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11:20 AM ET, December 15, 2009

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Lisa Depaulo / GQ Magazine: GQ:
Good Girl Gone Badass  —  Yes, Rihanna's back: With a new album, a new willingness to speak about Chris Brown, and a new look so sexy that...well, take a peek yourself.  Lisa DePaulo sits down with Pop's reigning princess to talk about all of that—and to ask a few tough questions she hasn't answered anywhere else.
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Popeater:
After Walmart Tirade, Chris Brown Quits Twitter  —  Days after using Twitter to call retail giant Walmart liars for “blackballing” his new album from their stores (which they aren't), Chris Brown has made like Miley and quit the micro-blogging craze.  —  Brown's Twitter home, @mechanicalDummy now …
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Rated X: Rihanna's naughty makeover continues with topless GQ covershoot  —  Rihanna's raunchy makeover continues, as the pop singer graced a magazine cover in little more than a pair of leather hotpants.  —  Despite her arms being strategically placed, the daring shot of a topless Rihanna leaves little to the imagination.
HFPA:
The 67th Annual Golden Globe AwardsNOMINATIONS  —  GOLDEN GLOBE(S)®, HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION® and GOLDEN GLOBE® statuette design mark are the registered trademarks and service marks and the GOLDEN GLOBE® statuette the copyrighted property, of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
TMZ.com:
Courtney Love Loses Legal Control of Daughter  —  Courtney Love no longer has legal control of her daughter.  TMZ has learned a legal guardian has been appointed to care for 17-year-old Frances Bean Cobain.  —  Guardianships of this nature are frequently established when the parent is not capable of taking care of their children.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Another Tiger Woods' Mistress Identified - Meet Gloria Allred's New Client!  —  Meet Gloria Allred's new client.  —  Theresa Rogers, a beauty with a home in Wellington, Florida, is the 14th mistress linked to Tiger Woods, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.
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Us Weekly:
Source: Kate Hudson, Alex Rodriguez Split  —  Kate Hudson and New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez have split, a source confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  Hudson, 30, was mum when asked about the slugger, 34, on the Late Show With David Letterman last Thursday.  —  “You're a big Yankees fan …
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Michael Lohan NOT Arrested ... Phony Online Report!
Jordan Hoffman / Movies RSS Feed: UGO:
First Image of Nicolas Cage as Big Daddy in Kick-Ass  —  Never has a title so well described a film.  —  While we haven't seen Kick-Ass yet, we're absolutely certain that it does, indeed, kick ass.  —  We've been digging the Kick-Ass character posters we've seen so far …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Hey, Mama!  Kourtney Kardashian Welcomes Baby Boy  —  Any minute is right now!  —  Kourtney Kardashian welcomed her first child with boyfriend Scott Disick early Monday morning, E! News and Life & Style jointly report.  —  “Kourtney just delivered a healthy baby boy about an hour ago,” her publicist said.
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Pete Samson / The Sun:
Wife slings her ring over Tiger flings  —  TIGER Woods' wife braves the world WITHOUT her wedding ring - fuelling speculation their marriage is already over.  —  Blonde Elin Nordegren ventured out to take the couple's two children to a Christmas party in Florida on Saturday.
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Joey McIntyre Welcomes Second Son  —  Make way for another new kid on the block: Joey McIntyre has added a second boy to his brood.  —  Wife Barrett delivered son Rhys Edward McIntyre at 9 p.m. Sunday in Los Angeles, the singer's rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
El Mayimbe / Latino Review:
Exclusive: Could Spider-Man possibly be rocking Hobbit Feet?  —  El Mayimbe here...  With the announcement this weekend that casting of “THE HOBBIT” film is about to start, what's up with the role of Bilbo Baggins?  —  Fan speculation has been running rampant for the past year.
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Alfre Woodard to guest on ‘True Blood’  —  Actress also recently joined ‘Delta Blues’  —  Meet Lafayette's mom: It's Alfre Woodard!  —  The Emmy-winning actress has been tapped to guest star on Alan Ball's vampire drama “True Blood” as the mother of Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis) …
Discussion: BuddyTV
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘True Blood’ exclusive: ‘Tudors’ star is Franklin Mott!
Discussion: BuddyTV and Oh No They Didn't!
RADAR:
Jennifer Garner's Stalker Arrested  —  Jennifer Garner's stalker, Steven Burky, was arrested Monday for violating a court order and stalking while violating a court order after he was found to be near Garner's daughter Violet Affleck's school.  —  PHOTOS: Violet Affleck Feeds The Ducks
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Is Jenny Humphrey a Gossip Girl Homewrecker?  —  Oh, Jenny, you're having a bad year, aren't you?  Gossip Girl's would-be Queen Bee can't even reign supreme in her own school—and the “petty megalomaniac” look flatters no one—and now she's going to be a homewrecker, too?
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider and TV Fanatic
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Rob Shuter / Popeater:
Is Tiger Woods Leaving the USA for France?  —  Tiger Woods might have to change his passport to Tigre Woods (French for Tiger), because Naughty But Nice is exclusively reporting that the devastated golf pro is pondering a move to France thanks to the country's media rules.
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Showbiz Spy
Liza Hamm / People.com:
30 Rock Actor Needs a Kidney Transplant  —  Grizz Chapman, who plays Tracy Morgan's reliable sidekick on NBC's 30 Rock, is facing a real-life drama that is no laughing matter.  —  On Dec. 15, Chapman will reveal on The Dr. Oz Show that he's battling severe hypertension and needs a kidney transplant.
Discussion: iVillage and EW.com
X17 Online:
Clooney's Up In The Air Tops Golden Globe Nominations  —  The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees this morning for the 67th annual Golden Globes Awards, and we were delighted to see some of our fav films and television shows on the list.
Discussion: omg!
Honey Magazine:
MILF Shake: Kelis  —  Kelis may have recently blown out thirty candles, but her flame is far from lost.  In 1999 when most of today's pop stars were just pierce-less middle-schoolers, Kelis was grown and busy debuting her first album, Kaleidoscope.  The cover featured a then 20-year-old Harlem hope …
MTV:
Sarah Jessica Parker Impressed By Miley Cyrus' Height, Professionalism  —  The ‘Sex and the City 2’ star also discusses John Corbett's possible appearance in the movie.  —  Sarah Jessica Parker and Miley Cyrus don't appear onscreen together in “Sex and the City 2,” in theaters next year …
 
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