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2:05 PM ET, December 22, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy — Frantic Rescue Effort  —  Brittany Murphy's husband and mother made a frantic attempt to revive her before paramedics arrived ... this according to notes written by an investigator from the L.A. County Coroner's office.  And, there were a shocking number of strong prescription meds on Brittany's nightstand.
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Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Brittany Murphy's Husband Tells PEOPLE: ‘We Want to Know Why We Lost Our Baby’  —  A “devastated” Simon Monjack tells PEOPLE his wife Brittany Murphy did not overdose on drugs and did not suffer from an eating disorder.  —  “These rumors that she was anorexic?
Brittany Murphy / Access Hollywood:
ACCESS EXCLUSIVE: Brittany Murphy's Husband Speaks Out: ‘My World Was Destroyed’  —  Just one day after the death Brittany Murphy, her husband Simon Monjack has spoken out exclusively to Access Hollywood about the untimely loss of his wife.  —  “My world was destroyed yesterday,” …
TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy Leaves Will  —  TMZ has learned Brittany Murphy had a will when she died — a will she executed before she met husband Simon Monjack.  —  Sources say the will left her estate to her mother, Sharon Murphy.  —  The house Brittany owned and died in was held in trust …
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Dakota Fanning: Brittany Murphy Had a Warm, Childlike Spirit
People.com:
LeAnn Rimes Reaches Divorce Settlement  —  That was fast.  —  On the same day Deane Sheremet filed for divorce last week from LeAnn Rimes, they agreed to a confidential divorce settlement, Los Angeles court records show.  —  “The [settlement] shall not be filed in this proceeding due …
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Us Weekly:
LeAnn Rimes Reaches Divorce Settlement  —  The same day Deane Sheremet filed for divorce from LeAnn Rimes Dec. 17, the two reached a confidential divorce settlement, according to Los Angeles court records.  —  “The [settlement] shall not be filed in this proceeding due to the parties mutual desire …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Cele|bitchy
X17 Online:
Beyonce And Taylor To Perform At The Grammys!  —  No surprise here!  The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will have plenty of star power come this January, including Beyonce (who earned ten noms this year) and country cutie Taylor Swift (who earned eight herself).  Can't wait to see their performances!
Discussion: Associated Press
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Us Weekly:
Brody Jenner and Jayde Nicole Split!  —  Another couple from The Hills is reality-TV history.  Brody Jenner and Jayde Nicole have broken up after about 15 months together, a source close to Jenner confirms to UsMagazine.com.  —  Nicole, 23, hinted at the split on her Twitter around 8pm Dec. 18 …
The Sun:
Amy's star turn as Singer-hella  —  Real Heroes - New Book Helps Support Armed Forces  —  DRUG-ravaged AMY WINEHOUSE was facing a police probe last night for allegedly kicking a theatre manager in the groin - after hurling four-letter abuse at PANTO stars.  —  OH YES SHE DID!
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Perez Hilton:
Tiger Woods Is Still Screwing His Primary Whore???  —  Although we previously reported this mess, we didn't actually think he was that stoopid!  —  In Touch Weekly is reporting that the scandalous life of Tiger Woods hasn't stopped just because the world has found out how dirty he is.
Discussion: X17 Online
ComingSoon.net:
The Trailer for Knight and Day  —  E! Online has posted the trailer for director James Mangold's action-comedy Knight and Day, starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Viola Davis, Olivier Martinez, Paul Dano, Maggie Grace and Mark Blucas.  —  Hitting theaters on July 2 …
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Elin threatens to take the kids  —  At the center of what's quickly shaping up to be a bitter split between golf legend Tiger Woods and his humiliated wife, Elin, are the couple's two innocent young children — daughter Sam, 2, and son Charlie, 10 months.  As someone who's lived through …
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NY Daily News:
Source says Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jerry Ferrara have split  —  If you thought Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Jerry Ferrara were going to last, you can just fuhgeddaboudit.  —  The two, who had been dating since October 2008, have decided to go their separate ways, according to a source close to the “Sopranos” actress.
Jeff Probst / PopWatch:
Jeff Probst blogs about ‘Survivor’ finale: ‘Nobody outplayed Russell’  —  Okay, now that the show is officially over I'm going to take off my hosting and producing hat and just give you my personal reaction to what went down last night.  —  I think Russell was the victim of a jury of bitter people.
Discussion: The Live Feed | THR
TMZ.com:
FBI Involved in Michael Jackson Molestation Trial  —  The FBI was secretly involved in the child molestation case against Michael Jackson, according to documents just released by the agency.  —  In July, 2004, a memo was drafted stating that the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's …
Discussion: omg!
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian's Sexy Salad Tossing  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  Remember when Audrina Patridge posed in a gold bikini while eating a Carl's Jr teriyaki burger?
Discussion: Dlisted, iVillage and Gabby Babble
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Sesame Street Star Dies of Cancer  —  Somewhere, behind a building, Big Bird is weeping.  —  He may be 40 now and have long since learned the meaning of death, but that doesn't make the passing of his Sesame Street pal Alaina Reed Hall any easier.  —  The actress, who starred as Olivia …
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Nick Cannon:
Check out these pics from Mariah's ""Up Out My Face" Video Shoot  —  This entry was posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 11:09 pm and is filed under The Scoop.  You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.  You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Discussion: Rap Radar and CONCRETELOOP.COM
Popeater:
Britney Spears Is Your Celebrity of the Decade  —  While that one wacky news station swears that they report and you decide, PopEater really lives up to the mantra.  Last week, we asked you to choose from our lot of six megastars who would earn the title ‘Celebrity of the Decade.’ We laid …
Discussion: Digital Spy
 
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