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1:20 PM ET, December 19, 2009

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TMZ.com:
‘Dance Crew’ Judge Busted for Child Molestation  —  Shane Sparks — a judge on the MTV show “America's Best Dance Crew” — has been arrested and charged with 8 counts of child molestation.  —  The LAPD took Sparks into custody at 8AM PT this morning on a felony warrant charging him with molestation.
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Deane Sheremet Files for Divorce from LeAnn Rimes  —  Three months after announcing their separation, Deane Sheremet has filed for divorce from country star LeAnn Rimes, according to Los Angeles court papers.  —  Sheremet cites “irreconcilable differences” for the end of their nearly eight-year marriage …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Dean Sheremet Files for Divorce from Leann Rimes
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Kate / Celebrity Baby Blog:
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady Name Son Benjamin  —  Bauer Griffin  —  Since welcoming their first son together on December 8th, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have been struggling to choose a name for their child.  But in a message posted on her Web site Friday, Gisele calls the baby “Benjamin,” telling fans:
Us Weekly:
Knowles Family Pal on Divorce: “It's Been Unraveling for Some Time”  —  Following Friday morning's report that Tina Knowles filed for divorce from Mathew Knowles in November, a source close to the showbiz family confirms to Usmagazine.com, “It's true.”  The parents to Beyonce and Solange Knowles have been married for 29 years.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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TMZ.com:
Beyonce's Mom Files for Divorce
Steve Helling / People.com:
Source: Tiger's Mother Is ‘Angry and Disappointed’  —  Even the most protective mom can find fault with her cub, and Kultilda Woods is furious with her Tiger, a family friend tells PEOPLE.  —  “[She] is hurt, angry and disappointed in Tiger,” the friend says.  “She wants to know how he could do this to his family.”
Aspen Steib / CNN:
Lil Wayne detained in Texas after marijuana found on tour buses  —  (CNN) — Rapper Lil Wayne was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas on Friday after authorities found marijuana on two of his tour buses.  —  The marijuana on the buses was detected by a drug dog, said Agent Joe Trevino.
Starpulse:
Amy Winehouse Gets Engaged To Ex-Husband; They Want Kids  —  Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil has confirmed they are engaged to be married for a second time.  —  The couple divorced in July following a turbulent two-year marriage, which saw the pair sink into drug abuse …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Phil / Egotastic!:
Tara Reid Playboy Nude Pictures.  You're Welcome?  —  So, here's the story behind these Tara Reid nude Playboy pictures.  Besides desperately needing any shred of attention she can get to revive her long dead career, Tara is making a big fuss about how it wasn't fair that people made fun …
Popeater:
Jude Law Says He Has 3 Kids.  Really?  —  Jude Law forgot how to count on Thursday when asked by David Letterman how many kids he has.  There to promote the awesome-looking ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ Law and the ‘Late Show’ host were going through the whatcha-doin-for-Christmas motions when he said …
Jennifer Godwin / E! Online:
Mastermind Matt Weiner Tells the Future of Mad Men  —  It's been a good week for Mad Men!  —  AMC's '60s-set saga was nominated for multiple Golden Globes and SAG Awards following the show's top-notch third season, and since we're as obsessed as the trophy folks with the wild world …
Discussion: TV Squad and Jezebel
Jason Dietz / features.metacritic.com:
Ten Years of Metacritic: The Best (and Worst) Movies of the Decade  —  Our top movies from 2000-09  —  Earlier this week, we published our list of the best music of the decade.  Now, it's time to do the same for movies.  —  Our film staff has been collecting reviews for each week's …
Wall Street Journal:
How Tiger Protected His Image  —  After a Tabloid Took Compromising Photos, His Camp Cut a Deal; Posing for Men's Fitness  —  In the summer of 2007, a representative for Tiger Woods called an editor at Golf Digest with some awkward news.  Though the magazine was spending hundreds of thousands …
Art Beast / The Daily Beast:
Is Dr. Drew a Phony?  — Home - Cheat sheet - Buzz board - Big Fat Story - Blogs & stories - Videos - Galleries - Crossword  —  Blogs and Stories  —  Duncan Roy, a castmember of Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew, writes about being on the controversial reality-TV show—the treatment, the cameras …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Jezebel
TMZ.com:
Jon Gosselin — Backed Into a Corner  —  Jon Gosselin is in immediate financial trouble now that his divorce from Kate Gosselin is final ... because he got nailed with huge child support payments and has no real way of paying ... sources tell TMZ.  —  We've learned under the arbitrator's award …
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Rennie Dyball / People.com:
For Diddy at 40, It's All About His Twin Daughters
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Jem Aswad / MTV:
Lady Gaga: MTV News' Woman Of The Year!
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Simpson goes to jail - to bail out her drunk friend “Lil' Cholita”
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Kevin Jonas weds in secret
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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