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1:25 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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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 "
ETonline:
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 …
Popeater:
Taylor Swift to Bring Kanye-Gate to ‘SNL’  —  Taylor Swift is set to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ next month, and it's almost guaranteed her infamous run-in with Kanye West will be spoofed at some point.  “There are definitely some hilarious things that have happened to me over the past couple …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and OK! Magazine
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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 …
Jocelyn Vena / MTV:
Taylor Swift To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ In November
Discussion: Allie Is Wired! and Idolator
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
Discussion: Buzz and Popeater
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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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 …
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.
indieWIRE:
Tree of Life Will Not Open in 2009  —  Writer-director Terrence Malick's long-awaited family drama about grief, Tree of Life, will not be released by year's end.  Apparition had tentatively scheduled a December 25 release for River Road's 50s period film, which stars Sean Penn and Brad Pitt.
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
How Jen Aniston and John Mayer Have ‘Remained Close’  —  It's not the first time Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer have reunited after a split, but the couple are simply “enjoying their friendship,” says a source close to the singer.  “They've been talking for a while - they're very friendly.”
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” …
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.
WTAE-TV:
Russell Crowe In Fender-Bender With Pittsburgh Fire Truck  —  Crowe In Pittsburgh Filming ‘The Next Three Days’  —  PITTSBURGH — Russell Crowe is no stranger to performing his own stunts, but the “Gladiator” star was involved in his own real-life fender-bender Wednesday afternoon.
Discussion: Extra and TMZ.com
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!
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 …
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 …
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
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
Daily Star:
POTTER STAR DATING TWILIGHT VAMPIRE?  —  Blockbuster film franchises HARRY POTTER and TWILIGHT have a new romantic link if reports BONNIE WRIGHT is dating JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER are to be believed.  —  The couple was recently spotted attending an event at London's Saatchi Gallery together …
Discussion: Gossip Cop
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 …
Sarah Kershaw / New York Times:
Rethinking the Older Woman-Younger Man Relationship  —  OVER the transom the other day came an urgent “Cougar Alert”: There is a new book out, and this one distinguishes the real cougar, a confident, strong, single woman over 40, from the comically desperate predator-seductress depicted …
Discussion: Jezebel
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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