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8:15 PM ET, October 7, 2011

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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Kristin Davis Adopts a Baby Girl  —  Kristin Davis is a new mom!  —  The Sex and the City star, 46, welcomed daughter Gemma Rose Davis through domestic adoption a few months ago, PEOPLE has confirmed exclusively.  —  “This is something I have wanted for a very long time,” Davis tells PEOPLE.
Hollywood Reporter:
‘Simpsons’ Cast Blinks in Salary Showdown With Fox (Exclusive)  —  THR has learned that the Fox series' lead actors are ready to agree to a pay cut to keep the show going, however it won't be as steep as the 45 percent reduction asked for by execs.  —  It's high noon for The Simpsons and it appears the voice cast has blinked.
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TMZ.com:
The Simpsons: Harry Shearer Breaks with Cast in New Demand  —  Harry Shearer never told his fellow cast members he was planning on making a new demand to FOX ... and it has both surprised them and thrown a monkey wrench in the negotiations ... sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ.
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Simpsons’ actor breaks silence, says Fox should share profits
Discussion: Extra and Gawker
omg!:
The Simpsons' Harry Shearer: I'm Willing to Take a 70 Percent Pay Cut in Exchange for Profits
Discussion: TMZ.com
CriCkeTT / RADAR:
Demi Moore Can't Forgive Ashton Kutcher For Cheating  —  A stressed-out Demi Moore can't forgive Ashton Kutcher for cheating on her with Sara Leal and the marriage is over despite a last-ditch attempt at counseling.  —  Moore and Kutcher were already separated when the Two And a Half Men star cheated …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively's Early Morning Makeout  —  Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson were a pretty hot-looking couple, and Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio weren't bad either, for that matter.  —  So what about Reynolds and Lively?  —  Heck, yeah!
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The Superficial:
Blake Lively's Banging Ryan Reynolds
Discussion: EarSucker and The Hollywood Gossip
Hollywood Reporter:
Johnny Depp to Become Dr. Seuss for Illumination and Universal (Exclusive)  —  The star will also produce the live action feature inspired by the life of the classic children's book author.  —  Oh, the places he'll go!  It's almost too perfect: Johnny Depp as Dr. Seuss.
Amber Goodhand / RADAR:
Bethenny Frankel Headed For Divorce, Says Mom  —  Not only is Bethenny Frankel headed for a divorce, according to her estranged mother, but she also told Star magazine that the Skinnygirl Margarita concept was her idea!  —  Bethenny married Jason Hoppy a year and a half ago …
Discussion: Pop2it, Bossip and PerezHilton
The Superficial:
Kris Jenner Is A Sh-tty Mom: Exhibit 2,476  —  Here's 16-year-old Kendall Jenner posing for bikini photos/continuing her immediate path to the dark side as Kris Jenner has foreseen.  For it was Kris who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator.
TMZ.com:
Dr. Conrad Murray's Explosive Interview with Police — The Blow-by-Blow  —  “I have to sleep, Dr. Conrad, I have these rehearsals to perform.”  That's what Dr. Conrad Murray told investigators Michael Jackson said to him in the early morning hours of June 25th, 2009.  Hours later, Jackson was dead.
Discussion: Reuters
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Reuters:
Jurors hear police interview with Jackson's doctor
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Suzan Clarke / ABCNEWS:
‘Princess Bride’ Cast Reunites  —  “The Princess Bride” is a movie that tells several simple stories; about the relationship between a grandfather and a grandson, about a son avenging a father's death, about the misdeeds some people are willing to commit in order to gain power.
Discussion: The Daily What
Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Liv Tyler's Mom Slams Dina Lohan: What She's Done With Lindsay Is ‘Morally Wrong And Disgusting’  —  Liv Tyler's mother, rock legend Bebe Buell, has slammed the most famous mom-ager in the world — Dina Lohan — saying that she needs to start being a mother to her troubled daughter Lindsay.
Nadia Mendoza / Daily Mail:
Plucked from obscurity: Rihanna debuts new boyfriend Dudley O'Shaughnessy, after she ‘hand-picked’ him to star in her video  —  It's good to see Rihanna is embracing every inch of being a true Brit.  —  Not only did she ride the tube to her O2 gig this week and fall out of a club at 4.30am …
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Video: Kris Humphries Wants Kim Kardashian to “Start Pumping Out Babies”  —  Kris Humphries sure has babies on the brain!  —  Married for less than two months, the NBA player already wants his new bride Kim Kardashian to get on the fast track to family planning.
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Emily / X17 Online:
KIM KARDASHIAN ON BABIES: NOT FOR “AT LEAST A YEAR”
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Sony Pictures Acquiring New Steve Jobs Biography For Major Feature Film  —  EXCLUSIVE: I've just learned that Sony Pictures is making a hefty deal to acquire feature rights to Steve Jobs, the upcoming authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson.
 
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics! Gisele Bundchen & Benjamin Play In The Park In Boston
Grady Smith / PopWatch:
EW's ‘Romy and Michelle’ reunion: Own Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino's Post-It dresses!
Discussion: Dlisted and Best Week Ever
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Gulp!  Zac Efron treated to $100,000 bottle of champagne by son of Russian billionaire as he parties in Chicago club
Discussion: Crushable and Pop2it
The Superficial:
John Mayer Needs Dating Advice
Discussion: Bossip and Celebuzz
Rebecca Macatee / Us Weekly:
Dancing with the Stars' Hope Solo Gets Naked for ESPN Body Issue
Discussion: Socialite Life and Digital Spy
 Earlier Picks: 
Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
CW Pulls ‘H8R’ From Schedule
Discussion: PerezHilton and AOL TV
Style News:
Surf's Up! See Kendall Jenner's Ethereal New Swimsuit Photos
TMZ.com:
Keanu Reeves' Scrape with the Law
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Netflix Wants to Make New Episodes of Reno 911!
Discussion: Hollywood.com, Splitsider and AOL TV
TMZ.com:
Nancy Grace — Fart Fetish Group Vying for Video Rights
Alla Byrne / People.com:
Sharon Osbourne Has Breast Implants Removed
Discussion: The Marquee Blog and PerezHilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

 
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