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11:45 PM ET, November 8, 2009

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Contactmusic.com:
LOHAN'S DAD ‘DEMANDED FEE FOR LEAKED PHONE CHATS’ … MICHAEL LOHAN reportedly demanded $100,000 (£62,500) from a series of media outlets to release taped conversations with his daughter LINDSAY - but was turned down, according to U.S. reports.  —  The Mean Girls star's father …
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Lindsay's Dad Served in Gosselin Lawsuit
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Clarissa Cruz / People.com:
Don't Call Robert Pattinson a Loverboy  —  Robert Pattinson may be a global heartthrob, but when it comes to his own romantic exploits, the Twilight star admits he can be a bit wimpy.  “I can't think of a single romantic thing that I've ever done,” Pattinson said while promoting …
Ken Tucker / EW.com:
‘The Wanda Sykes Show’ premiere: Trying too hard for too few laughs  —  Wanda Sykes is terrific: at ease and bawdy; The Wanda Sykes Show is awkward: self-conscious and constrained.  —  At least, that's what last night's premiere episode was like.  Sykes delivered a scattershot …
Discussion: TV Envy and The Live Feed | THR
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Wanda Sykes Has a Show (or So They Tell Her)
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ETonline:
Jennifer Lopez Sues Ex-Husband Over Alleged Home Videos and Movie Project … Catch Hollywood's brightest stars out on the town!  —  View Star Sightings Gallery  —  Do you think your fave celeb's style is super sweet or totally beat?  —  View Hit or Miss Gallery
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Amy Keith / People.com:
Mo'Nique: Living Her Dream  —  Mo'Nique  —  While Mo'Nique may be known for her sassy stand-up comedy and larger-than-life personality, at her home just outside of Atlanta she is simply “Mommy.”  —  “When we're at home it ain't ‘action and cut’,” says the mom of 4-year-old twins, Jonathan and David, and a 19-year-old son, Shalon.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Bossip.com
Dave McNary / Variety:
Gyllenhaal goes straight to ‘Source’  —  Actor in negotiations for sci-fi thriller  —  Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in sci-fi thriller “Source Code” for Vendome Pictures and The Mark Gordon Co.  —  Duncan Jones will direct and Mark Gordon will produce with Vendome's CEO Philippe Rousselet and Jordan Wynn.
Discussion: FirstShowing.net and Cinematical
Ken Lee / People.com:
Burglary Gang Found Doors Unlocked at Celeb Homes  —  While some Hollywood stars are vigilant about guarding their private lives, others are apparently leaving doors wide open.  —  Suspects in the teen burglary gang - who allegedly made off with more than $3 million in jewelry …
Discussion: Extra
Lois Cairns / Stuff.co.nz:
Paris not laughing at ‘vacant’ Kiwi billboards  —  PRETTY VACANT: Socialite Paris Hilton isn't happy with how her image is being used.  —  Paris Hilton is not amused.  The American hotel heiress is upset a photo of her is being used to advertise vacant billboard space in Auckland.
Rebekah Devlin / NEWS.com.au:
Britney Spears holed up in Perth hotel after concert shame  —  BRITNEY Spears was holed up in a Perth hotel yesterday as the row over her lip-synching concerts threatened to derail her Australian tour, The Sunday Telegraph reports.  —  Fans walked out after only three songs at Perth's Burswood Dome …
TMZ.com:
Carrie Prejean's Mother Saw the Sex Tape  —  Carrie Prejean wasn't the only member of her family who got a peak at Carrie's solo sex tape — TMZ has learned her MOM was in the room when the Miss California USA lawyers pressed play.  —  Sources tell TMZ Carrie's mom was in shock …
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Sammy Sosa says skin rejuvenation process reason his skin appears lighter  —  Maintains photo makes it look more pronounced than it is  —  Sosa in 1989 with Texas, in 2004 with the Cubs and this week in Las Vegas.  (AP / Tribune / Getty)  —  Sammy Sosa tells friends he is comfortable in his own skin.
OK! Magazine:
‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Kayla Ewell Dishes on Kellan & R-Pattz  —  The wild-child alter ego of bloodsucker Vicki Donovan on The Vampire Diaries is completely different from the surfer-girl Kayla Ewell who plays her.  In an exclusive interview and photo shoot in the current issue of OK! …
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: X17 Online, PopWatch and Gossip Cop
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