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12:20 PM ET, November 7, 2009

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Jayson Rodriguez / MTV:
Chris Brown Responds To Rihanna Interview  —  'While I respect Rihanna's right to discuss the specific events of February 8, I maintain my position that all of the details should remain private,' Brown says in a statement.  —  When MTV News correspondent Sway spoke with Chris Brown on Monday for …
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Chris Brown: Rihanna Beating a ‘Private Matter’  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown  —  Photo by: Theo Wargo / WireImage; Bob Chamberlin / Reuters / Landov  —  Chris Brown has heard what Rihanna has said about her beating - and while he supports her right to speak out, he wishes she had kept quiet.
Scott Harris / Popeater:
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Discussion: omg! and Bumpshack.com
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Taylor Jacobson Leaves Rachel Zoe Inc.  —  Bananas!  —  Taylor Jacobson, who has worked with stylist Rachel Zoe for four years as seen on Bravo's The Rachel Zoe Project, was fired this morning, effectively immediately, according to sources.  —  Jacobson, who was often at odds with her boss …
Discussion: Dlisted and ImNotObsessed.com
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Abby Gardner / Fashionista:
Taylor's Leaving Rachel Zoe!!  —  Okay, Rachel must be dying, literally, right now.  —  Her loyal, often sullen, but always, always hard-working styling associate Taylor Jacobson is finally leaving Rachel Zoe Inc. We've kind of seen this coming for a while, but the season ender showed Taylor getting …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus: “I've Never Heard a Jay-Z Song”  —  It appears that a Jay-Z song wasn't on!  —  Miley Cyrus — whose hit song, “Party in the U.S.A.” includes a line about her nodding her head to one of the rapper's tracks — says she doesn't know which of his songs inspired the lyrics.
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Michelle Collins / Best Week Ever:
Miley Cyrus Has “Never Heard a Jay-Z Song”
Discussion: Dlisted and New York Magazine
TMZ.com:   Miley the Fraud — I've Never Heard a Jay-Z Song
Jerry Fink / Las Vegas Sun:
Joe Perry: Steven Tyler has quit Aerosmith  —  Tyler, 61, suffered broken shoulder in fall from a stage in August  —  Steven Tyler performs July 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  —  Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry said today that singer Steven Tyler quit the band following a recent concert in Abu Dhabi.
Discussion: Dlisted, Seriously? OMG! and Spinner
TMZ.com:
Prisoner: I Impregnated Kate G.  & Octomom  —  An Illinois prisoner claims his swimmers are responsible for Kate Gosselin's eight AND Octomom Nadya Suleman's latest litter ... and now he wants his supposed spawn to come live with him in lockdown.  —  In the most entertaining handwritten …
Popeater:
Ellen Begs Her Way Onto O Cover  —  Perseverence has paid off for Ellen DeGeneres, as the quirky talk show host shmoozed, begged and charmed her way onto the cover of Oprah Winfrey's O Magazine, marking just the second time that Miss Winfrey has shared a cover with another woman.  The first?
Popeater:
Aussies Aren't Hip to Britney's Lip Service  —  Britney Spears' concert series in Australia is already subject to controversy over whether fans should be informed about her lip-syncing, PEOPLE reports.  “It is Britney's ‘prerogative’ to lip-sync, and it is my job to make sure consumers …
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People.com:
Susan Boyle to Appear on Dancing with the Stars  —  Susan Boyle is set to dazzle the Dancing with the Stars crowd - with her singing, not her dancing feet.  —  The Scottish singer, 48, will fly to Los Angeles for an appearance on the hit show early next week, her rep tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Gossip Cop
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Warrant: Paris Hilton photos found in Vegas raid  —  LAS VEGAS - Court records identify a 19-year-old Las Vegas woman as the leader of a burglary ring suspected of a series of break-ins at celebrities' homes in Los Angeles.  —  Search warrant records obtained Friday in Las Vegas show …
Discussion: X17 Online
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TMZ.com:
Affidavit: Burglary Suspect Ratted on the Rest
Discussion: omg!
Essence.com:
Exclusive: Toni Braxton Separates From Husband  —  ESSENCE.com has learned that superstar singer Toni Braxton is separated from her husband Keri Lewis, formerly of Mint Condition, after 8 years of marriage.  Braxton has sold 40 million albums worldwide and won six Grammy Awards.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kourtney Kardashian: I'm Sick of Gaining Weight  —  Khloé Kardashian isn't the only member of her family facing weighty issues.  —  Big sis Kourtney Kardashian, 30, admits she's nervous about gaining too many pounds during pregnancy.  “I weigh myself everyday,” …
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Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom: I Want to Have a Baby With Khloe “Soon”
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Steve ‘Frosty’ Weintraub / Collider:
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON - Watch 3 Movie Clips and 10 Minutes of Behind the Scenes Footage  —  With “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” getting ready to hit theaters on November 20th, Summit Entertainment has released an EPK for the media to use.  If you're not familiar with the term EPK, it stands for Electronic Press Kit.
Daily Mail:
Katy Perry wows the MTV Europe Music Awards with her 12 costumes... including West Ham lingerie for boyfriend Brand  —  Katy Perry pulled off a show-stopping turn as the host of the MTV Europe Music Awards last night, as she dazzled in 12 different outfits.  —  In a bid to go one better …
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TMZ.com:
JLo Sues Ex-Husband Over Tell-All Movie  —  Jennifer Lopez has unleashed a legal nightmare on her ex-husband — filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Ojani Noa over a tell-all movie and intimate home videos.  —  In the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and EW.com
TMZ.com:
Jon Gosselin — Hommmmmmm-Wrecker  —  With reports that he split with girlfriend Hailey Glassman, Jon Gosselin has already found a new peace.  —  The 32-year-old father of eight blocked out Kate's nagging long enough to meditate while practicing yoga in L.A. on Friday.  —  Jon's favorite pose: downward facing d-bag.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin Does Yoga!
Kate Coyne / People.com:
Sarah Michelle Gellar: Motherhood Was Worth the Wait  —  Sarah Michelle Gellar, adored as the star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., know what everyone has been thinking: What took so long?  —  “I always say, the minute you start dating someone, people ask, ‘When are you getting engaged?’
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Emily Smith / New York Post:
LiLo counterattacks on tape  —  Linsay Lohan's father aired another batch of the feuding family's dirty laundry yesterday — and LiLo again tweeted in a bid to hang her dad out to dry.  —  Michael Lohanreleased a second recorded phone call, this one from ex-wife  —  Dinain September of 2008.
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From Mediagazer:

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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