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10:40 AM ET, November 9, 2009

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Melenie Ambrose / People.com:
John Mayer Tweets About Britney Spears Lip-Sync Scandal  —  John Mayer has wandered into the controversy plaguing Britney Spears in Australia, where critics in the media have blasted her for lip-synching on her “Circus” tour.  —  On Saturday, Mayer, who happens to be Down Under to promote his own album …
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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 …
Popeater:
Britney ‘Extremely Upset’ in Australia  —  Australian music critics have greeted Britney Spears on her first concert tour down under with poor reviews and stories of fans walking out of her show.  On top of that, lawmakers have been critical of the singer for her well-established use …
Discussion: Dlisted and Bitten and Bound
Belinda Goldsmith / Reuters:
Britney Spears “upset” over Australian tour complaints  —  CANBERRA (Reuters) - Britney Spears has done it again, hitting the headlines during her first Australian tour over a row about lip-synching and a lacklustre performance that her tour promoter said had left her “extremely upset.”
Discussion: New York Magazine
Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
The Practice's Marla Sokoloff Marries in Beverly Hills  —  Actress Marla Sokoloff married Alec Puro, a drummer with the band Deadsy, at an evening ceremony in Beverly Hills on Sunday.  —  The bride, 28, arrived at Il Cielo restaurant at 5:50 p.m. with five bridesmaids and two matrons of honor.
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E! Online:
The Practice's Marla Sokoloff Weds!
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Meredith Traina / WPIX:
Calvin Klein Ad Too Sexy For SoHo?  —  NEW YORK - (WPIX) - Calvin Klein is at it again!  A new, eye-popping ad has even got people in the uber-trendy neighborhood of SoHo, just a tad uneasy.  —  The underwear ad shows a sweaty Eva Mendes in sheer lingerie tugging at a muscled man's boxer briefs.
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Just Jared:
Jensen Ackles Engaged To Danneel Harris  —  Jensen Ackles and his longtime girlfriend Danneel Harris are engaged, her rep confirms exclusively to JustJared.com.  —  The 31-year-old Supernatural actor and 30-year-old One Tree Hill actress have been dating for about three years but have been friends for nearly a decade.
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and TEN Gossip
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Seven’ team reuniting for ‘Peter Proud’ adaptation  —  The makers of “Seven” are teaming to reincarnate “The Reincarnation of Peter Proud” for Columbia.  —  David Fincher is attached to direct the new adaptation of the Max Ehrlich novel, which will be penned by Andrew Kevin Walker.
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Exclusive: Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder, and Barbara Hershey Join Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan  —  One of my favorite filmmakers, Darren Aronofsky is gearing up to shoot his fifth feature film in New York City in just a few weeks.  And one of my very reliable spies has uncovered a bit of casting news on this new project.
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.
NY Daily News:
Rush & Molloy: Did Cruise give a beatdown to disobedient Scientologists?  —  Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes arrive at the Altman Building on W. 18th St. for a fund-raiser benefiting the New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project, which Cruise co-founded in 2002.
Kevin West / Wmagazine.com:
Demi Goddess  —  SHE'S NO LONGER THE LARGER-THAN-LIFE BOX OFFICE STAR OF THE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES, BUT WITH A SLATE OF QUIRKY INDIE ROLES AND A HORDE OF DIGITAL FOLLOWERS, DEMI MOORE IS REINVENTING HER CAREER.  CALL IT DEMI 2.0.  —  Demi Moore wears a Lanvin necklace.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and coverawards.com
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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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

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
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