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3:25 PM ET, October 28, 2009

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Roger Ebert / Chicago Sun Times:
This Is It  —  “This is it,” Michael Jackson told his fans in London, announcing his forthcoming concert tour.  “This is the final curtain call.”  The curtain fell sooner than expected.  What is left is this extraordinary documentary, nothing at all like what I was expecting to see.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Corey Feldman's Wife Done Standing By Him  —  Dreaming a little dream doesn't always work.  —  Corey Feldman's wife, Susannah, filed for divorce last week after seven years of marriage, citing the nondescript irreconcilable differences as the reason for splitting up.
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Popeater:
Patrick Swayze's Widow: ‘I Have to Go Through It’
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and The Frisky
Alex Tresniowski / People.com:
Andre Agassi: I Used Crystal Meth  —  Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf  —  Tennis star Andre Agassi serves up a bombshell in his new memoir: In the late '90s he began regularly using crystal meth.  “I can't speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you're using anything as an escape, you have a problem,” he tells PEOPLE.
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Shakira: My Body Is Asking to Reproduce  —  Unlike most women, Shakira is willing to let her body go.  In fact, the 5-foot-2 Colombian “She Wolf” singer, 32, says she's looking forward to it — if it means she'll become a mom.  —  “My body feels like it is asking to reproduce …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and ImNotObsessed.com
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Rolling Stone:
Can Shakira Conquer the World?: The New Issue of Rolling Stone
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Kate Gosselin: I've Been “Targeted and Torn Apart”  —  Kate Gosselin gets why people are so fascinated by her family.  —  “Certain events take place that makes us sitting ducks,” she says in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Wednesday.  “It makes us easy targets.”
Discussion: INF Daily
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TMZ.com:
Fox, Green Allegedly Hit By Burglar Bunch  —  Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are used to being hit on — not hit.  But that's exactly what happened to them, courtesy of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch — allegedly.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Green's Hollywood Hills home …
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Miley Cyrus voted worst celebrity influence of 2009  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Miley Cyrus, one of Disney's hottest stars of the past three years with hit records and hit films, has been voted the worst celebrity influence of 2009 by the very people who made her a star, tweens and teens, according to an online poll on Wednesday.
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Stacy / JSYK:
The Good, The Bad and The Miley
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy to Cops: I Heard Gun Fire!  —  Brittany Murphy is the girl who cried gunshot.  —  TMZ has learned cops received a frantic 911 call around 2:30 this morning from neighbors complaining about a screaming Brittany Murphy, who was wailing about shots fired outside her Hollywood pad.
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Gets Inked  —  Jessica Simpson has some new body art.  —  The singer, 29, showed off a Henna tattoo Tuesday as she returned from a trip to India, where she was shooting her upcoming VH1 reality show, The Price of Beauty.  —  “The intricate Mehndi designs are typically Indian …
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Daily Mail:
Jessica Simpson gets a henna tattoo and a bindi as she films Indian TV documentary
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
OK! Magazine:
OK!  EXCLUSIVE: It's Over for Rob & Kristen  —  With Twilight fever blazing as fans count down the days to the Nov. 20 release of New Moon, there's one thing that's cooling down in Twi-world — the romance between the films' stars, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart!
NY Daily News:
Matthew Broderick disappoints at preview of ‘The Starry Messenger,’ show's opening delayed  —  Theatergoers must have wanted to “shoot the messenger” during the first preview of Matthew Broderick's new play on Monday night.  The Broadway veteran put on such a poor showing at “The Starry Messenger” that some fans left in a huff.
Metro.co.uk:
Jodie Marsh lays into Kate Price saying: ‘She does f**k all’  —  Battle of the ‘bitches’ as glamour model re-ignites old feud  —  Jodie Marsh has restarted her battle with Katie Price  —  Jodie Marsh has been pretty quiet in recent months, but now she's back with a bang.  Or a rant, to be more precise.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Adam Sandler on ‘Jack’ track  —  Actor to play both Jack and Jill in Columbia film  —  Adam Sandler is climbing up the hill for Columbia Pictures.  —  The actor will next star in the romantic comedy “Jack and Jill” and produce via his Happy Madison shingle.  Sandler will play Jack as well as twin sister Jill.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Brad And Angelina's Hot Date!  —  Finally!  We haven't seen these two out together for a while but last night, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally emerged for date night at Cecconi's!  The couple looked amazingly hot — Angelina in her tight black dress and Brad with his new muscle car.
Popeater:
Adam Lambert Debuts New Album Cover  —  Adam Lambert's first album, ‘For Your Entertainment,’ has an official cover.  The ‘American Idol’ runner-up appears with blue hair, a gloved hand and heavy makeup in his CD artwork debut.  We're not sure how it ranks with other ‘Idol’ covers. ...  Read more
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Jonas Brothers: We're Not Breaking Up  —  From left: Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas  —  Settle down Jonas Brothers fans: Despite rumors to the contrary, the band is not breaking up.  “We plan to make music together for as long as we can,” the brothers said in a letter to fans that they shared with PEOPLE.
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PARADE Magazine:
Jonas Bros' Mom Confirms Nick's Solo Act
Luisa Metcalfe / OK! Magazine:
Cindy Crawford: I Couldn't be a Supermodel Now  —  Cindy Crawford — who was famous in her '90s heyday for her curvy figure and signature mole — thinks she would fail as a model if she had started her cover girl career today.  —  “I would not have become a supermodel in 2009,” …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
 
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Mesnick: Molly Gave Up Bachelorette for Me
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Monique Jessen / People.com:
Gordon Ramsay's Newest Recipe: Cosmetic Procedure
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The Superficial:
Jon Gosselin & Octomom going on a date for reality show
Discussion: TV Tattle
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Milla Jovovich looks into ‘Faces’
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and EW.com
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Extremely juicy ‘True Blood’ spoilers below!
Discussion: Socialite Life, io9 and TV Squad
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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