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4:45 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.
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
X17 Online:
Ellen Pompeo Gives Birth To A Baby Girl!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and omg!
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 …
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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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.
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Us Weekly:
PHOTO: Karina Smirnoff Goes Naked in New PETA Ad
Discussion: Popeater and Gone Hollywood
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.”
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.”
Perez Hilton:
Jaclyn Smith Alive and Well!  —  Honduran media reported earlier that Jaclyn Smith was rushed to the hospital, the victim of an apparent suicide attempt.  El Heraldo, a local newspaper, which first broke the news, is now reporting that it was NOT Jaclyn Smith who was taken to the hospital …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Jaclyn Smith Is Fine, Her Former Stunt Double Is Not
People.com:
Jaclyn Smith Says She's Alive and Well
Discussion: Popeater
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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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.”
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.
Discussion: Popeater and Lifeline Live
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Laura Armstrong / Mirror.co.uk:
Julia Roberts angers faithful on Indian film
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
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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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 …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
J.J. Abrams lands comedy at Fox  —  Mike Markowitz to pen half-hour medical series  —  J.J. Abrams is taking a comedic turn at Fox with a half-hour project written by Mike Markowitz.  —  Abrams, co-creator/executive producer of Fox's sophomore sci-fi drama “Fringe,” is exec producing the untitled comedy …
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.
E! Online:
Lamar's Baby Mama on Khloé Nuptials: “I Thought It Was a Joke”  —  If you think you're surprised by Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom's upcoming quickie wedding on Sunday, imagine how the groom's ex-fiancée must feel.  —  Odom, 29, began dating Liza Morales when they were both just 17 …
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Fincher Makes Facebook Connections  —  Columbia Pictures and director David Fincher have set its core cast for “The Social Network,” the Aaron Sorkin-scripted drama about the formation of Facebook.  —  Jesse Eisenberg will play founder Mark Zuckerberg, Justin Timberlake will play Sean Parker …
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: X17 Online and Lifeline Live
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Two more cast in ‘Thor’  —  Jaimie Alexander, Colm Feore join Marvel adaptation  —  The world of “Thor” is filling up.  —  Jaimie Alexander and Colm Feore are coming aboard the Marvel Studios adaptation of its comic book featuring the Norse god of thunder.  Kenneth Branagh is directing.
Discussion: Cinematical, Splash Page and io9
 
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