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10:40 AM ET, October 22, 2009

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Siobhan Morrissey / People.com:
Mistrial Declared in John Travolta Extortion Case  —  After nearly four weeks in a courtroom, a Bahamian judge declared a surprise mistrial late Wednesday in the John Travolta extortion trial, leaving the actor and his attorneys mystified and upset.  —  Senior Supreme Court Judge Anita Allen declared …
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Tim Parks / Digital Spy:
Travolta extortion case declared ‘mistrial’  —  A Bahamian judge has declared a mistrial in the extortion case involving John Travolta.  —  The Grease actor recently testified at the trial of paramedic Tarino Lightbourne and his attorney, former senator Pleasant Bridgewater …
Discussion: omg! and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case  —  NASSAU, Bahamas - The trial of two people accused of trying to extort John Travolta following the death of his son in the Bahamas has ended in a mistrial after a lawmaker suggested the still-deliberating jury had acquitted one of the defendants.
TMZ.com:
Mistrial in Travolta Extortion Case
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Tim Stack / EW.com:
‘Glee’ Exclusive: Madonna is on board!  Is Adam Lambert next?  —  Are you sitting down, Gleeks?  Well you might want to, because we have some exclusive Glee news that's positively Madge-ical.  EW has learned that Madonna has given Glee the rights to her catalog and that an all-Madonna-music episode …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Amy Winehouse's Dad: She and Her New Boobs Are ‘Fantastic’  —  Amy Winehouse is a completely different person from who she was this time last year, her father says.  The singer, 26, is doing well both inside and out - and that includes her recent breast enhancement.
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ITV:
Mitch Winehouse on drug issues
Discussion: OK! Magazine and iVillage
Ken Lee / People.com:
Paparazzo Rear-Ends Car Jackson Family Car  —  Blanket, Paris and Prince Jackson  —  A photographer following Michael Jackson's children got into an accident Wednesday with one of the family's vehicles in Los Angeles, according to police.  —  “The damage was minor and there were no injuries,” says Sgt. Ann Pickering.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and iVillage
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TMZ.com:
Jackson Kids Involved in Car Accident  —  UPDATE 6:00 PM PT: Sources close to the Jackson family tell us Grace Rwaramba — the kids' nanny — was driving the car with the kids inside.  We're told the Jackson caravan was on the way to karate class, but the paparazzi gave chase …
Miss Info / MissInfo.tv:
Chris Brown talks to Angie Martinez: “I'm human, I hurt, cry, I feel pain, I feel shame...it's not easy to let my friend go.”  —  Angie Martinez got the chance to sit down face-to-face with Chris Brown (who also shot the cover of the new Vibe Magazine in Brooklyn apparently) …
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Alison Maxwell / Lifeline Live:
Rosie O'Donnell, partner may be heading toward split  —  Rosie O'Donnell has confirmed to Lifeline Live that she and partner Kelli Carpenter, 42, are on the rocks.  —  In an interview at her Nyack, N.Y., compound Tuesday, USA TODAY's Ann Oldenburg asked if the two had split …
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
CW orders more ‘Vampire Diaries’  —  ‘Melrose’ scores additional five episodes  —  The CW has given a full-season order to frosh hit “The Vampire Diaries,” while also giving a vote of confidence to its struggling “Melrose Place” redux.  —  While not giving “Melrose” a full back nine …
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Scoop: ‘Vampire Diaries,’ ‘Melrose Place’ picked up!
Discussion: Radio & TV Talk
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Mike Fisher: No Serenades for Carrie Underwood  —  It's safe to say NHL star Mike Fisher didn't woo his famous girlfriend, country singer Carrie Underwood, with a song.  —  “I like to sing,” the Ottawa Senators player tells The Sens Show, a Web news program for his team.
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Deborah Evans-Price / The Boot:
Carrie Underwood Interview: 11 Questions
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Lifeline Live
Corinne Bailey Rae / People.com:
Corinne Bailey Rae Sets New Album Release Date  —  Corinne Bailey Rae is set to sail on a new journey in her career with the release of her new album The Sea on Feb. 2, it was announced Thursday.  —  The singer, 30, whose husband Jason was found dead in March 2008, has spoken of how she has channeled …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jessica Simpsonand / New York Post:
Eyes have it for Jessica, Gerard  —  Gerard Butlerhad a date at Soho House Tuesday night, with friends including her hair stylist pal,  —  Ken Paves, as chaperones.  “They were at a table with friends, but Jessica and Gerard, who sat next to each other, seemed to only be interested in each …
TMZ.com:
‘Smallville’ Actor Arrested in Big-Time Drug Deal  —  One of the stars of “Smallville” was arrested this morning — after cops say he was part of a conspiracy to deal more than 10,000 pills of oxycodone.  —  TMZ has learned Sam Jones, who played Clark Kent's best friend on the show …
Sonka / Good Charlotte:
Married??  —  I keep getting emails from old friends and family asking about a wedding.  NO we didn't get married. … Comment by acmgc6 1 hour ago … Comment by Sassy Tilla! 1 hour ago
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Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
Desperate Housewives: Wisteria Lane is destroyed in giant plane crash... but who's going to die?  —  Desperate Housewives wouldn't be entertaining if it didn't push the boundaries of believability.  —  But a giant plane crashing out of the sky?  The shocking scenes in the new series leave …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Lost,’ 'House, 'Grey's,' ‘NCIS,’ ‘Glee,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: Is Emilie de Ravin going to be back on Lost for the whole season or just a few episodes?
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Popeater:
Nicole Kidman Blames Hollywood for Violence Against Women  —  While appearing before the committee in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Development Fund for Women, Nicole Kidman admitted Hollywood has probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Viola Davis lines up pair of films  —  Actress to star in ‘Funny Story,’ ‘Trust’  —  Viola Davis has landed roles in Focus Features' “It's Kind of a Funny Story,” opposite Zach Galifianakis, and the David Schwimmer-helmed drama “Trust” for Millennium Films.
Discussion: Cinema Blend Feeds and EW.com
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Mom: Britney's New Beau Would Make a “Dream” Husband  —  After a rocky romance with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib and a devastating marriage to Kevin Federline, Britney Spears has found love with agent Jason Trawick — and her mother, Lynne, thinks he is The One, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue (on newsstands now).
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
T.R. Knight: Anatomy of Breakup  —  Rosie O'Donnell isn't the only one this morning whose love is on the rocks.  —  Sources confirm that T.R. Knight and his boyfriend of about two years, Mark Cornelsen, have called it quits.  —  “It's amicable,” one source says of the breakup, which was first reported by In Touch.
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Collin Wilcox, Actress in ‘Mockingbird’, Dies at 74  —  Collin Wilcox, a ubiquitous actress whose face was familiar to television viewers in the 1960s and afterward for her guest appearances on shows like “The Untouchables,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The Defenders” and “Gunsmoke,” died on Oct. 14 at her home in Highlands, N.C. She was 74.
Discussion: Popeater
 
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