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10:40 AM 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 …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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Chris Willman / Yahoo! Music:
Taylor Swift Confronts Mayer, Laments Lautner In New Album  —  Whatever the reactions to Taylor Swift's third full-length album, Speak Now, might be, there are two critics whose responses we can easily pin down in advance.  —  Taylor Lautner is going to love it.  —  John Mayer?  Not so much.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and New York Magazine
Access Hollywood:
Report: Taylor Swift Takes Aim At John Mayer On New Album
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly and Pop Crunch
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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Bryan Alexander / Hollywood Reporter:
Mel Gibson to Appear as Tattoo Artist in ‘Hangover 2’ … The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed reports that Mel Gibson will appear in a cameo as a tattoo artist in the “Hangover” sequel.  —  The “Edge of Darkness” actor will make the brief appearance in the Todd Phillips comedy “The Hangover 2.”
New York Post:
Mel Gibson making a cameo comeback
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.
The Superficial:
Christina Aguilera Looks Like This Now  —  A newly-single Christina Aguilera apparently decided to use the grand opening of The Waikiki Edition as her personal single ad over the weekend because here she is looking... good?  I don't want to say these photos entirely reek of desperation …
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
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Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Aguilera Turned To Sam Ronson During Crumbling Marriage
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:
Anne Hathaway “Fell Apart” Doing Sex Scenes With Jake Gyllenhaal  —  When Anne Hathaway reunites with her Brokeback Mountain costar Jake Gyllenhaal for Love & Other Drugs (in theaters November 24), the actress hopes audiences aren't scared away by the film's raunchy sex scenes.
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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?
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Daily Mail:
Blooming Mad!  Christina Hendricks wraps her famous curves …
Discussion: Socialite Life
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
Mike Tyson / TMZ.com:
Mike Tyson Sued for $25 Million  —  Mike Tyson is being sued by the photographer who claims the former heavyweight champ beat him down last November ... and he's asking for a whopping $25 million.  —  As TMZ previously reported, Tyson was arrested after a run-in with a photog at LAX.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Baz Luhrmann Workshops ‘The Great Gatsby’ In New York  —  EXCLUSIVE: While Baz Luhrmann hasn't settled on whether he'll make The Great Gatsby his next film, he workshopped the adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel that he wrote with frequent collaborator Craig Pearce.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Sex Tape Is A Fake; Man Says He Was Hired To Impersonate Golfer  —  A man claims he was paid $1,000 to impersonate Tiger Woods in a sex tape co-starring the hooker who is now selling the tape and claiming it is genuine footage of the cheating golfer.
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Bachelor Andrew Firestone & Wife Expecting Second Child  —  Everything is coming up roses for former Bachelor Andrew Firestone and his wife, Ivana Bozilovic - the two are expecting their second child in April, a rep for the couple confirms to PEOPLE.  —  As with son Adam Brooks, 19 months …
PopEater:
Bethenny Frankel Childhood Photos Revealed  —  Bethenny Frankel took to the cover of PEOPLE magazine this summer, claiming “I never had a true childhood.”  But photos obtained by RadarOnline.com seem to tell a different story.  The series of more than 30 pictures show the 'Real Housewives …
Discussion: StyleList and TV Squad
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 …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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 …
TMZ.com:
Junior Seau Drives SUV Off a Cliff, Survives  —  Junior Seau drove his SUV off a cliff in Carlsbad, CA this morning — and survived — this according to law enforcement.  —  We're told the retired NFL superstar sustained injuries in the wreck — cops are on scene.
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TMZ.com:
Junior Seau Arrested for Domestic Violence
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Sandra Bullock and Baby Louis Vacation in the Caribbean  —  Sandra Bullock knows how to do a vacation right.  —  Spending the past week at the Viceroy Anguilla in the Caribbean with baby Louis and other family - including her sister and brother-in-law - Bullock and her group took the time to get massages …
Discussion: Hollybaby and RADAR
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Megan Fox Joins Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig in ‘Friends With Kids’ … Megan Fox is joining “Friends With Kids,” an ensemble comedy from Jennifer Westfeldt.  —  Westfeldt wrote the script and will star as well as produce with her partner Jon Hamm.  She also will direct …
Hollywood Reporter:
Adrien Brody sues to stop release of horror film  —  EXCLUSIVE: Adrien Brody doesn't want anybody to see his work in the Italian horror flick “Giallo,” which is scheduled to be released tomorrow on DVD.  —  Brody has sued for $3 million and is attempting to stop the film's release …
 
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
John C. Reilly Rounds Out Foursome In Roman Polanski's ‘God Of Carnage’
Discussion: /Film, The Playlist and Movieline
Perez Hilton:
No Pre-Nup For Russell And Katy
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Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Paris Hilton Tells Radar - 'I've Quit My Party Life'
Take That Official Site:
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Discussion: Oh, The Scandal! and Perez Hilton
Daily Mail:
9021- NO!  Shenae Grimes wears unflattering black granny pants …
Discussion: Crushable and Socialite Life
Celebslam:
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
‘Housewives’ Zolciak ‘so happy, in love’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Peter Robertson / Daily Mail:
From ET to Bee Gees: Steven Spielberg to turn Gibb life story into a movie
Discussion: /Film and Perez Hilton
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INF Daily:
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Discussion: X17 Online
Jon / Egotastic!:
Jamie-Lynn Sigler Bikini Pictures For the Crush Win
Just Jared:
Jude Law Shoots ‘Sherlock Holmes 2’ with Robert Downey Jr.
Discussion: /Film and The Playlist
Extra:
Lance Armstrong Welcomes Baby #5!
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Perez Hilton:
Round 2! The View Goes After O'Reilly's Rude Factor!
Discussion: EW.com and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — I Want to Step Up Against Hate
 

 
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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