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4:20 PM ET, October 7, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Toni Braxton — Bankrupt Again, May Owe $50 Mil  —  Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy again — claiming she owes somewhere between $10 million and $50 million in unpaid debts all over the country ... including DMVs in TWO different states.  —  Braxton — who sold more than 40 million albums …
TMZ.com:
Juliette Lewis — ‘Banged Up’ in Hit-and-Run Crash  —  Juliette Lewis was hospitalized last night after she was “broadsided” by a hit-and-run driver in Burbank, CA ... this according to the actress' rep.  —  The actress was being driven home from an event for her movie “Conviction” …
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Juliette Lewis / People.com:
Juliette Lewis ‘Banged Up’ in Hit-and-Run Accident
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Russ Weakland / Hollywood Life:
EXCLUSIVE!  Check Out Lady Gaga's Strange Tour Demands — She Requests An Oxygen Tank In Every One Of Her Dressing Rooms On Tour!  —  If you think requesting an oxygen tank in your dressing room is weird, wait until you see Lady Gaga's other contract stipulations!
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Mirror.co.uk:
Rihanna: Me, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga text each other to check what each is wearing
Discussion: TheFABlife and Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton:
Solange Vs. Katy Perry! It's A Girlfight!
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Jody Thompson / Daily Mail:
‘Help us mutiny’: Johnny Depp pays surprise visit to London primary school dressed as Jack Sparrow after letter from girl, 9  —  It's not every day a Hollywood heart-throb pitches up in your classroom.  —  But these Greenwich schoolgoers left the rest of Britain's children - if not parents …
Discussion: PopEater, FilmDrunk and Allie Is Wired
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Peter Dominiczak / This Is London:
Captain Jack Sparrow to the rescue as Johnny Depp helps London schoolgirl
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Jonas baby news!  —  Are newlyweds Kevin Jonas and Danielle Deleasa about to become parents?  An eyewitness spotted the happy couple at a Rite Aid pharmacy in West Hollywood on September 16 — and they were buying a home pregnancy test!  A friend has revealed that for Kevin and Danielle …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Did These Two Make A Baby?  —  Apparently, Kevin Jonas' parents …
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Mike Myers to Bring Back Pepé Le Pew  —  Mike Myers used to joke that donning the 80 pounds of faux-latex blubber to play Fat Bastard in Austin Powers caused him to sweat so much that “by the end of the day, I was Pepé Le Pew.”  Vulture has learned that Warner Bros. Pictures …
X17 Online:
Alex Skarsgard & Kate Bosworth Still Pretending They're Not An Item  —  Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard were snapped leaving the Wiltern Theatre last night after the Broken Bells show, and even though they've been romantically linked in the past, they weren't showing any signs of being an item.
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Just Jared:
Alexander Skarsgard & Kate Bosworth: Broken Bells Concert!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
PopEater:
Chelsea Handler Addresses 50 Cent Rumor on Twitter  —  Chelsea Handler and 50 Cent are not dating.  —  Photos of the comedienne and the rapper at an intimate looking dinner appeared on TMZ, and Handler finally addressed the big question.  —  “Everyone, calm down.  I met with Mr. Cent about a potential project.
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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lifetime orders Russian-American ‘Brighton Beach’ while MTV plots ‘Jersey Shore’ spinoffs  —  Exclu: Three words: Russian Jersey Shore.  —  Lifetime has ordered 12 episodes of a new series introducing cable viewers to a whole new East Coast boardwalk scene.
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Kim Kardashian has a new man!  —  Kim Kardashian has a new man!  —  It's all about new beginnings for Kim Kardashian — she has a new TV show, a new zip code, and now, a new man, too!  A galpal of Kim's tells In Touch that she's dating actor and musician Michael Copon …
NY Daily News:
Caitlin Sanchez, voice of Nickelodeon hit ‘Dora the Explorer,’ claims she was exploited by producers  —  The little girl who gave voice to the lovable “Dora the Explorer” cartoon character claims in a lawsuit that she was pressured into signing a dubious, complicated contract and then ripped off for millions of dollars.
