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2:45 PM ET, October 22, 2009

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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 …
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X17 Online:
Jessica Simpson Gets Flirty With Gerard Butler!  —  Jessica Simpson and Gerard Butler dined at Soho House on Tuesday night, and while they were joined by several friends, it sounds like they might be going on a real date sometime in the near future!  A source tells Page Six …
Discussion: omg!
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
BUZZ: Gerard Butler & Jessica Simpson Rub Elbows in N.Y.C.  —  The blogs are atwitter about a possible hook-up between Scottish hunk Gerard Butler and Jessica Simpson.  —  The pair were spotted having dinner and acting flirtatious Tuesday night at Soho House in New York City Tuesday …
TMZ.com:
Dennis Quaid Avoids DUI by a Hair  —  Dennis Quaid is a lucky man ... because last night he was about 1 inch away from getting arrested for DUI.  —  It happened at Philippe restaurant in West Hollywood early this morning.  Quaid, his wife Kimberly and a friend walked outside and the valet …
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Perez Hilton:
Dennis Quaid Escapes DUI!
Discussion: TMZ.com
Popeater:
Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges  —  Massively popular rapper Lil' Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession on Thursday, a surprise move that will land the Grammy-winning star in jail for a year, the AP reports.  He previously had pleaded not guilty to illegal gun possession charges …
Discussion: X17 Online, Reuters, omg! and Hollywood Dame
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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 …
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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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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Robin Thicke to Be a Dad!  —  Robin Thicke and wife Paula Patton are expecting their first child, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  On Tuesday, the two - who began dating in high school before wedding in 2005 - got cozy at the 2009 Angel Ball in New York City.  —  Thicke, 32, was happy to sing her praises.
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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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Amy Winehouse's dad confirms her “fantastic” breast implants
Discussion: Best Week Ever
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 …
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
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
E! Online:
Charlize Theron: Mad Maxine?  —  Charlize Theron is ready to go beyond Thunderdome.  Mel Gibson, not so much.  —  Multiple sources tell E! News that the Oscar-winning babe is director George Miller's pick to play the lead female role in the upcoming, Mel-less Mad Max 4.
DailyFill.com:
Spice Girls To Launch Anti-Talent Show  —  They want to find actors who can play them in a musical about their life.  No singing, dancing, or acting talent required.  —  The Spice Girls are launching their own TV talent show.  —  The girl group - consisting of Mel C, Mel B, Geri Halliwell …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton:
David Boreanaz, Cheating On His Wife?  —  David Boreanaz is no angel.  —  Reports are springing up saying that the actor may not have been too faithful to his wife - while she was pregnant!  —  Whilst his wife was carrying around their baby for nine months, David was spotted getting pretty damn close …
Discussion: Right Celebrity
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.
Blogger / So You Think You Can Dance:
Top 20 Finalists Revealed  —  This Monday you will have a chance to meet the Top 20 in an all-new special.  Top 20 Finalists will then compete as couples, and two finalists will be eliminated in a 2-Hour performance show on Tuesday.  Full-profiles of all of the Top 20 contestants will be posted next week on Fox.com/dance.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: Rosie O'Donnell's Wife Moves Out  —  Rosie O'Donnell's wife has moved out and is spending most nights away from her, RadarOnline.com has exclusively confirmed.  —  Rosie O'Donnell's Marriage Crumbling  —  Kelli Carpenter took their youngest child and moved into the couple's Manhattan condo several months ago.
Joe / Complex Blog:
Interview: 50 Cent Talks Dr. Dre, Jay-Z & Before I Self Destruct  —  So by now you're aware that the 50 Cent of today isn't the 50 Cent of 2003.  Or is he?  The “aggressive content” is still there, the issues with other rappers are still there, and the hunger to get rich or die tryin' is definitely still there.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Tom Cruise: So They Think He Can Judge  —  Mary Murphy isn't the only one who would like to see Tom Cruise as a guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance.  —  “Tom loves the show, so I hope so,” new permanent judge Adam Shankman says.  “I happen to love Tom, and Tom loves dancing, so it would be great.”
Discussion: OK! Magazine and ImNotObsessed.com
ETonline:
ET ON THE TOP-SECRET ‘A-TEAM’ SET!  —  ET's own Kevin Frazier is in Vancouver with Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel and the rest of the cast of the all-new, big-screen update of ‘The A-Team’ — and we've got your first look!  —  Bradley takes on the role of Face, originated by Dirk Benedict …
Discussion: Collider and Cinematical
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
‘Erratic’ Alex scares Reggie  —  Reggie Milleris “fearing for his safety” and has gotten a restraining order against  —  Alex von Furstenberg, claiming the wealthy aristocrat tried to fight him and run his car off the road.  —  “Knick Killer” Miller, as the ex-Pacer was known …
Marcy Medina / The latest WWD:
Nicole Richie Launching Contemporary Line  —  LOS ANGELES — Nicole Richie has a new baby and a new contemporary women's clothing line.  —  The label, Winter Kate, which will debut in spring, expands a fashion business that already includes the accessories line House of Harlow 1960 …
Discussion: X17 Online
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
Dan Reilly / Popeater:
John Mayer Defends Getting ‘Stoned’  —  In an age when the slightest misstep or misunderstanding can cause controversy — see Harry Connick Jr.'s recent blackface troubles — John Mayer isn't playing it safe.  In fact, his new single, ‘Who Says,’ boldly begins with the line “Who says I can't get stoned?”
 
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Dan Snierson / Hollywood Insider:
Exclusive: Trent Reznor lends voice, revamped Nine Inch Nails track …
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Is ‘Feeling Old’ as She Turns 29
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Moejackson
Daily Mail:
Sienna Miller wins apology from New York paper which labelled her promiscuous
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Perez Hilton
Erin Carlson / Popeater:
Is Miley Cyrus Too Young for ‘Sex’?
Discussion: Hollywood Dame
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Fox411 Exclusive: Lindsay Lohan jealous of Sam Ronson and Nicole Richie
Discussion: Extra, X17 Online and Perez Hilton
Just Jared:
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Jeanne Wolf / PARADE Magazine:
Salma Hayek: 'I Actually Don't Have a Good Body'
Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
Desperate Housewives: Wisteria Lane is destroyed in giant plane crash …
 

 
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Economist introduces AI translations into French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish for Espresso, its budget-friendly, “snack-sized” journalism app

New York Times:
For marketers, ensuring brand safety on YouTube and other platforms has become difficult during the US election, as their ads appear next to inflammatory videos

 
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