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6:30 PM ET, October 8, 2009

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People.com:
Miley Cyrus Sends Her Last Tweet  —  Miley Cyrus  —  There's a little less celebrity Tweeting in the online universe today.  Miley Cyrus has deleted her Twitter page after posting a message apparently referencing Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, her The Last Song costar and rumored love interest.
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Perez Hilton:
Miley Is Done With Twitter!!!  —  Yes, we know it seems unbelievable, but it's true!  —  Miley Cyrus has left the Twitterverse.  —  Last night, seemingly responding to fan inquiry, Miley Tweeted that her rumored BF, Liam Hemsworth, does not have Twitter.  Not only that, but he thought that she shouldn't have one either.
Discussion: Extra, X17 Online, omg! and DailyFill.com
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.
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.
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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 …
ETonline:
ET TO STREAM AS JON GOSSELIN ARRIVES HOME  —  ET has the latest...  Estranged reality couple Jon and Kate Gosselin are set to come face-to-face as they celebrate their twins Cara and Mady's ninth birthday today in Pennsylvania — and ET will be streaming every moment as Jon arrives at their shared home.
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TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate's New Court Date
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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 …
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 …
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David Caplan / People.com:
Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo: Back On!  —  Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo split in June, but beginning in late August, sightings began cropping up of them together at nightclubs across the country - and in some instances they were engaged in some heavy PDA.
Discussion: MyFox Philadelphia, Extra and Popeater
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Natalie Trombetta / Daily Mail:
Who needs Botox?  Wrinkle-free Nicole Kidman gets a Croydon Facelift  —  She continues to deny claims she uses Botox, but Nicole Kidman opted for another trick for ironing out unwanted wrinkles last night - the Croydon Facelift.  —  The pencil-thin Oscar-winning actress modelled …
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Dina Lohansays / New York Post:
Like daughter . . .  Not one to be outdone by loopy daughter  —  Lindsay's nipple pasties for Emmanuel Ungaro,  —  she'sa designer, too!  Mama L. will unveil her new “celebrity” shoe line creatively dubbed “Shoe-Han” at Trump Plaza today.  What's more, the failed reality star …
Selim Algar / New York Post:
Christie, Cook want each other in jail  —  Want each other in jail  —  Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook finally agree on something — they each think the other should be behind bars.  —  A year after their vicious divorce battle, the supermodel and her philandering ex bared their fangs …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Popeater:
Ugly Brinkley Divorce Gets Even Uglier
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Ay, Caramba!  Marge Simpson Gets Nude for Playboy  —  Who knew Marge Simpson was such a sex kitten?  —  Sources confirm that the ambiguously aged, iconic cartoon TV mama will appear—naked!—on the November cover of Playboy magazine...  Hugh Hefner teased a while back on Twitter about a possible Marge-Playboy collaboration.
Discussion: Popeater, Perez Hilton and Pop Crunch
Russell Brandand / New York Post:
Russell Brand & Katy Perry heat up  —  Katy Perryare heating up.  The womanizing actor, who first locked lips with the “I Kissed a Girl” singer at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party, recently texted her a love poem he wrote himself, according to a friend.  “It was cute,” our source says.
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DailyFill.com:
Katy Perry Steps Out With Hairy British Hippy
Discussion: omg!
Luke Crisell / Nylon Guys Magazine:
Zac Attack  —  Is Zac Efron the next king of the silver screen?  It may be too soon to tell, but the actor—who turns 22 next Sunday—is certainly making good start.  This month sees the release of the Richard Linklater-directed Me and Orson Welles, in which Efron plays an aspiring thespian …
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.
New York Post:
Suspect enraged after seeing girl with Dave  —  It was the final straw.  —  The man busted for allegedly trying to extort David Letterman told confidants he saw his live-in lover making out with the married CBS “Late Show” host — and that's what friends believe sparked his vengeance, sources told The Post.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Paranormal’ producers drum up more activity  —  “Paranormal Activity” is already shaping up as a breakout hit, and its producers are wasting no time in trying to find the next big thing.  —  With the Par low-budget horror tale set to widen this weekend — and director Oren Peli already shooting …
 
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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

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