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1:00 PM ET, September 26, 2009

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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
The CW cancels ‘Beautiful Life’  —  We have the first casualty of the fall season.  —  After two episodes, The CW has canceled Ashton Kutcher's scripted drama “The Beautiful Life.”  —  Wednesday's episode was seen by just 1 million viewers and generated a 0.5 rating in the adult demo.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Some Ugly News: The Beautiful Life Canceled  —  Every fall, the bell tolls first for someone.  This year, it tolls for thee, Mischa Barton.  —  She and the rest of the comely cast of The Beautiful Life are out of a job, with the CW opting to cancel the drama after just two episodes, the network confirmed to E! News Friday.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Dlisted
Popeater:
‘The Beautiful Life’ Gets Death Sentence  —  The CW network's ‘The Beautiful Life’ has become the first television series from the new fall crop to be canceled, after just two episodes of the drama aired.  —  The show made the news in July when production was halted to accommodate its star Mischa Barton …
Discussion: omg!
Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
Mackenzie Phillips's Sisters Speak Out About Incest Claim  —  Mackenzie Phillips (Left) and Chynna Phillips  —  Her sisters are upset, her stepmother calls her a liar, but Mackenzie Phillips isn't backing down from revelations that she had a long-term sexual relationship with her father …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Bijou Says She Knew  —  Both Michelle Phillips and Geneviève Waïte have publicly kicked Mackenzie Phillips down by calling her a lie-lie-liar for saying she had a 10-year long sexual “relationship” with her father.  Now Bijou Phillips is taking the stage to give her own monologue.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
E! Online:
Conan O'Brien Bumps His Bean During Tonight Taping, Rushed to Hospital  —  The bigger they are, the harder they fall.  —  NBC will be airing a repeat of The Tonight Show Friday after Conan O'Brien fell during a skit being taped for tonight's episode and was taken by ambulance to the hospital, the network confirmed to E! News.
Discussion: Dlisted and Busy Bee Blogger
TMZ.com:
Evi Quaid Attacks Officer with Sign Language  —  Evi Quaid is using her fine-arts skills to attack the Presidio County Sheriff's deputy who arrested her — hand-painting a big, fat sign which accuses the officer of being a dirty, bribe-taking cop.  —  Evi painted the sign …
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TMZ.com:
Quaid Goes ‘Psychotic’ on Cop Who Busted Her
Discussion: E! Online (UK) and Perez Hilton
DailyFill.com:
Pamela Anderson Flashes Her Aging Ass At Everyone  —  It's not really her ass that's so bad - it's the fact that her back looks like my grandpa's that makes the ol' stomach churn.  —  She's never been a fan of modesty, and Pamela Anderson showed off what the good doctor gave her at the A Muse runway show today (September 25).
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Lamar Wants Prenup — But There's a Problem  —  TMZ has learned — although Lamar Odom thinks love conquers all — he decided to hedge his bets with a prenup.  But there's a big complication.  —  Odom has lawyered up and so has Khloe.  The problem is ... they have to get married on Sunday …
Perez Hilton:
Khloe Kardashian Rakes It In For Wedding Photo$  —  This is fame-whoring at it's best!  Nice work!  —  Khloe Kardashian and her soon-to-be husband Lamar Odom are said to be making bank on a deal made with a magazine vying for her wedding day shots.  The deal is for $300,000!!!  —  Damn!
Discussion: omg! and INF Daily
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Daniel Jacobson / Gossip Cop:
EXCLUSIVE: Miley Cyrus Confirmed For Sex and the City  —  For weeks rumors have swirled that Miley Cyrus will have a role in “Sex and the City 2.”  —  Well, Gossip Cop has an answer.  —  Gossip Cop can confirm that in the current script, Cyrus has one scene, and in it she wears the same dress …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Star’ remake has legs  —  Will Fetters tapped to pen draft of script  —  NEW YORK — Warner Bros.' remake of “A Star Is Born” could finally be moving toward a due date.  —  The studio has hired up-and-coming writer Will Fetters to do a draft of the script with the aim of pushing the long-gestating project forward.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
It's official: Vincent D'Onofrio to exit ‘Law & Order: CI’  —  USA Network is finally confirming what I first hinted at last week: Vincent D'Onofrio is exiting Law & Order: CI.  He'll say good-bye in the show's two-part season 9 premiere, at which time he'll pass the baton to co-star Jeff Goldblum.
Discussion: New York Magazine and TV Tattle
Candice Rainey / ELLE.com:
Fashion Spotlight: Amber Rose  —  Think Kanye West is a fashion rebel?  Wait till you meet his head-turning girlfriend, Amber Rose.  Here, West styles his muse in the season's most body-conscious pieces  —  Stylistically, it's hard to pinpoint what it is exactly about Kanye West's muse …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Brian Moylan / Gawker:
The Gay Housewives of New York Are Real and They're Coming to Get You  —  We heard rumors that the team behind the Real Housewives of Atlanta were working on an all-gay version of the franchise.  It's really going to happen.  This is the best thing to happen to gay people since poppers!
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag, Just Jared and Queerty
RADAR:
Jon & Kate Ratings Continue to Drop  —  Here's another reason to support family values: Happy marriage = high ratings.  —  Jon takes the twins to Starbucks  —  Jon and Kate Gosselin, once the reality show poster couple for the all-American family, are in danger of succumbing to — gasp! — low ratings.
Discussion: Socialite Life and Perez Hilton
Kyle Buchanan / Movieline:
Do Community's Credits Contain an Inadvertent O.J. Simpson Reference?  —  After speeding through last week's pilot episode with a truncated opening credits sequence, the NBC comedy Community got to air the entire thing last night.  It was a cute ten seconds or so, with each cast member's name written …
Discussion: New York Magazine and FishBowlLA
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson — I Could Have Touched Hitler  —  Michael Jackson truly believed that he could have charmed Hitler out of doing that thing he did back in the '40s, if only he could have had a sit-down conversation with the guy.  —  It's all according to a report from The Sun …
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‘Michael Jackson Tapes’ details star's obsessions
Discussion: Digital Spy and Popeater
 
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
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DailyFill.com:
Randy Quaid: Dirty, Thieving Bastard
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Erik Davis / Cinematical:
Diablo Cody Writing Hugh Hefner Biopic?
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: MGM Makes Phone Plea To Bondholders To Stay Alive …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Meet Whitney Port's New Roommate
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Tim Walker / Telegraph:
Jude Law will not see daughter Sophia for three months
Discussion: Dlisted, CelebNewsWire and PopSugar UK
Phil / Egotastic!:
Kelly Brook Gets Naked for Ralph Lauren
DailyFill.com:
Sorry, Girls: Justin Guarini Is Getting Married!
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Associated Press:
Susan Atkins, Manson Follower, Dies
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Avril Lavigne might have left her husband for moron Brandon Davis
Discussion: Hollywood Dame
 

 
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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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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