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12:55 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: OH NO!!
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Michael K / Dlisted:
He Doesn't Even Know She's There  —  Manwhore Gerard Butler and Travis Barker's ex spent a little time together at the opening of Shin in Hollywood last night.  Well, I think Shanna Moakler was trying to get on that dick, but Gerry was too busy trying to stop the room from spinning.
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
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: Evil Beet Gossip and iVillage
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer Reignite Their Romance  —  Looks like Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer are giving their relationship another chance.  —  The pair met up Friday in Boston to attend a Ray LaMontagne concert.  —  “It was a very public date,” a source says in the newest issue of Us Weekly.
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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.
Michael K / Dlisted:
It's Them Again  —  When Jenny Aniston and John Mayer were eating each other's pussies, the paparazzi and media were always on him.  But when they split up, they no longer gave a rhino's dick about him.  So John was feeling a little lonely and decided to remind everyone who he is by calling up Jenny.
Gina Serpe / Yahoo! News:
A Very Brady Druggie?  Maureen McCormick Spills  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - 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 …
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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.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Britney Spears Ready to Hit the Road  —  Britney Spears is one step closer to going on tour.  —  While the comeback pop princess revealed last month that she was planning on hitting the road next year, a source now tells me that things are getting serious.
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.
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 …
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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
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
Ross McGuinness / Metro.co.uk:
Madonna slammed over handgun heels  —  Madonna wore the pistol stilettos to the premiere of her new film  —  Madonna has been branded ‘uncaring’ by a British murder victims' group after she controversially stepped out at the premiere of her new movie wearing a pair of shoes with handgun heels.
Discussion: Towleroad.com
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.
Michael Saul / NY Daily News:
Baby daddy Levi Johnston speaks on Bristol Palin, Barack Obama and pregnancy  —  Levi Johnston, the Alaska hockey hunk responsible for making Sarah Palin a grandmother-in-waiting, has dropped out of high school and is vehemently denying speculation that he's being forced into a shotgun wedding.
Discussion: Jossip and Mollygood
Michael Schneider / Variety:
‘Daily Show’ duo set for CBS sitcom  —  Jones, Bee to co-write, star in untitled comedy  —  Married “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” correspondents Jason Jones and Samantha Bee are prepping a jump into the sitcom world.  —  Jones and Bee have signed on to co-create and co-write a script for themselves at CBS.
Discussion: TV Squad
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 …
Gregory Katz / Associated Press:
Ringo Starr: No more fan mail  —  LONDON (AP) — Ringo Starr doesn't want to hear from you.  If you do write, your letter will end up in the trash.  That's the message from Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr.  After 45 years of stardom, he doesn't want to spend any more time answering mail or sending signed photos back to fans.
Discussion: Gawker and OH NO!!
Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Amy Winehouse's Mother-In-Law Opens Up About Jailed Son  —  Amy Winehouse's jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil needs to be at home with his mother and not in a rehab center, his mother tells PEOPLE.  —  “I don't think rehab is the answer,” Georgette Civil tells PEOPLE of her son …
Matthew Solarski / Pitchfork:
M.I.A.: “I'm Creating a Baby”  —  In case the big lovely bump in her belly up there didn't clue you in, M.I.A. has some news for us.  “I'm creating a baby,” she revealed to Pitchfork's Jessica Suarez in an interview just prior to her performance at Diesel's ridonculous xXx party in NYC Saturday night.
 
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Lindsay Lohan Launches Her Legging Line Today in N.Y.C.
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It's Trent / Pink is the New Blog:
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Lindsay — You Missed a Spot
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