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12:30 PM ET, October 7, 2009

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Daily Mail:
Brad Pitt ‘in secret hotel meeting with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston’  —  Brad Pitt is said to have held a secret meeting with his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston during a recent trip to New York.  —  The pair, who ended their five-year marriage in 2005, met up at a hotel in the city for an hour …
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston love triangle feels familiar to Carrie Fisher  —  Carrie Fisher airs some serious dirty laundry in her new one-woman show, “Wishful Drinking” - and it isn't just her own.  —  The artist formerly known as Princess Leia even sifts through Brad Pitt's hamper …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ‘Gossip Girl’ trio give ménage a try
Popeater:
Watch: Nancy Grace Attacks Jon Gosselin on TV  —  Jon Gosselin appeared on an ‘Insider’ panel with Nancy Grace — and we bet he wish he hadn't.  —  The lawyer-turned-talk-show-host grilled the father of eight about his choices in the past few days.  —  “For years Jon, you had your children …
Discussion: X17 Online, omg!, TV Envy and Perez Hilton
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Michael Starr / New York Post:
‘L&O’ Plus 8  —  ‘Jon & Kate’ ends in murder  —  JON & Kate Gosselin — and even “Octomom” Nadya Su leman — get the “  —  Law & Order” treatment in an upcoming episode tweaking reality TV stars.  —  In “Reality Bites,” airing Oct. 16, both the Gosselins and Suleman are mentioned by name …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:   Jon and Kate Gosselin Inspire Episode of Law & Order
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:   Gosselins, Octomom inspire ‘Law & Order’
TMZ.com:
K-Fed Accused of Being a Dirty Home-Wrecker  —  Kevin Federline is accused of being a dirty, filthy, chain-smoking, home-wrecker — and now his allegedly trashy lifestyle could cost him more than $100,000.  —  It's all over the Tarzana, California home where K-Fed lived until this past May …
Katie Holmes / ELLE.com:
Women in Hollywood  —  From Katie Holmes to Renee Zellweger, a first look at five of ELLE's leading ladies  —  On family life: “In my own life, my whole world really revolves around family.  I do what I need to do, but it's like, ‘How is everybody else doing?’
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Beyoncé Breaks Her Silence on Kanye's VMA Outburst  —  Beyonceé at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards  —  The other woman at the center of the Kanye West Video Music Awards shout-out scandal is finally speaking out.  —  Beyoncé Knowles, whose loss to Taylor Swift …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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AP: Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plot  —  MIAMI - The FBI investigated whether Anna Nicole Smith plotted to kill her tycoon husband's son as they battled for his father's fortune, but the former Playboy Playmate who died in 2007 was never prosecuted, newly released files show.
Discussion: Dlisted, TMZ.com and !! omg blog !!
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Adrien Brody to star in ‘Predators’; Topher Grace in negotiations to join him  —  Hollywood's lining up to be hunted!  —  Adrien Brody is boarding to star in “Robert Rodriguez's Predators,” Fox's reboot of the sci-fi franchise being directed by Nimrod Antal.  Rodriguez is producing with Elizabeth Avellan.
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Daily Mail:
Thugs attack two transvestites... who turn out to be cage fighters wearing fancy dress  —  Two thugs who attacked what they thought were a pair of transvestites picked on the wrong men - when their intended victims turned out to be cage fighters on a night out in fancy dress.
Discussion: Dlisted, Blog of Hilarity, #gay and Queerty
Michael K / Dlisted:
Girl Fight: Frances Bean's Advice To Ali Lohan  —  It seems that 17-year-old Frances Bean (daughter of Courtney Love & Kurt Cobain) has inherited her mother's skills for writing confusing rants about totally random subjects.  For some reason, Frances went on her Twitter (her account has since been deleted) …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollywood Dame
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Tom DeLay to Quit Dancing with the Stars  —  It's the end of the road for Tom DeLay.  —  Sources tell PEOPLE that the former Republican House Majority Leader will withdraw from Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday's live results show due to stress fractures in both of his feet.
Jayson Rodriguez / MTV:
Shyne Remains In Custody Due To Immigration Status  —  Rapper was to be release from prison Tuesday, but a rep says officials may deport him to Belize.  —  It looks like Shyne's homecoming is on hold for the moment.  —  The former Bad Boy rapper (born Jamal Barrow) was scheduled to be released …
Tom Chiarella / Esquire:
Please Be Seated.  Guy Ritchie's Life Will Begin Shortly.  —  His marriage to Madonna behind him, and the potential blockbuster Sherlock Holmes coming in December, the director has a lot on his mind.  But he can explain it all with three simple truths.  —  Guy Ritchie talks …
Discussion: Popeater
Wayne Drash / CNN:
‘Horrorcore’ singer suspected in Virginia killings  —  (CNN) — Elizabeth McCutchen and a friend were walking to book club two weeks ago in quaint Farmville, Virginia, when they strolled by a home on First Avenue.  “Something smells dead,” her friend said.  —  They were thinking animal.
Hannah Summers / Metro.co.uk:
Serena Williams strips off for winning shot  —  Tennis star Serena Williams poses naked on magazine cover  —  Winning shot: Serena Williams strips off  —  Tennis star Serena Williams looks every inch the champion as she poses naked on the cover of America's ESPN magazine.
Popeater:
Letterman Finds Formula for Beating Leno: Sex, Blackmail, Jokes  —  David Letterman may not be having the best week in his personal life, but ratings wise, ‘The Late Show’ host has got to be smiling.  Around 5.7 million people tuned in on Monday to hear Letterman apologize to his wife for …
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New York Post:
Letterman's gal cheated on new beau — with Dave!
NY Daily News:
John Travolta's lawyer channels Jack Nicholson, shouts 'You can't handle the truth' in court  —  The John Travolta blackmail case took a page from a Hollywood script Tuesday when his lawyer used the famous movie line “You can't handle the truth!”  —  The replay of Jack Nicholson's zinger from …
Discussion: Popeater and Movieline
Emily Blunt / ELLE.com:
Women in Hollywood  —  From Katie Holmes to Renee Zellweger, a first look at five of ELLE's leading ladies  —  On adjusting to Hollywood life since moving from the UK: “I feel the fear of the business creep under my skin in L.A. in a way that it doesn't in England.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Vacation’ sequel booked at New Line  —  New Line is going on a “Vacation.”  —  The Warner Bros. division is developing a sequel of sorts to the 1983 comedy classic, with David Dobkin attached to produce and possibly direct.  —  New Line is meeting with writers to write the script …
Carlton Banks / Tabloid Prodigy:
Lance Bass shirtless and in great shape for new photoshoot  —  Lance Bass is looking very hot-and in great shape-in a new photoshoot that looks kickboxing inspired.  Make up done by celebrity makeup artist Chris Lanston.Yum-o!  This looks like it could be in one of those cheesy beefcake calendars.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog and #gay
Dan French / Digital Spy:
Jennifer Hudson for ABC Xmas special  —  Jennifer Hudson has signed up to front a special music show over Christmas on ABC.  —  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home For Christmas will see the former American Idol finalist relive her childhood holidays …
Discussion: Associated Press and omg!
 
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
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From Mediagazer:

Peter White / Deadline:
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

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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