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2:20 PM 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 …
X17 Online:
Cindy Crawford Victim Of Alleged Extortion Plot That Involves Photo …
Discussion: TMZ.com
NY Daily News:
Extortionist demands $100,000 from Cindy Crawford for photo …
Discussion: Hecklerspray
Clemmie Moodie / Mirror.co.uk:
Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe smokes spliff at party  —  Harry Potter idol Daniel Radcliffe laughed his head off as he smoked pot at a party.  —  Dopey Daniel, 20, even wandered about the house-warming bash, babbling to other party-goers: “I love weed.”
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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 …
Daily Mail:
Daniel Radcliffe denies smoking marijuana after being caught up in drug scandal  —  Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe today ‘categorically’ denied he had smoked a cannabis joint at a party after pictures emerged of him allegedly using the drug.  —  The 20-year-old actor was pictured …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: I'm Too Famous For A Regular Job, Jon Gosselin Says In New Court Papers  —  The burden of fame apparently weighs heavily on Jon Gosselin, according to new court papers obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com.  —  While battling TLC in a breach of contract lawsuit …
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Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Jon Gosselin Files $5 Million Lawsuit Against TLC  —  In the latest skirmish in his war with TLC, Jon Gosselin has filed a $5 million claim against the network, saying its representatives damaged his reputation and career by preventing him from working with other media outlets.
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, Pop Crunch and Fancast News
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 …
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 …
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Us Weekly:
Eddie Cibrian's Ex Claims He's Stiffing Her Out of Spousal Support
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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 …
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Levi and Katie Big Topics in Oprah-Palin Summit
Discussion: NY Daily News and TV Envy
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: 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.
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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
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.
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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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 …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
CW scrubs up for med school drama  —  Amy Holden Jones penned the project  —  The CW is going to medical school with “HMS,” an ensemble drama from “Mystic Pizza” writer Amy Holden Jones.  —  The project, about a group of bright students at Harvard Medical School, marks the producing debut of …
 
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Julian McMahon sees ‘Red’
Discussion: Splash Page, Collider and /Film
TMZ.com:
Lohan Burns Dad — He's the Fame Whore
Discussion: Us Weekly, Perez Hilton and E! Online
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Turteltaub takes on Greenpeace
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Eric Ditzian / MTV Movies Blog:
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Gus Van Sant film keeps it in the family
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
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From Mediagazer:

Daniel Kaplan / Awful Announcing:
The US DOJ and 17 state attorneys general file briefs for Fubo and against Venu Sports, which is trying to get an injunction lifted that blocked Venu's launch

Frank Connelly / Bloomberg:
Vivendi says one of its small investors seeks to delay Vivendi's spinoff of Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette Group; shareholders were due to vote December 9

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

 
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