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3:40 PM ET, September 18, 2009

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Ken Lee / People.com:
Arrest Made in Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge Burglaries  —  The culprit caught on security videos in both Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge's home burglaries has been arrested, Los Angeles police announced.  —  Nicholas Prugo, 18, was arrested Thursday morning in connection with the two break-ins.
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Bridget Daly / Hollyscoop Entertainment News:
Lindsay Lohan Removed By Police from Bowery Hotel
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PopSugar:
VH1 Divas: Miley Calls Kanye Disrespectful, True Blood's Sam Takes on Twilight's Jacob, and Paula Channels Ellen!  —  The star-studded VH1 Divas kicked off last night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and new diva-inductees like Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Miley Cyrus …
Discussion: BellaSugar and TresSugar
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Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Paula Abdul Mocks Ellen DeGeneres on Diva Live  —  Paula Abdul mocked her American Idol replacement, Ellen DeGeneres, while hosting the VH1 Divas Live concert Thursday night.  —  Dressed in a blonde wig and the talk show host's trademark suit, Abdul, 47, joked: “Why are you all staring at me?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Anything Hollywood
DailyFill.com:
Paula Abdul, Lesbian For A Day
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Paula Abdul On 'Idol's' Ellen Future: 'It's Going To Be A Different Show'
Discussion: X17 Online and Popeater
Avriladmin / AvrilLavigne.com News:
Moving forward on a positive note  —  Deryck and I have been together for 6 and a half years.  We have been friends since I was 17, started dating when I was 19, and married when I was 21.  I am grateful for our time together, and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship.
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Paul Chi / People.com:
Jennifer Garner's Daughter Thinks Mom Works in a Trailer  —  Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck may be among the busiest actors in Hollywood, but their first-born daughter Violet has her own ideas about what her parents do for a living.  —  “The older one thinks that I work in a trailer.
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Sources: Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Are Getting Married!  —  Insiders tell E! News exclusively that Khloé Kardashian and her NBA star boyfriend Lamar Odom are already planning to tie the knot.  —  Odom, a forward for the L.A. Lakers, and Khloé recently have been …
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Holistic hoo-ha  —  Suzanne Somers, a cancer survivor herself, thinks Patrick Swayze was killed by chemotherapy.  “They took a beautiful man” and “put poison in his body,” the “Three's Company” star told columnist  —  Shinan Govaniat the party for  —  Tom Ford's movie, “A Single Man,” at the Toronto Film Festival.
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Halle Berry: Burgers, Not Baby, on Board  —  Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry  —  The speculation is over.  —  When a svelte Halle Berry walked onto Jay Leno's stage Thursday, the host told her she looked terrific, to which she replied: “You know, thank you for that, Jay, because that must mean that pregnancy rumors can be put to bed!”
News of the World:
Amy Winehouse: “I'm with my boyfriend”  —  Singer Amy Winehouse hit town for a belated birthday bash last night with an ex on her arm... and it's NOT BLAKE!  —  Wino was snapped having dinner with singer Tyler James - who she dated briefly in 2003 - at Pizza Express in Covent Garden.
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Nun too proud  —  The nuns who teach at the Convent of the Sacred Heart girls school on East 91st Street are said to be aghast at the exploits of one alumna,  —  Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, a k a  —  Lady Gaga.  The pop tart is known for her scanty costumes and such lyrics as “I wanna take a ride on your disco stick.”
Daily Mail:
Is greybeard Brad Pitt turning into Colonel Sanders?  —  Crowds gathered in the Spanish city of San Sebastian today as fans jostled to catch a glimpse of Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt.  —  But they could have been forgiven for thinking Colonel Sanders was back from the dead.
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
Guess who got her dress caught in the door while leaving her hotel on Thursday night?  Hint: She just did a fashion spread for a magazine  —  It's singer Michelle Williams!  The paps caught her off guard and she got her dress caught in the door while leaving her hotel in London.
X17 Online:
Jay-Z Defends Kanye's VMA Outburst!  —  Uhhh, somehow we have a feeling that if someone had interrupted Beyonce's acceptance speech, her hubby Jay-Z would be [singing] rapping a different tune!  BBC Radio 1 interviewed Beyonce's main man today, and the music mogul totally defended Kanye West …
Discussion: omg!
People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Katherine Heigl Introduces Baby Naleigh  —  Katherine Heigl, Josh Kelley and daughter Naleigh  —  Meet Katherine Heigl's new baby, Naleigh.  —  The Grey's Anatomy actress and husband Josh Kelley have released the first photos of their daughter, a special-needs child they adopted …
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Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
Katherine Heigl Introduces Baby Naleigh
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse and The Dish Rag
Us Weekly:
ONLY ON US: Anne Heche Doesn't Regret Calling Ex “Lazy Ass” on Letterman  —  In an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman last month, Anne Heche slammed estranged husband Coley Laffoon as “a lazy ass.”  —  And she doesn't regret it one bit.  —  “You know, you go on Letterman …
Telegraph:
Sir Elton John given new hope in adoption bid  —  Sir Elton John has been given new hope in his bid to adopt a Ukrainian toddler after it was announced that he could look after the boy.  —  The 62-year-old singer announced last weekend that he wanted to adopt the 14-month-old boy called Lev, who he said had “stolen his heart”.
Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
Michelle Williams Confirms Split From Spike Jonze  —  Michelle Williams confirms she split from director Spike Jonze in the October issue of Vogue.  —  “The timing was impossible,” she admits.  “I thought falling in love again was the only thing that was going to save me from the pain.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
Just Jared:
Penn Badgley Talks Tattoos 'N Tennis — Exclusive JustJared.com Interview  —  Gossip Girl hunk Penn Badgley rubs shoulders with Brooke Shields and Ugly Betty's Becki Newton at the exclusive opening of the Renaissance New York Hotel 57 on Thursday (September 17) in New York City.
Discussion: Splash News Online
Dave McNary / Variety:
Damon set for Eastwood's ‘Hereafter’  —  Warner Bros. thriller to begin lensing this fall  —  Matt Damon will star in “Hereafter,” Clint Eastwood's next producing-directing project for Warner Bros., with lensing on the thriller set to begin this fall.  —  For Eastwood, the project's a move into supernatural territory.
 
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