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4:15 PM ET, October 4, 2011

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 Top News: 
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Blake Lively, Leonardo DiCaprio Split  —  It was fun while it lasted!  —  After five months together, Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio have parted ways, reps for both stars confirm exclusively to Us Weekly.. The pair “remain friends,” Lively and DiCaprio's reps added.
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Liz McNeil / People.com:
Blake Lively, Leonardo DiCaprio Break Up
AceShowBiz.com:   Reps: Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio Split
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Warner Bros Acquires Post-WWII Don Winslow Novel ‘Satori’ For Leonardo DiCaprio
Vanity Fair:
Johnny Depp: “If They're Going to Pay Me The Stupid Money Right Now, I'm Going to Take It”  —  He's Hollywood's best-paid actor, but he doesn't have to like it: “Basically, if they're going to pay me the stupid money right now, I'm going to take it,” he says in Vanity Fair's November issue.  “I have to.
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Photo phobia  —  Despite being one of the world's most handsome men, Johnny Depp hates photo shoots so much, he compares them to violent sexual assault.  He tells Nick Tosches in Vanity Fair, “Well, you just feel like you're being raped somehow.  Raped ... It feels like a kind of weird — just weird, man.”
Amanda Knox / The Daily Beast:
Money Dispute May End ‘Simpsons’  —  A money dispute between Fox and the actors who voice the characters on The Simpsons may force the long-running hit series to shut down next spring.  Lloyd Grove reports exclusively.  —  As Homer Simpson would put it, “D'oh!”
Johnny Lopez / TMZ.com:
Home Kristin Cavallari & Jay Cutler — IT'S BACK ON!  —  IT'S BACK ON!  —  Holding Hands in Public  —  Less than three months after breaking off their engagement at the VERY last minute, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler were seen holding hands in L.A. today.
Discussion: X17 Online
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Us Weekly:
Kristin Cavallari Holds Hands With Ex-Fiance Jay Cutler  —  She danced her way back into his heart!  —  Dancing with the Stars' Kristin Cavallari and ex-fiance Jay Cutler were spotted Tuesday in L.A. holding hands.  Monday night, the 28-year-old Chicago Bears quarterback player came …
Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Cancels ‘The Playboy Club’  —  UPDATED: Brian Williams' “Rock Center” will air in its place beginning Oct. 31 following three weeks of “Prime Suspect” repeats.  —  NBC has canceled freshman drama The Playboy Club.  —  Brian Williams' newsmagazine show, Rock Center, will take its place beginning Oct. 31.
Rachel Uchitel / TMZ.com:
Secretly Marries Boyfriend  —  Rachel Uchitel is off the market ... TMZ has learned she got hitched over the weekend.  —  We've obtained documents from Clark County, Nevada, showing Rachel and Matt Hahn got a marriage license Sunday night and filed it with the court the next day at 8:58 AM.
Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
Sweet pie of mine!  Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose is unrecognisable after piling on the pounds  —  He was once a pin-up for millions of rock and roll fans throughout the world.  —  But it seems Axl Rose's poster boy days are over, judging by photographs of the 49-year-old singer performing with the band in Brazil last night.
Discussion: Extra and Yeeeah!
Marco / X17 Online:
KHLOE KARDASHIAN SHARES HER PREGNANCY STRUGGLES WITH TODAY'S HODA KOTB  —  Khloe Kardashian's younger sis Khloe is still struggling to get pregnant with huby Lamar Odom, and she's telling Today Show's Hoda Kotb all about it.  —  During the early morning interview, the 27-year-old reality star admitted:
Lauren / X17 Online:
ANGELINA JOLIE CELEBRATES TEN YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE UN  —  Angelina Jolie, 36, marked her 10th year as a UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) goodwill ambassador on Monday with a surprise appearance in Geneva, Switzerland.  —  During her tenure, she's made more than 40 visits to troubled spots around the world.
Discussion: Reuters and omg!
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Emily / X17 Online:
KAT VON D SET TO MAKE HER MARK IN MUSIC WITH FIRST ALBUM  —  Well, at least she's not yet another actress-turned-musician.  —  Kat Von D is putting her tattoo gun aside to begin recording her first album.  Didn't think she was into music?  Think again.  The LA Ink star told E! News:
TMZ.com:
Home People vs. Dr. Conrad Murray — Prosecution To Murray's Girlfriend: Gotcha!  —  GOTCHA!  —  Dr. Murray's Baby Mama Nicole Alvarez Missteps in Court  —  Nicole Alvarez — Murray's girlfriend and baby mama — is standing by her man.  —  In case you missed it, prosecution grilled Alvarez …
