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5:50 PM ET, October 5, 2009

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Mike Celizic / msnbc.com:
Kate Gosselin: Jon took $230K from account  —  ‘The last thing I wanted was to end up not being able to pay our bills’  —  Fighting back tears, Kate Gosselin said she is broke and can't pay her bills after her estranged husband cleaned out their joint bank account.
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Jon Gosselin Claims Kate's ‘Hiding Money’  —  Here we go again.  —  In an increasingly heated game of he-said-she-said, Jon Gosselin is blasting back at estranged wife Kate Gosselin and her claims that he violated an arbitrator's orders by withdrawing $230,000 from a joint bank account from Aug. 10 to Sept. 29.
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Brandi Glanville: LeAnn Rimes Is “Invading My Space”  —  Brandi Glanville says her estranged husband's girlfriend LeAnn Rimes is a little too close for comfort.  —  “I have a new neighbor and her name is LeAnn Rimes.  She's moved in a half a mile from my house and a block from my son's school.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Eddie Cibrian's ex: LeAnn Rimes is Single White Female-ing me (update)
Eric Wilson / New York Times:
A Controversial Debut for Lohan in Paris  —  “PAS possible,” said Fabien Baron, the noted French art director shortly after the Emanuel Ungaro show on Sunday.  “Call the fashion police!”  —  When Lindsay Lohan's controversial appointment as artistic adviser of the French label was announced last month …
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem Are Engaged!  —  Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are engaged, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “They tried to keep it very private and quiet,” the source continues of the couple, who began dating in 2007.  (They first met while filming flick Jamon, Jamon in 1992.)
Hollywood Reporter:
‘Arrested Development’ script in works  —  Mitchell Hurwitz, James Vallely penning film adaptation  —  Narrator: Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything ... and just may get some of it back.  —  “Arrested Development” creator Mitchell Hurwitz and his co-executive producer James Vallely …
Stephanie Clifford / Media Decoder:
Condé Nast to Close Gourmet, Cookie and Modern Bride  —  Condé Nast will close Gourmet magazine, a magazine of almost biblical status in the food world, it was announced on Monday.  Gourmet has been published since January 1941.  Also being shut down are the Condé Nast magazines Cookie …
Hello Beautiful:
EXCLUSIVE: Atlanta Housewife Kandi Burruss Speaks On Death Of Fiance A.J.  —  In this EXCLUSIVE blog sent to HelloBeautiful.com, “Real Housewives of Atlanta's” KANDI BURRESS expresses her heartfelt grief over the loss of her fiance, AJ Jewell.  Jewell suffered tragic head injuries after a fight at an Atlanta nightclub.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:   Housewife Kandi Burruss Devastated By Fiancé's Death
Daily Mail:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt make a rare public appearance with Knox and Vivienne as they treat the twins to ice cream  —  It was a case of double the fun for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as they treated their twins Knox and Vivienne to ice cream during a visit to Amman, Jordan.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Alleged Letterman Extortionist's Lawyer Clams Up on TV  —  While by now nearly everyone has heard David Letterman's side of the story - delivered in a 10-minute serio-comic Late Show monologue Thursday that seemed to come out of nowhere - not much has come from alleged extortionist Robert “Joe” Halderman, until now.
David Caplan / People.com:
Chris Noth Is Engaged!  —  Sex and the City star Chris Noth and his longtime girlfriend, actress Tara Wilson, are engaged, Entertainment Tonight Canada is reporting.  —  Noth, 54, broke the news to the show Sunday during an interview at the London, Ontario, outpost of Once Upon A Tea Cup …
NY Daily News:
Mo'Nique craves ‘Precious’ payday  —  Breakout star Mo'Nique isn't considered that “precious” by executives at Lionsgate, which produced her forthcoming film.  In fact, insiders are saying the 41-year-old comedian's bad attitude and shameless demands for money may jeopardize her chance for Oscar glory …
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Carlos Greer / People.com:
Sherri Shepherd Still Has Jiggly Thighs
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and USA Today
Popeater:
Exclusive: ‘Glee’ Boys Sing 'It's My Life'  —  The upcoming episode of ‘Glee’ pits the boys against the girls and PopEater has an exclusive clip of the guys singing Bon Jovi's 'It's My Life' as part of their intra-squad competition.  Watch It ... Read more
Daily Mail:
Did stepchildren kill off Chris Evert's ‘life match’ with Greg Norman?  —  Her fairytale marriage has ended after only 15 months.  —  But Chris Evert seems determined to show the world she is doing just fine.  —  The former tennis world number one greeted well-wishers with a thumbs-up …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Breaking: ‘Bones’ shuts down production  —  Bones has abruptly shut down production due to a possible outbreak of swine flu, the show's creator, Hart Hanson, announced via Twitter.  —  “First time in Bones history we are shut down from production,” Hanson tweeted.  “Damn swine flu!
Perez Hilton:
A Backstreet Boy Gets The Swine Flu!  —  Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys has gotten smacked with a case of the Swine Flu, leaving their upcoming promotional gigs canceled!  —  The men have a new album, THIS IS US, out tomorrow and were set to perform their new single Straight Through …
Discussion: omg!, TMZ.com and Popeater
Popeater:
Exclusive: Allison Iraheta's 'Friday I'll Be Over U' Premiere  —  Listen to 'Friday I'll Be Over U'  —  So how'd 'Friday I'll Be Over U' come about?  —  I worked with Max Martin, and he pulled it out of his magic box.  He came up with an awesome song and sent I to me and we cut it and it was just amazing.
 
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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court rejects OpenAI's effort to toss a lawsuit by The Intercept, which argued that the DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline

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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

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