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11:25 AM ET, November 13, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Cindy Crawford — Extortion Victim?  —  Cindy Crawford was targeted for extortion, over a photo of her daughter which showed the daughter bound to a chair and gagged.  —  Documents were filed in federal court saying that Edis Kayalar, a friend of a former nanny of Crawford and husband Rande Gerber …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Cindy Crawford, Husband Targeted in Extortion Plot  —  Cindy Crawford and her entrepreneur husband Rande Gerber were the victims of a $100,000 extortion scheme involving a photograph of their 7-year-old daughter purportedly taken by the couple's former nanny, according to court papers filed Thursday …
NY Daily News:
Extortionist demands $100,000 from Cindy Crawford for photo …
Discussion: Hecklerspray
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Clemmie Moodie / Mirror.co.uk:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's STONED  —  EXCLUSIVE: Star of kids' films laughs as he has joint  —  Giggling Daniel Radcliffe gets off his face on dope - as a friend scrawls a comedy moustache on him.  —  The party-loving Harry Potter idol, a spliff between his fingers …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
ABC closing in on 'Charlie's Angels'  —  Network close to deal on pilot order  —  ABC is close to giving a pilot order to a modern version of the classic 1970s TV actioner “Charlie's Angels.”  —  Josh Friedman, who recently adapted the “Terminator” franchise for his Fox series “Terminator …
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Emmy Rossum Met Adam Duritz Through Twitter  —  For Emmy Rossum, her relationship with Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz began with a Tweet.  —  “I was on tour with the band this summer.  They invited me actually on Twitter,” Rossum said Thursday on the radio show Valentine in the Morning.
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Popeater:
Look at This Twitter Love Connection: Rossum Met Duritz Online
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Bryan Alexander / Time:
It's Twilight in America.  —  Hardwicke spotted Kristen Stewart in Into the Wild, in which Stewart makes a brief but indelible appearance as a roller-skate-skinny underage seductress.  Hardwicke flew to Pittsburgh, Pa., where Stewart was making Adventureland.
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Extra:
Stripper Apologizes to Fergie  —  Nicole Forrester — the stripper who claims she had an affair with Josh Duhamel — has reached out to “Extra” to apologize to Fergie.  “I thought, 'Nobody's gonna find out.  It's not gonna hurt anybody,” says Forrester, a 34-year-old single mother …
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TMZ.com:
Papa Lohan — Leaked Calls Could Mean Prison  —  Michael Lohan could wind up behind bars for his despicable decision to release secret recordings of his family's phone conversations — because it appears MiLo wasn't legally allowed to be on the calls in the first place.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Levi Johnston's Manager: Playgirl Shoot “Was Fantastic!”  —  Forget Lady Gaga's “Disco Stick.”  Levi Johnston's wielded a hockey stick in his much-anticipated Playgirl photo shoot Thursday, his manager confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  “The shoot was fantastic!”
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Levi and Katie Big Topics in Oprah-Palin Summit
Discussion: NY Daily News and TV Envy
Shaheem Reid / MTV:
Gucci Mane Sentenced To 12 Months In Jail  —  Rapper is sentenced in Atlanta for parole violation.  —  Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12 months in jail on Thursday (November 12) for probation violation and taken away in handcuffs, according to his lawyer.  —  Mane pleaded guilty to assault …
TMZ.com:
Eddie Cibrian's Wife — He's Finally Screwing Me!  —  Eddie Cibrian's soon-to-be ex-wife claims the actor is cheating on her again — this time with his wallet.  —  Brandi Cibrian claims the “CSI: Miami” star has left her essentially high and dry since he took off back in August after 8 years of marriage …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie “Fight Like Cat and Dogs”  —  The new Us Weekly (on newsstands now) has the exclusive first look at what's really inside a shocking new tell-all about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie — and reveals the truth behind some of the alleged bombshells.
Us Weekly:
Wynonna: “Too Soon” for Taylor Swift to Win Entertainer of the Year  —  On Wednesday, Taylor Swift became the youngest artist ever to win the Country Music Association Awards' top honor: Entertainer of the Year.  —  But Wynonna Judd doesn't think Swift, 19, is ready for such a top honor.
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Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Carrie Underwood Stops Brad Paisley From Praising Taylor Swift
E! Online:
Out With a Bang: Ashlee and Colin Shoot “Crazy Naked” Sex Scene Before Leaving Melrose  —  Looks like the Parents Television Council is going to have more ammo.  —  We're hearing there's going to be a “crazy naked” sex scene on Melrose Place before the two recently ousted players go on their merry way …
Michael Starr / New York Post:
‘Jon & Kate’ to be replaced by ‘Cake Boss’  —  e Boss" will replace the moribund “ Jon & Kate Plus 8” on TLC.  —  The network is set to announce that “Cake Boss,” now in its second season, will take over for “Jon & Kate” at 9 p.m. Mondays beginning Nov. 30.
Discussion: Extra and Fancast News
Sports Illustrated:
'The Mullet Isn't A Hairdo, It's A Lifestyle' … VD And Crabs … Random Links … DUI Dummies … E-Mail Of The Day … More Links On Twitter And Facebook … Sports Video Of The Day … Live TV Fight Video Of The Day … Toby Jones Video Of The Day … Have A Link, Comment or Question For Us?
Craig Zablo's StalloneZone:
Rambo Changes Course  —  Hey SZoners - I just received an e-mail from Sly for all SZoners: … This is great news since it means that we should get two Stallone movies - a new “Rambo” [back to the concept everyone seemed to dig] and what sounds like “Hunter” based on the novel written specifically for Sly by James Byron Huggins.
Tom Breihan / Pitchfork:
Premiere: Solange Covers Dirty Projectors' “Stillness Is the Move”  —  If Solange Knowles isn't sampling Boards of Canada or getting Jay-Z and Beyoncé into Grizzly Bear, she's jamming out to Dirty Projectors.  She's been bumping DP so much, in fact, that she decided to go ahead and cover …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Gus Van Sant film keeps it in the family  —  Henry Hopper, Schuyler Fisk join drama  —  The casting process of Columbia and Imagine's untitled Gus Van Sant drama is keeping with the project's familial theme.  —  The feature, on which Bryce Dallas Howard is teaming with father Ron Howard …
Discussion: Movieline and EW.com
Us Weekly:
Julianne Hough Calls Chuck Wicks Split “a Good Thing”  —  Julianne Hough tells Usmagazine.com her split from Chuck Wicks is for the best.  —  “It's a good thing for us right now,” the singer, 21, told Us Thursday at the Nashville premiere of The Blind Side.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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