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4:10 PM 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
Sandra Guy / Chicago Sun Times:
Playboy's next cover girl: Marge Simpson
Discussion: Yeeeah! and CelebNewsWire
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!
Discussion: iVillage
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
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.
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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TMZ.com:
Usher to Cops — My Baby Mama Attacked My Ride  —  TMZ has learned Usher Raymond recently called the cops on his soon-to-be ex-wife — accusing her of sneaking onto his property and scratching up one of his cars.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us when officers arrived at the scene, Tameka Raymond was nowhere to be found.
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Tori Spelling: I Weigh 107 Pounds!  —  Here's the skinny.  —  Tori Spelling is slamming a Star cover story that alleges she collapsed and had to be rushed to the ER for being drastically underweight at 95 pounds.  —  The Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood star, 36, took to her Twitter account to set the record straight.
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Tori Spelling slams tabloid weight “lies”
Discussion: Perez Hilton
MTV:
Gone Too Far › Main  —  WATCH VIDEO  —  HIGHLIGHTS  —  Out of control and out of options, eight addicts were given a second chance at life from a man who knew the struggle, DJ AM.  —  Want to know more about addiction?  Get the facts and get connected to resources at substanceabuse.mtv.com.
TMZ.com:
Soulja Boy Arrested for Running from Cops  —  Rap star Soulja Boy was arrested in Georgia Wednesday night after authorities say he ran from from cops.  —  Police showed up to a home in Henry County where a music video was being shot.  Cops say several people suddenly took off when the cops showed up …
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Kristi E. Swartz / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy arrested in Henry County, police say
Discussion: Popeater and Perez Hilton
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.
Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
Katie Tells Tom to Slim Down With Sex!  —  Katie Holmes has put husband Tom Cruise on a diet that includes lowering his carbohydrates, cutting out sweet snacks, and adding plenty of sex, a source tells OK!.  —  “Katie is in incredible shape,” says a source.  “She is constantly watching what she eats and she works out every day.
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 …
TMZ.com:
Katy Perry & Russell Brand's Grave Situation  —  Hipster lovers Katy Perry and Russell Brand went on a date to a cemetery in Paris yesterday ... to see Jim Morrison's grave.  —  The plot thickens with these two.  —  More Katy Perry  — Katy Perry's Favorite Brand  — Katy Perry's Stylist — I Frisked a Girl
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
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 …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Admits Quickie Wedding Was “Crazy”  —  Khloe Kardashian knows what you're thinking about her Sept. 27 wedding to Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom.  —  “I got married a month to the day that [we] met, so I know it's crazy,” the reality star, 25, said on The View Friday.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
TMZ.com:
Nic Cage — Debt Man Walkin'  —  Nicolas Cage is the new six million dollar man — as in, the government claims dude owes more then $6,000,000 in unpaid back taxes.  —  A notice of a federal tax lien — obtained by TMZ — shows the “National Treasure” actor made a serious dent in the national debt …
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.
Matt Damon / PARADE Magazine:
We Can Move Mountains  —  Actor Matt Damon, famous as the hero of the three Bourne movies, is also the star of films such as The Departed and The Informant!  But the Oscar winner spends a lot of time working for charitable causes.  We asked him why giving is so important.
Discussion: OK! Magazine
 
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Mia Wasikowska in talks for ‘Restless’
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
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Access Hollywood:
Kari Ann Peniche Responds To Mindy McCready's Prostitution Claims
Popeater:
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People.com:
Audrina Patridge: ‘Single and Happy’
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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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