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11:55 AM ET, October 8, 2009

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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Meet Jennifer Hudson's Newborn Son!  —  Photo by: Derek Blanks / Ken Barboza Associates / Hilton Media Group  —  Motherhood definitely seems to agree with Jennifer Hudson, who gave birth to her first child, David - named after her fiancé, David Otunga - on Aug. 10.
RADAR:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Joe Francis Attack Caught On Security Video  —  “He can't lie anymore!”  Jayde Nicole speaks out for the first time since the attack, describing her nightmare at experience at the hands of Joe Francis while watching RadarOnline.com's explosive never-before-seen security video of the incident.
TMZ.com:
Lawsuit — Dr. Phil Trapped Me, Touched My Boob  —  Dr. Phil is being sued by a woman who claims the TV shrink held her captive inside his production offices, forced her to stare at a naked man — and then grabbed her left breast.  —  According to the suit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court …
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People.com:
Dr. Phil Slapped with Bizarre Brainwashing Lawsuit  —  A woman has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Dr. Phil McGraw, two producers and another doctor in what she alleges is a case of false imprisonment, practicing without a license, indecent exposure, battery, fraud and more.
Discussion: The Superficial and Dlisted
ETonline:
JON GOSSELIN: KATE WANTS TO CHANGE JOINT-CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS  —  Jon Gosselin reads to ET an email he said he received from Kate this morning...  The drama continues between Jon and Kate Gosselin.  ET caught up with the reality star dad in New York City, who revealed that his estranged wife Kate …
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Jon and Kate Battle Over Twins' Birthday  —  Amid all the drama surrounding her crumbling marriage, Kate Gosselin has had one bright spot on the horizon.  “Thursday is Cara and Mady's 9th birthday,” Kate, 34, tells PEOPLE, referring to her twins.  “That's my focus to get me through the next few days.
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Gosselins clash over twins' birthday
Discussion: omg!
Popeater:
Blackface Jackson Skit Stuns Connick Jr.; Others Call Him a Hypocrite  —  An Australian variety show featuring performers parodying the Jackson Five while in blackface so outraged its American judge, that the program's host immediately apologized.  —  New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr …
Discussion: Digital Spy
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David Caplan / People.com:
FIRST LISTEN: Jennifer Lopez's Dance Track ‘Fresh Out of the Oven’  —  Jennifer Lopez's new album Love? is due in January, but fans of the singer-actress can get their fix now, with the release of a dance track titled “Fresh Out of the Oven,” featuring the rapper Pitbull.
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Just Jared:
Jennifer Lopez is Fresh Out The Oven
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
Brian / CONCRETELOOP.COM:   HOT OR NOT: JENNIFER LOPEZ FEAT. PITBULL - “FRESH OUT THE OVEN”
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Hilary Swank on how she's sometimes naked around her boyfriend's 6-year-old son  —  Hilary Swank's promotional duties are just starting up for the October 23rd release of Amelia, a film based on the life of Amelia Earhart.  I have to say, this film looks good.
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Ross To Helm “Venom”  —  The relationship between Columbia Pictures and Gary Ross that began with his rewrite on “Spider-Man 4” is taking a “Venom"-ous turn.  —  I am hearing that the studio is in talks with Ross to helm the Spidey-spinoff “Venom,” and rewrite the script.
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Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
More Details On the Ross “Venom” Film
Discussion: Splash Page
TMZ.com:
Letterman's Former Hookup Banned from CBS Set  —  TMZ has learned Stephanie Birkitt — the woman at the center of the David Letterman sex scandal — has been banned from setting foot on the CBS set where the “Late Show” is filmed.  —  Birkitt used to be David's assistant — appearing on the …
Hollywood Reporter:
Ellen Page to pen comedy at HBO  —  Alia Shawkat, Sean Tillmann also working on project  —  Film star Ellen Page is adding a TV writer-producer credit to her resume.  —  Page has teamed with HBO for “Stitch N' Bitch,” a single-camera comedy she will write with two other young actors, Alia Shawkat and Sean Tillmann.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Grey's,' ‘Glee,’ ‘Fringe,’ ‘Heroes,’ ‘Smallville,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: There's speculation that Izzie cheats on Alex on Grey's Anatomy.
Popeater:
Levi Wants to Show More Johnston  —  Levi, Levi, Levi.  What are we going to do with you?!?  Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandchild and recent media star, has agreed to bare his body for Playgirl in the near future.  —  No formal agreement has been made, but his lawyer says it's a …
David Letterman / New York Post:
Ex: Beauty was wild spender  —  Now we know why polo-playing pony breeder Peter Brant married supermodel Stephanie Seymour — she's a thoroughbred clotheshorse, according to Brant.  New legal filings in the Greenwich, Conn., divorce of the power couple show the split is getting cruel …
Discussion: Popeater
EW.com:
‘Nightlight’: A ‘Twilight’ parody by the twisted minds at ‘The Harvard Lampoon’  —  For the first time in 40 years, The Harvard Lampoon will publish a parody novel, this time putting a tongue-in-cheek spin on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling Twilight series.  Random House's Vintage Books plans …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Khloé Kardashian responds: who are you calling fat?  —  Even though reality star Khloé Kardashian recently shed 25 pounds, bloggers were calling her a “monster beast,” “Kong,” “Bigfoot” and a “fat skunk” after she walked down the aisle in her fairy-tale Vera Wang wedding gown and tied the knot with Lamar Odom on Sept. 27.
Nicole Sperling / Hollywood Insider:
Exclusive: Marlon Wayans in talks to play Richard Pryor  —  Funny man Marlon Wayans is in advanced discussions to play one of comedy's most iconic figures in the biopic Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said for Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Prods. and Sony Pictures.
Mike Vilensky / New York Magazine:
Carey Mulligan and Shia LaBeouf: Lovers' Spat at An Education Premiere  —  At last night's premiere of An Education, burgeoning star Carey Mulligan was shining in all her chic, cute glory — until her liquor-swilling boyfriend, Shia LaBeouf, picked a lovers' spat!
Ann Lee / Metro.co.uk:
Katie Price goes on Britney Spears-style umbrella rampage  —  Jordan attacks paparazzi with a giant red umbrella Britney-style  —  Katie Price used a red umbrella to hit our at snappers  —  Katie Price ‘did a Britney Spears’ and lashed out at photographers today with an umbrella after apparently losing her temper in Brighton.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
 
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
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Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Maksim Chmerkovskiy: I'm Done with Karina
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Brian Moylan / Gawker:
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From Mediagazer:

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

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

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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