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12:05 PM 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 …
Daily Mail:
Is this scar a sign Christina Aguilera has had breast implants?
Discussion: Holy Moly!, Yeeeah!, PopEater 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 …
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
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,” …
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The Huffington Post:
Angelina Jolie Would Have More Kids (VIDEO)
Discussion: The Frisky
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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Police: Ex-con acted alone in publicist slaying
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.”
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 …
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Prince William & Kate Middleton's Klutzy First Meeting  —  It's the first impression that every woman doesn't want to make on a man.  —  According to a new biography about the royal couple, the first time that Kate Middleton met Prince William, she curtsied slightly, causing the prince to spill a drink - all over himself.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Gosselin, Sarah Palin Had “Zero Chemistry” on “Terrible” Trip  —  Did fellow lightning-rod gals Kate Gosselin and Sarah Palin become BFFs while camping in Alaska for Palin's TLC show?  Not so much!  —  A Gosselin source tells the new Us Weekly that the reality mom, 35, had …
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.
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.
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 …
PopEater:
Beyonce Gives Jay-Z the World's Most Expensive Car  —  Beyonce Knowles showed just how much she loves her husband Jay-Z by reportedly presenting him with a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, on his birthday.  The rap mogul turned 41 on Dec. 4 and to celebrate, The Sun reports his better half bought …
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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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,’ …
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: X17 Online and Bitten and Bound
Michael K / Dlisted:
A Star Is Born On The Today Show  —  On Today this morning, a sad story about a family's Christmas without their father and husband, who died in Afghanistan, turned into a one-kid show when Keegan Roberts put the sadness on pause by dancing in front of the cameras.  Keegan can't help it.
Discussion: The Daily What
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Orlando Bloom Close To Legolas Reprise In ‘The Hobbit?’  —  After New Line Cinema announced Cate Blanchett's return to Middle Earth for ‘The Hobbit,’ I'm told that Orlando Bloom will likely be the next original cast member set for an encore.  He's near a deal to return as Elven archer Legolas.
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) …
E! Online:
Nicole Richie's Wedding to Joel Madden: All the Details on Saturday's Big Event  —  Nicole Richie has just a few days left as a single woman.  —  The starlet will tie the knot with her rocker boyfriend Joel Madden this Saturday at her father Lionel Richie's Beverly Hills estate.  —  Here are the details...
 
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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

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:
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