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Mark Kirby / GQ Magazine: GQ:
Oh, Betty!  —  January Jones spent years in Hollywood smiling through role after role as Babe #4 before landing a part as Betty Draper on ‘Mad Men’—the most complex, mysterious woman on television today.  And if you want to understand where America's sexiest housewife comes from?
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
January Jones Became Famous Despite Ashton Kutcher  —  January Jones  —  Don't tell January Jones what she can't do.  Even if you're Ashton Kutcher.  —  Back when the South Dakota-born Mad Men actress - she plays Mrs. Don Draper - first arrived in Los Angeles and was dating the now-Mr. Demi Moore …
The Huffington Post:
January Jones Drinks Beer, Dons Leather, Says Ex-Boyfriend Ashton Thought She'd Fail  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  GQ has a lengthy profile of “Mad Men” star January Jones, conducted during a Chicago-LAX flight over six beers.  —  Jones, who started out as a model, talks about …
Mike Hess / Popeater:   Oh, Mrs. Draper! January Jones Does GQ
PopSugar:
January Skips the Bra, Drinks a Few Beers For GQ
Discussion: TresSugar
TMZ.com:
Jon Gosselin Ordered to Return $180,000  —  TMZ has learned Jon Gosselin has been ordered to return $180,000 in marital funds, which were removed in violation of an arbitrator's order.  —  According to Kate's lawyer, Mark Momjian, “The remaining sum of $55,000, which Ms. Gosselin used …
TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate Plus a Court Date  —  UPDATE: The brief hearing is over — Jon and Kate are due back in court on October 26.  —  Jon & Kate Gosselin walked into Montgomery Courthouse in Pennsylvania just moments ago — separately — ready to battle over the $230,000 Jon allegedly withdrew from the bank account he shares with Kate.
Discussion: omg!, Us Weekly and Buzz
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:   Jon Gosselin Ordered to Give Back $180,000
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Heidi Klum & Seal Welcome a Daughter  —  Heidi Klum & Seal  —  Auf wiedersehen, maternity clothes!  —  Heidi Klum has given birth to a girl.  The Project Runway host delivered daughter Lou Samuel on Oct. 9 in Los Angeles, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Lou joins siblings Johan, 2 ½, Henry, 4, and Leni, 5.
TMZ.com:
College to Letterman: Don't Touch Our Interns!  —  A Connecticut college has initiated a new program to keep David Letterman interns at arms length from the host.  —  A rep from Quinnipiac University tells TMZ: … David might be happy to know the college has no plans to end the program.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Crackheads are clever: Lindsay Lohan's ingenious Parisian jewel heist  —  Yesterday, I noted several things about Lindsay Lohan's three-week Paris jaunt.  First, I think she would only be able to stay in Paris for three solid weeks if she found a really good dealer.
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Jennifer Armstrong / EW.com:
‘Glee’ creator Ryan Murphy responds to cast being pulled from Macy's parade  —  Glee creator Ryan Murphy says he gets why NBC asked Macy's to pull the cast of his Fox show out of its Thanksgiving Day parade: “I completely understand NBC's position, and look forward to seeing a Jay Leno float,” he told EW.com.
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Tracy Morgan on Two Former SNL Colleagues: 'F—k 'Em"  —  What could possibly be better than the Tracy Mogan Twitter feed?  Try: Tracy Morgan reading from his new autobiography, and veering belligerently off script.  Sometimes the audiobook is better than the original work.  This is one of those cases.
TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole Drug Prelim: The Birkhead Dilemma  —  The preliminary hearing for the people accused of fueling Anna Nicole Smith with drugs kicks off today... and Larry Birkhead faces an almost impossible situation.  —  We're told Birkhead will testify either Thursday or Friday.
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Hearing in Anna Nicole Smith case under way
Discussion: TMZ.com
Dominique Hines / Daily Mail:
‘I feel great with no clothes on,’ says supermodel Tyra Banks after dropping four dress sizes  —  Being a model can be something of a poisoned chalice.  If the model figure alters, everybody takes notice.  —  Which may explain why Tyra Banks, 35, hit the headlines two years ago after gaining 30lb, ballooning to a size 14-16.
