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4:35 PM ET, September 19, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Travolta Will Testify in Extortion Case  —  TMZ has confirmed John Travolta will testify next week at the extortion trial involving the death of his son, Jett.  —  Travolta will travel to the Bahamas to testify on behalf of the prosecution.  Paramedic Tarino Lightbourne …
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People.com:
John Travolta to Testify at Extortion Trial  —  John Travolta and son Jett in 2005  —  Since the death of his 16-year-old son, Jett, last January, John Travolta has rarely been seen in public, choosing instead to grieve in private.  —  But now, with an extortion trial related …
Discussion: Extra
Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Why Avril and Deryck Called It Quits  —  Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne  —  Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley seemed like the perfect rock couple.  But at 24-years-old, Lavigne began to see things differently, sources tell PEOPLE.  —  “She married too young and she finally realized that,” says a source.
Emily Strohm / People.com:
Katherine Heigl's Husband Calls New Baby ‘Awesome!’  —  Katherine Heigl, Josh Kelley and daughter Naleigh  —  Josh Kelley is one proud papa.  —  “We adopted a baby from Korea, me and my girl, and she's awesome, dude!  This girl is the bomb!” the singer, who's married to Katherine Heigl …
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People.com:
Khloe Kardashian To Marry L.A. Lakers Player  —  Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom  —  Wow, talk about a whirlwind romance!  —  It's been about a month since Khloe Kardashian and L.A. Lakers forward Lamar Odom began dating, but the couple plan to marry, and are currently planning their wedding, two sources confirm to PEOPLE.
Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Yoko Ono: Britney Spears Is a Survivor  —  “I think that the world was not fair to her, and they're just using her and not dignifying her,” she told Usmagazine.com at the ThreeAsFour Homage to Yoko Ono on Thursday in NYC.  —  Up until last year, headlines bearing Spears' name reported …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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 …
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Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
Jay-Z Defends Kanye West's VMA Ambush
BBC:
Jay-Z defends ‘passionate’ Kanye
Discussion: MTV
Claudia Eller / Company Town:
Johnny Depp says he's ‘shocked and very sad’ about Dick Cook's departure  —  Johnny Depp, star of Walt Disney Co.'s hugely successful “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, said he was “shocked and very sad” to hear about the abrupt departure of studio chief Dick Cook, whom he called “the sweetest man on the planet and such a gent.”
Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
Shannen Doherty to Root for Ex-Husband on DWTS  —  When the new season of Dancing With the Stars premieres, Shannen Doherty will be rooting for her ex-husband, Ashley Hamilton.  —  “I'm sure the women will vote for him for sure because he's gorgeous,” she told Usmagazine.com …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Gosselin's First Guest For New TV Show  —  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Mel B is scheduled to be one of the first guests for the show that tapes this weekend.  —  The working title of the show is Mom Logic, after the Web site of the same name.
Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
Mariah Carey Brushes on Moustache for New Movie  —  There's nothing diva-like about Mariah Carey in the new movie Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.  —  Playing a case worker in a welfare office, Carey's makeup consists of dark circles under her eyes and a slight mustache, all lit by glaring overhead fluorescent tubes.
Discussion: Socialite Life
NY Daily News:
Jennifer Garner's on-set pranks rival George Clooney, tweak Ricky Gervais  —  Actress Jennifer Garner and Writer/Director/Actor/Producer Ricky Gervais (with Rob Lowe, l.) had a comic confronation during the shooting of ‘The Invention of Lying’  —  Just call Jennifer Garner the female George Clooney.
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: FabSugar, BellaSugar and TresSugar
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Patrick Swayze / Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Paula Abdul Mocks Ellen DeGeneres on Diva Live
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DailyFill.com:
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Radio Jock Pushes Taylor Swift's Buttons
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Kelly Osbourne Was Ashamed of Her Drug Use
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From Mediagazer:

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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