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9:50 AM ET, December 9, 2010

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Christina Aguilera / TMZ.com:
My Private Sexy Pics Were Hacked  —  The nearly nude photos of Christina Aguilera that are circulating the Internet today were “illegally obtained by a hacker” who jacked them from Xtina's stylist ... this according to the singer's rep.  —  The rep tells TMZ the pictures …
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People.com:
Hacker Leaks Racy Photos of Christina Aguilera  —  Christina Aguilera is hitting back after some semi-nude photos of her hit the Internet.  —  “The photos of Christina Aguilera being leaked to the press were illegally obtained by a hacker who tapped into Christina's personal stylist's account …
The Superficial:
Some Christina Aguilera Pics We Weren't Supposed to See  —  Candid, racy, sexy, semi-nude, midgets in rodeo outfits, [Other Google keywords here] photos of Christina Aguilera circa her “Not Myself Tonight” video shoot in April 2010 were leaked online today.  Based on that time-line …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and TheFABlife
Daily Mail:
Is this scar a sign Christina Aguilera has had breast implants?  —  Christina Aguilera has never commented on speculation her buxom figure has had a helping hand from a plastic surgeon.  —  But as the star waved to fans at the Tokyo press conference for her new film, Burlesque …
Discussion: PopEater, Yeeeah!, Holy Moly! and TheFABlife
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Urgent!  MPAA Appeal Overturns NC-17 On ‘Blue Valentine’  —  EXCLUSIVE: The MPAA has overturned the NC-17 rating on the Derek Cianfrance-directed Blue Valentine.  The film will be given an R rating after Harvey Weinstein personally argued his position in today's hearing.
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Alex Ben Block / Hollywood Reporter:
MPAA Overturns 'Blue Valentine's' NC-17 Rating  —  UPDATED: Describing a movie as having “explicit sexual content” may not sound much different than saying it has “strong graphic sexual content,” but it makes a world of difference to the MPAA appeals board.  —  That's the change in the description …
E! Online:
Blake Lively and Ryan Gosling Together Again!  —  Ryan Gosling premiered his fab new flick, Blue Valentine, in New York last night, and we know what you're thinking...  It seems like there have been a hundred “premieres” for this movie, but there was one thing—or rather person—last night had that the others did not.
Michelle Williams / PopEater:
MPAA Overturns NC-17 Rating of ‘Blue Valentine’
Discussion: Crushable and Cele|bitchy
MyFox Detroit:
Aretha Franklin Has Cancer, Fox 2 Confirms  —  myFOXdetroit.com Staff - Fox 2 News in Detroit has learned that the “Queen of Soul” has cancer.  A relative of Aretha Franklin tells reporter Al Allen that the icon has cancer.  Another relative says the family is very concerned.
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Zach Dionne / PopEater:
Aretha Franklin Has Cancer, Family Confirms
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
National Enquirer:
ARETHA FRANKLIN CANCER
Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: “We're Always Open” to Having More Kids  —  Guess six ain't enough.  —  Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt aren't necessarily done having kids via adoption or the old-fashioned way.  —  On Wednesday's Larry King Live, Jolie, 35, said she has “no plans at the moment,” …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Access Hollywood:
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt: Will They Be Expanding Their Brood?
Discussion: Just Jared
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Ronni Chasen shot in botched robbery; gunman acted alone, police say [Updated]  —  Ronni Chasen was killed in a botched robbery by a Hollywood man with a long criminal record who appears to have acted alone and may have shot the publicist while riding a bike, Beverly Hills police believe.
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omg!:
Police: Ex-con acted alone in publicist slaying
Discussion: TMZ.com
Ken Lee / Associated Press:
Publicist Ronni Chasen's Murderer Acted Alone, Police Say
Discussion: PopEater and TMZ.com
Ken Lee / People.com:
Suicide Victim's Gun Linked to Ronni Chasen's Murder
Discussion: Bossip and Perez Hilton
ABCNEWS:
Oprah Winfrey: 'I'm Not a Lesbian'  —  Media Mogul Opens Up to Barbara Walters on Personal Relationship With Gayle King, Stedman Graham  —  For 25 years, Oprah Winfrey has dazzled television audiences with her bold personality and candor, sharing her struggle with her weight …
