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7:45 AM ET, November 8, 2010

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Mark Gray / People.com:
Karina Smirnoff Engaged  —  She may have recently been eliminated from Dancing With The Stars, but soon Karina Smirnoff will be waltzing down the aisle.  —  The ballroom beauty is engaged to boyfriend Brad Penny, 32, she told PEOPLE on Saturday, revealing the couple has actually been engaged since Oct. 4!
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Us Weekly:
Karina Smirnoff Is Engaged!  —  Karina Smirnoff is set to waltz her way down the aisle!  —  The Dancing With the Stars pro, 32, is engaged to her baseball player boyfriend Brad Penny, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.  —  Smirnoff debuted her engagement ring from Penny Saturday at the fifth anniversary party for TAO in Las Vegas.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Christine Fenno / PopEater:
‘Dancing’ Star Karina Smirnoff Engaged  —  Now here's a bride who won't be worrying about her footwork during the first dance.  —  Karina Smirnoff, 32, has revealed that she got engaged last month to her boyfriend, pro baseball pitcher Brad Penny, also 32.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Reunited With Dad Michael - First Time In 7 Months  —  Lindsay Lohan has reunited with her estranged father Michael at the Californian rehabilitation clinic where she is receiving treatment for drug addiction, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
Discussion: PopEater, Pop Crunch, TheFABlife and TMZ.com
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Hollyscoop Entertainment News:
Lindsay Leaves Rehab for Movie Night
Discussion: TMZ.com, Hollywoodnews.com and RADAR
TMZ.com:
Dina Lohan — ‘Today’ Show Bound Once Again
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com and Perez Hilton
Simon Perry / People.com:
Lily Allen's Condition Improving  —  Get well soon, Lily!  —  It seems fan mail and doctors' care have Lily Allen on the mend as she fights a blood-poisoning condition that can be fatal.  —  The 25-year-old was rushed back to a clinic Friday to treat the bacterial condition, just days after the tragedy of losing her baby.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Hugh Jackman Asked To Host Oscars Again  —  EXCLUSIVE: Oscarcast executive producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer have been searching for the host or hosts of the 83rd Academy Awards.  I'm told that the first person they approached just in the past couple weeks was Hugh Jackman who turned down the offer.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's ‘Breaking News’ — The Real Deal  —  Hey, it's Harvey.  We usually don't write first person on TMZ, but I gotta tell you what I just heard.  —  Someone has played me the song “Breaking News.”  I'm not a music expert, but I am a Michael Jackson music fan ... and it's definitely Michael Jackson.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and The Wrap
Simon Perry / People.com:
Rihanna ‘Lives on a Prayer’ with Bon Jovi in Madrid  —  “Wait ... Did I just rock out with Bon Jovi tonight???”  —  Yes, Rihanna, you did!  The red-haired singer Tweeted after she was the surprise addition to Bon Jovi's Madrid show Saturday night.  She joined the veteran rockers for a rendition …
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Teaser Trailer: Kung Fu Panda 2  —  DreamWorks Animation has premiered the first teaser trailer for Kung Fu Panda 2, or Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom as it is officially titled, in front of prints of Megamind.  The trailer is now online, as is the official plot synopsis.
Discussion: HeyUGuys and The Daily What
Tom Ayres / Digital Spy:
‘Megamind’ beats ‘Due Date’ at US BO  —  DreamWorks Animation's latest animated comedy Megamind has topped the US box office.  —  The film, which features an all-star voice cast including Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, took $47.7 million in its opening weekend.
Discussion: omg!
Drfunkencherry / Drfunkenberry.com:
Prince Involved In New Michael Jackson Release?  —  The new cover for MICHAEL.  Note the Prince symbol in the lower right by the tiger.  —  Sony Records began pre-selling the new MICHAEL release recently (CD and DVD).  —  The cover, designed by painter Kadir Nelson, is a collage of MJ pics and icons.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and TMZ.com
 
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Eric Wilson / New York Times:
Courtney Love: 'I'd Like to Be Trusted Again.'
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Alex Hawgood / New York Times:
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Us Weekly:
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
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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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

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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