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9:45 AM ET, October 3, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Beyonce's Dad Slapped with Paternity Suit  —  TMZ has learned a woman has filed a paternity case against Beyonce's dad, Mathew Knowles.  —  We've learned Alexsandra Wright filed the case in L.A. County Superior Court.  Wright lives in L.A. — she works in the name-branding business.
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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” …
People.com:
Source: Letterman Had a Fling with Another Staffer  —  A former Late Show with David Letterman staffer tells PEOPLE that the talk show host had a sexual relationship with one of the show's employees in the late 1990s.  —  The source says the relationship occurred before Stephanie Birkitt …
Discussion: EW.com
TMZ.com:
Dave's Alleged Extortionist Busted Outside CBS
Discussion: Speakeasy and FishBowlLA
WSB-TV:
Atlanta Housewife's Fiancé Killed After Strip Club Brawl  —  ATLANTA — Kandi Burruss, the newest cast member of the hit reality show, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is coping with the tragic death of her fiancé, Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, who appeared regularly on the show.
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Miss Jia:
AJ, Kandi's Fiance from RHOA, Killed  —  Update 12:03 am (eastern): The AJC is NOW reporting that a brawl did indeed take place but have not released a name.  —  Update 12:12 am (eastern): WSBTV is NOW confirming the news surrounding AJ's death.  They are saying that he was stabbed.
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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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X17 Online:
Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Visit Iraqi Refugees In Syria
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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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Mark Gray / People.com:
It's Official: Christina Milian is Pregnant!  —  Christina Milian and The Dream  —  Amid much speculation, Christina Milian now confirms that she is going to have a baby.  —  “My husband and I are expecting,” she told PEOPLE Friday night.  “We're about four and a half months along, about 19 weeks.”
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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.
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Is Lady Gaga's “Bad Romance” Bound for “SNL”?  New Track Hits the Web  —  Bummed out that the “Fame Kills” tour was canceled?  This new song by Lady Gaga should help soften the blow.  “Bad Romance” is rumored to be among the new songs on Gaga's Fame Monster reissue out November 24th …
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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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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.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Chris Evert and Greg Norman Split  —  Chris Evert and Greg Norman have separated after 15 months of marriage, reps for the couple confirm to PEOPLE.  —  “Chris and Greg will remain friends and supportive of one another's family,” Evert's rep, Tammy Starr, told PEOPLE Friday.  Norman's rep also confirmed the split.
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 and omg!
 
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New York Times:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to work with the Trump administration to craft a $7.5B federal film tax credit; the state allocates $330M annually

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The New York Times wins four Pulitzers, the most of any news organization in 2025; The Washington Post wins two, and ProPublica wins the public service prize

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NBC plans to use generative AI to recreate the voice of famed NBA narrator Jim Fagan, who died in 2017, to use in promos, title sequences, and show opens

 
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