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11:25 AM ET, December 23, 2009

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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Brittany Murphy Funeral Christmas Eve  —  RadarOnline.com can exclusively report that Brittany Murphy's funeral is to be held on Christmas Eve at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills.  —  Brittany Murphy Passes Away At 32  —  The funeral service is listed as “strictly private.”
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Paul Millar / Digital Spy:
Brittany Murphy's family left ‘devastated’  —  Brittany Murphy's mother-in-law has spoken about the family's devastation in the wake of the actress's death earlier this week.  —  Murphy, 32, suffered a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Hospital in LA on Sunday.
Discussion: TMZ.com and omg!
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
PHOTO: Brittany Murphy's Haunting Final Role  —  In late summer, Brittany Murphy wrapped work as the lead on Abandoned, a psychological thriller also starring Dean Cain, Mimi Rogers and Peter Bogdanovich.  In this photo, one the last film stills taken of Murphy, she is seen as Mary Walsh …
Discussion: Popeater
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Brittany Murphy's Husband Tells PEOPLE: ‘We Want to Know Why We Lost Our Baby’
CBS News:
M.D.: Had to Be Drugs that Killed Murphy
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Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Enters Rehab, Vows to Stay in Band  —  Rolling Stone can confirm that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has entered a rehab facility to treat an addiction to prescription painkillers.  “With the help of my family and team of medical professionals I am taking responsibility …
X17 Online:
Steven Tyler Back In Rehab
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Conservatorship Extended  —  Britney Spears will remain under the watchful eye of her father — now that a judge has ruled to extend her conservatorship.  —  The judge didn't specify how long the conservatorship will remain in place, but lawyers involved in the matter tell TMZ …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Co-Conservatorship To Continue  —  It was an expensive day in court Tuesday for Britney Spears.  In a Los Angeles courtroom Commissioner Reva Goetz ordered the co-conservatorship of Britney Spears to continue, with her father, Jamie Spears, to continue to receive $16k …
XXL:
XXcLusive: T.I. Released from Prison Today, Lawyer Confirms  —  The King is back.  XXLMag.com has learned that T.I. was released from prison this morning (December 22) and will be admitted into a halfway house in his hometown of Atlanta, later today.  —  XXL spoke with Tip's lead defense attorney …
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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
T.I. Sprung From Federal Prison
Discussion: iVillage
TMZ.com:
Christina Aguilera Involved in Car Accident  —  TMZ has learned Christina Aguilera was involved in a minor car accident in West Hollywood moments ago.  —  According to witnesses at the scene ... Aguilera was riding shotgun in her own Range Rover — which was being driven by her assistant — when her SUV rear-ended another vehicle.
The Huffington Post:
The Jonas Family Christmas Card (PHOTO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Huffington Post got a look at the Jonas family Christmas card for 2009, and it's reprinted below.  It's a brown and green photocard from Shutterfly.  —  Missing are parents Denise and Paul, but present is baby brother Frankie …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Tiger hooks up with Rachel again!  —  Tiger hooks up with Rachel again!  —  Tiger Woods hasn't shown his face since the news broke that he'd been cheating on his wife, Elin Nordegren, with as many as a dozen porn stars, cocktail waitresses and party girls.
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Schreff / Hollywood Life:
EXCLUSIVE!  Rachel Uchitel Tells HollywoodLife.com: “I Am Not Pregnant!
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘True Blood,’ ‘Glee,’ 'Grey's,' ‘Chuck,’ 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: Thanks for all the True Blood casting news!
TMZ.com:
Bench Warrant Out for ‘Real Housewife’  —  One of the “Real Housewives of Orange County” is officially a wanted woman — accused of blowing off a judge in a million dollar legal battle.  —  Lynne Curtin and her husband Frank were supposed to appear in a Southern California courtroom yesterday …
Melissa Ritti / People.com:
It's a New Son for Johnny Knoxville  —  It's a boy for Johnny Knoxville and girlfriend Naomi Nelson.  —  The couple welcomed son Rocko Akira Clapp on Sunday night in Los Angeles.  The baby weighed in at 8 lbs., and measured 20 inches long.  Both mother and son are doing well, reports the Los Angeles Times.
TMZ.com:
Dr. Conrad Murray — Lights, Camera, TV Show  —  Only in Hollywood, could a doctor who's being investigated in the death of Michael Jackson score a gig to star in a international TV special.  —  TMZ has learned Dr. Conrad Murray struck a deal with a British documentary crew to shoot footage …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Another Baby on the Way for Creed's Scott Stapp!  —  Creed frontman Scott Stapp and his wife, Jaclyn, are expecting their second child together next July, the singer's rep tells UsMagazine.com.  —  “When Jaclyn told me we were having another baby, I was overwhelmed with joy …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ‘Nurse Jackie’ drops Mo-Mo!  —  I hate to be the bearer of rotten news just three days before Christmas, but I just learned that one of my (and no doubt your) favorite Nurse Jackie characters will not be returning for the show's upcoming second season.
Discussion: Inside TV Blog and Queerty
Anya Leon / People.com:
Soap Star Michelle Stafford Is a Mom!  —  Following a three-year quest to start a family, Michelle Stafford's biggest wish has finally come true.  —  The Young and the Restless star welcomed daughter Natalia Scout Lee Stafford on Monday at 11:23 p.m., her rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.
 
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