Top News:
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 …
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omg!, Reuters, The Blemish, I'm Not Obsessed!, What Would Tyler Durden Do, Allie Is Wired, FilmDrunk, The Moviefone Blog and New York Magazine
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Johnny Depp Makes Girl's Dream Come True with School Visit — If you want to rise up against authority, who better to reach out to than a pirate? That's what schoolgirl Beatrice Delap, 9, did when she penned a note to Johnny Depp. — Writing to his pirate alter-ego, Captain Jack Sparrow …
Discussion:
Celebritology 2.0, PopSugar Rush, Bumpshack.com, PopSugar and MyFox Philadelphia
BBC:
Pirate Johnny Depp makes surprise school visit
Pirate Johnny Depp makes surprise school visit
Discussion:
Boing Boing, ArtsBeat and Oh No They Didn't!
Peter Dominiczak / This Is London:
Captain Jack Sparrow to the rescue as Johnny Depp helps London schoolgirl
Captain Jack Sparrow to the rescue as Johnny Depp helps London schoolgirl
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newsfeed.time.com and Crazy Days and Nights
Daulerio / Deadspin:
Brett Favre's Cellphone Seduction Of Jenn Sterger (Update) … 02:30 PM — 6,092 — 4 — By Adam Dachis … Thuuz Lets Sports Fans Know Which Games Were Great (or Not) — Sports fanatic or not, you can't catch every game. Thuuz helps you make the difficult choices by ranking games …
Just Jared:
Anderson Cooper Slams Vince Vaughn's Use Of 'That's So Gay' — Anderson Cooper has spoken out against Vince Vaughn's pejorative use of “that's so gay” the trailer for his new film, The Dilemma. — In the film, Vince plays a man who learns that his best friend's wife is having an affair.
Discussion:
Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
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Michelle Ward / People.com:
Brad Pitt Arrives in Hungary to Join Angelina Jolie and Kids — The world's most famous globe trotting family are back together again. — Brad Pitt was spotted Thursday arriving at the VIP terminal at the Ferihegy International Airport in Budapest carrying two-year old twins Vivienne and Knox.
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Daily Mail, Hollybaby, PopEater and Pink is the New Blog
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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Seacrest, CAA, AEG teaming for cable channel — Exclu: Are you ready for the Ryan Seacrest channel? — The reality producer, radio personality and “American Idol” host is in early talks with talent agency CAA and entertainment company AEG about jointly launching a new cable network.
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Pop Crunch, Just Jared, Extra, From Inside the Box, New York Magazine, The Wrap and Gawker
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jersey Shore's Angelina Punches Limo Driver! — A hired driver learned that lesson the hard way recently when she punched him in the head after he insulted her mother, Angelina's mother told RadarOnline.com exclusively. — PHOTOS: Top 10 Bikini Clad Reality Stars
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PopEater, Celebrity Gossip …, Celebrity Dirty Laundry and Perez Hilton
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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 …
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PopEater, EW.com, Hollywood Reporter, This Just In, From Inside the Box, omg!, The Wrap, FitPerez and New York Magazine
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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Starpulse, PopEater, Celebritology 2.0, Extra, Bitten and Bound, Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, omg!, Perez Hilton and Us Weekly
E! Online:
Katherine Heigl Admits She Has an “Image Problem” — While ungrateful is a word often linked with Katherine Heigl here in Hollywood (tho we do want to give her props for her fab work with animals), the Life As We Know It star addressed her “image problem” this morning—at least, that's what the New York Times called it.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Katherine Heigl Admits To Image Problem
Katherine Heigl Admits To Image Problem
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Hollywood.com and Movieline
Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
Ozzy Osbourne “Disgusted” By Anti-Gay Church Using His Music — Ozzy Osbourne sounds ready to bite somebody's head off. — The British rock god released a statement saying he was “disgusted” by a Kansas-based church's choice to play his music on the steps of the United States Supreme Court today.
Discussion:
Bitten and Bound, Towleroad News #gay and New York Magazine
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.
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.
Discussion:
Celebrity Gossip …, Popbytes, The Hollywood Gossip, The Superficial, FishbowlLA and Gossip Cop
Perez Hilton:
Teen Mom Dating A Registered Sex Offender! — We have to assume that she won't be going out with him again. — Amber Portwood of MTV's Teen Mom went on a date with a guy named Chris, whom she met at a Wal Mart parking lot, and who seemed a bit “off” at the time. — Now we know why.
Discussion:
Us Weekly, Hollywood Life and poponthepop.com
People.com:
Caught in the Act! — • It pays to be a regular! Rihanna took a break from talking up her new album, Loud and checking out Fashion Week, for a meal with beau Matt Kemp at Findi, one of her favorite Paris spots. When they arrived, the couple discovered the below-ground Italian restaurant was closed for a private function.
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Celebrity Gossip …
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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Dlisted, Perez Hilton, Cele|bitchy, Starpulse, Celebrity Dirty Laundry and Gossip Cop
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Next Hot Female Role: Noomi Rapace In Hunt For Ridley Scott's 3D ‘Alien’ Prequel — Now that Rooney Mara got the Lisbeth Salander role in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Emma Stone got the Gwen Stacy role in Spider-Man and Sandra Bullock is in talks for Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity …
Discussion:
Bleeding Cool Comic Book, The Moviefone Blog and /Film
Tim Adler / Deadline.com:
Julia Ormond And Dougray Scott Round Out Cast Of ‘My Week With Marilyn’ — EXCLUSIVE: Julia Ormond is playing Vivien Leigh after Catherine Zeta-Jones dropped out, and Dougray Scptt is playing Arthur Miller. Filming starts today in London on the feature, which is shooting for 7 weeks at Pinewood and on location in and around the city.
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New York Magazine and Movieline
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 …
Discussion:
Socialite Life, Celebrity Gossip …, The Hollywood Gossip, Starpulse and Gossip Cop
Style News:
Alexa Chung: 'I Don't Have an Eating Disorder' — Courtesy ELLE — British presenter and model Alexa Chung, with her unique shabby-chic style and quirky sense of humor, is often seen gracing the front row at fashion shows (she's currently doing the rounds in Paris), and even has a Mulberry bag named after her.
Discussion:
Cele|bitchy and PopEater
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
ABC Family Developing Film With Craig Zadan And Neil Meron About Lesbian Teen Who Was Banned From Prom — EXCLUSIVE: The topic of gay teen bullying has dominated the media lately with news reports of five teen boys taking their lives last month alone after being harassed because of their sexual orientation.
Discussion:
Queerty, AfterElton.com and Towleroad News #gay
Style News:
50 Lbs. Thinner, ‘Inspired’ Kirstie Alley Looks to Drop 40 More — Courtesy Troy Plota — Take note, Jamie Foxx. Kirstie Alley, who is playfully unabashed in her ongoing quest for Foxx, is even more “shag-ready”. In fact, after tipping the scales at 228 lbs. last year, the actress has dropped 50 lbs.-and isn't looking back.
Discussion:
I'm Not Obsessed! and FitPerez
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Paris Hilton Is A ‘Step-Mom’ To New Boyfriend's Young Daughter — Paris Hilton is proving to be a stand-in mother for new boyfriend Cy Waits' seven-year-old daughter Shea, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. — PHOTOS: Paris Hilton & Cy Waits Involved In Hit And Run
Discussion:
The Superficial, Celebrity Smack, The Stir and I'm Not Obsessed!
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 …
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I Watch Stuff, Gawker, Hollywood.com, The Wrap, Perez Hilton, Movieline, Bleeding Cool Comic Book, The Playlist, Splitsider, FilmDrunk and TheFABlife