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1:00 AM ET, October 3, 2009

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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
The Woman at the Center of the Letterman Scandal  —  Former David Lettermen assistant Stephanie Birkitt has emerged as the woman at the center of the shocking plot to extort $2 million from the Late Show host, but who exactly is she?  —  Birkitt, 34, until recently lived with Robert “Joe” …
TMZ.com:
Dave's Alleged Extortionist's Child Support Woes  —  Robert “Joe” Halderman — the man accused of trying to extort David Letterman out of $2 million — had to pay a pretty penny in child support, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.  —  According to the divorce settlement agreement …
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 …
TMZ.com:
Dave's Alleged Extortionist Busted Outside CBS
TMZ.com:
Accused Letterman Extortionist Pleads Not Guilty
Discussion: OK! Magazine
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EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Extortion Lived With Woman Who Slept With Letterman
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Megan Masters / E! Online:
Has HIMYM Cast Rachel Bilson as the Maybe Mama?
Dalia Al-Achi / UNHCR:
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie urges the world not to forget Iraqi refugees  —  UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie called Friday on the international community not to forget the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees who remain in exile despite a relative improvement in the security situation in their homeland.
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Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Visit Iraqi Refugees In Syria
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
Just Jared:
Lady Gaga's Bad Romance on SNL  —  Lady Gaga will debut her new single, “Bad Romance”, on the October 3rd episode of Saturday Night Live.  —  It's her fifth single which will be released on The Fame Monster, a double-disc repackaged version of her debut that will drop on Nov. 24.  Check it out below!
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Kanye West — They're Just Not That Into You
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Is Lady Gaga's “Bad Romance” Bound for “SNL”? New Track Hits the Web
Popeater:
Megan Who?  Kate's Esquire's ‘Sexiest’  —  Hollywood and the media has been so obsessed with Megan Fox when it comes to sex appeal lately that many other actresses have slipped into the background.  Well, Esquire is doing their best to cage the Fox by making a bold statement with their pick …
Discussion: omg!
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin's Lawyer: Jon Can't Stop Reality Show  —  A lawyer for Kate Gosselin says her estranged husband Jon won't have much luck halting production of the TLC show, Kate Plus 8.  —  “These parties entered into an agreement once the divorce action was filed that allowed each parent …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, omg! and Associated Press
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Madonna: Jennifer Lopez Gave Me “Super-Sharp Looks” at Concert  —  Madonna thinks Jennifer Lopez wants to copy her moves.  —  Madonna, 51, says on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show (via JustJared.com), “I was getting super-sharp looks from [Lopez]” at one of her concerts.
Lesley Messer / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Calls Herself an Entrepreneur  —  Even when she's sick, Kim Kardashian isn't one to take it easy.  —  “You can turn up the radio so you don't have to hear my blow my nose,” the go-getting star tells November's Cosmopolitan while on her way to take a hike in L.A.
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Just Jared:
Kim Kardashian Covers ‘Cosmopolitan’ November 2009
Discussion: Hollywire.com and The latest WWD
David Letterman / New York Post:
Names to watch  —  Britney Spearshas been traveling under a number of aliases over the years.  —  Steve Dennisreveals in a new biography, “Britney: Inside the Dream,” that her favorite fake names include Ms. Alotta Warmheart, “because she had such a warm heart”; Mrs. Diana Prince in honor of Diana …
TMZ.com:
Arrest Made in Erin Andrews Peeping Tom Case  —  TMZ has learned an arrest has been made in the Erin Andrews Peeping Tom case — the one in which the ESPN reporter was secretly videotaped walking around naked in various hotel rooms.... and the suspect has been charged with the federal crime of felony stalking.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and FanHouse
Shanel Odum / Honey Magazine:
Solo in the City  —  Whenever I'm asked to define today's Honey girl, my quick, canned response is: “We're more Solange, than Beyonce.”  Now don't get me wrong, Honey hearts Queen Bey (the supernova keeps us perpetually entertained and inspired) but we tend to identify with the 23-year-old rebel …
TMZ.com:
Joe Jackson to Branca: ‘Mr. Who?’  —  Joe Jackson just arrived at the L.A. County Courthouse in the Michael Jackson probate case.  —  As we first reported, we expect some family members along with attorney Brian Oxman and possibly Katherine Jackson's lawyers, to challenge John Branca as the named co-executor in Jackson's will.
Discussion: Reuters and OK! Magazine
 
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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

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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