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11:35 AM ET, October 20, 2009

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Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Meryl Streep's Next Great Role: Mother-in-Law!  —  Get ready for an acting dynasty: Actress Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep's daughter, is engaged to stage actor Ben Walker, she told PEOPLE at the annual Whitney Gala Monday night, sponsored by Versace.  —  And he did on the old-fashioned way - on one knee.
Discussion: Extra and Lifeline Live
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Mamie Gummer Is Engaged!  —  Meryl Streep's little girl is getting married!  —  Actress Mamie Gummer confirmed to Usmagazine.com that she and actor boyfriend Ben Walker are engaged.  —  “He proposed two days ago,” the actress, 26, announced Monday in New York at the Whitney Museum …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Glee’ exclusive: Joss Whedon to direct!  —  If I hadn't been warming to Glee already, this for sure would've begun defrosting me: Dollhouse-keeper Joss Whedon has agreed to direct one of the back nine episodes that Fox just ordered.  —  Turns out, the genius who gave us not only the …
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OMG!!!  —  This is epic news, my day just got a million times better!  —  I've squee'd my pants!  —  I think Glee is a mixed bag - from the sublime to the ridiculous - but some of it is just supernacular - and a little Joss-attention can only punch up what is good, and downplay what's kinda ordinary.
Vanity Fair:
The Unreal Rise of Jon and Kate Gosselin  —  How did two average parents from rural Pennsylvania with an outsize brood rise to such dizzying heights of stardom and tabloid infamy?  The author peers behind the curtain of the biggest celebrity story of the year.  —  obu, Nobu, I want Nobu!
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Octo-Mom's Secret Crush: I Think Jon Gosselin Is Hot!  —  In an exclusive interview Nadya Suleman told RadarOnline.com that she thinks Jon Gosselin is quite the catch!  “I kind of have a crush on Jon Gosselin,” Octo-Mom exclusively told RadarOnline.com.
TMZ.com:
Pageant to Prejean: Give Us Breast Money Back  —  Officials from the Miss California pageant are sending a message to Carrie Prejean — three can play that game!  —  The production company that runs the pageant is filing a cross complaint against Prejean, demanding, among other things …
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Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Ex-Miss California Carrie Prejean still owes K2 Productions $5,200 for breast implants: lawsuit  —  LOS ANGELES - Deposed beauty queen Carrie Prejean still owes $5,200 for breast implants floated by pageant organizers in January, a new lawsuit claims.  —  Ex-Miss California Carrie Prejean …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Miss California Officials to Carrie Prejean: You Owe Us For Those Boobs!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Mischa Barton Says TV's Not for Her  —  Mischa Barton  —  Her show The Beautiful Life was cancelled almost before it began, but that didn't stop Mischa Barton from resuming her own beautiful life on Monday night at a party in New York City.  —  Demonstrating that she'd regained her model figure …
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Reveals Nip Slip on Her View Return  —  Two months after giving birth to her third child, Elisabeth Hasselbeck waded right back into the gaggle of gab on The View Monday, even letting loose with an embarrassing revelation of her own.  —  First she shared a picture …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Baby + Boob = Welcome Back, Elisabeth Hasselbeck!
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Details Magazine:
FOR THE LOVE OF ADAM LAMBERT  —  WHY DOES EVERY WOMAN IN AMERICA WANT TO SLEEP WITH THE AMERICAN IDOL?  —  They started throwing the bras in Tacoma.  That was the second night of the American Idols Live Tour.  More flew in San Diego, Kansas City, and D.C. There were lacy, flowery bras and perky …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Nadya Suleman on Jon Gosselin: “I Think He's Hot!”  —  Jon and Nadya plus 22?  —  If things go sour with girlfriend Hailey Glassman, Jon Gosselin has at least one other admirer: Nadya Suleman.  —  “I kind of have a crush on Jon Gosselin,” the single mother of fourteen quipped to Radaronline.com.