Discussion: X17 Online and omg!
Amy Kaufman / Show Tracker:
Lifetime to amend Amanda Knox movie in the wake of acquittal  —  A Lifetime movie about the Amanda Knox trial will be updated after the 24-year-old was cleared of murder charges in an Italian court Monday.  —  “Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy,” which first aired on the television network in February …
Ben Todd / Daily Mail:
'It's fine... we're grown-ups at the end of the day': Kate Winslet opens up on her divorce from Sam Mendes in new photoshoot  —  After more than a year of silence on the subject, Kate Winslet has spoken of her torment following her break-up from director Sam Mendes.
The Huffington Post:
Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita Leaving ‘Real Housewives Of New Jersey’ … Video , Jacqueline Laurita , Real Housewives Of New Jersey , Bravo , Caroline Manzo , Caroline Manzo Fired , Fired Housewives , Jacqueline Laurita Fired , Real Housewives Of New Jersey Fired , Celebrity News
Marco / X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - KIM KARDASHIAN SPLURGES ON BRAND NEW FERRARI  —  Out with the old and in with the new!  —  Kim Kardashian has spent a chunk of her reality show money on a brand new white Ferrari 458 Italia worth over $300,000.  Yep ... that's how the 30-year-old babe rolls!
Discussion: Extra
Daily Mail:
Just married!  Seth Rogen and long-term girlfriend exchange vows in spectacular hilltop ceremony  —  Seth Rogen and his girlfriend of seven years, Lauren Miller, have married in a ceremony in California.  —  The Knocked Up actor, who currently co-stars in the film 50/50, wed long-time girlfriend …
Discussion: Yeeeah!
omg!:
J.R. Martinez Gets Standing Ovation on DWTS for Emotional War Tribute  —  Monday was an emotional night on Dancing with the Stars — with celeb contestants basing their routines on the most meaningful year of their lives.  —  Chaz Bono danced to his late father Sonny Bono's own “Son of a Gun …
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Photo Boy / The Superficial:
Thomas Jane Used to Dabble in Gay Prostitution  —  Photo Boy here with a slight hiccup in your normally programmed dick jokes as I'll be filling in for Fish today.  Like any good substitute that I can remember from grade school, I'd like to start the day out with a little gay experimentation.
Discussion: ABCNEWS, NewNowNext and PopBytes
NewNowNext:
Exclusive — Ann Coulter To Appear On “A-List Dallas”  —  Hold on to your cowboy hats kids because there is a big surprise coming up on The A-List Dallas — an appearance from none other than Ms. Ann Coulter.  —  While Ms. Coulter's political viewpoints are a frequent source of debate …
Discussion: afterelton.com, Queerty and boy culture
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Scoop: Will Arnett Will 30 Rock Once Again  —  Will Arnett will perform double duty for the Peacock this TV season.  —  Already the male lead of the freshman NBC comedy Up All Night, Arnett is now officially booked to reprise his 30 Rock character of Devon Banks, TVLine has learned.
Discussion: Splitsider, afterelton.com and AOL TV
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
LeAnn Rimes' Home Crashed Into by Suspected Drunk Driver  —  That poor fence.  —  Lost Hills Police Dept. confirmed to E! News that around six this morning, a 20-year-old motorist, who was driving with a suspended license, took out a stop sign and crashed into a light pole and fence …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop and Us Weekly
 
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Cindy Pearlman / Chicago Sun Times:
Ryan Gosling an ‘outsider’ no more, says 'he's weird-looking'
Discussion: World Of Wonder and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
PLEASE Don't Drag Me Into Nightclub Brawl
Discussion: Queerty
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate's Wedding Dress Draws Record Numbers
Discussion: Fashionista
Eileen Finan / People.com:
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Access Hollywood:
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Discussion: From Inside the Box
Celia Walden / Telegraph:
Milla Jovovich: 'It's embarrassing for a man to model'
Renay Alize / Madame Noire:
BEAUTY: CELEBS WHO LOOK BETTER NATURAL
Celebslam:
You're damn right Selena Gomez eats at IHOP
Discussion: Socialite Life
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Raunchy Rihanna: I'm really a very good girl but saying c*** is funny
Molly Goodson / PopSugar:
Exclusive Pics: Brad, Angelina, and Maddox Play Paintball in Full Camo!
Discussion: Us Weekly
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

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

 
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