Adam Buckman / Fancast News:
Max Weinberg: Open Heart Surgery Influenced My Decision To Leave Conan  —  Why did bandleader Max Weinberg decide not to follow Conan O'Brien to TBS?  —  Blame it on the irresistible lure of the Garden State.  In the final analysis, this lifelong Jersey boy says he just couldn't pull …
TMZ.com:
Judge to Tila Tequila: C'mon ... You Love Sex Tapes  —  Tila Tequila's love of publicity ... and possibly sex tapes ... just bit her in the butt in court.  —  Tila's lawyer, Alan Gutman, just asked an L.A. County Superior Court judge for an injunction, prohibiting the release of one of her sex tapes.
Us Weekly:
Britney Goes Braless While Shopping in Nightie  —  Another style blunder for Britney.  —  The singer, 28, stepped out in jeans, a cardigan and sneakers to go shopping at the Only Hearts boutique on Santa Monica's hip Montana Avenue Wednesday.  —  Before leaving the shop …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopSugar
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Angelina: Jersey Shore Stars Put “Olive Oil, Grated Cheese” on My Bed  —  In the new Us Weekly (now on newsstands), former Jersey Shore star Angelina Pivarnick says relentless name-calling and nasty pranks drove her to quit the hit MTV show on the Sept. 30 episode.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Popbytes
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sandra Bullock in talks for ‘Gravity’  —  Space thriller once considered for Jolie, Portman, Johansson  —  Sandra Bullock is in negotiations to star in “Gravity,” the outer space thriller that has become a game of musical chairs for the hot actress set.  —  The studio went to Bullock …
David A. Keeps / GoodHousekeeping.com Family and Pets:
Kelly Ripa: Fab at 40  —  America's most energetic mom shares how she recharges her batteries, the get-happy secret her husband taught her — and what she's most grateful for.  —  Kelly Ripa may have become famous by sharing her morning cup of coffee with millions of Americans …
Us Weekly:
Facebook Cofounder Takes Employees to See The Social Network  —  Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg recently took his staffers to see The Social Network, the No. 1 movie about his life, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.  —  After the screening, a source tells Us Zuckerberg, 26 …
Margaret Lyons / PopWatch:
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Rachel Dratch heading to ‘Women of SNL’ special  —  Saturday Night Live will air a two-hour tribute to its female cast members Nov. 1.  “The Women of SNL” special will include clips (duh), but also new material from Rachel Dratch, Nora Dunn, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and TV Squad
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
New ‘M:I4’ Cast Member Will Be ‘Slumdog’ Star  —  UPDATE: Paramount now telling me that Anil Kapoor is negotiating to play a “integral supporting role” that is being kept under wraps, but they say he's not a villain, despite what my sources say.  Guess we'll see.
Discussion: The Playlist
Michelle Ward / People.com:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Brother Dies at Age 36  —  Inception star Joseph Gordon-Levitt calls his older brother “my super hero,” a free spirit with the nickname “Burning Dan” who “embodied that bold beastly bliss sometimes referred to as ‘the creative spirit.’”
Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Joins Angelina and the Kids in Budapest  —  After filming Moneyball in Boston, Brad Pitt flew to Budapest late Wednesday to meet up with Angelina Jolie and their kids.  —  On Monday, UsMagazine.com reported that Jolie, 35, has enrolled their children in school as she begins filming her her directorial film debut.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopSugar
Tim Adler / Deadline.com:
Emily Blunt And Rachel Weisz To Be Sisters  —  EXCLUSIVE: They're about to work together in Lynn Shelton's new semi-improvised and as-yet-untitled project.  Production starts later this month in Seattle.  Steven Schardt, co-producer on Shelton's bromantic comedy Humpday, will produce.
 
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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

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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