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Octomom: ‘I think Jon Gosselin is hot’
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Mike Beaudet / MyFox Boston:
Big Brother winner Adam Jasinski charged with dealing drugs  —  Charged With Dealing Oxycodone  —  A reality television show star is in trouble with the law in Massachusetts, charged with flying to the Bay State to sell oxycodone pills.  —  Adam Jasinski, last year's winner of the CBS show …
Discussion: TMZ.com, Dlisted, omg! and Bumpshack.com
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes: Suri Picks Out My Clothes!  —  Katie Holmes has the ultimate celebrity stylist: Suri!  —  At Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood Tribute Monday night in Beverly Hills, Holmes, 30, confirmed to Usmagazine.com that her fashion-forward daughter, 3 (with husband Tom Cruise, 47) …
Nathan Rabin / A.V. Club:
Bronson Pinchot  —  Bronson Pinchot will forever be best known as the zany, loveable goofball immigrant from the hit '80s sitcom Perfect Strangers, but he's racked up an impressive résumé of character roles in film, stage, and television.  A Yale graduate, Pinchot made his film debut …
Discussion: Gawker, Asylum and Movieline
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Biggest Loser’ companion set at NBC  —  Jillian Michaels to host; eight episodes ordered  —  NBC has ordered a companion series to its reality hit “The Biggest Loser” starring tough-love trainer Jillian Michaels.  —  The network has picked up eight episodes of “Losing It With Jillian” …
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Michaels to host ‘Loser’ companion
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and EW.com
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Who's Crossing Over Next on Grey's And Private Practice?  —  ABC/MICHAEL DESMOND; ABC/Richard Cartwright  —  Could Izzie (Katherine Heigl) be running away to L.A. to hang with Addison (Kate Walsh)?  —  Or maybe it's McSteamy (Eric Dane) who's heading down south—what?
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
E! Online:
Ouch!  Rogue Shoe Buckle Sends Kelly Osbourne to Hospital After Dancing  —  You wouldn't know it to look at her, but Kelly Osbourne ended her paso doble in pain.  —  The unexplained injury that resulted in her gingerly dancing the group hustle in bare feet also led to a visit …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Adam Shankman gets ready to ‘Rock’  —  ‘Hairspray’ director takes on New Line film  —  “Hairspray” helmer Adam Shankman is signing on to direct and choreograph the screen version of the Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” for New Line Cinema.  —  The film will begin production by next summer and be released by Warner Bros. in 2011.
Variety:
New Line knows ‘What Boys Want’  —  Selena Gomez attached to comedy pitch  —  New Line's decided to find out “What Boys Want,” snapping up the comedy pitch by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer and attaching teen star Selena Gomez to topline and Kevin Misher to produce.
Kyle Buchanan / Movieline:
The Verge: Dominic Cooper  —  You're also in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, where you play a very dark character who appears to be advocating for rape as a transformational experience.  I know John Krasinski had actors in mind for each role...how did he come to you?
Britney Spears / New York Post:
Britney Spears done with junk food  —  BRITNEY Spearshas cleaned up her act.  —  GK Reid, who recently styled the music video shoot for her hit new single, “3,” tells us, “She exhibited amazing energy and was in great shape — her body looked better than it has in years. ”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Robert Kahn / Newsday:
Lindsay Lohan's dad: I didn't mean I'll ‘kidnap’ her  —  Lindsay Lohan will seek a  —  restraining order against her meddlesome dad, media outlets were reporting Monday - days after Michael Lohan gave an interview saying he'd like to “kidnap” the troubled actress to steer her away from bad influences.
Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
Jay Leno's new time slot wreaks havoc for NBC affiliates  —  NBC's decision to move the talk show king to 10 p.m. is undermining viewership of local late-night newscasts, which are a crucial source of revenue for the network's affiliates.  —  Local NBC affiliates may not be able to tolerate …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Mia Hamm gets producing kicks  —  Soccer star teams with Breaking Ball for ‘Alive’  —  Mia Hamm is teaming with Breaking Ball Films to produce a screen version of “Alive and Kicking: When Soccer Moms Take the Field,” a book by New York Times sportswriter Harvey Araton.
 
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