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7:05 PM ET, October 4, 2010

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Us Weekly:
Jolie-Pitt Kids Start School in Budapest  —  School is in session for the Jolie-Pitt kids.  —  On Monday morning, Shiloh, 4, Pax, nearly 7, and Maddox, 9, began school in Budapest (no sign of Zahara, 5).  —  A source tells UsMagazine.com parents and teachers have been ordered …
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X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - Angelina Jolie Moves Into New Home In Hungary …
Discussion: INF Daily
E! Online:
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston: Is This the Video That Broke Them Up?  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  A domineering mother, an angry slap in the face and a run-in with the law all combine to …
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X17 Online:
Bristol Palin Rehearses For DWTS As Levi Johnston Debuts Some Slick Moves Of His Own
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
E! Orders Lara Flynn Boyle Reality Pilot  —  EXCLUSIVE: E! is looking to expand its slate of celebreality with a docu-reality series starring actress Lara Flynn Boyle.  The cable network has greenlighted a pilot presentation for the project, which will follow the Practice alumna as she splits …
Helena de Bertodano / Telegraph:
'I'm Still a Hippie Chick': Susan Sarandon interview  —  Susan Sarandon, the Oscar-winning actress and star of Thelma & Louise, talks to Helena de Bertodano about her split from Tim Robbins, her controversial activism and her new-found love of table tennis.  —  Susan Sarandon and Shia Labeouf in Wall Street 2
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Susan Sarandon Didn't Think Tim Robbins Split Would Ever Happen
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed!
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
How Ricky Gervais and Girlfriend Jane Fallon Lost 40 Lbs.  —  We'll be seeing a lot less of Ricky Gervais and his girlfriend, Jane Fallon, now that they've moved to Hampstead Heath - up to a collective 40 lbs. less, according to the newly buff couple.  —  “I lost 20 [or] 22 lbs.,” …
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears' Conservatorship Ending  —  Britney Spears' conservatorship is coming to an end, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  The conservatorship held over the pop star will most likely end within three months, a source close to the situation revealed exclusively to RadarOnline.com.
Us Weekly:
Jen Aniston Voted Most Eligible Single Woman in the World  —  She's been rejected by Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn, John Mayer and, most recently, Cougar Town star Josh Hopkins.  —  And apparently most men and women don't understand why.  —  The currently-unattached actress, 41 …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Zack Snyder Directing ‘Superman’  —  Breaking: Zack Snyder has been chosen to direct the new installment of Superman for Warner Bros. Snyder was on a short list of directors that Deadline revealed recently, who met with the studio and producers Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas.
Mail.com Media Corporation:
Michael Ausiello and MMC Announce Long-Term Strategic Partnership to Launch New & Innovative TV Website  —  In a move that strategically aligns two of the entertainment industry's most influential emerging brands, Michael Ausiello will be leaving Entertainment Weekly and EW.com to launch …
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: I have some big news...
Discussion: The Wrap
Susan Boyle / TMZ.com:
Susan Boyle — Screw ‘Talent’, I'm Going ‘Dancing’  —  Not everyone in the U.S. hates Susan Boyle — TMZ has learned the singer will return to The States to perform on “Dancing with the Stars” ... just weeks after she left “America's Got Talent” in tears.  —  Sources tell us Boyle is scheduled …
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online, Perez Hilton and EarSucker
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TMZ.com:
Susan Boyle Appearance on ‘DWTS’ — Cancelled!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Even Baby Mason Is Wondering What The Hell Happened To Kim's Face  —  That side-eye Baby Mason is throwing is attached to a thought bubble that reads: “Why does the theme song to Alf play in my head every time I look at your nanunanuface?”  But you know, the fact that Kim Kardassian's f**ked …
Andrea Magrath / Daily Mail:
Terminator in training: Arnold's teen son Patrick shows off his muscular body  —  His father used to have the best body in the world, and it looks as though Patrick Schwarzenegger is following in his footsteps.  —  The 17-year-old stepped out without his shirt in Los Angeles over the weekend, showing off his six-pack and biceps.
Discussion: Tabloid Prodigy and !! omg blog !!
