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8:30 AM ET, December 7, 2011

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People.com:
Kim Richards in Rehab for ‘Serious’ Issues: Source  —  The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards entered rehab last week to seek treatment for alcohol abuse and “other problems,” a source tells PEOPLE.  —  “Kim has been to rehab more than once before,” says the source …
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Tony Radar / RADAR:
Bravo Forced Kim Richards Into Rehab  —  Rattled by recent tragedies, Bravo played it safe with Kim Richards.  —  The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has entered into rehab, and RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that it was her network employer Bravo that forced her to seek help in a treatment center.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Celeb Gossip …
Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Taylor Armstrong on Real Housewives Meltdown: ‘I Was a Train Wreck’
Discussion: Extra
Taylor Armstrong / People.com:
Taylor Armstrong Offers Support to Kim Richards
Discussion: omg! and PerezHilton
Stephanie / X17 Online:
TAYLOR ARMSTRONG'S MEMOIR BOOK COVER REVEALED
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Angelina Jolie To Star In Luc Besson-Directed Dramatic Thriller Film  —  EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Jolie is in talks to star in an untitled big-scale movie written and directed by Luc Besson.  Besson currently has The Lady in the Oscar mix, but this film sounds like a closer cousin to early Besson efforts …
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Extra:   ‘Extra’ Exclusive: Angelina Jolie on Directing, Family and Being a ‘Closet Geek’
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics! Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Get Snuggly at the Premiere of In the Land of Blood and Honey
Discussion: omg!
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Kate Middleton Reignites Pregnancy Rumors at Gary Barlow Concert  —  Will 2012 be the year Kate Middleton and Prince William become parents?  —  At Tuesday's Gary Barlow concert in support of the Prince's Trust, the 29-year-old Duchess looked radiant in a $99 lace tulip dress by Zara.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Extra and PopSugar
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Ouch!  Jesse James Slams Sandra Bullock  —  Guess Jesse James and Sandra Bullock aren't exchanging Christmas cards this year.  —  On Monday, the motorcycle mogul made his return to reality TV on American Chopper: The Build-Off — and he made sure to reference Bullock, his third wife, whom he divorced in 2010 after five years.
TMZ.com:
Brooke Mueller — Options to Avoid Jail ‘On the Table’ in Aspen Drug Case  —  There's more than a good chance Brooke Mueller will not see another day in the pokey for her felony drug bust in Aspen ... according to law enforcement sources.  —  We're told that although Brooke allegedly …
Discussion: TVgasm
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TMZ.com:
Terrence Howard — My Wife is LYING ... I Never Threatened to Kill Her  —  Terrence Howard's estranged wife got a restraining order against the actor this morning — claiming Howard constantly beats her and threatens to kill her ... but Terrence says it's all a big, fat lie.
Discussion: Associated Press, Bossip and omg!
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Seinfeld's charitable ensembles: do all of her stylists hate her?  —  Sometimes, you just want to laugh at someone because you don't really like them, and because they suck as a person.  But when I actually have a good reason to laugh at someone I don't care for …
Discussion: Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Alec Baldwin Plane Incident — Flight Attendant REAMED ME Over ‘Words with Friends’  —  Alec Baldwin claims an American Airlines flight attendant WENT BALLISTIC on him on a plane at LAX moments ago ... all because he was playing “Words with Friends” while the aircraft was still at the gate.
The Superficial:
Tom Cruise Paid Actors To Pretend To Be Fans  —  When Tom Cruise arrived in India over the weekend to a throng of screaming fans, you'd just assume his superstar power knows no borders as it screeches across the sky on the wings of Scientology.. juice?  I have no idea.
Discussion: Dlisted, EarSucker and Videogum
David K. Li / New York Post:
Naked rage at a body politic  —  India and Pakistan are going nuclear over this smoking-hot magazine cover showing a naked Pakistani star wearing nothing but a provocative political tattoo.  —  Readers across the region dropped their jaws at the sight of actress Veena Malik on the cover of FHM India …
NY Daily News:
Andrew Embiricos, grandson of screen star Rita Hayworth, found dead in his Chelsea apartment  —  Reportedly tried suicide before; battled drugs  —  The 25-year-old grandson of silver-screen icon Rita Hayworth was found dead in his Chelsea apartment with a plastic bag over his head, an apparent suicide, sources told the Daily News.
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New York Post:
Grandson of actress Rita Hayworth found dead in apparent suicide
Discussion: La Daily Musto
The Superficial:
Britney Spears' Trainer Made Her Go On A Diet.  Guess Who Just Got Fired.  —  Britney Spears has reportedly fired her trainer Derek DeGrazio because he made her eat nutritious foods in moderate portions, so torture basically.  She fired him for torture.  InTouch reports:
Access Hollywood:
Zac Efron Talks 'New Year's Eve' Kiss; Wants On ‘Glee’  —  LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — When Zac Efron got the call about co-starring with Michelle Pfeiffer in the upcoming ensemble movie, “New Year's Eve,” he says he had a near-death experience of excitement.  —  “Michelle Pfeiffer left a voicemail …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Associated Press:
‘Dexter’ co-stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter finalize divorce in LA  —  LOS ANGELES — A judge has finalized an uncontested divorce between Michael C. Hall and his “Dexter” co-star Jennifer Carpenter.  —  Court records show Superior Court Judge John Sandoz finalized the divorce on Friday in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Pop2it and PerezHilton
Celebslam:
In anticipation of Lindsay Lohan's appearance in Playboy . . .  Lindsay Lohan's best wardrobe malfunctions  —  In anticipation of Lindsay Lohan's appearance in Playboy (due to hit newsstands later this month), here's a gallery full of her wardrobe malfunctions over the years …
 
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Liz Raftery / People.com:
Prince William & Kate Get a Christmas Ornament in Their Honor
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Stir
Kristin Cavallari / People.com:
Kristin Cavallari Celebrates Her Engagement
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Director Patty Jenkins Exits Marvel's 'Thor 2′
Rebecca Macatee / Us Weekly:
Chewbacca to Guest Star on Glee's Christmas Episode!
Discussion: Allie is Wired, Movieline and PopBytes
Marco / X17 Online:
JWOWW CALLS HERSELF THE JERSEY SHORE “B**CH”
Discussion: omg!
Celebslam:
Paris Hilton has two phones because she's so important . . . and Monday's Paparazzi Leftovers
 Earlier Picks: 
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Katherine Heigl: “I'm just that a-hole who really wants everyone to like me”
Michael K / Dlisted:
The True Beauty Of The Voight Family Bloomed On The Red Carpet Last Night
Discussion: theBERRY
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Did Bradley Cooper Just Concede the Sexiest Man Alive Title to Ryan Gosling?!
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Candace hubby ‘had affair’
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Lea Michele & Ashton Kutcher Get Carpet Cozy at New Year's Eve Premiere—but Who Was Her Date?
Discussion: World Of Wonder
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime

 
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