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12:20 PM ET, October 15, 2009

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People.com:
No More Jon & Kate After November  —  The Gosselin family  —  Our long national nightmare is finally over.  —  Jon & Kate Plus 8, which in recent months had become just about as fun as reliving your parents' divorce, will stop filming new episodes next month, according to the New York Post.
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JON GOSSELIN REVEALS ARBITRATION DETAILS IN NEW INTERVIEW  —  Jon Gosselin makes new admissions in his all-new interview with our Diane Dimond following his courtroom clash with estranged wife Kate Gosselin.  —  “Well, it was just after arbitration, we weren't supposed to take money …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon & Kate Plus 8 Will End Officially In November  —  Jon & Kate Plus 8 will officially end in mid to late November, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  Inside Jon And Kate's Hearing  —  TLC has not made an announcement but RadarOnline.com has confirmed with sources outside …
Kate Gosselin / New York Post:
‘Jon & Kate’ is over  —  Jon & Kate Plus 8" in its present form.  —  “'Jon & Kate Plus 8' is ending in mid-to-late November, as previously reported,” a TLC spokeswoman said yesterday.  —  TLC announced last month that the once-popular show would be renamed "
TMZ.com:
DNA Tests Clear Keanu Reeves  —  Keanu Reeves can breathe a little easier ... turns out he's not the father of a Canadian woman's children.  —  DNA tests conclusively disprove claims by Karen Sala that Keanu fathered at least one of her four adult children, the actor's attorney tells TMZ.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Keanu Reeves Can Bust Into The “You Are Not The Father Dance” Now
Discussion: The Frisky
Starpulse:
DNA Proves Keanu Reeves Not The Father Of Canadian Woman's Kids
CTV.ca:
Keanu not the father of Ontario woman's children
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kanye, Beware: Taylor Swift to Host Saturday Night Live  —  Kanye West apparently is not on the invitation list, leaving the stage wide open for Taylor Swift, who will host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 7, NBC has announced.  —  Swift, who performed on the 35-year-old satirical program in January …
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Popeater:
Taylor Swift to Bring Kanye-Gate to ‘SNL’
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Jocelyn Vena / MTV:
Taylor Swift To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ In November
Discussion: Idolator
Tim Parks / Digital Spy:
Swift to host ‘Saturday Night Live’
Discussion: omg!
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
ONLY ON US: Fox Apologizes to Jessica Simpson for Mocking Her Weight  —  Chew on this.  —  Burger King and Fox have apologized for an Oct. 11 NFL Sunday skit that mocked Jessica Simpson's weight.  —  A rep for Fox tells Usmagazine.com in a statement: “Burger King Corp. did not have any editorial input …
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TMZ.com:
Avril Lavigne Files for Divorce  —  Avril Lavigne has filed for divorce from Deryck Whibley.  —  She cites “irreconcilable differences.”  —  According to the docs, Avril says they separated on Sept. 4th and were married 3 years and 1 month.  —  Avril is not asking for spousal support …
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Avril Lavigne Files for Divorce  —  Avril Lavigne filed for divorce and asked the court to deny spousal support to estranged husband Deryck Whibley, Los Angeles court documents show.  —  Lavigne, 24, cited the standard reason of irreconcilable differences and said that their property rights …
Discussion: Popeater and Buzz
Katherine Thomson / The Huffington Post:
Tina Fey, 24-Year-Old Virgin: I 'Couldn't Give It Away'  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Tina Fey may be one of the most popular girls around these days, but as she reminisced to David Letterman Wednesday, she was a virgin until she met her husband when she was 24.
BBC:
Leona Lewis ‘punched’ at signing  —  Amateur footage showed a person being held on the ground  —  Police have arrested a man over an alleged assault on 2006 X Factor winner Leona Lewis at a book signing.  —  A Scotland Yard spokesman said police were called to Waterstone's book store at Piccadilly …
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Melissa / Style News:
Lindsay Lohan On Her Ungaro Debut: “I Am Learning”  —  Marion Curtis/Startraks  —  The Paris fashion world never expected to see pasties on the runway.  Nor, apparently, did the creative consultant behind the disastrous line, Lindsay Lohan.  The actress, 23, who was skewered by the fashion press …
entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com:
FOX411 EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Kennedy just going through motions with Love Hewitt  —  Jamie and Jen at the Emmy Awards on Sept. 20, 2009.  (Reuters)  —  Jamie Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt looked like a happy couple at Tao Nightclub's 4th anniversary party on Oct. 3, but a source close …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Madonna Opens Up About Her Divorce and Her Kids  —  Breaking up is hard to do — even for Madonna.  —  In the cover story of the new Rolling Stone, the pop star admits that divorcing Guy Ritchie after eight years of marriage was “challenging . . . I'm very grateful that I had work to do.
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Rolling Stone / Rock and Roll Daily:
Madonna Looks Back: The New Issue of Rolling Stone
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Columbia caught 'Red'-handed  —  Ridley Scott, Steve Zaillian in talks for film  —  Columbia Pictures has acquired rights to remake the U.K. miniseries “Red Riding,” and is negotiating with Steve Zaillian to write the script and Ridley Scott to direct.  —  The project, based …
Christianna Ablahad / New York Magazine:
John Mayer Threatens to Sodomize Us  —  Last night, Vulture had the pleasure of running into world-renowned blues legend John Mayer at a party at the Elle Decor-sponsored Armani/Casa party, where he was playing host.  Since he's known for political outspokenness and the trenchant commentary of hits like …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Taye Diggs: Wife Was a “Warrior” During Natural Childbirth  —  Private Practice star Taye Diggs didn't freak out when wife Idina Menzel went into labor.  —  “There was something going on that morning, so we knew this is going to be a special day,” he says in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show (airing Thursday).
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Heidi Klum's Body-After-Baby Plan?  Take It Easy  —  Sure, Heidi Klum knows what to do to get back in to shape fast after having a baby.  She even walked the runway for the Victoria's Secret fashion show less than two months after having son Henry in 2005.
TMZ.com:
‘Terminator’ Kid Busted for DUI  —  Thomas Dekker — the guy who played “John Connor” on the Terminator TV show — was arrested last night on suspicion of DUI after allegedly hitting a bicyclist.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the 21-year-old “The Sarah Connor Chronicles” …
Discussion: omg! and Pink is the New Blog
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: John Mayer's Wild Night In Gay Bar  —  John Mayer kissed a boy and he liked it - allegedly!  —  Notorious womanizer John took a step over to the other side on Saturday when he stopped by Toucan's Tiki Lounge, a popular gay club in Palm Springs.  —  John Mayer In Club During Stabbing
Osorebecca / Osoblog:
Courteney Cox to try for another baby  —  Baby mania really has taken over Hollywood - hot on the heels of the news that Heidi Klum's given birth to baby number four, Courteney Cox has announced that she's ready to have a second child.  Courteney already has five-year-old Coco with David Arquette, but as she explains to OK!
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: SYTYCD's Mary Murphy Reveals Shocking Story of Abuse  —  In the new issue of Us Weekly (on newsstands now), So You Think You Can Dance judge Mary Murphy opens up for the first time ever about surviving a nine-year abusive relationship, during which she was repeatedly raped and beaten and suffered a miscarriage.
 
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A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

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