TMZ.com:
Audrina Patridge — The ‘DWTS’ Curse Strikes Again!  —  It was only a matter of time until someone got injured on “Dancing with the Stars” — but luckily for Audrina Patridge, she got off easy.  —  Sources close to the show tell TMZ Audrina tweaked her ankle during rehearsals yesterday and she was tended to by on-set physicians.
TMZ.com:
50 Cent and Chelsea Handler — Shot ... on a Date  —  50 Cent and Chelsea Handler went to a bar in New Orleans last night ... and by the way they got up close and personal with each other, they gave some serious credibility to those dating rumors.  —  TMZ has obtained a photo …
Jeanne Wolf / PARADE Magazine:
Katherine Heigl: ‘Smoking Sucks!’ … Sign up for our free online newsletter!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
ABC Family Cancels ‘Huge’  —  It's the end of the road for ABC Family's new drama series Huge.  I hear ABC Family this morning pulled the plug on the freshman show starring Nikki Blonsky as an overweight teen at a weight-loss camp.  Huge was one of 3 new series ABC Family launched this past summer …
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Lindsay Planning Rehab Photo Shoot to Earn Cash?  —  Cash strapped Lindsay Lohan has come up with a way to make some extra money while she is away in rehab.  The scandalized star is planning a staged photo shoot documenting her healing that she will then sell to the highest bidder.
TMZ.com:
Danielle Staub — Settlement Reached in War with Ex  —  TMZ has learned ... Danielle Staub has reached a settlement with her ex-husband Kevin Maher — thus ending a ferocious legal war over allegations that he once raped her with a gun and murdered her dog.  —  The terms of the settlement …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
It's official: ‘Spartacus’ moving forward with recast  —  That this was inevitable doesn't make it any less sad: Starz has officially started looking for an actor to replace Andy Whitfield on Spartacus.  —  According to the just-released casting notice, producers are searching for a Caucasian male …
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's PDA-Filled Dinner!  —  Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are both back in L.A. before Breaking Dawn duties start up, and they wasted no time getting together.  —  A clean-shaven Rob and a naturally glowing K.Stew were spotted at Soho House …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Tom Cruise looks especially young: did he get some (more) work done?  —  These are photos of Tom Cruise filming Mission: Impossible IV in Prague over the weekend.  My favorite pics are the ones where you can see that Tom is wearing a low-cut blouse under his manly leather jacket.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Gawker
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Gilroy Directing ‘Bourne Identity 4’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures is making a deal with Michael Clayton helmer Tony Gilroy to direct a fourth installment of The Bourne Identity.  Gilroy was hired to write the script back in June.  This signals that the picture …
Logan Hill / New York Magazine:
Vulture Tells Keanu Reeves About ‘Sad Keanu’ — and He Approves!  —  At the Woodstock Film Festival this weekend, Keanu Reeves accepted an excellence in acting award and kicked off the American premiere of his bank-robbing comedy Henry's Crime.  Meanwhile, all over the Internet, versions of …
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
The Daily Show's John Oliver Is Engaged  —  A July trip to the Caribbean was more than just a summer vacation for John Oliver and Kate Norley.  —  “We were in St. Thomas on holiday,” when The Daily Show correspondent, 33, decided to pop the question to his girlfriend of two years …
BBC:
Comedy actor Sir Norman Wisdom dies at the age of 95  —  Comic actor Sir Norman Wisdom has died aged 95, his son has confirmed.  —  The London-born comedian was known for his slapstick film roles in the 1950s and 1960s, famously for the character Norman Pitkin whose haplessness often frustrated boss Mr Grimsdale.
People.com:
Seth Rogen Is ‘So Excited’ to Be Engaged!  —  Seth Rogen is off the market!  —  The actor and his girlfriend Lauren Miller are engaged, a source confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “Seth is so excited,” the source says.  “Lauren is such a sweet girl.  She makes him really happy.”
Discussion: StarzLife
TMZ.com:
Ralphie May — ‘Stupid’ to Pet Drug-Sniffing Dogs  —  Ralphie May is an “idiot” — his word, not ours — because he got caught carrying pot through customs in Guam ... after he approached a drug-sniffing dog because he thought it was cute.  —  May was busted for weed last week …
 
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Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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