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2:20 PM ET, October 7, 2009

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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 …
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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 …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:   Jon and Kate Gosselin Inspire Episode of Law & Order
omg!:
Jon Gosselin: I Only Withdrew $22,000
Discussion: TMZ.com, Hollywire.com and X17 Online
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X17 Online:   Katie Holmes: “My Whole World Really Revolves Around Family”
Emily Blunt / ELLE.com:
Women in Hollywood  —  From Katie Holmes to Renee Zellweger …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
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 …
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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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ‘Gossip Girl’ trio give ménage a try
Matt Sedensky / Associated Press:
AP: Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plot  —  MIAMI — The FBI investigated whether Anna Nicole Smith was part of a plot to kill her tycoon husband's son, whom she was battling for his late dad's fortune, but prosecutors ultimately decided there wasn't enough evidence to charge …
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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
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 …
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.  —  Noon on a Friday.
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
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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TMZ.com:
Justice Delayed for Kate — Judge's Wife Dies  —  TMZ has learned the judge in the Jon and Kate Gosselin war has canceled today's hearing because of a “family emergency.”  Court officials tell us Judge Arthur Tilson's wife died of cancer early this morning.  —  The hearing will be put off until at least next week.
Discussion: Extra and Perez Hilton
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.
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
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
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Another day, another dinner out!  Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, enjoying a late night dinner with friends (including the actor's pal Sam Bradley) and their managers at Pinky's Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge in Vancouver.  The group arrived around 10 p.m. and stayed for about three hours.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and iVillage
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 …
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.
 
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