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7:20 PM ET, September 23, 2009

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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Chynna Phillips Speaks Out on Mackenzie's Affair With Dad  —  In her new memoir High on Arrival, actress Mackenzie Phillips reveals how she had a 10-year affair with her father, musician John Phillips of the '60s band the Mamas and the Papas.  —  And in the new issue of Us Weekly …
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People.com:
Mackenzie Phillips: I Slept with My Own Father  —  “Don't hate my father,” Mackenzie Phillips tells PEOPLE.  —  But in a tell-all book out Wednesday, the former childhood actress reveals that her dad, musician John Phillips of the '60s band the Mamas and the Papas, engaged with her in a long-term incestuous relationship.
The Huffington Post:
Mackenzie Phillips To Oprah: Decade Of Sex With Dad Ended With Abortion  —  CHICAGO — Former child star Mackenzie Phillips said Wednesday her father, John Phillips, who was a leader of the 1960s pop group the Mamas and the Papas, raped her when she was a teenager and that her sexual relationship …
People.com:
Hey, Jude, It's a Girl!  —  Less than two months after he fessed up that a model he had dated was pregnant with his child, Jude Law is a father - again.  —  A friend of the family tells PEOPLE that Samantha Burke, the 24-year-old aspiring actress whom Law met while filming Sherlock Holmes …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Ellen Pompeo Welcomes a Baby Girl  —  Meredith Grey is a mom!  —  Grey's Anatomy actress Ellen Pompeo and husband Chris Ivery have welcomed their first child, a girl, her rep tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.  —  “Her name is Stella Luna Pompeo Ivery,” her rep tells Us.
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Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Ellen Pompeo Welcomes a Daughter
TMZ.com:
Travolta Acknowledges Son's Autism  —  John Travolta made his first public statement acknowledging Jett had autism.  —  Travolta told the jury in the Bahamas extortion case that Jett was autistic and suffered seizures every 5 to 10 days.  Travolta said, “He was autistic.  He suffered from a seizure disorder.”
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Emotional John Travolta Recounts Attempt to Save Son
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Diablo Cody adapting ‘Sweet Valley High’  —  “Sweet Valley High” filtered through Diablo Cody?  —  That is exactly what Universal is doubling down on, in negotiations to pick up the rights to the long-running book series, with Cody attached to adapt.  Cody also will produce with Mason Novick as well as Marc Platt.
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Perez Hilton:
The DWTS Curse Strikes Debi Mazar  —  The Dancing With the Stars curse is in full swing!  —  First it was Tom DeLay, then Kathy Ireland who was quickly followed by Mya - and now Debi Mazar has gone and injured herself!  —  Mazar Tweeted about her DWTS accident, which left the former Entourage star with a …
Discussion: omg!
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Us Weekly:
DWTS' Debi Mazar Suffers Neck Muscle Strain
Discussion: Popeater
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Ouch! Debi Mazar in Neck Brace After Dancing Debut
Discussion: OK! Magazine
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin's Girlfriend Gets a Boob Job!  —  Jon Gosselin “soul mate” Hailey Glassman went under the knife for breast surgery on Sept. 16, Star magazine is reporting exclusively.  —  “Hailey's been very self-conscious about her breasts,” a friend told Star.  “She didn't like the way they looked.”
BBC:
‘Pretty Woman’ in India temple upset  —  Villagers in India have accused the Hollywood superstar, Julia Roberts, of interrupting one of their most important religious festivals.  —  They say that her huge film set in the town of Pataudi near Delhi has prevented them from celebrating the Navratri religious festival.
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Laura Armstrong / Mirror.co.uk:
Julia Roberts angers faithful on Indian film
Extra:
Karina Smirnoff Strips Down for PETA  —  “Dancing with the Stars” pro Karina Smirnoff would rather shimmy in the nude than wear fur.  Yowza!  The sexy dancer was shot by celeb photographer Robert Sebree for PETA's new ad campaign.  —  “I did wear fur, especially when I was growing up in the Ukraine,” Smirnoff tells PETA.
Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie and her Toulon Tykes  —  Angelina Jolie takes three of her kids — Pax, 5, Zahara, 4, and Shiloh, 3, — to the Toys 'R Us in Toulon, France on Wednesday (Septeber 23).  —  “They looked like one big happy family,” a spywitness reveals.  “Everyone was holding hands and the kids helped each other pick out toys.”
Discussion: Lifeline Live
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X17 Online:
Shiloh Loses Her First Tooth!
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
OK! Magazine:
It's Baby Time for Jen Aniston!  —  Jennifer Aniston has never hid the fact that her biological clock is a-ticking and who could blame her: She turned 40 in February and most of her Hollywood pals — like Courteney Cox and Sheryl Crow — are already mothers, a role she's ready to embrace.
Howard Breuer / People.com:
Additional Charges for Howard K. Stern in Anna Nicole Smith's Death  —  Howard K. Stern's mugshot and Anna Nicole Smith  —  Howard K. Stern, the longtime companion of Anna Nicole Smith, was charged Wednesday with five more felonies stemming from the one-time Playboy Playmate's 2007 death.
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Producers acquire Meyer's ‘Host’  —  Trio use own money to buy screen rights to novel  —  Producers Nick Wechsler, Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz have used their own money to acquire screen rights to “The Host,” the first adult novel written by Stephenie Meyer, author of the “Twilight” series.
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Adam Rosenberg / MTV Movies Blog:
Stephenie Meyer Novel ‘The Host’ Optioned For A Movie
Discussion: The Dish Rag
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Drew Barrymore's Still Working Out Mother Issues  —  Drew Barrymore's got it all - except a good relationship with her mother.  —  “I am okay with my dad, but my mom and I have yet to work it out,” Barrymore, 34, says of her mother, Jaid, in the October issue of InStyle, out Friday.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and ImNotObsessed.com
Just Jared:
Katy Perry Drunk Dials Taylor Swift  —  Taylor Swift may have received a phone apology from Kanye West last week but she wasn't supposed to pick up the phone when Katy Perry called sometime last month.  —  “I wasn't going to say anything about that ever!”  Taylor exclusively told JustJared.com …
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Jennifer Love Hewitt: My Boyfriend Helps Me Diet  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt  —  Nearly two years after was she was criticized for showing off some cellulite while at the beach in Hawaii, Jennifer Love Hewitt is savoring the best revenge of all - baring a new, toned body ready for a bikini.
People.com:
Kevin Federline to Appear on Celebrity Fit Club  —  Kevin Federline is about to slim down.  —  The father of four, who was married to Britney Spears, is joining the cast of Celebrity Fit Club, a rep for VH1 confirms to PEOPLE  —  Also appearing on the seventh season of the show …
David Caplan / People.com:
Sarah Michelle Prinze and Freddie Prinze Jr. Have a Girl!  —  Sarah Michelle Prinze and husband Freddie Prinze Jr. are parents, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The couple “welcomed their daughter Charlotte Grace Prinze on Saturday, Sept. 19,” says a rep for the actress.  “The family is over the moon.”
Metro.co.uk:
Mystery over Timberlake, Biel and Rihanna ‘triangle’  —  Justin Timberlake with girlfriend Jessica Biel  —  Justin Timberlake has been accused of having a wondering eye once again after spending an increased amount of time with music pal Rihanna.  —  The spotlight has been cast …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘House’ exclusive: Wilson moves on (and you'll never guess with who)!  —  Wilson will at long last exorcise the ghost of ex-girlfriend Amber this season on House.  According to executive producer Katie Jacobs, Robert Sean Leonard's long-grieving alter ego will sever his final tie to Amber by year's end.
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
U Turns Barbie into Movie Star  —  Universal Pictures has added Barbie to its star stable.  —  The studio has made a deal with Mattel to build a live action film around its signature toy line.  Studios are placing a premium on building films around well-known concepts.
 
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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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