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1:10 PM ET, October 2, 2010

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PopEater:
Shia LaBeouf Won't Drop Beef With Frankie Muniz  —  Even when Shia LaBeouf has six number one movies in a row and a peaking career, he still likes putting down Frankie Muniz.  When asked about his success on a radio program on Sept. 30 called ‘The Bert Show,’ LaBeouf opportunistically took …
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Did Britney Spears Stiff Her Nanny?  —  How much does it cost to take care of a celebrity baby?  —  Apparently Britney Spears pays $35,000 a month to have Jayden James and Sean Preston tended to.  Or not.  —  See, according to a new lawsuit filed by an ex-nanny, Spears never paid that amount …
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Sued By Former Nanny  —  Under the category ... hired help costs a frickin' fortune ... Britney Spears is being sued by a former nanny who claims she's owed $35,202 for one month's work.  —  Ferial Zaltash claims Britney hired her as a personal assistant and nanny to her children in September, 2007.
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Wonder Woman is back...as a TV series!  —  Wonder Woman is heading back to the screen but instead of flying to movie theatres, the Amazon princess is returning to television.  —  Warner Bros. Television is developing a modern-day reboot of the classic DC comic book heroine and is lassoing …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Wonder Woman Returning To TV As Series Written And Produced By David E. Kelley  —  This has to be the highest-profile effort to bring Wonder Woman to television: One of TV's best-known creators, The Practice's David E. Kelley, has come on board to write and produce a new series project about the female superhero.
Discussion: Just Jared
Rap-Up / Hip-Hop and R&B Music, News …:
Video: Kanye West's ‘SNL’ Promos  —  Kanye West appears alongside host Bryan Cranston and cast member Jason Sudeikis in two promo clips for tomorrow's “Saturday Night Live,” which marks his first time back on the show since firing heated words at the cast on “POWER.”
Discussion: Rap Radar
Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
J.K. Rowling Hints to Oprah There Could Be More Harry Potter  —  J.K. Rowling attends the grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando  —  Fans, rejoice - J.K. Rowling offered a bit of hope on Friday that, perhaps, the final Harry Potter story has yet to be told.
Us Weekly:
Underage Miley Cyrus Hits Up 21+ Hollywood Nightclub  —  When an underage Miley Cyrus hit up Hollywood hotspot Voyeur just before midnight Thursday, the 17-year-old singer proved she really can't be tamed.  —  “She was constantly smiling and seemed to be in great spirits,” …
PopEater:
Teri Hatcher, Cybill Shepherd and Linda Evans Come Clean to Oprah About Aging in Hollywood  —  Three Hollywood leading ladies came clean to Oprah Winfrey about the difficulty of aging in Tinseltown, washing off their makeup and opening their hearts.  —  Teri Hatcher, Cybill Shepherd …
Discussion: StyleList
TMZ.com:
Heidi and Spencer — Divorce Is No S'more  —  Newly reconciled Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt spent yesterday evening roasting marshmallows — over an open fire of their burning divorce papers.  —  As we previously reported, Heidi called off her divorce from Spencer — and as a symbol of their …
Discussion: Popbytes
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Us Weekly:
PIC: Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt Burn Divorce Papers
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Michael Bolton: Bruno Tonioli Should Do Some Soul-Searching  —  Michael Bolton is still a fan of Dancing with the Stars.  But after judge Bruno Tonioli's “mean-spirited” critique of the singer's dance number Monday, Bolton has a message for the judge: “Bruno should search his soul for what he is doing on that show.”
Cele|bitchy:
Angelina Jolie disgusted by Brad Pitt's artichoke-induced gas  —  The Enquirer really missed the boat with their b.s. cover story this week, “Oprah's Employees Tell All”.  There isn't much dirt on Oprah in that article and the story inside is pretty tame.  The better story …
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip … and Dlisted
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
SPIDEY UPDATE: Emma Stone To Be Offered Mary Jane Watson  —  UPDATE: Sony Pictures Entertainment will imminently offer the role of Mary Jane Watson to Emma Stone, who starred for the studio in Zombieland and Easy A. It's another good role for Stone, who is currently shooting …
Maysa Rawi / Daily Mail:
Will Kate's extreme bed head trend catch on?  Dishevelled model joins Gisele and Tara to celebrate Vogue 90th anniversary at masked ball  —  Kate Moss may be a style icon but when she stepped out sporting out-of-bed hair last night, she may have taken the trend a step too far.
