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10:45 AM ET, October 7, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Holly to Hugh: Hef Off  —  Holly Madison dropped some big news on us Monday night — she and Hef are no longer together.  —  If a love affair between a 28-year-old woman and an 82-year-old man can't work, what hope is there for the rest of us?
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Holly Madison: “Hef and I Aren't Together”  —  So much for that transition.  —  Girls Next Door star Holly Madison has confirmed that she and Hugh Hefner are officially over.  —  When a TMZ cameraman recently asked her if she can get him into an upcoming Halloween bash at the Playboy mansion, she replied: “I have no pull anymore.
Discussion: Mollygood and Fox News
What Would Tyler Durden Do?:
TYLER EXCLUSIVE - HOLLY DUMPED HEF
Discussion: F-Listed
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
David Duchovny Out of Rehab After Two Months  —  David Duchovny has been released from rehab, which he entered voluntarily two months ago to treat sex addiction.  —  “David has successfully completed his rehabilitation,” Duchovny's lawyer told Usmagazine.com on Monday.
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Daily Mail:
Britney plays the sexy secretary as she unveils three sizzling looks in her comeback video … Fans have seen many sides of Britney Spears over the past year - but her latest transformation is darker than ever.  —  In the video for her single Womanizer, which is scheduled to be premiered …
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Seriously? OMG!
Britney.com:
World Premiere: Brit's “Womanizer” Video  —  It's true, it's true!!!  The music vid for “Womanizer” will indeed premiere worldwide THIS Friday, Oct. 10 on ABC's 20/20 at 10pm ET.  Remember last year when the “Piece of Me” video first aired on the show, too?  Ah, memories.
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X17 Online:
BRITNEY'S WOMANIZER PHOTOS!
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
Kevin Sessums / The Daily Beast:
Behind the Glow  —  Welcome to The Daily Beast: A Q&A with Tina Brown  —  Jennifer Lopez opens up about motherhood, Scientology, and a “nervous breakdown” that she's never publicly discussed  —  “Don't blow the horn,” I tell my driver as we approach the gates.  “I'm sure we're being watched.
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Kevin Sessums / The Daily Beast:
Behind the Glow  —  Welcome to The Daily Beast: A Q&A with Tina Brown  —  Jennifer Lopez opens up about motherhood, Scientology, and a “nervous breakdown” that she's never publicly discussed.  —  Newly minted triathlete Jennifer Lopez has two new feature films in the works, a Disney 'tween series …
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Faded Youth Blog
People.com:
Former American Idol Star Paris Bennett Has a Girl  —  Paris Bennett  —  American Idol's Paris Bennett has welcomed a baby girl, her rep said in a statement Monday.  —  Egypt Bennett, who was born at 3:36 p.m. Monday afternoon, weighed in at 5 lbs., 15 oz.
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Associated Press:
It's a girl for singer Paris Bennett
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Evelyn Yamine / NEWS.com.au:
Idol star Levi Keremea in fatal hotel plunge  —  A POPULAR young singer who burst on to the music stage as a contestant in the first series of Australian Idol is dead, falling from a hotel balcony just hours after performing at a major event.  —  Levi Kereama, who went on to perform …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Bitten and Bound
Jennifer Godwin / E! Online:
DWTS: Could Kim Replace Injured Misty?  —  E! News' very own Ryan Seacrest just spoke with Kim Kardashian, and it looks like she might (possibly) be returning to Dancing With the Stars despite her shocking elimination last week!  —  This news comes, of course, in the wake of fellow Star Misty May-Treanor's injury.
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
DWTS Misty May-Treanor “out of the Competition”
Discussion: Lifeline Live, TV Envy and iVillage
Access Hollywood:
Billy Ray On Miley's Pal Justin Gaston: 'Reminds Me A Lot Of Myself When I Was 20-Years-Old  —  Miley CyrusCelebritiesYoung HollywoodMusic  —  Miley Cyrus celebrated her Sweet 16 birthday at the Disneyland Resort on Sunday with 5,000 of her closest friends — including particular guest …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Access Hollywood
Daily Mail:
A swashbuckling good deal!  Johnny Depp to be paid £32m to star in fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean film … Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp will pick up a staggering £32million for starring in a fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean film.  —  And it's the highest up-front pay-cheque in showbiz history.
Discussion: New York Magazine, /Film and Defamer
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Anne Hathaway books ‘Alice’  —  Helena Bonham Carter also cast in Tim Burton's film  —  Anne Hathaway, who is generating buzz for her performance in “Rachel Getting Married,” has signed for a role in “Alice in Wonderland,” which Tim Burton is directing for Disney.  —  Helena Bonham Carter also has joined the film.
People.com:
Tina Fey Signs Mega-Bucks Book Deal  —  Funny money, indeed!  —  Saturday Night Live alum Tina Fey - whose NBC show, 30 Rock, just scored four Emmys - has signed a book deal with Little, Brown Book Group, the Associated Press reported Monday.  —  There is no official word on how much Fey …
Discussion: iVillage
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Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Victoria and David Beckham's secret to perfect glowing skin: Bird poo … Nobody likes falling victim to birds' mess dropping on them from above - even though it is supposed to bring good luck.  —  But for Victoria and David Beckham it is more a case of bird poo bringing them a good look, rather than good luck.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Atlanta Housewives Dish About Money, Drama & the Other Housewives  —  Everything is bigger in Atlanta: The houses.  The personalities.  And the drama.  Bravo already offered a sneak peak of the season in July, but The Real Housewives of Atlanta begins Tuesday (9 p.m. ET) …
Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
Ernest Borgnine ‘Wishing’ for Hallmark  —  Telefilm will be the 200th movie of the actor's career  —  Ernest Borgnine has signed to star in Hallmark Channel's telefilm “The Wishing Well,” which marks the 200th movie of his career.  —  Jordan Ladd and Sally Kellerman also will star …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: 30 Rock, Gossip Girl, Private Practice  —  Dan Herrick/ZUMA Press; Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMA Press; Chris Carlson/AP Photo  —  Howdy, gang!  Tons of TV goodies to cover today, so let's get right into it!  —  Laura in Santa Cruz, Calif.: So, so, so happy The Office is back!
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
 
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Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
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Hellomagazine.com:
Tom shows his caring side as he stops to help fallen snapper
Discussion: Socialite Life
Daily Mail:
'I'm exhausted,' admits mother-of-six Angelina Jolie but says she …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
PopEater:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Slams Barack Obama Over Bill Ayers
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Matthew Broderick resists marriage counseling w/ Sarah Jessica Parker
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

 
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