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12:55 PM ET, October 19, 2010

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 Top News: 
Taylor Swift / PopEater:
Taylor Swift Pens Song About John Mayer  —  Taylor Swift's latest album is an open book about her love life.  First she penned a song about ‘Twilight’ hunk Taylor Lautner.  Now she's reportedly taking aim at John Mayer, which confirms rumors that the two were romantically involved in 2009 …
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Us Weekly:
Does Taylor Swift Call Out John Mayer in New Song?  —  Blogs are abuzz that Taylor Swift is targeting serial dater John Mayer on a new song, “Dear John,” from her forthcoming album, Speak Now.  —  Swift, 20 — who was romantically linked to Mayer, 33, last year while collaborating on his song …
Perez Hilton:
Taylor Swift Reveals In Song That She Was Burned By...John Mayer!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Chris Willman / Yahoo! Music:
Taylor Swift Confronts Mayer, Laments Lautner In New Album
Discussion: EW.com and New York Magazine
AceShowBiz.com:
Taylor Swift Slams Haters in ‘Mean’, Disses John Mayer and Camilla Belle in Others
Discussion: The Stir
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Jodie Foster Calls Mel Gibson ‘Most Loved Man in Film Business’  —  Mel Gibson's good friend Jodie Foster has an interesting take on the troubled actor (who will have a cameo role in The Hangover 2) - saying that, despite his troubles, Gibson remains “the most loved man in the film business.”
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Extra:
Jodie Foster Confirms Mel's ‘Hangover’ Cameo  —  Mel Gibson is itching for a big “Hangover” — cameo, that is.  “Extra” spoke with Gibson's close friend, Jodie Foster, who confirmed the actor will indeed make an appearance in “Hangover 2,” the sequel to the Golden Globe-winning hit comedy.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack and boy culture
Kyle Buchanan / New York Magazine:
Is Zach Galifianakis Already Fed Up With The Hangover 2?
Discussion: The Superficial and Perez Hilton
New York Post:
Christina Aguilera blames hubby split on album response: pals  —  Tweet  —  Christina Aguilera split with husband Jordan Bratman after her recent career comeback fell flat, her friends say.  The superstar told pals she was “upset and frustrated” by the lukewarm response to her album, “Bionic.”
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Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Aguilera Turned To Sam Ronson During Crumbling Marriage  —  Christina Aguilera is divorcing Jordan Bratman, and RadarOnline.com has learned the superstar turned to gal pal Samantha Ronson for emotional support.  —  PHOTOS: Celebs Who Have Broken Up In 2010
The Superficial:
Christina Aguilera Looks Like This Now
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
‘Glee’ Creator Ryan Murphy Eyes Redo Of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ For Fox 2000  —  EXCLUSIVE: Glee creator Ryan Murphy just finished an episode of his hit show that is devoted to the camp classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show.  By the time it airs October 26, Murphy might be in a deal to direct the feature film remake.
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Shannen Doherty: I Was Never as Bad as Today's Troubled Party Girls  —  Shannen Doherty is considered an iconic Hollywood “bad girl” of the nineties.  But compared to party girls of today, like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, the Beverly Hills, 90210 actress considers herself and her former antics relatively tame.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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PARADE Magazine:
Shannen Doherty: 'I've Learned From My Mistakes'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Marquee Blog
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Desperate Housewives’ Exclusive: Cynthia Watros cast as [spoiler alert]!  —  Cynthia Watros is going back to her nutcase roots.  The House and Lost actress — who picked up an Emmy in 1998 for portraying psycho stalker Annie Dutton on Guiding Light — is headed to Desperate Housewives to play Bree's …
Michael Starr / New York Post:
Baby Mama 2  —  Tweet  —  'Teen Mom" is giving birth to a spinoff.  —  MTV's mega-popular show, which follows the lives of young, unmarried mothers, has chosen a cast for a spinoff series, sources say.  —  The network has already cast its new “Teen Mom” series and has done some location shooting, sources say.
Discussion: Fancast News and Hollywood Life
PopEater:
Paulina Porizkova Rants Against Plastic Surgery, Says Gisele Is ‘a Goner’  —  If there's one thing Paulina Porizkova learned from her experience as a model, it's that being beautiful can get awfully ugly.  —  So says the '80s cover girl in a scathing new interview in which she groans about growing older …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Judy Blume Adapting ‘Tiger Eyes’ for Big Screen … Tiger Eyes, the beloved Judy Blume young adult novel, is heading to the big screen, and the author has a hand in the adaptation.  Blume wrote the screenplay with her son Lawrence Blume, who also is directing.
Discussion: Celebritology 2.0 and Jezebel
Kelly / I Need My Fix:
Christina Hendricks Dieting OFF Her Sexy Curves  —  Mad Men star, Christina Hendricks must have gone mad and lost her mind.  She no longer wants her 39D-30-39 figure.  No, she wants to slim down and look like everyone else in Hollywood.  Can you hear the hearts breaking across the globe?
Discussion: Hollywood Life
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Daily Mail:
Blooming Mad!  Christina Hendricks wraps her famous curves …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Crushable
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Anne Hathaway Has ‘No Trouble’ with Nude Scenes  —  When it comes to finding her Prince Charming, the ultimate on-screen princess, Anne Hathaway, has just one deal-breaker.  —  “Uh ... fraud?” she tells Vogue magazine in its November issue.  —  It's something she can joke about now …
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Us Weekly:
Anne Hathaway “Fell Apart” Doing Sex Scenes With Jake Gyllenhaal
Amber James / PopEater:
Patti Stanger Had Trouble Finding ‘Hot Girls’ for ‘Millionaire Matchmaker’  —  ‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ Patti Stanger has a new challenge on her hands: Helping the men and women of the Big Apple find true love.  But with a limited supply of “hot women” and male “hunters” in NYC …
Discussion: Famecrawler
Rap-Up / Hip-Hop and R&B Music, News …:
Willow Smith Eyes Lady Gaga Collaboration  —  Pop's newest star is going gaga for pop's reigning queen.  It may come as no surprise that Willow Smith would like to collaborate with Lady Gaga.  —  “[Somebody] I would really want to work with on a song would be Lady Gaga,” …
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Us Weekly:
Goldie Hawn Opens Up About Giving Birth to “Voracious” Kate Hudson  —  At ELLE's 17th Annual Women In Hollywood Tribute Monday in Beverly Hills, Goldie Hawn honored daughter Kate Hudson.  —  During her introduction, she recalled Hudson's raucous birth in 1979.
PopEater:
Kanye West to Audience: ‘I Contemplated Suicide’  —  Kanye West told an audience at a screening of his film/extended music video, ‘Runaway,’ that he thought about killing himself, but now feels a responsibility to make a meaningful contribution to pop culture and art.
Discussion: Digital Spy and omg!
 
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TMZ.com:
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
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Doug / RADAR:
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PopEater:
Bethenny Frankel Childhood Photos Revealed
Discussion: StyleList and TV Squad
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
‘Housewives’ Zolciak ‘so happy, in love’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Sandra Bullock and Baby Louis Vacation in the Caribbean
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From Mediagazer:

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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