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12:20 PM ET, October 25, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Brad Pitt in Minor Motorcycle Accident  —  UPDATE 1:37 PM PT: We just spoke to someone who has seen video of the incident — and we're told absolutely no one else was involved in the accident.  —  We're told Brad tried to maneuver his bike between a parked car and a car stopped at a red light …
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - BREAKING NEWS!  BRAD PITT INVOLVED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT!  —  X17online can report exclusively that Brad Pitt fell off his motorcycle after hitting the back of a car in Hollywood just ten minutes ago.  Brad appeared to be uninjured (thankfully he was wearing his helmet) …
Discussion: Socialite Life, Us Weekly, Extra and omg!
Megan Masters / E! Online:
Brad Pitt's Bike Crash: What Really Happened?  —  Did you hear the one about Brad Pitt's motorcycle mishap?  —  Countless Rashomon-like reports of the chopper spill have been circulating cyberspace all afternoon, and while both Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Police Departments confirm …
TMZ.com:
Morrissey Collapses — Rushed to Hospital  —  Morrissey — the former lead singer of The Smiths — was rushed to the hospital last night after collapsing on stage during a concert.  —  The 50-year-old was performing at the Oasis Leisure Center in Swindon, UK when he complained of breathing difficulties.
Discussion: Reuters, omg! and Evil Beet Gossip
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Telegraph:
Morrissey collapses on stage during concert  —  A performance by Morrissey had to be cancelled on Saturday night after the singer collapsed on stage after just one song.  —  The former Smiths frontman was taken to hospital at around 9pm after performing at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
LiLo's free shop spree  —  Lindsay Lohan, who's spent a year and a half record ing her latest album, has been dropped by Casablanca Records, FoxNews.com reports, and she's working for free for the Ungaro fashion house.  “Lindsay even paid for her flight and hotel in Paris,” a source told the site.
Discussion: X17 Online and ImNotObsessed.com
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X17 Online:
Katy's Crazy 25th Birthday Celebration Gets Guests All Wet  —  Katy Perry celebrated her 25th birthday party at restaurant The Beach On Sunset in West Hollywood last night with a Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory themed party, where she asked all her guests, including boyfriend Russell brand …
Discussion: INF Daily
Joe Hildebrand / DailyTelegraph:
Mad Max to the rescue of Aussie film industry  —  THE original Mad Max put the Australian film industry on the map and launched the career of one of our most recognised actors, Mel Gibson.  —  Twenty years on and Mad Max 4: Fury Road is about to restart the local movie industry, being filmed entirely in Sydney and Outback NSW.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Angelina Jolie's Semi-Homemade Birthday Cake for Maddox  —  She's a working mom - one who juggles six kids, a movie career and philanthropy - but Angelina Jolie still found time to whip up a sweet treat for son Maddox's birthday in August, thanks to TV chef Sandra Lee.
Discussion: Dlisted and ImNotObsessed.com
Alexandra Alter / Speakeasy:
Anne Rice On Her New Novel “Angel Time”; “I Haven't Read Any of the Twilight Series” … Literary trend watchers who claim angels are the new vampires should feel validated by Anne Rice's new book, “Angel Time,” out Oct. 27th.  The latest novel from the author of the “Vampire Chronicles” …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Tool Academy Tool Busted — Bothered Non-Tools  —  One of the tools from “Tool Academy” was allegedly being such a drunken, massive tool at a bar in Arizona this morning that his toolish behavior landed him in the slammer.  —  Cops tell TMZ Tyler Synon — one of the “stars” …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
 
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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