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2:50 PM ET, October 14, 2008

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TMZ.com:
The Butler Moves In on Travis Barker's Ex  —  Shanna Moakler has traded Travis Barker's bedside .... for Gerard Butler's!  —  In the latest Hollywood bizarro pairing, Barker's ex and the alleged photog basher got cozy at a L.A. club last night.  —  After Barker dissed Shanna on his blog saying …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and OH NO!!
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Shanna Moakler and Gerard Butler Get Cozy at Hollywood Club  —  New couple alert?  —  Shanna Moakler and Gerard Butler were photographed getting cozy at the Hollywood opening of Shin nightclub on Monday.  —  Throughout the night, Butler also served guests drinks behind the bar.
Just Jared:
Gerard Butler & Shanna Moakler = New Couple?
Discussion: Allie Is Wired and Jezebel
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Travis Barker Blogs as Shanna Moakler Steps Out
Discussion: iVillage and Evil Beet Gossip
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Liz / Perez Hilton:
More Details!  Yup, They're Back Together  —  Here's some Jennifer Aniston news that involves neither infinite moping nor dog psychiatrists.  —  Star reports that the former Friends star planned to be in and out of New York for a promotional spot for her new perfume.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Holly Madison: Hef Having “Lots of Fun” With New Twin Girlfriends  —  Holly Madison isn't jealous that Hugh Hefner has already moved on with 19-year-old twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon.  —  In fact, she tells Usmagazine.com, she introduced the three after she directed their Playmate pictorial this summer.
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Hef's Former No. 1 Talks Breakup, Twins & Moving On  —  Holly Madison may no longer be decking the halls of the Playboy Mansion, but, despite wishful thinking, she's not pining away for Hugh Hefner or plotting her revenge on her rap sheet-bearing replacements.  —  At least, not openly.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Lifeline Live
Guardian:
The House Bunny, or how Hef suckered Hollywood
Discussion: Thompson On Hollywood and Defamer
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Don Cheadle joins ‘Iron Man 2’  —  He'll replace Terrence Howard in Marvel Studios' sequel  —  Don Cheadle is stepping in to replace Terrence Howard in “Iron Man 2,” Marvel Studios' sequel to its summer blockbuster.  —  In the movie, Howard played Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark/Iron Man's best friend and future armor-clad hero War Machine.
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Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Don Cheadle Replaces Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
A Very Brady Druggie?  Maureen McCormick Spills  —  Growing up Brady wasn't all it was cracked up to be.  —  Erstwhile Marcia Brady Maureen McCormick is telling all—and we mean all—about her formative years both on and off TV, revealing new details about her depression, drug addiction …
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People.com:
Maureen McCormick Kisses & Tells about Michael Jackson and ‘Greg Brady’
Discussion: Stereohyped
MSN Singapore Entertainment Channel:
Samantha Ronson's beach proposal  —  Samantha Ronson proposed to girlfriend Lindsay Lohan with a £50,000 ring while on holiday in Mexico.  —  Samantha Ronson proposed to Lindsay Lohan on holiday with a £50,000 ring.  —  The ‘Mean Girls’ actress was thrilled when DJ Samantha suggested …
Urmee Khan / Telegraph:
David and Victoria Beckham's housekeepers deny stealing  —  Two housekeepers working for David and Victoria Beckham have denied stealing items from the celebrity couple's home to sell on eBay.  —  Victoria Beckham's parents contacted police after recognising items offered for sale on Ebay, an internet auction site.
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Pete Norman / People.com:
Staff Theft? Beckhams' Possessions End Up on eBay
Discussion: BBC and poponthepop.com
Extra:
LC: I'm Kind of Ready to Walk Away from ‘The Hills’  —  Lauren Conrad is gearing up for her second run at L.A. fashion week with her self-titled clothing line, and the reality starlet is opening up about a fire scare, friendships in the media — and why she may be ready to say adieu to “The Hills!”
Discussion: Fan Fare and Lifeline Live
New York Post:
HARD-CELL CROWD FOR PRINCE  —  PRINCE rocked the Gansevoort Hotel rooftop over the weekend, but the show was nearly KO'd by audience members who refused to turn off their cellphones.  —  As the “Purple Rain” pop star prepared to take the stage, a panicked emcee announced the hundreds …
Discussion: X17 Online, Scandalist and Queerty
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
SPOTTED: SERENA & COMMON SURFING  —  Serena Williams and Common were spotted doing some surfing in Hawaii on Monday.  According to the paps, the couple were having a ball surfing and Serena was better than Common at it.  LOL
Discussion: TMZ.com
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
Wow!  Summit Readying ‘Twilight’ Sequel  —  When your soundtrack isn't even completed much less released (not until November 4th), yet it's already in the Top 5 Best-Selling Albums on Amazon based on pre-sales alone, you know you have a hit.  When Borders makes an exclusive calendar and sells …
New York Post:
STILL HUNG UP ON EX  —  MARC Jacobs has a new boyfriend, but he's still not over his old one.  The Louis Vuitton designer went to the Angelika the other night to see Woody Allen's “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” with his latest arm candy, Lorenzo Mar tone, who seemed more subservient than Jacobs' former boyfriend, rent-boy Jason Preston.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Starpulse:
Cyrus ‘Unsure’ About Fourth ‘Hannah Montana’ Season  —  Miley Cyrus has cast doubt on whether she will return for another season of Hannah Montana.  The singer/actress is currently filming the third season of the Disney show and would like to feature in a fourth run.
Discussion: Breaking News
 
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TMZ.com:
Baby Mama to Evander: Pay Up or Prison!
Discussion: Bossip
Denise Martin / Show Tracker:
‘The Rachel Zoe Project’: Zoe defends ‘Rachel Zoe’
Discussion: New York Magazine and Jossip
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Mark Wahlberg's Wedding Next August? “Catholic Church, Family Only”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
New York Post:
Six in the City … They're both sportswomen, businesswomen …
Discussion: Jossip and Mollygood
NEWS.com.au:
Sophie Monk shapes up to new squeeze
Jarett Wieselman / POPWRAP:
Real Life Gossip Girl-ing!
Discussion: EW.com and OH NO!!
Michael Schneider / Variety:
‘Daily Show’ duo set for CBS sitcom
Discussion: TV Squad
 Earlier Picks: 
Ross McGuinness / Metro.co.uk:
Madonna slammed over handgun heels
Discussion: Towleroad.com
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Fox, Loeb up for ‘Wall Street’ sequel
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Wizbang Pop!
Michael Saul / NY Daily News:
Baby daddy Levi Johnston speaks on Bristol Palin, Barack Obama and pregnancy
Discussion: Jossip and Mollygood
Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Amy Winehouse's Mother-In-Law Opens Up About Jailed Son
Gregory Katz / Associated Press:
Ringo Starr: No more fan mail
Discussion: CandyKirby.com, OH NO!! and Gawker
Matthew Solarski / Pitchfork:
M.I.A.: “I'm Creating a Baby”
Quentin Letts... / Daily Mail:
Fat Pig: Kelly Brook has a pencil waist and rabbit-thigh legs …
Discussion: Egotastic! and The Bastardly
 

 
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Matt Pearce:
A California state senator unveils a bill to impose a data-mining fee on Big Tech companies to fund $500M a year in local journalism jobs through tax credits

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Audible tests a lower-priced AU$8.99/month tier, Audible Standard, in Australia, without credits that roll over, as Spotify expands its audiobook offerings

 
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