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12:40 PM ET, October 4, 2010

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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.
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Hard at Work (Yes, Really)
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 After Security Concerns With First Rental  —  Angelina Jolie has uprooted her clan after just a week in Budapest ahead of her first-time directorial effort to be shot, at least partially, in the Hungarian capital.
Discussion: INF Daily
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 …
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 …
Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne “Cried” After First Bikini Shoot  —  Kelly Osbourne is looking good these days — and she's not afraid to show it!  —  “I just shot the cover of Shape Magazine, which was such an incredible experience,” she told UsMagazine.com Friday at Teen Vogue's 8th Annual Young Hollywood party in L.A. …
Jess Gitner / NPR:
First Listen: Belle And Sebastian, ‘Write About Love’ … Belle and Sebastian.  —  In its almost 15-year career, Belle and Sebastian — the Scottish band led by singer-songwriter Stuart Murdoch — has built a cult-like following.  It's seen its fan base balloon in recent years …
Mary S. Park / People.com:
Julianne Moore Finds Date Nights ‘Kind of Impossible’  —  Like many couples, Julianne Moore doesn't always have time for a weekly date night with her husband, Bart Freundlich.  —  “That's kind of impossible,” the actress and children's book author told PEOPLE at the opening night of Freckleface Strawberry …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Us Weekly:
Actress 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 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celebrity Gossip
Brian Truitt / USA Today:
Aspiring screenwriter Wentworth Miller thinks he's got the write stuff  —  Wentworth Miller spent four seasons breaking out of prisons on the small screen on Fox's Prison Break and now he's in theaters blasting virus-infected zombies alongside Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife …
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
The Daily What:
Stop What You're Doing And Watch The Hell Out Of This of the Day  —  Stop What You're Doing And Watch The Hell Out Of This of the Day: The most moving lip dub of Queen and David Bowie's “Under Pressure” performed by a homeless man holding two Kermit puppets you will see today, guaranteed.  —  [youtube.]
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.
Dan Wootton / News of the World:
It's all out Jor!  —  Katie Price and Peter Andre line up for battle that will rock showbiz  —  BATTLE: It's Katie v Peter in court next week  —  EXPLOSIVE details of the REAL reason for Jordan and Peter Andre's divorce are to be revealed in a bitter courtroom battle this week.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopSugar UK
Will / Dog the Bounty Hunter:
Duane Dog Chapman Undergoes Tests in LA  —  Tel./Cell.  (808) 218-5546  —  ikaikacomm@hawaii.rr.com  —  HONOLULU Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman, star of A&E's highest rated series, Dog the Bounty Hunter, has been admitted to the UCLA Medical Center.  —  His wife and business partner, Beth Chapman …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Bret Michaels Naked: “I Didn't Eat for a Day and I Did About 2,000 Sit-Ups!”  —  For a guy who's been through the health-scare wringer this year, Brett Michaels is looking good.  —  So good, in fact, that Billboard magazine asked the 47-year-old rocker to pose naked—yes, naked—on the cover of its new “Maximum Exposure” issue...
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 …
Discussion: Gawker, Socialite Life, EW.com and msnbc.com
Mussarat Bata / People.com:
Audrina Patridge's Boyfriend Not Jealous of Her DWTS Partner  —  Between the skimpy outfits and sexy dance numbers on Dancing with the Stars, it would be easy to imagine why Audrina Patridge's boyfriend might get a bit jealous - but Corey Bohan is taking things in stride, says Patridge.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Forced To Admit 'I'm A Drug Addict' At Betty Ford Center  —  Inside the Betty Ford Center.  Lindsay Lohan is taking the first real steps in her recovery by being forced to publicly say, “Hi.  I'm Lindsay, and I am an alcoholic and addict”, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
PHOTO: Katy Perry Dons a Dirndl  —  Guten Tag Germany!  —  Katy Perry joined in the Oktoberfest spirit Saturday in Munich, where she appeared on the European show Wetten, dass..? in a dirndl.  —  “I love lederhosen,” the singer, 25, joked on the show, where she performed her hit …
Discussion: PopEater and StyleList
 
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
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