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8:55 PM ET, March 8, 2009

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Octo Mom's New Publicist Quits: “This Woman Is Nuts”  —  Octo Mom Nadya Suleman is without a publicist — again.  —  Victor Munoz tells Usmagazine.com that he quit as Suleman's rep Friday night.  —  “It just got to be too much,” he says.  “It's pretty much a free for all over there right now.
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Johnny Dodd / People.com:
Octuplet Mom Loses Another Spokesperson  —  Nadya Suleman with one of her babies  —  He may not have received any death threats, but Nadya Suleman's representive - Victor Munoz - has decided to call it quits.  “In good conscience, I can't continue representing Nadya,” Victor Munoz tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Source: Bachelor's Melissa Rycroft to Join Dancing With the Stars  —  Jilted by Jason Mesnick on the season finale of The Bachelor, Melissa Rycroft will rebound nicely — on Dancing With the Stars, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Rycroft, 25, is to fill the slot vacated by Access Hollywood host Nancy O'Dell …
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Access Hollywood:
‘Bachelor’ Star Melissa Rycroft Joining ‘Dancing’  —  Dancing With the Stars,The Bachelor,Reality TV,ABC,Celebrities,Nancy O'Dell  —  “The Bachelor” star Melissa Rycroft will join “Dancing With the Stars” for the ABC show's Monday premiere, Access Hollywood has confirmed, although ABC would not confirm the news yet.
Linda Marx / People.com:
Britney Spears Visits Sick Children in Miami  —  After rolling into Miami, Britney Spears's Circus Tour featured a sideshow for a worthy cause.  —  The pop star paid a visit to 40 sick children at Miami Children's Hospital on Saturday.  “She took pictures with the kids and gave them autographed pictures …
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BRITNEY SPEARS SURPRISES KIDS AT MIAMI HOSPITAL
News of the World:
Harry takes Chelsy lookalike to his pad at 3.15am  —  PRINCE Harry spent the night partying with a stunning blonde pal of brother William's girlfriend Kate Middleton.  —  He was clubbing till 3am yesterday with Astrid Harbord, 27.  Then he took her back to his Clarence House flat.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Kimmel Split Again  —  Late night host Jimmy Kimmel and comic Sarah Silverman have called it quits again, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  The couple, who have been dating on-and-off for the last few months, started dating six years ago.  —  “Sarah initiated the split this time,” the source tells Us.
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Access Hollywood:
Jimmy Kimmel & Sarah Silverman Break Up Again
Discussion: Gabby Babble
TMZ.com:
Brown Wants Misdemeanor Plea, No Jail Time  —  Sources tell TMZ Chris Brown would cop a plea, but only to a misdemeanor and with no jail time.  —  We're told Brown's people have consulted with outside legal eagles — including law school professors — who have said Rihanna's own aggressiveness takes it out of the felony category.
Discussion: Popsquire and Gawker
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Rihanna Allowed to Tape Record Calls from Chris Brown
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Ramin Setoodeh / Newsweek:
Julia Roberts is a superstar, but her box-office reign might be over.  —  From the magazine issue dated Mar 16, 2009  —  Julia Roberts's fans have always had a theory about Julia Roberts's movies.  When her hair is red and long and curly, as it was in “Pretty Woman” and “My Best Friend's Wedding,” she's at her most delicious.
Discussion: Socialite Life and Jezebel
People.com:
Dakota Fanning Set to Star in New Moon  —  It's (finally!) official: Dakota Fanning is getting her fangs.  —  The 14-year-old actress is set to star in New Moon as Jane - a sinister vampire with an angelic exterior who works for the Volturi, a rep for Summit Entertainment confirms to PEOPLE.
People.com:
Tori Spelling Demonstrates ‘Potty Dance’  —  In Tori Spelling's household, using the bathroom is reason to dance a jig.  —  On the Rachael Ray Show Thursday, Spelling demonstrated her healthy method for getting her kids potty-trained - not with sweets, but with “The Potty Dance.”
Discussion: Splash News Online
Cele|bitchy:
Parents outraged over planned sexy new Dora the Explorer makeover  —  Someone at Mattel had the questionable idea to turn Dora The Explorer into a Bratz doll type tween with a giant head, lots of hair, and way too sexy look.  Enthusiastic, bilingual, three-step problem-solving Dora is probably …
 
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The Independent:
Gwyneth Paltrow: The earth mother goes back to work
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Dan Wootton / News of the World:
It's over for the 'babes  —  A SPOONFUL of the sweet stuff …
Robert Jobson / News of the World:
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Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers:
[Thread] CBS News leaders told staff that Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Israel-Hamas war did not meet impartiality standards

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, sets out on a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Channel 4 reports 2023 revenue down 10.5% YoY to £1.02B and a pre-tax deficit of £52M, from a pre-tax £20M surplus in 2022, citing a “prolonged” UK ad downturn

 
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