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Cristina Everett / NY Daily News:
Oprah Winfrey says she's ‘not a lesbian,’ …
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey: 'I'm Not a Lesbian'
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan In Talks With Dancing With The Stars  —  This could be the ultimate comeback.  —  Lindsay Lohan is secretly in talks to be a contestant on the hit show Dancing With the Stars, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  After what seemed like endless legal woes …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Source: Jessica Simpson, Eric Johnson Will “Definitely” Have Prenup  —  Jessica Simpson's fiance Eric Johnson is in it for love — not money.  —  Slamming a tabloid claim to the contrary, a source close to the engaged couple tells UsMagazine.com that Johnson, 31, “is not a gold digger.”
Christie D'Zurilla / Ministry of Gossip:
Snooki will be dropped in a ball on New Year's Eve in Times Square  —  MTV has announced it will put Snooki in a ball and drop her from on high on New Year's Eve in Times Square as a highlight of its 2010 “MTV New Year's Bash.”  —  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will be joined by “Jersey Shore” …
Discussion: BuzzFeed
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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
‘All Signs of Death’ DOA at HBO  —  HBO is passing on Alan Ball's latest drama project, All Signs of Death.  —  The Ball-directed pilot was based on Charlie Huston's noir novel, The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death, about a slacker who joins a crime scene clean-up crew.
PopEater:
Watch ‘Hold My Hand,’ Michael Jackson's First Posthumous Video  —  “This life don't last forever ... So tell me what we're waiting for ... Hold my hand.”  An eery and prescient first line sung by Michael Jackson kicks off ‘Hold My Hand,’ the late singer's first single and just-released video from the much-anticipated ‘Michael’ album.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Just Jared:
Emma Stone in ‘Spider-Man’ — FIRST LOOK!  —  Emma Stone starts production on Spider-Man on Wednesday (December 8) in downtown Los Angeles.  —  The 22-year-old actress held onto an umbrella while shooting a funeral scene with fake rain in front of a cathedral.
Discussion: HollywoodNews.com and MovieWeb
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Sofia Vergara, Jessica Biel In Negotiations to Join 'New Year's Eve' Cast … Sofia Vergara and Jessica Biel are in negotiations to join the cast of New Year's Eve, New Line's ensemble love story follow-up to its Valentine's Day movie.  —  The duo are the latest to be associated …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Russell Brand Haunts ‘Rentaghost’ Remake  —  EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has acquired the rights to the British comedy show RentaGhost and will develop it into a Beetlejuice-style afterlife feature comedy vehicle for Russell Brand.  He'll play Fred Mumford, a recently deceased guy determined …
Michael Ausiello / Movieline:
90210 Exclusive: Meet Teddy's New [Major Spoiler Alert]!  —  For someone who's not even out of the closet, 90210's resident gay Teddy (Trevor Donovan) sure is seeing a lot of action.  —  On the heels of the wannabe McEnroe's first man-on-man smooch with current love interest Ian (Kyle Riabko) …
TMZ.com:
SeaWorld — We DON'T Use Cow Vaginas!  —  SeaWorld is finally lashing back at Tommy Lee — claiming the rocker's allegation that the park uses cow vaginas to “masturbate” their killer whales for sperm collection is “beyond ludicrous.”  —  A rep for SeaWorld tells us, “If Mr. Lee's information …
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Kathy Griffin's Fat Jokes Hurt Her Chance at Getting New Year's Job Back  —  By now, you know that comedienne Kathy Griffin put her foot in her big mouth again over the weekend, getting booed by the troops at VH1's ‘Divas Salute the Troops’ event for telling fat jokes about Bristol Palin.
 
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Did Brody Jenner propose to girlfriend Avril Lavigne?  Is that an engagement ring?
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PopSugar:
Happy First Birthday to Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's Baby Benjamin!
Discussion: Names
TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan's New Gig — Rehab Consultant
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In Her Defense, I'm Sure the Moose Had it Coming
 

 
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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

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

 
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