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11:30 AM ET, December 7, 2011

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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
Stephanie / X17 Online:
TAYLOR ARMSTRONG'S MEMOIR BOOK COVER REVEALED
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Giuliana Rancic: ‘My Breasts Have Never Defined Me’  —  Giuliana Rancic knows she'll have scars from her upcoming double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.  And she plans to embrace them.  —  “I think scars tell such an incredible story,” the E! News anchor, 37, tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story.
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Rob, Rita a hot new couple  —  Rob Kardashian may be more lucky in love than his older sister, Kim — the “Dancing With the Stars” runner-up has a hot new girlfriend.  —  Sources tell us the younger brother of the Kardashian clan and recent “DWTS” finalist, 24, is secretly dating singer Rita Ora.
Discussion: Bossip and Hollywood Life
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
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’
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.
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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Joyce Chen / NY Daily News:
Lea Michele on Ashton Kutcher: I'm so thankful to have been given him as a costar  —  The ‘Glee’ actress calls her costar ‘hilarious’ and is inspired by his work ethic  —  Lea Michele and Ashton Kutcher got up close and personal at the red carpet premiere of 'New Year's Eve.'
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
Carrie Fisher, Carson Kressley to Star in Modern-Day ‘Christmas Carol’ for Hallmark Channel (Exclusive)  —  Carrie Fisher, left, and Carson Kressley … Carson Kressley, Carrie Fisher and Emmanuelle Vaugier have been tapped to star in Hallmark Channel's Caroling, a modern-day take on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Discussion: PerezHilton, TVLine and AOL TV
Christina Radish / Collider:
Noomi Rapace Talks Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS, DEAD MAN DOWN With Colin Farrell, Brian DePalma's PASSION, and More  —  Having learned to speak English only three years ago, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace is making quite a splash in Hollywood.  After well-earned global acclaim for her riveting portrayal …
Discussion: Just Jared
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
William Keck / TVGuide.com:
Keck's Exclusives: Glee to Celebrate Songs of Michael Jackson in Tribute Episode  —  Michael Jackson's legions of fans have major cause to celebrate today.  —  Similar to Season 1's Madonna tribute, the January 24 episode of Fox's Glee will feature 10-12 songs from Jackson's library.
 
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