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11:50 AM ET, October 16, 2011

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Rebecca Macatee / Us Weekly:
Robert Downey Jr. Asks Hollywood to “Forgive” Mel Gibson  —  Mel Gibson has a real friend in Robert Downey Jr.  —  Friday night Downey, 46, accepted an American Cinematheque Award in Beverly Hills, and the actor used his time on stage to ask Hollywood to forgive Gibson, 55.  —  PHOTOS: Celebrity rehab centers
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Robert Downey Jr. Shocker: We Need to Forgive Mel Gibson!  —  Talk about having an iron skin.  —  In a surprise move last night, Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. turned a gala in his honor into an effort to save Mel Gibson's career and bring the onetime A-Lister back into the Hollywood fold.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Bill Higgins / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Downey Jr. Honored With American Cinematheque Award
Discussion: PopSugar
TMZ.com:
The Show Must Go On  —  Rick Ross will perform tonight as scheduled, despite a serious medical scare yesterday, this according to the venue he is supposed to perform at.  —  As TMZ first reported, Ross was hospitalized twice for seizures as he tried to travel to Memphis for a show last night.
Discussion: RapFix, MyFox DC and PerezHilton
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AceShowBiz.com:
Rick Ross to Perform in North California Despite Two Seizures  —  His people informed the venue's employee that the rapper would go on with the show although he had two serious health scares the day before.  —  For Rick Ross, his fans come first.  The rapper had suffered seizures twice …
Discussion: That Grape Juice
People.com:
Shannen Doherty Marries in Malibu  —  Shannen Doherty may have made a name for herself on Beverly Hills, 90210, but when it came to her wedding on Saturday, the zip code of choice was Malibu.  —  The TV actress, 40, who most notably played Brenda Walsh, said “I do” to her fiancé Kurt Iswarienko at sunset, PEOPLE has confirmed.
People.com:
Jennifer Lopez & Bradley Cooper - Together Again?  —  Bradley Cooper behind the wheel on Oct. 15  —  Bradley Cooper was seen in Los Angeles Saturday with a woman paparazzi say is Jennifer Lopez and who our exclusive photos reveal to be a woman who sure looks an awful lot like the American Idol judge.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE!  Matt Reeves Is Warner Bros' Pick For ‘Twilight Zone’ Movie  —  EXCLUSIVE: Let Me In and Cloverfield director Matt Reeves has been chosen by Warner Bros to direct The Twilight Zone, the Jason Rothenberg-scripted thriller based on the classic Rod Serling TV series.
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
LiLo puts rap on Pitbull songs  —  Lindsay Lohan's reps are ordering clubs where she parties not to play songs by rapper Pitbull, whom she's suing over his lyrics “I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan.”  —  Lohan was not amused when Pitbull, real name Armando Christian Pérez …
Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
Could Get More Than a Year Behind Bars  —  Lindsay Lohan could be sentenced to nearly a year-and-a-half in jail if Judge Stephanie Sautner decides she violated her probation ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told the computations are complicated, because Lindsay has had so many cases.
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Rebecca Macatee / Us Weekly:
Giuliana, Bill Rancic Continue IVF, “Not Opposed to Adoption”  —  Giuliana Rancic is determined to be a mama!  —  After two emotional, failed attempts, the E! Host and hubby Bill are in the midst of giving in vitro fertilization yet another try.  —  “We're not opposed to adoption …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Catherine Bell and Husband Separate  —  Army Wives star Catherine Bell and her husband Adam Beason have mutually agreed to separate after 17 years of marriage, PEOPLE has confirmed exclusively.  —  Bell and Beason, a screenwriter, have two children together, 8-year-old daughter Gemma, and 1-year-old son Ronan.
Discussion: Pop2it
CNN:
PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT  —  Interview with Sean Penn  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  PIERS MORGAN, HOST: He's intense.  —  SEAN PENN, ACTOR: How can I help you find my daughter's killer?  I mean, I'm just asking.  Let's forget about that —
Discussion: X17 Online
 
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