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TMZ.com:
Another Coffee Date for Jake & Taylor  —  After being spotted getting cozy at a coffee shop in Tennessee this weekend, rumored couple Jake Gyllenhaal, 29, and Taylor Swift, 20, enjoyed another intimate cup of joe at the Frothy Monkey in Nashville this morning.
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Share Coffee - Again  —  Baristas, be on the lookout: Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift may soon be ordering maple lattes at your shop.  —  The revved-up duo have been spending more time in coffee houses recently than the cast of Friends …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Taylor & Jakey Drink A Lot Of Coffee
Discussion: Hollywood Dame and TheGloss
Vanity Fair:
Johnny Depp Talks to Patti Smith About Working with Angelina Jolie, Jack Sparrow, and His Own Musical Aspirations  —  “Meeting her and getting to know her was a real pleasant surprise,” Johnny Depp tells rock legend Patti Smith, writing for Vanity Fair, of working with Angelina Jolie on their upcoming film, The Tourist.
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Extra:
Exclusive: Mariah Carey Talks Baby, Cravings and Holiday Plans  —  Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon are expecting their first child, and the singer opened up to “Extra's” AJ Calloway about her pregnancy and how it's affecting her holiday travels.  —  Mariah's mum about her growing baby bump …
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Rich / fourfour:
Mariah Carey: Perfume hater, perfume-bottle collector  —  Mariah Carey spent about six hours yammering on HSN yesterday, hawking her perfume/jewelery/Christmas album/shoes and complaining about her pregnancy.  I watched all of it.  Above is everything you possibly would need to know about it …
Us Weekly:
What Mariah Carey Says About Those Twins Rumors
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and I Need My Fix
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Dancing With The Stars Wants Lindsay Lohan  —  Despite parting ways with the Linda Lovelace lead role in the upcoming film Inferno, Lindsay Lohan has plenty of career options on the horizon.  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Dancing with the Stars has been eyeing …
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TMZ.com:
Neve Campbell Files Divorce On the Down Low  —  Neve Campbell super secretly filed for divorce from her husband John Light — 5 months ago ... TMZ has learned.  —  It's not final yet — but according to the docs filed in L.A. County Superior Court, and obtained by TMZ — the “Scream 4” …
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Douglas Breaks Silence on How He's Doing … It's a cold, wintry day, on Nov. 16, as this reporter approaches the looming edifice overlooking New York's Central Park where Michael Douglas has lived on and off for the past 20 years.  —  It's hard not to be nervous.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
ABC Developing 2 Musical Series, Including A Bob Kushell Drama Starring Idina Menzel  —  EXCLUSIVE: Primetime musical series are red-hot courtesy of Fox's Glee, and ABC, whose sibling Disney Channel started the genre's resurgence with High School Musical and Hannah Montana, is developing a couple of music-themed series for next fall.
Discussion: New York Magazine and TV Squad
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Perez Hilton:
Idina Gets A Show!
Discussion: TV Envy and Oh No They Didn't!
PARADE Magazine:
Jim Carrey: 'I'm Here to Do Extreme and Interesting Things'  —  Jim Carrey takes it to the limit and beyond in the very R-rated I Love You Phillip Morris, loosely based on the life of convicted Texas con man and four-time prison escapee Steven Russell.  He ends up having a mad affair behind bars …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘The Walking Dead’ Lets Go Of Writers; Considers No Writing Staff For Season 2  —  EXCLUSIVE: I hear The Walking Dead writer/ executive producer/ director Frank Darabont has let go of the writers on the hot freshman AMC series, which has already renewed for a second season.
