave to In Touch Weekly, his brother Jermaine Jackson appears to have confirmed the report.
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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
 
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Elaine Lipworth / The Mail on Sunday:
She may have been luckier in love than her best Friend Jennifer …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jake Gyllenhaal Celebrates his 28th Birthday with Reese Witherspoon
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
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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