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7:20 AM ET, March 10, 2009

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TMZ.com:
OctoMom Scores a House!!!  —  OctoMom don't need no publicist, because she's about to get a new home.  —  We've learned her dad is the purchaser of the 2,583 square-foot house for Octo.  It's located in La Habra, near where OctoGrandma lives now.  It has four bedrooms and three bathrooms …
Discussion: Gawker, The Dish Rag and Perez Hilton
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Us Weekly:
Octo Mom Accepts Round-the-Clock Care for 14 Kids  —  Octo Mom Nadya Suleman has accepted an offer from Angels in Waiting to help raise her 14 children, she announced in a taping of Dr. Phil that will air tomorrow and Wednesday.  —  According to Linda Conforti West, CEO and founder of Angels in Waiting …
Discussion: The Dish Rag and X17 Online
Simon Rothstein / The Sun:
Britney lets it ALL hang out on stage  —  BRITNEY SPEARS has had the mother of all wardrobe malfunctions - exposing her private parts and then telling a packed audience what she'd done.  —  The singer was performing in Tampa, Florida, on her Circus tour when she flashed a little more flesh than even her bondage-themed show allows for.
Esnead / The Dish Rag:
Donald Trump: Rihanna is ‘a loser’ to take Chris Brown back  —  Donald Trump thinks Rihanna should tell Chris Brown, “You're FIRED!”  —  Talking with “Inside Edition's” Deborah Norville, Trump speaks out about R&B star Chris Brown's alleged assault of his girlfriend Rihanna.
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Katherine Thomson / The Huffington Post:
Jimmy Kimmel Talks Break-Up: “She Couldn't Date An Imbecile Anymore” (VIDEO)  —  Jimmy Kimmel showed up on “The View” Monday, dressed in drag as former co-host Rosie O'Donnell, and fielded questions about his recent, second break up with longtime girlfriend Sarah Silverman.
Discussion: Us Weekly
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jimmy Kimmel Keeps His Sense of Humor After Split
Discussion: iVillage, I'm Not Obsessed and PopEater
MSat / Cele|bitchy:   Jimmy Kimmel explains breakup on “The View”
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
The Mentalist's Maxine Bahns Welcomes a Girl  —  Maxine Bahns, who plays Simon Baker's wife on the CBS drama The Mentalist, has given birth to a daughter, the actress's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Bahns and her husband, professional adventure racer Patrick Watson …
Mischa Barton:
Clearing the Air...Again  —  I'm sure you guys are all going to hear about it soon enough so I just wanted to tell you what is real first — I broke up with Luke when I got to London.  Things just didn't feel quite right.  There was no cheating or anything terrible, the bad just started …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Mischa Barton Splits From Rocker Luke Pritchard
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: Mariska Hargitay sidelined from ‘SVU’  —  It appears the relapse Mariska Hargitay suffered last week was a bit more serious than first thought.  —  A Law & Order: SVU source tells me that the Emmy winner underwent a second surgery last week related to a collapsed lung she suffered back in January.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Perez Hilton
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Rep: Mariska Hargitay “Recovering Well” in Hospital
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Casting scoops: ‘Lost,’ ‘Glee,’ 'Grey's Anatomy,' ‘Gilmore Girls,’ and more!  —  What would a Monday be without a fresh batch of mostly-exclusive casting scoops?  A pretty dull Monday.  —  • Former Full House offspring Candace Cameron Bure has joined the cast of Perfect 10 …
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Oh No They Didn't!
Perez Hilton:
The Pussy Video Has Surfaced!!!!!!!  —  OMG!  —  We're dying!!!!!!!!!!!  —  Too funny!!!!!!!
Discussion: Hollywood Dame
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
SPOILER!  Who Wowed - and Bombed - on Dancing With the Stars!  —  The eighth season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars kicked off Monday night.  Here's how the celebs did:  —  Lil Kim  —  Dedicating her cha cha cha to the women at the “federal detention center,” the rapper …
Diane Solway / Wmagazine.com:
AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE AS A STAR AND PRODUCER OF LIGHT ROMANTIC COMEDIES, THE ACTRESS TAPS HER DARK SIDE IN GREY GARDENS.  —  Three years ago, when Drew Barrymore turned 31, she decided that it was time to test herself.  She had made a string of romantic comedies and launched …
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Rob Merrill / Associated Press:
Barrymore says she'd like to helm ‘Twilight’ film
Discussion: The Dish Rag
Ashley Fultz / E! Online:
Yeehaw!  Jamie Lynn Spears Goes Country  —  Jamie Lynn Spears is looking at the Jessica Simpson model for career reinvention.  —  While Britney continues on her comeback tour, sources confirm to E! News that her baby sister is hoping to become the next Nashville star.
Discussion: popbytes and Pop Crunch
The Superficial:
Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green: Who the hell knows?  —  More: Brian Austin Green , Megan Fox  —  Despite calling off their engagement, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have still found time to have sleepovers and meet each for lunch like in these pics taken yesterday.
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Hayden Panettiere Shoves TV Reporter  —  Hayden Panettiere lost her cool at an event in Hawaii over the weekend.  —  The 19-year-old Heroes star — who recently split with Milo Ventimiglia because of her club-going ways — was testy when she first stepped on the red carpet at a fundraiser benefiting …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Anne Heche's Ex Gets $515,000 Cash in Settlement  —  Their acrimonious divorce lasted nearly half as long as their marriage.  —  But on Wednesday, Anne Heche's two-year divorce battle with Coley Laffoon came to an end.  Although they reached a settlement last June to end their five-year marriage …
Extra:
‘Bachelor’ Jason in Seattle with His Ex!  —  “The Bachelor” Jason Mesnick has returned home to Seattle — and was spotted meeting up with his ex-wife, Hilary Winn!  The former Mrs. Mesnick dodged paparazzi questions about her famous ex, saying only “no comment” when asked about Jason's relationships …
Blender:
Collect Call From... Lady Gaga  —  Each month, one lucky rock star phones Blender HQ for seven days straight, just to, you know, share.  Now on the line: “Just Dance” pop tart Lady Gaga.  —  DAY 1  —  In the middle of a European tour opening for the Pussycat Dolls, Gaga phones after a show in Cardiff, Wales.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nicole Richie: I “Don't Know” if I'll Ever Wed Joel Madden  —  Paris Hilton couldn't be happier that pal Nicole Richie is pregnant again.  —  “I think it's so exciting,” Hilton told Usmagazine.com at her weekend-long “birthday” celebration at the Hard Rock Hotel.  (The heiress turned 28 on Feb. 17.)
Discussion: PopEater and Hollyscoop
NY Daily News:
African nups, but are they legit?  —  It's time to uncork the champagne.  Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou are married!  —  But before you go rushing to congratulate the happy couple, perhaps you should ask them if their vows are legally binding.  —  According to a source close to the pair …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kimora Lee Simmons, Djimon Hounsou Had Commitment Ceremony
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
 
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Hetfield Hospitalized, Metallica Nixes Gig
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Jade Goody menaced by hospital intruder with hammer
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[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

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Financial Times:
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