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7:30 PM ET, December 29, 2008

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 Top News: 
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Zooey Deschanel Engaged to Death Cab for Cutie Rocker  —  Zooey Deschanel is engaged to Ben Gibbard, the front man for Death Cab for Cutie, a source close to the couple tells Usmagazine.com.  —  Rumors that the Yes Man actress, 28, was getting married spread after In Touch falsely reported …
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In Touch Exclusive:Zooey Deschanel gets engaged!
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
People.com:
Zooey Deschanel Is Engaged!
Discussion: Stereogum
People.com:
Grey's Anatomy's Chyler Leigh Expecting Baby No. 3  —  Chyler Leigh  —  Grey's Anatomy actress Chyler Leigh is expecting her third child, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  “They are absolutely thrilled and looking forward to the new addition to their young family,” her rep tells PEOPLE.
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Rachel Paula Ab... / Us Weekly:   Grey's Anatomy Star Chyler Leigh Pregnant!
Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Gotcha!  Salma Hayek, more star smokers try to hide the habit  —  Whatcha got there, Salma Hayek?  —  The “Ugly Betty” star is the latest closet celebrity smoker to be exposed after she was spotted puffing away on American Spirits this weekend in Beverly Hills alongside her 1-year-old daughter, Valentina.
NY Daily News:
J.Lo heading for Valentine splitsville  —  Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony may have renewed their wedding vows a mere three months ago, but their rocky romance will likely bite the dust right after Valentine's Day, says an insider.  —  “Marc and Jennifer are planning on announcing …
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
J.Lo's Marriage Not on the Chopping Block
Discussion: Splash News Online
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Bristol Palin Welcomes a Son  —  Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin  —  Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth on Sunday to a healthy 7 lb., 4 oz., baby boy in Palmer, Alaska.  —  “We think it's wonderful,” …
New York Post:
HARD LABOR  —  IT must stink to be one of the people actually working for Diane von Furstenberg.  Though reality starlet Whitney Port will be seen toiling for the designer on her new MTV spin-off series, “The City,” which premieres tonight, one source tells us, “She doesn't really work.
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David Amsden / New York Magazine:
Run for the Hills  —  MTV's heightened reality spinoff, The City, is coming to New York, giving a new collection of young, beautiful people the chance to become the next collection of young, beautiful things.  —  Outside the Cutting Room, a music venue on West 24th Street …
Discussion: Just Jared and Jezebel
Carole Radziwill / glamour.com:
Eva Longoria Parker Shows Her Sexy Side  —  Everyone's favorite scene-stealer kicks off her stilettos to talk about men in general, Tony Parker in particular and why when men fall in love, “they fall harder than women.”  —  I walk into Eva Longoria Parker's trailer on the set …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Just Jared and Perez Hilton
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PopEater:   Longoria a ‘Fifties Housewife’ for Glamour
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Drew Barrymore and Jason Segel Go on Karaoke Date  —  Drew Barrymore and How I Met Your Mother Star Jason Segel are making sweet music together!  —  On Saturday night, the casually clad actress, 33, and Segel, 28, (who were reportedly spotted smooching November 28 at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont) hit the
Ed Westwick / Contactmusic.com:
ED WESTWICK - WESTWICK STARSTRUCK OVER BATHROOM RUN-IN WITH BECKHAM  —  GOSSIP GIRL star ED WESTWICK was left red-faced after meeting DAVID BECKHAM in a bathroom - because he was too starstruck to speak to the soccer ace.  —  The British actor, 21, grew up watching Beckham play …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Ed Westwick Too Nervous to Greet David Beckham
RADAR:
GOSSIP GUY MELTS FOR BECKHAM
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Michael K / Dlisted:   David Beckham Makes Chuck Bass Pee Shy
Leslie Bennetts / Vanity Fair:
A Hollywood Elusive  —  With all Cate Blanchett has on her plate—three young boys, a three-stage theater, and a global acting career—she might be forgiven the occasional emotional outburst or diva-like moment.  Instead, the author encounters a Hollywood anomaly: a star who doesn't do drama offscreen …
TMZ.com:
Tara Reid In Rehab, Not Freehab  —  The most famous celeb rehab joint around is crazed over a story that claims Tara Reid's detox is a ploy to drum up business for the facility.  —  Star Magazine claims Promises Treatment Center is letting Reid rehab there for free — with a luxury bedroom and a “no bag check policy.”
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Perez Hilton:
Tara Reid Is Going to Fake Rehab!
Discussion: Hollyscoop and The Blemish
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Getty Going Bye-Bye From Brothers & Sisters?  —  Is Balthazar Getty parting ways with Brothers & Sisters?  —  Chatter on the set has it that discussions may have begun between Getty and producers on how best to ease him out of the show.  —  Getty has played Tommy, the oldest brother in the Walker clan …
Discussion: Just Jared, EW.com and Socialite Life
Liz Thomas / Daily Mail:
Ghost of Christmas present: Madonna shows the strain on her pale and haggard face … Christmas can be stressful at the best of times.  —  For Madonna, who is nearing the end of a bitter divorce, the holiday appears to have been particularly exhausting.  —  The strain was showing as she headed …
TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton Parties with White Powder  —  Dressed in her best holiday lingerie, Paris Hilton enjoyed a scenario faker than any found on one of her reality shows — a Beverly Hills winter wonderland.  —  Proving that nothing about her is real, the 27-year-old had faux snow delivered to her home the other day.
Discussion: notorious news
 
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The Daily Beast:
Rourke Trashes Penn
Discussion: Gawker, Defamer and Towleroad
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: Michael Cassidy no longer ‘Privileged’
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
HEATHER GRAHAM LOCKS LIPS IN ITALY
TMZ.com:
Florist to Timbaland: Get Scrooged
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywire.com
TMZ.com:
Lohan's Pa Calls Truce After Vicious Attacks
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Michael K / Dlisted:
JLo & Skeletor's Divorce Duet
Discussion: popbytes
People.com:
Jaimee Foxworth Expecting Her First Child
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
 Earlier Picks: 
New York Post:
MAMET WAS MONSTER TEACHER
Discussion: Dlisted and The Blemish
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Mills' ex-nanny sues over spray-tanning
Discussion: POPSUGAR and FabSugar
Mary Margaret / People.com:
Reese & Jake Take a Hike - with Robert Downey Jr.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
Daily Mail:
Emma Watson reveals her future in acting is ‘uncertain’ …
Discussion: Fatback Media
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Beau Tony Romo Collapses After Game
TMZ.com:
Miley Cyrus: Like a Virgin
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

 
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