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6:15 PM ET, October 8, 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.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Kristin Davis Adopts Daughter Gemma Rose  —  Meet Hollywood's newest mom: Kristin Davis!  —  The 46-year-old star of Sex and the City welcomed daughter Gemma Rose Davis through domestic adoption two months ago, her rep confirms to Us Weekly.  “She's ecstatic,” a source says.  “She wanted this for a long time.”
Liz Raftery / People.com:
Rihanna Steps Out with British Boxer (and Model) Dudley O'Shaughnessy  —  Looks like she's making friends in the U.K.!  —  Rihanna has been spotted getting cozy with British boxer - and model - Dudley O'Shaughnessy, who recently appeared in the music video for her new single, “We Found Love,” according to new reports.
Discussion: Extra and Latest Hollywood …
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Alison Maloney / The Sun:
Rihanna's late date is a knockout  —  RIHANNA was keen to show off her new boyfriend in public for the first time - despite the fact he's called DUDLEY.  —  The Bajan superstar took model Dudley O'Shaughnessy to London club Mahiki on Thursday after her gig at the O2 Arena.
Discussion: Socialite Life
Nadia Mendoza / Daily Mail:
Plucked from obscurity: Rihanna debuts new boyfriend Dudley O'Shaughnessy, after she 'hand-picked …
Dan Snierson / Inside TV:
‘The Simpsons’ renewed by Fox for two more seasons  —  Simpsons fans, it's time to stop saying 'D'oh!' and start shouting ‘Woo Hoo!’  Signaling that the negotiating stalemate has ended, Fox announced today that it has renewed the animated comedy featuring Homer Simpson for two more seasons.
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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.
TMZ.com:
The Simpsons: Harry Shearer Breaks with Cast in New Demand
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
Junior Varsity / The Dirty's Fresh Dirt:
EXCLUSIVE: Here Is How It Went Down Between Liev Schreiber And Phoebe Roberts  —  THE DIRTY ARMY: Nik, I have no clue how you found out Liev Schreiber and Phoebe Roberts but it is 100% true and everyone here at Main Beach is talking about.  Here is a little background on Phoebe Roberts …
Discussion: Dlisted, RADAR, Hollywood Life and RumorFix
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, BuzzFeed 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.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Is Stealyoncé At It Again?  —  Beyonce's (I'm too lazy to put a fancy accent on that e and bitch is from Houston!) video for “Countdown” is obviously made of equal parts Funny Face, Flashdance, a Gap commercial and a bunch of other things she watched while she heaved the morning sicks …
Discussion: Pop2it and New York Magazine
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Director drama heats up on ‘Dredd’  —  EXCLUSIVE: It's not often that a director of a major action film is asked to step aside as the movie enters its postproduction phase.  But that's what has happened with director Pete Travis and “Dredd,” the remake of the 1995 Sylvester Stallone vehicle …
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
 
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Grady Smith / PopWatch:
EW's ‘Romy and Michelle’ reunion: Own Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino's Post-It dresses!
Emily / X17 Online:
KIM KARDASHIAN ON BABIES: NOT FOR “AT LEAST A YEAR”
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
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