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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.
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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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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.
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 …
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Baby + Boob = Welcome Back, Elisabeth Hasselbeck! — Whitney Houston's wasn't the only near nip slip we got to see today. — Elisabeth Hasselbeck returned to The View after welcoming her third child, Isaiah, in early August. While her reunion with Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Whoopi Goldberg …
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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 …
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Psychiatrist describes Anna Nicole as addicted — LOS ANGELES - A psychiatrist who treated Anna Nicole Smith for drug dependency during her pregnancy said she tried to set up a program to wean her off prescription painkillers but found the celebrity model uncooperative and hostile during her stay in the hospital.
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TMZ.com:
Heene Sentenced to Jail for L.A. Crime — TMZ has learned of more legal woes for Richard Heene. He has a criminal record in L.A. and was sentenced to jail. — Heene was arrested in April 1997 and charged with misdemeanor vandalism, vehicle tampering, and disturbing the peace.
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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.
ComingSoon.net:
3 Minute and 30 Second Avatar Trailer Coming!! — ComingSoon.net has confirmed that 20th Century Fox will debut a new trailer for James Cameron's Avatar in theaters this Friday, October 23rd! The trailer, which clocks in at roughly around 3 minutes and 30 seconds, won't be coming online until October 29th.
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Tim Stack / Hollywood Insider:
‘Glee’ Exclusive: ‘Spring Awakening’ star Jonathan Groff to join the show — EW has exclusively learned that Lea Michele's Spring Awakening co-star, Jonathan Groff (seen most recently in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock) is coming on board Glee for five or six episodes playing the lead male singer …
People.com:
Couples Watch: Matthew & Camila, Lindsay & Balthazar... • Matthew McConaughey and his pregnant girlfriend Camila Alves, enjoying a couple's night out at West Hollywood's Chateau Marmont. The couple walked in hand-in-hand and joined a very large group on the restaurant's outdoor patio for dinner.
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.
TMZ.com:
Lamar and Khloe Strike a Prenup Deal — TMZ has learned Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have struck a deal with a prenup — and even though Lamar gets to keep his earnings separate, Khloe got more than he initially offered. — We know Lamar and Khloe have orally agreed, but the deal is not yet inked.
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Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Shankman Takes “Rock of Ages” — “Hairspray” helmer Adam Shankman is signing on to direct and choreograph “Rock of Ages,” the screen version of the Broadway musical for New Line Cinema. — The film will begin production by next summer, and will be released by Warner Bros. in 2011.
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Megan Fox Changes Her Tune on Transformers — Looks like Megan Fox is done trashing Transformers. — While promoting Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen earlier this summer, the actress, 23, said on CBS' Early Show that the sequel made no sense and could cause “a migraine headache.”
Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
NSYNC Reunion Could Still Happen — *NSYNC fans, there's still hope. — Though the group has been on hiatus since 2002, Chris Kirkpatrick says there is a still a chance that he and Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, and Joey Fatone will reunite. — “You never know what the future holds.
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TMZ.com:
Richard Heene — Check Out My Theme Songs! — Richard Heene was so committed to getting his own reality show, he even went so far as to come up with his theme music — because every wacky amateur scientist/handyman needs good theme music. — Heene worked with a guy named Smokey Miles …
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Michelle Ward / People.com:
Jaime Pressly: Married Life Is ‘Amazing’ — Talk about having that newlywed glow. — “We just got back from our honeymoon,” Jaime Pressly, the new wife of Simran Singh, told PEOPLE at the Opening Night Gala for Kooza Cirque Du Soleil at the Santa Monica Pier Saturday.
Allison Williams / Time Out New York:
Interview with a real vampire — We got the bloody truth from a modern-day Dracula. — Seregon O'Dassey, a New York vampire-model-actress puts other multihyphenates to shame. This month, between attending bloodsucker bashes and filming horror flicks, she's educating the public …
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Justin and Jessica: Can Mom's Wishful Thinking Save Relationship? — Justin Timberlake was swinging solo in Sin City this weekend, but his mom, Lynn Harless, insists he's not on the market. — When E! News asked what kind of lady she'd like to see her son with, Harless said, “The one he's with now is awesome.”
Perez Hilton:
Sperminated!!!! — Oops! — We just outscooped her on her own scoop! — Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel announced over the weekend that she was engaged to some loser no one really cares about. — BUT, what she didn't reveal is that she's also pregnant!!!!
Hollywoodtuna:
Adrianne Curry Fulfills Our Princess Leia Fantasy — This will surely get you geeks excited: Adrienne Curry dressed as Princess Lea at the Big Apple Comic-Con. I know Princess Leia is a fantasy for many of you so I will keep this post to a minimum because you're probably too busy playing with your little Jabba the Hut to read this.
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Kera Bolonik / New York Magazine:
Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss on Peggy Olson, the ‘Ultimate Feminist’ — Mad Men's Peggy Olson has had quite a year, between an affair with a corporate rival, a brutal lesson in (un)equal pay, and a brief flirtation with marijuana. On last night's episode, Peggy found inspiration …
