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Letterman Says Someone's Extorting Him — David Letterman says someone has demanded $2 million from him in return for not blowing the lid on Letterman's sexual liaisons in his office. — Letterman said on his show tonight he received a package 3 weeks ago from someone claiming to have info …
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EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Extortion Lived With Woman Who Slept With Letterman — An NYPD source has told RadarOnline.com that the suspect under arrest in the Letterman extortion case is Robert Halderman, a CBS producer. — Letterman Victim Of Attempted Extortion, Admits Affairs With Staff Members
Samuel Goldsmith / NY Daily News:
David Letterman reveals extortion plot; Con artist wanted $2M for ‘Late Show’ host's sex secrets — A con artist is in custody after trying to shake down David Letterman - threatening to expose the late night funnyman's affairs with several female staffers.
TMZ.com:
Woman in Letterman Case Lived with Suspect — One of the women at the center of the David Letterman alleged extortion case is Stephanie Birkitt, his former assistant — according to the search warrant obtained by FOX 5 New York. And, the warrant says, Birkitt was the suspect's girlfriend …
People.com:
TLC Suspends Show, But Blasts Jon Gosselin's Cease-and-Desist Order — On the heels of news that Jon Gosselin is trying to shut down production of Kate Plus 8, the network that made him famous is firing back with claims that his latest legal move is purely in his own self-interest.
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EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: TLC Threatens To Sue Jon Over TV Interviews — The war between Jon Gosselin and the network that made him a fortune is growing more intense by the minute. — TLC is furious that Jon is going on Larry King Live tonight and sources tell RadarOnline.com exclusively …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:Jon Says He Was Going to Quit Before Being Fired
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TMZ.com:Jon & Kate Plus 8 ... or Nobody
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:Kate Gosselin: Kids Are Fine with Show
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entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com:FOX411 EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin to team with Lindsay Lohan's dad on new show
Michael Y. Park / People.com:Jon Gosselin Tries to End Kate Plus 8
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Is Pregnant! — Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is pregnant, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively. — “Model, author, and Emmy-nominated Padma Lakshmi confirms that she is carrying her first child after years of struggling with endometriosis …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Did Video (Music Awards) Kill the Lady Gaga-Kanye West Tour? — Kevin Mazur/Getty Images, George Pimentel/Getty Images — Fame Kills is already dead. — The highly anticipated North American tour featuring pantsless wonder Lady Gaga and rapper turned VMAs pariah Kanye West has been canceled …
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The Tour Is Off! — The Kanye West and Lady GaGa “Fame Kills” tour has JUST been cancelled, concert promoters Live Nation confirm exclusively to PerezHilton.com. — No official reason has been given for the cancellation. — Refunds are available at the point of purchase.
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Kristen Stewart Scared To Go Outside — Kristen Stewart still can't get her head around the intense microscope she's been placed under since ‘Twilight’ hit the big screen, but she's dealing ... sort of. In the October issue of Interview Magazine, Stewart admits she fell into acting …
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msnbc.com:
Networks encouraging boycott of ‘Leno Show’? — Julia Louis-Dreyfus admits she was pressured to skip appearance — LOS ANGELES - NBC may be happy with the new “Jay Leno Show,” but some of the other networks definitely are not. — ABC and CBS have been discouraging their talent …
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James Franco To Star In ‘Lengthy’ Arc On ‘General Hospital’ — What's Your Reaction? — Amazing Inspiring Funny Scary Hot Crazy Important Weird — NEW YORK — James Franco will guest star on ABC's “General Hospital” for a lengthy story arc this fall. — The “Pineapple Express” and …
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
The oompaloompas, live and in person — Willy Wonka could soon be kicking up his heels. — Warner Bros. is developing a stage musical based on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the children's classic that it bought to the big screen four years ago. — Sam Mendes' and Caro Newling's …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Byron Allen and Wife Expecting Second Child — Comics Unleashed host Byron Allen and wife, producer Jennifer Lucas, are expecting their second child together, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. — “They are very happy,” says the rep. “Everybody is really excited.”
Michael Schneider / Variety:
NBC opts to air ‘Day One’ as miniseries — Move is likely a cost-cutting measure — NBC is cutting its order on midseason sci-fi thriller “Day One,” opting to air the show as a four-hour miniseries instead. — “Day One” will still bow following the Winter Olympics …
