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11:15 AM ET, October 6, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Nicole Richie Banged Up in Car Accident  —  TMZ has learned Nicole Richie was just involved in a car accident in Beverly Hills.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Richie was rear-ended by a car driven by a paparazzo.  We're told her kids were not in the car at the time of the crash.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Nicole Richie To Seek Medical Help After Car Accident  —  Nicole Richie was being taken to a Los Angeles hospital on Monday after she was rear-ended by paparazzi, police confirm to PEOPLE.  —  “Ms. Richie was driving with a passenger around 2 p.m. when she was struck by two photographers driving …
X17 Online:
Breaking News - Nicole Richie In Car Accident
Discussion: omg! and OK! Magazine
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Letterman Apologizes To His Wife While Taping Show  —  David Letterman apologized to his wife while taping his late-night show Monday, an audience member told RadarOnline.com.  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: The Woman At Center Of Letterman Extortion Plot
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New York Post:
Letterman's gal cheated on new beau — with Dave!  —  Diary details steamy affair  —  Pretty former “Late Show” staffer Stephanie Birkitt revealed in her diary that she continued having sex with boss David Letterman even after moving in with her CBS-producer boyfriend …
Discussion: Popeater and OK! Magazine
Popeater:
David Letterman Apologizes To His Wife: ‘I Got My Work Cut Out for Me’  —  Before the ratings for Monday night's show are even announced, David Letterman already has a boost ... from his studio audience.  The crowd roared its approval for Letterman during Monday's taping.
People.com:
David Letterman Publicly Apologizes to His Wife
Discussion: Socialite Life, iVillage and TV Envy
omg!:   David Letterman Publicly Apologizes to Wife During Show Taping
TMZ.com:
Jon and Kate — Overextended  —  We're told Jon & Kate Gosselin aren't living hand to mouth, but the $200,000 account that Jon raided was the only real source of living income.  —  There's a report out that the couple is saddled with a $720,000 mortgage on their $1.12 million house.
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TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate — No Decision Yet
Daily Mail:
Matt Lucas's ex-husband Kevin McGee hangs himself after leaving Facebook suicide note  —  The former husband of Matt Lucas has been found dead in his flat after hanging himself.  —  Kevin McGee, 32, who divorced the Little Britain star ten months ago at the High Court …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Queerty and Joe. My. God.
TMZ.com:
Kate Beckinsale Hangs with Her Dog  —  While out with her daughter Lily in L.A. this weekend, Kate Beckinsale dangled her dog more than two feet off the ground from its leash.  —  It appears the 36-year-old had her dog strapped into one of those harness thingies — so it seems the doggy's body weight …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Victoria Beckham says she won't rejoin Spice Girls  —  Victoria Beckham has rubbished rumours of a new Spice Girls reunion - claiming she does not have time to get back with the girl group.  —  Posh said she knew nothing about the group planning a return to the charts and insisted she was up to her neck in fashion work.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Michael Lohan Fears Prescription Drugs Are Killing Lindsay  —  Lindsay Lohan's Spring 2010 collection for Ungaro debuted over the weekend in Paris to lukewarm reviews.  But it was the actress's shockingly frail appearance that garnered the most attention.
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Kathryn Joosten Recovering from Lung Surgery  —  Emmy Award-winning Desperate Housewives actress Kathryn Joosten, 69, underwent surgery Monday morning in Los Angeles to remove a cancerous growth on her lung, PEOPLE has learned.  —  According to Joosten's rep, the actress's doctors believe …
Discussion: Popeater
Daily Mail:
‘We have NOT split’: George Michael denies rumours his 13-year relationship with Kenny Goss is over  —  George Michael has today hit back at claims his relationship with long-term lover Kenny Goss is over.  —  He branded reports the pair secretly split at Christmas after 13 years together ‘a complete fabrication.’
Discussion: Dlisted
Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Madonna awarded damages for wedding snaps  —  Madonna has been awarded damages by the Mail On Sunday for invasion of privacy and copyright infringement.  —  The substantial undisclosed sum is in relation to photographs of the popstar's wedding to Guy Ritchie in 2000.
Discussion: Popeater
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Bethenny Frankel: I'm Not Leaving NY Housewives!  —  Yes, Bethenny Frankel has landed her own reality show.  —  No, she is not leaving the Bravo hit, The Real Housewives of New York.  Yet.  —  “The spinoff news is totally true, but me being replaced after five episodes is totally false …
Discussion: Extra
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: Popeater, X17 Online and TMZ.com
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Marianne Macdonald / Telegraph:
Anna Paquin: interview for ‘True Blood’  —  It seems like only yesterday that Anna Paquin was a shy 11-year-old clutching her Oscar for ‘The Piano’.  But just look at her now - the star of the hit new vampire drama ‘True Blood’, and blissfully engaged to her leading man.
Discussion: OK! Magazine
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Just Jared:   Alexander Skarsgard: Let Me Hear You SCREAM!!!
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!
TMZ.com:
Heidi Klum's Identity Crisis  —  Heidi Klum has figured out one of the few ways on Earth to become less sexy ... she wants to change her exotic-sounding last name to “Samuel.”  —  Heidi filed documents in L.A. County Superior Court today, requesting she be allowed to take on the last name of her husband …
 
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Daily Mail:
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