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Gawker
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Khloe Kardashian: Why “I'm Scared” to Get Pregnant  —  Khloe Kardashian just celebrated her first wedding anniversary with Lamar Odom (he surprised her with a vow renewal!), but how soon until the happy couple starts a family?  —  “I want kids,” Kardashian, 26, says in the new Us Weekly.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Kirstie Alley Needs To Stop  —  A little over a week ago, Kirstie Alley proclaimed to her Twitter followers that 50 pounds of dead Thetans from her body threw themselves into a volcano and she only has 30 more pounds to lose.  Then she Twatted a picture that was so overly Photoshopped …
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Charley / StarzLife:   Kirstie Alley: Morning Person
TMZ.com:
‘NCIS’ Star Michael Weatherly In Car Crash  —  Michael Weatherly — one of the stars of “NCIS” — just got in a gnarly car accident near Universal Studios in L.A.  —  Witnesses tell TMZ ... Weatherly was driving a black Mercedes over the Barham Pass, which connects Hollywood with the San Fernando Valley …
Stand UP!:
CNN's Rick Sanchez Calls Jon Stewart ‘Bigot’  —  Cuban-American anchor Rick Sanchez came on Stand Up! with Pete Dominick today for a loose exchange on current events, media, and journalism.  Throughout much of the interview, the discussion touched on race.  To our surprise, at various points …
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Mistress Claims She's Sold Tiger Woods Sex Tape  —  The hooker who claimed she was Tiger Woods' 15th mistress says she has a 62-minute sex tape with the golfer and has sold it in a deal she expects to earn her millions, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.  —  PHOTOS: Sexy Pics Of All Tiger's Women
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed! and People.com
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Ron Howard Wants To Direct Jodie Foster  —  EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment and Imagine Entertainment have teamed on My Stroke of Insight, brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor's memoir about her journey back from a debilitating stroke.  Ron Howard has signed on to the direct the film, and he wants Jodie as his star.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
'Grey's Anatomy' Exclusive First Look: Jesse Williams (nearly) naked!  —  In what's bound to be Grey's Anatomy's most talked about character reveal since Eric Dane's McSteamy stepped out of that infamous shower four years, Jackson Avery—as played by Jesse Williams—will ditch his scrubs …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Fox 2000 Buys Beach Boys Musical  —  UPDATE: Fox 2000 is wrapping up the Beach Boys pic deal.  More as I get it.  EXCLUSIVE: While the hot spec property is the Tim Burton-Timur Bekmambetov collaboration Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, two studios are bidding hard on an original musical featuring the music of the Beach Boys.
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Pamela McClintock / Variety:
Fox 2000 wins bidding war for ‘Beach Boys’
Discussion: /Film, The Playlist and PopWatch
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Teresa Giudice's Bankruptcy Auction Is Canceled  —  Those hoping to score an antique chandelier, mahogany table or another item from the Giudice mansion are out of the luck: The Real Housewives of New Jersey star's belongings are off the market.  —  The auction scheduled to sell off …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopEater
Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
Alicia Keys Opens Up on Her Impending Due Date  —  Newlywed Alicia Keys — who tied the knot with rapper Swizz Beatz in August — is due to be a mommy next month, and she can't wait!  She spoke to OK! at last night's Keep A Child Alive's Black Ball in NYC, with her happy hubby by her side.
Access Hollywood:
Tina Fey Talks Lindsay Lohan  —  Lindsay Lohan,Tina Fey,Saturday Night Live,30 Rock,Rehab,TV,Movies,Jail,Bravo  —  Tina Fey has opened up regarding her troubled former “Mean Girls” lead actress, Lindsay Lohan.  —  “Lindsay is in rehab now?  Right?  We think?”
 
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nanny diaries for Jennifer Lopez
Jethro Nededog / From Inside the Box:
‘Jersey Shore’: Will Snooki finally find love on her own MTV dating show?
Leah Chernikoff / Fashionista:
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Just Jared:
Ryan Reynolds Fires Jimmy Kimmel's Staff Member
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
On the Road With Kristen Stewart: “I Was Very Intimidated,” Says Costar Amy Adams
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed!
TMZ.com:
Bruno Mars Charged with Cocaine Possession
Discussion: Starpulse and Perez Hilton
Rap-Up / Hip-Hop and R&B Music, News …:
Exclusive: Rihanna to Perform on ‘SNL’ Halloween Show
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
 Earlier Picks: 
Steve Helling / People.com:
Joey Fatone Wants 'NSYNC on Glee
Discussion: PopEater and The Hollywood Gossip
Sarah / People.com:
Melissa Rycroft: We Know the Sex of Our Baby
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Teen Mom Star Posed With Ex-Fiance Same …
Discussion: Starcasm, Hollywood Life and The Stir
Bill Gorman / TVbytheNumbers:
TV Ratings Thursday: My Generation Crashes; 30 Rock Steady; Most Shows Fall
Us Weekly:
Lea Michele Explains How She Stays So Lean
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed!
TMZ.com:
Singer Mario Arrested — Allegedly Attacked Mother
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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