TMZ.com:
Tony Parker's Lawyer Says Sayonara  —  Tony Parker just lost his lawyer in his divorce case with Eva Longoria — because Tony's lawyer also reps the man who's married to the woman Tony was allegedly sexting.  —  Richard Orsinger, Esq. filed Tony's divorce petition on November 19 in Texas.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Run Eva, Run: John Mayer Wants Your Number  —  Eva Longoria's divorce hasn't even been finalized yet and the big bad wolves are already knocking at our favorite 'Desperate Housewife's' door.  And although Eva finds herself at the top of the most eligible list again, the one person she doesn't need …
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Nate Berkus Hospitalized with Appendicitis  —  Talk show host Nate Berkus has been hospitalized and is expected to undergo surgery for appendicitis.  —  “He was on the Today show this morning and he wasn't feeling well,” a rep for the company that produces The Nate Berkus Show tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Bryan Singer Lining up Actors to Test for ‘Jack the Giant Killer’  —  Aaron Johnson, left, Nicholas Hoult and Juno Temple  —  The hot, big movie that young Hollywood is vying for this month is Jack the Giant Killer, the Bryan Singer tentpole set up at New Line and Legendary Pictures …
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Gosselin ‘Sad & Lonely’, Insider Says  —  Despite having her own reality TV show and eight beautiful kids, America's most famous mom, Kate Gosselin, has been left ‘sad and lonely’ with no real friends that she can confide in.  —  That's the heartbreaking conclusion …
TMZ.com:
The Coolest Thing Kanye West Has Ever Done  —  Kanye West spent 90 minutes gift wrapping presents for foster kids today at a charity event in NYC — but he didn't do it for the publicity ... he did it because he happened to be in the area and he felt like helping out.
Discussion: Bossip and TheFABlife
TMZ.com:
Uma Thurman's Stalker — Arrested While Googling  —  Talk about getting caught red handed ... Uma Thurman's stalker was just A.W.G.U. — Arrested While Googling Uma.  —  Jack Jordan — who was convicted of stalking Uma in 2008 and threatening to kill himself if she dated another man …
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
Amanda Dobbins / New York Magazine:
Watch Matt Lauer Lose It Over the Size of a Package  —  Some companies will try to shrink your package and hope you don't notice, but Matt Lauer will.  Mature adults notice everything.  —  [BuzzFeed]
Discussion: Dlisted and Videogum
Patrick Healy / ArtsBeat:
‘Angels in America’ To Play Five More Weeks, With New Cast Members  —  Michael Urie (ABC's “Ugly Betty") and Adam Driver ("Mrs. Warren's Profession") will take over the central roles of Prior Walter and his unfaithful lover Louis Ironson in the current Off Broadway revival of “Angels in America” …
Discussion: PopWatch and New York Magazine
Us Weekly:
Natalie Portman Opens Up About Shocking Weight Loss for Film  —  Embodying the role of a ballerina in the new psychological thriller Black Swan wasn't easy for Natalie Portman.  —  A year before shooting, she had to undergo extreme ballet, cross-training, and swimming.
People.com:
Ne-Yo to Play a Stylish Hit Man on CSI: NY  —  He sings, he dances, he writes music - and now, Ne-Yo is going to act.  —  The R&B star, who had a role in Stomp the Yard 2, will appear on an episode of CSI: NY, a rep at the CBS show confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.
Discussion: TV Fanatic and TV Envy
Marianne Garvey / E! Online:
True Story: How John Mayer Almost Derailed Katy Perry-Russell Brand Romance  —  Can you picture a Katy Perry-John Mayer wedding?  Neither can we.  But “Payer” was well on its way to making sweet music together when Russell Brand intercepted her at the 2009 VMAs and snagged the “I Kissed a Girl” singer for himself.
TMZ.com:
Oksana's Lawyers Fight To Keep Lid On Secrets  —  Oksana Grigorieva's lawyers are entangled in a legal brawl with the lawyer who negotiated her $15 mil settlement with Mel Gibson ... trying to muzzle him from saying too much to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.
Us Weekly:
Leighton Meester: I Love Gwyneth Paltrow's “Dirty Jokes”  —  Who knew Gwyneth Paltrow could be so raunchy?  —  When UsMagazine.com caught up with her Country Strong costar Leighton Meester at IFP's 20th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards in NYC Monday, the actress said Paltrow didn't pull any punches while filming in Nashville.
ComingSoon.net:
Exclusive: Tom Hanks Confirmed for Triple Frontier  —  Tom Hanks is the first official cast member to join Triple Frontier, producer Charles Roven confirmed to ComingSoon.net this morning in an exclusive interview.  —  “Tom Hanks is starring in the film,” Roven said, “and we're still looking to cast the other roles.
Margaret Lyons / PopWatch:
Susan Boyle stops mid-song on ‘The View’  —  Susan Boyle stopped singing mid-song on The View this morning, apparently due to a frog in her throat.  She cringed, paused, and tried to signal for the music to stop before Sherri Shepherd and Whoopi Goldberg swooped in.
 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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