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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘Two And A Half Men’ Premiere Is Huge, ‘Playboy Club’ Debut Dangerously Low  —  ‘Two And A Half Men’ Premiere: What Did You Think?  —  UPDATED: The debut of Two and a Half Men with new star Ashton Kutcher lived up to the hype ratings-wise, while NBC hit a major bump on the opening night of the season.
Discussion: Gawker and ABCNEWS
Charlie Sheen / TMZ.com:
North of $100 Million  —  Charlie Sheen will immediately get $25 million in his settlement with Warner Bros. in his “Two and a Half Men” dispute — but over time he'll get 5 times that amount ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources connected with the settlement tell TMZ ... Charlie will get the $25 mil …
Charlie Sheen / TMZ.com:
Days Away From Settling Over “Two and a Half Men”  —  Charlie Sheen is days away from settling his mega-dispute with Warner Bros. over “Two and a Half Men,” but sources connected with the negotiation tell us ... Charlie is not getting what he wants.  —  Our sources say Charlie will NOT get paid …
Sarah McEleney / omg!:
Charlie Sheen Wishes ‘Two and a Half Men’ Well: 5 Reasons Why
Discussion: X17 Online and DailyFill.com
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
‘Two and a Half Men’ actor Jon Cryer receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame ahead of show premiere
Discussion: Socialite Life and X17 Online
The Daily Beast:
Michaele and Neal Speak Out!  —  Having ditched her husband, Tareq, Michaele Salahi and boyfriend, Neal Schon, talk exclusively to Diane Dimond about how they got back together.  “I was going crazy,” says Michaele.  —  TV personality Michaele Salahi and Journey guitarist Neal Schon …
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Tareq Salahi Calls Michaele a “Groupie Slut” and Shares Photo of Journey Guitarist's Junk  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  “We were a couple that was unbeatable,” Tareq Salahi told E! News in an exclusive interview.
The Superficial:
Chaz Bono is Topless  —  Here's a topless Chaz Bono lumbering around the set of Dancing With The Stars yesterday, and I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to do here.  Those nips started out as a woman's, so protocol tells me I should censor them.  But technically they're on a man now …
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TMZ.com:
Far From the STIFFEST Dude In “DWTS” Debut  —  Checkout Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer's long awaited “Dancing With the Stars” debut — a Cha cha cha that earned them a standing ovation.  —  Chaz wasn't exactly light on his feet, but still scored 17 out of 30 ... which was better than two other guys …
Discussion: omg! and PerezHilton
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Dancing With the Stars Judges Praise Chaz Bono's “Cheeky, Joyous” Cha Cha
Discussion: fckwhatyouheard and Yeeeah!
People.com:
Brad Pitt Further Clarifies Jen Aniston Remarks  —  Brad Pitt at the Dept. 19 premiere, which benefitted the Fight Against Cancer with Children's Hospital & Research Center in Oakland and Stand Up to Cancer  —  The night was devoted to unveiling his latest movie, the based-on-fact baseball movie Moneyball …
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Elise / INF Daily:
Brad Pitt Is Right On The Money With His Latest Film!  Pics!  —  Brad Pitt may not know much about baseball, but he knows enough about the entertainment industry to make a great movie about baseball.  And that's just what he did with his latest flick to premiere - Moneyball.
Discussion: X17 Online
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Solo Brad Pitt Lets Loose, Dances at Moneyball Bash
Discussion: PopSugar and fckwhatyouheard
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
It's Over!  Lea Michele and Actor Boyfriend Split  —  Lea Michele is a single lady.  —  I can exclusively reveal that...  The Glee star, 25, and her actor boyfriend of more than a year, Theo Stockman, have called it quits, a source tells me.  —  A rep for Michele confirmed the split.
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Us Weekly:
Lea Michele Splits With Her Boyfriend Theo Stockman
Discussion: Extra, Socialite Life and PopBytes
The Superficial:
This is How Lindsay Lohan's Been Getting Into Fashion Week Parties  —  What you're looking at is Lindsay Lohan pulling something out of her purse, leaning her head down and then making this face in the apartment of Vikram Chatwal, the multimillionaire owner of the Dream Downtown hotel in Manhattan.
Liz Raftery / People.com:
George Clooney Ties the Knot - in New Ad  —  George Clooney may be a committed bachelor in real life, but a new commercial for Norwegian bank DNB NOR indicates that women's dreams of tying him down could, in fact, come true.  —  Waking up confused and alone in a hotel room …
Discussion: PopSugar and The Stir
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Opens Up About Pregnancy: I'm Having So Much Fun!  —  Now that she's got a baby on board, Beyonce is more bootylicious than ever — and damn proud of it, too!  —  The first-time mom-to-be, 30, opened up for the very first time about her pregnancy as she and her mom, Tina Knowles …
Lindsay Powers / Hollywood Reporter:
‘True Blood’ Star to Replace Hilary Duff in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ … Lindsay Pulsipher will replace Hilary Duff in The Story of Bonnie and Clyde, Cypress Moon Studios announced Monday.  —  Pulsipher is currently filming the History Channel miniseries The Hatfields and McCoys opposite Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton.
Ethan Miller / ABCNEWS:
Tony Bennett on 9/11 Attacks: ‘They Flew the Plane in, But We Caused It’  —  American icon Tony Bennett took to the airwaves at Sirius Radio to promote his new album, “Duets II,” but it's what he said about war, peace, terrorism, and who was to blame for the Sept. 11 terror attacks that could get people talking.
Discussion: Mediaite, Spinner and Big Hollywood
omg!:
Evaluating the Middle of the Pack on ‘Dancing with the Stars:’ Who Shows the Most Potential for Growth?  —  Contribute content like this.  Start here.  —  Last night, the thirteenth season of “Dancing With the Stars” premiered with a new ballroom, a new last name for Brooke Burke-Charvet, and a new set of C-listers to root for.
Discussion: X17 Online
X17 Online:
FIRST LOOK AT LEONARDO DICAPRIO IN J. EDGAR TRAILER!  —  Here's the trailer for Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, in which Leonardo DiCaprio stars as the controversial head of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover.  Yup, this is the movie where he kisses Social Network hottie Armie Hammer, who plays his secret lover, Clyde Tolson!
Discussion: PerezHilton
hellomagazine.com:
World Exclusive: Mel B and Stephen Belafonte present their ‘gorgeous’ new baby Madison at home in LA  —  Nuzzling her beautiful new baby daughter Madison, Melanie Brown is basking in the glow of new motherhood.  —  “She is so gorgeous and such a chilled baby,” says the star …
Jacqueline Burt / The Stir by CafeMom:
5 Plastic Surgery Disasters That Made Young Celebs Look Old (PHOTOS)  —  Remember when the main reason celebrities (or anyone) got plastic surgery was to make themselves look younger?  Those ubiquitous nip/tuck rumors never started swirling until an actress hit at least 40.  Not so much anymore!
Discussion: theBERRY
Perez Hilton:
Courteney And Coco Cheer On David Arquette At DWTS  —  She may be estranged, but Courteney Cox is no stranger to being there for David Arquette.  —  As he danced the Viennese Waltz to Queen's Someone To Love, HIS loves were in the front row cheering him on.
Discussion: RADAR
Lindsay Miller / PopSugar:
Taylor Lautner Tells Us He Cried While Watching Breaking Dawn!  —  We caught up with Taylor Lautner this weekend at the LA press day for his upcoming movie Abduction.  Taylor talked with us about his new action role and, of course, Breaking Dawn.  At Abduction's red-carpet premiere last Thursday night …
 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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