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3:00 PM ET, November 19, 2009

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TMZ.com:
John Kerry's Daughter — Busted  —  Senator John Kerry's daughter, Alexandra Forbes Kerry, was arrested early this morning on suspicion of DUI ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  It went down in Hollywood at 12:40 AM in Hollywood.  Alexandra, a 36-year-old film producer and director …
TMZ.com:
Tila Screwed Up Really Bad, Lawyer Says  —  Tila Tequila's lawyer blames his client's meltdown on former BF Shawne Merriman.  —  Attorney Cyrus Nownejad tells TMZ he thinks the “domestic violence” incident with Shawne in September may have “pushed her over the edge.”
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TMZ.com:
Tila Tequila — Naked and Ranting  —  Tila Tequila has stripped down naked to go on a bizarre, rambling rant — live on her Ustream page.  —  We're told Tila has been at this for hours ... ranting about everything from her personal hygiene to her case against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman …
Discussion: omg!, Perez Hilton and Bumpshack.com
Robert Dominguez / NY Daily News:
Pamela Anderson on telling her tween sons about her infamous sex tape with Tommy Lee  —  Pam Anderson with sons Brandon Thomas (l.) and Dylan Jagger on vacation in St. Tropez on 2006.  She's having ‘that talk’ with her boys - the one where she explains her sex tape.
Lindsay Robertson / omg! on Yahoo!:
Demi Moore's W Cover: Worst Photoshop Ever?  —  Everyone knows by now that magazines extensively airbrush the stars on their covers, and usually the celebs appreciate a little touchup and wouldn't want it any other way.  But imagine Demi Moore, 47, getting her first look at the latest …
Us Weekly:
Audrina Patridge and Glee's Mark Salling Get Close at Party  —  The Hills are alive with the sound of Glee?  —  At Thursday's Us Weekly Hot Hollywood party at L.A. hotspot Voyeur, Audrina Patridge only had eyes for a brand-new bad boy: Mark Salling, the mohawk-sporting hunk from FOX's new hit show Glee.
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Robert Pattinson: A Fan Took Her Clothes Off for Me  —  Robert Pattinson didn't realize the power of his own words - until a fan starting stripping after he made an off-hand suggestion.  —  It happened “after a period of signing 500 signatures,” the New Moon heartthrob tells Ellen DeGeneres on her show airing Friday.
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Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson: I Told a Female Fan to Strip for Me — and She Did!
Discussion: TEN Gossip, iVillage and DailyFill.com
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Hollywood's Most Overpaid Stars  —  Will Ferrell tops our list of actors who cost more than their box office worth.  —  LOS ANGELES — This summer's Land of the Lost was one of those epic Hollywood disasters that makes outsiders question why anyone is in the movie business.
Us Weekly:
PHOTO: See Heidi Klum's Post-Baby Body!  —  Project Runway's Heidi Klum has said “auf wiedersehen” to her baby weight.  —  On Wednesday, she revealed her post-baby body as she joined Victoria's Secret supermodels Wednesday as they promoted the upcoming Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in NYC.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Anne Hathaway Wanted For ‘Spider-Man 4’  —  EXCLUSIVE: You know I'm insecure about my geek bonafides which I've been trying to improve in recent years.  (Heck, I grew up never reading a single comic book.)  But I'm aware that the Internet has been afloat with Spider-Man 4 casting rumors in recent days.
3am.co.uk:
Thanks Dad!  Mitch Winehouse tells the world Amy's boobs have burst  —  Specials  —  Mitch Winehouse has rubbished claims that his daughter Amy went to hospital the other day for a cold - revealing it was due to her new boobs going pop.  —  Telegraphing the news on his Living TV show, Mitch said: “It wasn't because she had a cold.
Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Nicole Richie Hospitalized for Pneumonia  —  Nicole Richie has checked herself into a Los Angeles hospital.  —  A rep for the star tells Usmagazine.com, “Nicole has checked into Ceders Sinai where she is being treated for pneumonia.  She is doing well.”
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Daily Mail:
A diva demand too far, Mariah Carey: Call for 20 white kittens blocked by elf ‘n’ safety  —  As one of the world's biggest stars, Mariah Carey doesn't know the meaning of the word No.  —  But it appears Britain's health and safety officials are about to teach her.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag, Yeeeah! and Dlisted
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘House,’ ‘Criminal Minds,’ ‘Glee,’ ‘Smallville,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: House writer Tommy Moran tweeted that episode 14 is a big one for Cuddy.
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Michael K / Dlisted:
This Is How You Snatch A Wig  —  Whenever the winner is announced at a beauty pageant, the losers always stand there with a processed smile on their face and freshly glazed eyes.  They clap because they are programmed to, but deep inside their brains they are fantasizing about ripping the winning whore's head off with their bare teeth.
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Pitt passes on millions to trick-or-treat  —  Plus: Palin jolts Oprah's ratings; keeping tabs on TomKat  —  With so many celebrities willing to attend the opening of an envelope if a paycheck is involved, a recent decision by Brad Pitt is especially impressive.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Evil Beet Gossip
Kristin / Style News:
EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Conrad to Author a Style Book!  —  Jill Johnson/JPI  —  She's a successful TV star, fashion designer and fiction writer, but she hasn't written a book on style — until now.  Lauren Conrad will unveil her top style tips in Lauren Conrad Style, to be published by Harper Collins in the fall of 2010.
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Robert Pattinson Admits All the Tabloid Rumors Are True  —  It's all true, Twilight fans: Robert Pattinson is dating a costar, is engaged, has had a drug overdose, and has had an injury involving his derriere.  All of it.  —  “I actually come up with these rumors myself,” the British actor …
Discussion: Socialite Life
Popeater:
Chaz Bono: Gender Is Between Your Ears, Not Between Your Legs  —  For the first time, Chaz Bono, born to Cher and the late Sonny Bono as Chastity, opened up about his new life as a man, in an exclusive interview with ‘Good Morning America.’ “This was a very difficult decision to make, but it is the best decision I've ever made.
Lauren Lipton / New York Times:
Only Palin's Stylist Knows for Sure  —  THE most elusive fashion stylist in America was nervous.  Sitting on a reporter's sofa, dressed in yoga pants and a hoodie, she tucked her slender legs underneath her, averted her eyes and explained why she had decided to out herself after avoiding the spotlight for so long.
Cele|bitchy:
Jenna Jameson on Oprah: ‘you can see love’ in my movies  —  The world's most famous porn star Jenna Jameson was on Oprah Tuesday as part of a “very special” report on women and erotica.  Jameson initially showed off her waterfront mansion and her cute seven month-old twin sons in a pre-taped segment.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Pajiba
Kenneth Turan / Los Angeles Times:
Movie review: ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’  —  The novel demands that Bella and Edward be kept apart, robbing the movie of the crazy love that made ‘Twilight’ such a guilty pleasure.  And about the director ....  “This is the last time you'll ever see me,” Edward Cullen says to Bella Swan.  As if.
 
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Popeater:
Gerard Butler Imitates Michael Jackson, Dangles Fake “Baby” Outside Window
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EMINEM ORDERS ANOTHER DOSE OF ‘RELAPSE’
Nick Levine / Digital Spy:
They've only gone and done it again!
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David Caplan / People.com:
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