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1:55 PM ET, August 11, 2009

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Roger Friedman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Exclusive: Jennifer Hudson Has a Boy!  —  Exclusive: It's official!  Oscar winner and “American Idol” star Jennifer Hudson gave birth to a baby boy late yesterday.  His name is David Daniel Otunga, Jr., named for his father and Hudson's fiancee.  Hudson tells me he weighed in at seven pounds, fourteen ounces.
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Jennifer Hudson Welcomes Her Very Own American Idol  —  Dreamgirl Jennifer Hudson just met her little dream boy.  —  Tragedy took a backseat as the Oscar winner and fiancé David Otunga welcomed David Daniel Otunga Jr. late Monday, E! News confirms.  The tot weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces.
Missy Ritti / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson Welcomes a Son  —  It's official: Though she remained mum over the last nine months Jennifer Hudson is, indeed, a mom.  —  The Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning singer, 27, welcomed son David Daniel Otunga Jr. on Monday, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Popeater:
Jennifer Hudson Welcomes a Baby Boy
Discussion: Associated Press
Ann Oldenburg / Lifeline Live:
Jennifer Hudson has a baby boy
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Ashley Greene Threatens Legal Action over Nude Pictures  —  Nude photographs of Twilight star Ashley Greene have hit the Internet - and the actress's attorney is warning: Post them and you'll likely get sued.  —  “The photos in question, which appear to be of our client …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Dane Cook's Vanessa Hudgens Joke Edited Out of Monday's Teen Choice Awards  —  Dane Cook's on-stage joke about Vanessa Hudgens's nude photos was cut from the televised broadcast.  —  On Sunday, when stars gathered to tape the pre-recorded awards ceremony that aired one day later …
Starpulse:
Miley Cyrus' Pole Dance At Teen Choice Awards - Too Much?  (Pictures & Video)  —  Miley Cyrus danced around a pole in a skimpy pair of shorts flanked by scantly-clad dancers during her performance of ‘Party in the USA’ at the Teen Choice Awards.  Is this too much for a 16-year-old at a kid's show?
Discussion: Gossip Cop and Associated Press
TMZ.com:
‘Real Housewife’ Loses House, Still a Wife  —  Lisa Wu-Hartwell needs a “Big Poppa” of her own ... the real housewife of Atlanta just lost her real big house in Atlanta.  —  TMZ has learned Hartwell and her husband, former Oakland Raiders linebacker Edgerton Hartwell, were booted …
TMZ.com:
Diddy Protege Busted in Spousal Slice 'n Dice  —  The former singer from Diddy's MTV reality show “Making the Band 2” has once again made the cut — but cops say this time Sara Stokes was using a knife ... to stab her own husband.  —  We know what you're thinking, “someone must've beat …
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Kate 2.0 vs. Jon Gosselin: “He Needs to Man Up and Tell the Truth”  —  Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...by Jon Gosselin.  —  Hours after Kate “1.0” Gosselin dished on the Today show, Kate “2.0” Major came into our studios and gave an exclusive interview to E! News calling out her former flame as a “liar” and “two-timer.”
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: TLC Killed Jon Gosselin's Interview With E!  —  Jon Gosselin has met a foe mightier than Kate Gosselin - his own network.  —  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that TLC forced the cancelation of Jon's scheduled televised interview with E!  —  The interview was slated for Monday night but never happened.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Sarah Palin Resigned Due To Marital Troubles, Says Levi Johnston  —  Sarah Palin's marriage has been in trouble from the beginning, says Levi Johnston, the father of their grandson Tripp and ex-fiance of daughter Bristol.  —  What's more Levi told RadarOnline.com …
People.com:
Brooks & Dunn Calling It Quits  —  Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn  —  Country music is losing a legendary ampersand.  —  Brooks & Dunn announced on their Web site Monday that after releasing their album #1s and ... and then some in September and doing a 2010 tour, they'll be going their separate ways.
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Reuters:
Country duo Brooks & Dunn to break up
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Idolator
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Simon Cowell finalizing ‘Idol’ deal  —  Likely to stay on the show for at least three more seasons  —  Simon Cowell will be a judge on “American Idol” for at least three more seasons.  —  During the second-quarter earnings call of CKX, parent company of “Idol” co-producer 19 Entertainment …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Arrested Development’ trio in Fox reunion  —  Will Arnett stars in project from Mitch Hurwitz, Jim Vallely  —  It's an “Arrested Development” reunion at Fox.  —  The Emmy-winning series' creator/executive producer Mitch Hurwitz, co-star Will Arnett and co-executive producer Jim Vallely …
Discussion: ecorazzi.com and EW.com
Access Hollywood:
Jackson Estate Hearing Turns Into 3-Ring Circus  —  Michael Jackson,Michael Jackson's Children,Tom Cruise,The Beatles,Katherine Jackson,Media,TV One,Connor Cruise,Deaths,Legends  —  Attorneys for Katherine Jackson and Michael Jackson's estate were in court on Monday handling matters relating …
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Perez Hilton:
Intoxicated Jaime Pressly Urinates In Public!!!!!  —  She pulled a Fergie!!!!  —  Our blind item from earlier is now revealed!!!!  —  We got several emails from Perezcious readers with news so shocking - and disgusting! - that we couldn't believe it.  —  Well, it definitely happened.
Janet Mock / People.com:
Get Your Twilight Greeting Cards!  —  birthday card  —  The greatest debate in the Twilight lexicon is whether Kristen Stewart should choose Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner as her onscreen love.  But how's a girl to choose?  —  Well, in a new line of Twilight greeting cards …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Brendan Kelly / Variety:
John Hughes doc finds distributor  —  Alliance Films picks up 'Don't You Forget'  —  Until a few days ago, “Don't You Forget About Me” was just another Canuck feature documentary with no distributor and an uncertain future.  —  But that changed Thursday, with the death of its subject — John Hughes.
Just Jared:
Heath Ledger's Final Film — The Trailer  —  Check out the newly released trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus!  —  Heath Ledger had completed about half of his work performing the role of Tony the Terry Gilliam-directed film.  His role was recast with Johnny Depp, Jude Law …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Walks Red Carpet With Leather-Clad Angelina  —  The couple was nearly inseparable at the L.A. premiere of Inglourious Basterds Monday night.  Jolie — wearing a form-fitting strapless black leather Michael Kors dress and Dior heels — held on to her beau, who donned an all-black suit …
Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:
BROADWAY BLUES  —  MTV SET TO WALK AWAY FROM ITS TIMES SQUARE STUDIO  —  We want our MTV back!  —  The cable channel plans to unplug its famed studio overlooking Times Square at the end of the year, according to landlord SL Green, which has put the space on the market.
Anya Leon / People.com:
Joel Madden Dishes on Nicole Richie's Late-Night Burger Requests  —  With Nicole Richie due with their second child in the coming weeks, attentive papa Joel Madden has managed to dodge a bullet when it comes to her extreme pregnancy cravings.  —  In lieu of the traditional pickles …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
New York Post:
LOFTY GOAL FOR WHOOPI GOLDBERG  —  WHOOPI — ask not Whoopi Who — is selling her SoHo loft.  Huge living room, big bed room, large open kitchen, second kitchen that works as a bar.  Whoopi, who's had many elegant homes on both coasts — in the city, in the country, upstate …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gawker
 
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