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Vanity Fair:
Letterman and Me — One of the few women ever to write for Late Night with David Letterman, the author (a longtime V.F. contributor) remembers a hostile, sexually charged atmosphere. What's to be done? Start by breaking late night's all-male gag order. — At this moment …
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Kate Gosselin Wants to Be in the Movies — Answering what she described as “any and all reasonable questions” on the Monday episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8, Kate Gosselin refuted allegations she and her now-estranged husband Jon staged their renewal of vows in Hawaii, she insisted her kids …
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Rosie O'Donnell Talks Love Woes, Missed Romance With Angelina Jolie — In an interview last week, Rosie O'Donnell promised she wasn't going to talk about her assumed split with longtime lover Kelli Carpenter. But that was before she sat down with old pal Howard Stern on Monday …
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner Heating Up! — Things are definitely heating up between the two Taylors! — Taylor Swift and Twilight's Taylor Lautner reignited romance rumors when they attended a hockey game together at L.A.'s Staples Center on Sunday. — “They have gotten closer,” a source tells Usmagazine.com.
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Rihanna's ‘Rated R’ Album Cover Debut — You've probably seen Rihanna's racy single cover, and now PopEater is proud to exclusively premiere the cover for her impending album, ‘Rated R.’ The grainy black-and-white cover shows the R&B queen draped in hand jewelry and covering one eye.
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Jennifer Esposito and Mark Philippoussis Are Engaged — Tennis player Mark Philippoussis has scored love with actress Jennifer Esposito: The couple are engaged, PEOPLE has learned. — “They are happily engaged and enjoying their time together,” his rep says.
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Scientology flack strikes out — LESS than an hour before a damaging piece on the Church of Scientology was set to air on ABC's “Nightline,” the controversial faith's spokesman, — Tommy Davis, showed up unannounced at the studio and tried to get the segment spiked.
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RADAR:
Book Bombshell: Angelina Jolie Slept With Mom's Lover At 16 — Actress Angelina Jolie bedded her mother's boyfriend when she was just 16, according to a bombshell new biography penned by controversial writer Andrew Morton. — PHOTOS: Angelina Jolie Through The Years
People.com:
Burglary Suspect's Dad: Daughter Caught Up in ‘Bad Situation’ — In the unfolding case of the teenage burglary gang - suspected of breaking into A-list celebrity homes in Los Angeles - one parent says his daughter is no professional thief. — “She was in the wrong place at the wrong time …
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OK! Magazine:
Are Sienna and Jude back together? — Actors meet up to talk things over — Above: Sienna and Jude have had a series of secret meetings in New York (Pics: wenn.com) — ABOVE: They previously dated for two years — JUDE Law and Sienna Miller could be set to rekindle their romance after meeting for a few dinner dates recently.
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People.com:
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's Romantic New Tattoos — Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian's new tattoos — They may not have escaped on a honeymoon yet, but Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are definitely celebrating their recent nuptials. On Saturday, the duo got new tattoos of each other's initials …
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Levi Johnston Tells Us: “I Just Get Naked. That's What I Do.” — Get ready for more — a lot more — of Levi Johnston. — The hockey-playing dad to Sarah Palin's grandson, Johnston, 19, is ready for his Playgirl close-up. And while a date has yet to be set for his nude photo shoot …
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The Huffington Post:
Jay-Z Works Out To Fergie, Talks Yankees And DJ Hero — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Jay-Z will be singing ‘Empire State of Mind’ at the Yankees' World Series kickoff Wednesday, but that's not the song that gets him pumped up for his own workouts. It's Fergie's 'Big Girls Don't Cry' that he finds “really, really dope.”
Renee Zellweger / NY Daily News:
Renee Zellweger to spend holidays in Philadelphia with boyfriend Bradley Cooper's family - source — Renee Zellweger is getting ready to “meet the parents” - Bradley Cooper's parents, that is. — A source close to the Oscar winner reveals that she's headed to Philadelphia for the holidays …
TMZ.com:
Joe Francis Suing — Jayde Threatened to Kill Me! — Joe Francis claims Brody Jenner's 115-pound girlfriend threatened to kill him during a bar fight back in August — and now the Girls Gone Wild kingpin is suing, claiming he feared for his life. — According to the lawsuit …
Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse up to her old tricks as she causes chaos at the Q Awards — He's certainly got a few tales of rock and roll debauchery of his own. — But in case Robert Plant had forgotten how it's done Amy Winehouse gave him the perfect demonstration. — The 26-year-old singer managed …
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Carr to drive ‘Short Circuit’ remake — ‘Mall Cop’ director takes on Dimension comedy — Dimension Films has signed Steve Carr to direct “Short Circuit,” the remake of the 1986 sci-fi pic. — Carr is coming off the Kevin James hit “Paul Blart: Mall Cop.”
Michael Schneider / Variety:
MacFarlane special loses Microsoft — Company yanks sponsorship of Fox show — Microsoft has yanked its sponsorship from Fox's upcoming Seth MacFarlane comedy/variety special over content concerns. — Fox still plans to air “Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show” …
Daily Mail:
'I took Simon Cowell's advice and had the lines on my chin filled in,' admits chef Gordon Ramsay — Gordon Ramsay has told how he underwent a painful beauty treatment to have the deep grooves on his chin filled in, on the advice of Simon Cowell. — The tough-talking F Word host …
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
It's official: Lisa Kudrow headed to ‘Cougar Town’ — It's not an actual Friends reunion, but I'll take it: Lisa Kudrow has signed on to guest star opposite ex-Friend Courteney Cox on Cougar Town, an ABC spokesperson confirms. — “She'll play a dermatologist that my character can't stop …
Popeater:
Polanski Victim Wants Charges Dropped — The woman who was raped by Roman Polanski when she was 13 years old has asked a Los Angeles court to dismiss the charges against the director, who is fighting extradition to the U.S. following his arrest in Zurich last month.
Guardian:
Robert Pattinson cross-stitch pattern — This Halloween, show your allegiance to the vampire world by crafting a cross-stitch sampler of Robert Pattinson, the star of the Twilight films — Download a pdf version of the pattern here, which allows you to zoom for a detailed view
TMZ.com:
Beyonce & Jay-Z Get Real Tipsy — Beyonce and Jay-Z dropped $1200 on lunch at Nello's in NYC yesterday and left a $500 tip ... because they can. — Accompanied by an entourage of about ten bodyguards, we're told the music super tippers ordered white truffles, lobster salad and a bottle of Dom.