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11:20 AM ET, October 9, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Marge Simpson — Playboy Cover Girl  —  This is the closest you'll ever get to finding out if the carpet really does match the blue drapes.  —  TMZ has obtained the cover for Marge Simpson's November issue of Playboy — and needless to say, she's got a bangin' bod for having popped her first kid …
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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.
David Letterman / New York Post:
Dina defends ‘genius’ Lindsay  —  Michael, for claiming the family was planning an intervention to get their troubled daughter,  —  Lindsay, to deal with her alleged addiction to prescription pills.  —  Furious Dina told Page Six yesterday: “I don't go — like my ex — on national television and make things up.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lindsay Lohan's Family Planning An Intervention  —  Hot on the heels of Michael Lohan's claims that his daughter is addicted to prescription drugs, RadarOnline.com can confirm that the Lohan family wants to stage an intervention for the troubled actress.
Access Hollywood:   Dina Lohan's Message To The Press: ‘Leave Lindsay Alone!’  (October 8, 2009)
People.com:
Gosselins Reach Truce for Twins' Birthdays  —  Jon Gosselin with misspelled birthday cake  —  Jon Gosselin had been gearing up for an all-out battle - and instead found a rare break in the animosity with Kate.  —  The patriarch of eight saw his twins Mady and Cara for their 9th birthdays …
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Popeater:
Jon and Kate Plus One Misspelled Cake  —  Jon and Kate Gosselin gave their oh-so bitter divorce brawl a break on Thursday in order to celebrate the birthdays of their twin daughters.  Only, it didn't go off without a hitch.  Jon brought a cake that had Mady's name misspelled.  It had and extra “d.”
Discussion: The Superficial, RADAR and D*ana's Dirt
Michael K / Dlisted:
War At The Twins' Birthday Party
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Duggar Family Welcomes First Grandchild  —  Mackynzie Renée Duggar  —  There's doting - and then there's Duggar doting.  —  Mackynzie Renée Duggar is in for an avalanche of family attention: She's not only the first grandchild in the reality TV clan, but she already has 17 aunts and uncles …
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
First Duggar Grandchild Is Born!  —  The first Duggar grandchild has arrived.  —  On Thursday night, Josh Duggar — the eldest of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's 18 children — and wife Anna welcomed a baby girl.  —  Mackynzie Renee Duggar weighed 8 pounds and 19 1/2 inches, according to the Today show.
Discussion: msnbc.com and Dlisted
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Southland’ canceled  —  ‘Dateline NBC’ will air in drama's Friday time slot  —  It's the end of the road for drama “Southland,” which has been canceled before the launch of its sophomore season.  —  Production on the John Wells-produced cop series is being shut down after six episodes.
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Korbi Ghosh / From Inside the Box:
NBC cancels Ben McKenzie drama ‘Southland’ before its season premiere
Discussion: Socialite Life and TV Squad
Stuart Levine / Variety:
NBC cancels ‘Southland’
Discussion: Starpulse and TV Envy
Fox News:
Exclusive: David Letterman's Wife Demanded Public Apology  —  David Letterman's surprise announcement last Thursday that he had engaged in affairs with female staffers earned him high ratings and laughs from his audience members, but one woman who was not laughing was the “Late Show” host's wife, Regina Lasko.
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Cherry Jones, Sarah Paulson Split  —  Actress Cherry Jones has split with longtime girlfriend Sarah Paulson, she tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “We're not together anymore, but we're still dearest of friends,” she told Us Thursday at the Broadway opening night of The Royal Family in New York City.
Discussion: Popeater
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.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Kristen Bell cast in ‘Burlesque’  —  Will star as Christina Aguilera's rival in musical drama  —  Pussycat fight!  —  Kristen Bell will star as Christina Aguilera's rival in “Burlesque,” Screen Gems' musical drama being directed by Steve Antin.  —  “Burlesque” centers on the journey …
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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The Sun:
MADONNA is buying toyboy lover JESUS LUZ a £1.7million gaff in New York.  —  The Queen Of Pop has decided it's a bit too early for the model to move in with her and the kids.  —  In other words, there was no room at the inn for Jesus.  —  But Madge wants her new fella …
David Rooney / Variety:
‘Potter’ star spells out ‘Business’ plan  —  Radcliffe to head cast of ‘Trying’ tuner  —  Daniel Radcliffe will head the cast of an upcoming New York reading of 1961 tuner “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” marking the first musical turn for the “Harry Potter” star.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Twisted moves to ‘Texas’  —  ‘Saw’ makers cutting ‘Chainsaw’ deal  —  Twisted Pictures is becoming the house of multiple sharp objects.  The makers of the “Saw” series are closing a deal to take over the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” franchise, putting the villains Leatherface and Jigsaw under one roof.
TMZ.com:
Report: Hoff Hospitalized After Decking Doc  —  David Hasselhoff was reportedly hospitalized for two days in London after a drunken bender allegedly ended with him punching a doctor in London, this according to The Sun.  —  The Hoff was released yesterday from the Capio Nightingale Hospital …
 
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Trio to reboot ‘Hawaii Five-O’
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Just Jared:
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
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Popeater:
Green's Freakout May Have Been Real
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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:
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