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6:00 PM ET, December 25, 2008

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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Reveals She Has a Half-Sibling, Her Dad Denies It  —  Lindsay Lohan has a half-sibling, she wrote Wednesday on her MySpace celebrity blog.  —  “My father just let my family and [me] know, amongst other [things] that he had another child after my little sister Aliana,” Lohan, 22, writes in a post titled “Random Thoughts.”
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Molly / POPSUGAR:   Lindsay and Samantha Fight and Learn . . . From Britney
Rebecca Bienstock / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan: “My Father... Had Another Child” and “Cheated on my Mother”
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Inside Jennifer Aniston's Christmas Eve with the Arquette Family  —  It's a tradition!  —  Jennifer Aniston met up with friends David and Courteney Cox Arquette and their 4-year-old daughter Coco Wednesday for their annual Christmas Eve dinner at Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills.
Polly Anderson / Associated Press:
Eartha Kitt, sultry singer and dancer, dies at 81  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A family friend says Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died.  She was 81.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and OH NO!!
TMZ.com:
K-Fed's New Girl — Kind of a Badass  —  Kevin Federline clearly likes 'em a little on the wild side.  —  K-Fed's new squeeze, Victoria Prince, has had her share of run-ins with the law.  Just last year, Prince was arrested for assault and disturbing the peace.  But, she pled not guilty and the case was eventually dismissed.
Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Judge Says Fox Owns Rights to a Warner Movie  —  LOS ANGELES — In a surprise ruling, a federal judge in Los Angeles said he intended to grant 20th Century Fox's claim that it owns a copyright interest in the “Watchmen,” a movie shot by Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures and set for release in March.
Kim Kardashian official web site:
Courtney Love: Christmas Grinch  — Brody Jenner, - Courtney Love, - Rob Kardashian, - Robert Kardashian Jr.  —  Courtney Love wrote a disturbing blog this morning that is obviously very untrue...  Ms. Love immaturely called my brother Rob names and accused him of physically assaulting her …
TMZ.com:
Shirley Jones' Hubby — The New Winona?  —  Marty Ingels — the husband of the legendary Partridge Family matriarch Shirley Jones — is under investigation for allegedly shoplifting a $500 hat.  —  It happened at Baron Hats, a custom store that has made hats for the “Indiana Jones” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies.
New York Post:
HEIDI, SPENCER BEG  —  LOS Angeles got a break from the cast of “The Hills” when the MTV show had its season wrap party in New York the other night.  After Whitney Port (who obviously has never traveled much) de clared she loved the “fresh air” of Manhattan, and Lauren Conrad promised …
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston Admits GQ Cover was “Photoshopped”  —  Yoga isn't the only reason Jennifer Aniston looks good naked!  —  The actress made a confession about her sexy GQ cover when she appeared on The View on Wednesday.  —  “What happened to the girl next door from Friends?”
Associated Press:
WB shrouds ‘Dark Knight’ from Chinese audiences  —  HONG KONG - Batman landed in Hong Kong but that doesn't mean “The Dark Knight” will open all over China.  —  The movie opened in Hong Kong theaters.  But Warner Bros. decided not to release the film in mainland China …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and OH NO!!
Brian Orloff / People.com:
CSI: Miami's Eva La Rue Sets Wedding Date - But Still Needs a Dress  —  CSI: Miami star Eva La Rue convinced herself she never wanted to marry again - until she changed her mind.  —  “I told him, 'I'm looking for a long-term companion, but I don't see the sense in getting married again,'” …
 
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From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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