Raha Naddaf / GQ Magazine: GQ:
Get Fitted: A Dress Shirt Manifesto  —  Ever pull on a dress shirt that makes you look fifteen pounds heavier, the kind that balloons out the back and with sleeves cut for a pirate?  Now a range of labels is offering fitted dress shirts that perfectly contour to your body.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Sparkly Vampires Are Funny
Sadao / Ryan Seacrest What's Happening:
EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Leighton Meester's First Single “Somebody To Love”  —  Check out the debut single from Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, “Somebody To Love” featuring R&B crooner Robin Thicke!  —  LISTEN |  Leighton Meester ft. Robin Thicke - “Somebody To Love”
David Letterman / New York Post:
$1M suit hits Madge trainer  —  Tracy Anderson, claims she swindled him out of $1 million and drove him into bankruptcy.  —  Anderson — who, as we revealed Saturday, has been ditched by the Queen of Pop — is being sued by creditors of  —  Glynn Barber, who was persuaded to invest in her company.
Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Most Outrageous Moments!  2009  —  I Do!  —  Simpson, then 22, and Lachey said “I Do” in Austin, Texas, in 2006.  Famously proclaiming she remained a virgin until marriage, Simpson said she couldn't live without Lachey following the events of 9/11, during which they were broken up.
Empire News:
Ian McKellen Talks The Hobbit/Magneto  —  Exclusive: Sir Ian on his geek projects  —  Empire had the good fortune recently to catch up with one of our favourite knights, Sir Ian McKellen, at the San Sebastian Film Festival.  Naturally, we decided to pump him vigorously for the latest …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Carrie Underwood headlines Fox variety show  —  Special will include Dolly Parton, David Cook, comedy bits  —  Country star Carrie Underwood is returning to Fox, the network that catapulted her to stardom with “American idol,” to headline a variety special executive produced by “Idol” creator Simon Fuller.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Carrie Underwood Is Coming to Your TV Screen
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
T.R. Knight: “I Want a Baby”  —  “I want a baby,” the former Grey's Anatomy star reveals on Tuesday's Ellen DeGeneres Show.  —  He goes on, “I don't know if it's going to end up working out, but that would be something I would like.”  —  The actor, 36 — who is currently starring …
BBC:
Gately ‘died of natural causes’  —  The Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a post-mortem examination in Spain has established.  —  An official said he suffered pulmonary oedema, which is an accumulation of fluid on the lungs.  —  The 33-year-old star was found dead at his holiday home in Majorca on Saturday.
Discussion: ArtsBeat and PopSugar UK
DailyFill.com:
Vince Vaughn Is An A#*hole  —  Since bursting onto the scene with Swingers back in 1996, Vince Vaughn has become a force to be reckoned with at the box office.  Although he's had his fair share of flops, Vaughn has appeared in some of the most popular comedic films of the past decade such as Old School and Wedding Crashers.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Stephanie Barish / WPIX:
Scrubs Star Zach Braff Not Dead, Despite “Report”  —  wpix.com  —  NEW YORK (WPIX) - Actor Zach Braff seems to be the latest celebrity killed on the internet.  —  Braff, 34, is alive and well despite a rumor that popped up on Twitter, complete with a fake CNN article that stated Braff had died of an apparent suicide.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Paramount sets sights on ‘Money’ men  —  Studio in negotiations with Chris Pine, D.J. Caruso  —  Paramount Pictures is in negotiations with thesp Chris Pine and director D.J. Caruso to put fact-based drama “The Art of Making Money” on a fast track to begin production early next year.
Extra:
Scarlett Johansson: Movies, Albums, and Cake?  —  Life is good for Scarlett Johansson!  The gorgeous actress just celebrated her first anniversary with hubby Ryan Reynolds, she's released a new album, and she's starring in one of the most anticipated flicks of 2010 — “Iron Man 2.”
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
Fox: We will air all 13 ‘Dollhouse’ episodes  —  “Dollhouse” fans can breathe easier: Fox will air all 13 episodes.  —  On the heels of impressive DVR data for the “Dollhouse” premiere, network executives say they will run each produced hour of the show's current order despite the Friday drama's modest overall ratings.
 
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