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11:10 AM ET, October 17, 2009

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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE LAWSUIT DETAILS: Jon Gosselin Raking In Cash For Interviews  —  Jon Gosselin has been raking in cash for interviews and appearances and TLC knows what he's made and where he's made it from RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  Read Court Documents
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Just Jared:
TLC Sues Jon Gosselin, His Lawyer Responds
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
TLC Is Suing Jon Gosselin
Discussion: iVillage and Crabbie's Hollywood
Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
TLC network says it is suing Jon Gosselin
Discussion: Popeater and Perez Hilton
Ken Lee / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Probation Extended by a Year  —  Lindsay Lohan is in hot water again.  —  At a hearing in Beverly Hills Friday, a judge slapped an extra year on Lohan's existing three-year probation sentence.  —  Lohan, looking solemn and appearing gaunt, wore a white sportcoat …
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Ordered to Court for DUI Matter
Discussion: Busy Bee Blogger, PopSugar and EW.com
Julie Naughton / The latest WWD:
Carrie On: Sarah Jessica Parker Launching New Scent  —  Sarah Jessica Parker's newest fragrance, SJP NYC, includes a large dollop of her “Sex and the City” alter ego, Carrie Bradshaw — and Coty Prestige plans to leverage the relationship to the hilt.  —  While the actress kept mum …
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Associated Press:
Ohio police chiefs face trial in Sarah Jessica Parker case  —  ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Trial dates have been set for two eastern Ohio police chiefs accused of snooping on a surrogate mother for actress Sarah Jessica Parker and actor Matthew Broderick.  —  Martins Ferry Chief Barry Carpenter …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Sex and the City Makes It Work With Tim Gunn  —  Carrie Bradshaw & Co. are getting an extra dose of fabulous in the upcoming Sex and the City flick.  —  I just got word that Tim Gunn is going to appear in the sequel.  —  A rep for Gunn confirms the cameo, which he's shooting in New York City right now!
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and EW.com
TMZ.com:
Heene Family's Reality Is TV  —  UPDATE 2:20 PM ET — A TLC official tells TMZ the Heene family approached the network “months ago” with a reality show idea, but the network passed.  —  TMZ has learned the Heene family has been pitching a reality show about the wacky family, as one TV source put it, “all over town.”
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Katherine Thomson / The Huffington Post:
Falcon Heene Vomits: WATCH Balloon Boy Throw Up On Today & Good Morning America (VIDEO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Falcon Heene is safe and sound from a flying balloon, but he's got the flu.  —  As his family did the morning show circuit on Friday, he first vomited during a GMA appearance, which was pretaped.
TMZ.com:
Balloon Boy Investigation
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's kids are running amok, plus “triangle” drama  —  Earlier today, Angelina Jolie was spotted looking very professional in Los Angeles, heading into Sony Studios (photos here).  She totally flew in under the radar, per usual, because pretty much everyone thought she and the whole family were still in France.
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Angelina Jolie Flies To LA To Sign Deal To Replace …
Discussion: PopSugar
GQ Magazine: GQ:
Yes, They're Real.  And They're Spectacular.  —  Really America?  Do you not watch Mad Men?  We have heard the rumblings that we somehow “enhanced” our Terry Richardson cover shot of January Jones.  We did not.  Just ask our Director of Photography Dora Somosi.  —  Okay, so did we mess with January Jones' cleavage?
Rosanna Greenstreet / Guardian:
Q&A: Paris Hilton  —  ‘People have really come together and started these amazing charities for people who are suffering.  This decade has been a lot about giving back’  —  Born into the Hilton hotel dynasty, Paris Hilton has starred in two reality television series, The Simple Life and Paris Hilton's My New BFF.
Discussion: Celebrity Scandals
NY Daily News:
Meet the new cast of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’  —  Sharon Osbourne, Cyndi Lauper and Bret Michaels are looking to battle it out for the title of ‘Celebrity Apprentice.’  —  Spoiler alert!  What do Cyndi Lauper, Bret Michaels, Australian chef Curtis Stone, Sharon Osbourne and Daryl Strawberry have in common?
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Modelinia
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Michael Starr / New York Post:   Walk this way  —  ‘Celebrity Apprentice 3’ cast revealed during shoot
Bryan Alexander / Popeater:
Kim Kardashian Defends Jessica Simpson Over Football Fat Joke  —  EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian is sticking up for Jessica Simpson following a NFL commercial that mocked the pop star's weight.  Kardashian spoke with PopEater at her own charity event about the controversial ad …
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
‘Simpsons’ contest lets winner create character  —  LOS ANGELES — “The Simpsons” is giving one lucky contest winner the chance to make others yellow with envy by creating a character for the animated TV series.  —  The new Springfield resident will appear in an early 2010 episode featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay as guest star.
The Daily Beast:
Don't Call Me a Slut  —  Blogs and Stories  —  Hours after The Daily Beast's Meghan McCain posted a self-portrait on Twitter, it made national news and she was a pariah.  But she says it's the media who are the real boobs.  —  On Wednesday, I posted a hastily taken self-portrait on Twitter …
Pip Bulbeck / Hollywood Reporter:
Lights out for ‘Green Lantern’ in Oz  —  Falling dollar makes overseas shooting less viable  —  SYDNEY — The falling U.S. dollar has forced Warner Bros Pictures to reassess the viability of shooting a number of projects in several countries, after confirming Friday that its pulling production of “Green Lantern” out of Australia.
 
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