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12:05 PM ET, October 23, 2008

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New York Post:
LOHAN'S ‘BETTY’ GIG CHOPPED  —  IT got so ugly on the set of “Ugly Betty” between Lindsay Lohan and the popular ABC show's star, America Ferrera, that Lohan was cut from an agreed-upon six episodes to four.  —  One production source said, “It was a mess.  Lindsay would show up every day with an entourage of people.
Kyle Buchanan / Defamer:
DEFAMER EXCLUSIVE: Backstage Elisabeth/Joy Blowup Rocks ‘The View’  —  A lot of fighting happened in front of the cameras on today's heated installment of The View, but according to a tip we just received from a Defamer operative, it was nothing compared to what went on after the show was over.
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PopEater:
Behar, Hasselbeck Take Things Backstage  —  Sure, there's always fireworks on ‘The View,’ and most recently, there have been a lot between hosts Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.  The newest blowup seems to have carried over from the show to backstage.  —  According to a Defamer source …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Defamer
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Guy Ritchie “Crying” Over Photo of Son Rocco in Yankees T-Shirt  —  Guy Ritchie is “in pieces” after seeing a photo of his son Rocco in a T-shirt supporting Alex Rodriguez's New York Yankees baseball team, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  The 8-year-old was photographed sporting the shirt Monday in New York City.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Taylor Momsen Hospitalized After Battling Life-Threatening Throat Infection  —  Taylor Momsen was released Wednesday afternoon from L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after battling a “severe, potentially life-threatening throat infection.  —  “I have been treating Miss Taylor Momsen for the last few days …
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Extra:
Taylor Momsen Hospitalized
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
Silvia Sansoni / People.com:
Angelina Jolie: Family Is My Top Priority  —  Angelina Jolie, Oct. 4 in Manhattan  —  Angelina Jolie says that her priorities have changed from career to motherhood since giving birth to twins in July.  —  “The kids are my priority, so it's possible that from now on I will make fewer movies.
Discussion: Fatback Media and Jezebel
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Extra:
Brangelina to Wed?  —  One of Hollywood's most famous pairings might make it official.  Angelina Jolie recently opened up to the Italian Vanity Fair about her unconventional family.  Angie told the mag that her children could mention the idea of Brangie making it official.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Linda Marx / People.com:
Brooke and Charlie Sheen Are Expecting Twins  —  Brooke and Charlie Sheen are thrilled to be expecting twins, according to her mother.  —  “Brooke and Charlie are expecting twins, and they are so excited,” Moira Fiore, who spent time with Brooke last week, tells PEOPLE.  “Obviously, I am floating on air.”
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
DJ AM, Mandy Moore: “It's Back On!”  —  Reunited!  —  Mandy Moore and Adam “DJ A.M.” Goldstein dated for only two months in 2007, but it looks like that was long enough to form a bond.  —  “It's back on,” a DJ A.M. source says in the newest issue of Us Weekly , on stands now.
Reuters:
Goodbye Beyoncé, hello Sasha Fierce  —  'This alter ego that I've created that kind of protects me,' says singer  —  LOS ANGELES - Just like the “Seinfeld” episode where George wanted everyone to call him “T-Bone,” Beyoncé Knowles would like to be known by a bold new name.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lil Wayne Has a Boy!  —  Lil Wayne's the proud father of a new son!  —  The rapper's baby boy, Dwayne Carter III, was born Wednesday afternoon at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, his rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  He has not released the identity of the baby's mother.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney's Trial Victory a ‘Turnaround’ for Singer  —  Britney Spears's victory in her misdemeanor driving-without-a-license trial this week “closes a chapter on her past troubles,” her lawyer Michael Flanagan tells PEOPLE.  —  “It marks a turnaround for her.
Discussion: The Superficial
Derrick Mahone / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
R&B singer Lyfe Jennings arrested in Smyrna  —  R&B singer/songwriter Lyfe Jennings was arrested Sunday on gun charges in Smyrna while trying to locate the mother of his children, police said.  —  Jennings, 30, whose real name is Chester Jennings, kicked in the door of a residence …
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Rhymes With Snitch
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Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Sick of Cloris' shtick  —  ‘Dancing’ staffers joke it must be rival TV network execs voting for Leachman ‘to try to wreck the show’  —  While there's been lots of buzz about Cloris Leachman generated by Sun-Times colleague Miriam DiNunzio's “Dancing With the Stars” blog on our Web site …
Discussion: Socialite Life and TMZ.com
Just Jared:
Heidi & Spencer: Vote McCain-Palin!  —  Just when you thought they couldn't outdo their last photo shoot...  The Hills couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt hilariously endorse the Republican ticket by wearing John McCain and Sarah Palin campaign clothing.  —  Heidi's shirt reads: “Read My Lipstick: Vote McCain-Palin”
Discussion: Us Weekly, Mollygood and OH NO!!
Ceilidh / Cele|bitchy:
Is the third time a charm for George Clooney and Krista Allen?  —  George Clooney and Krista Allen in the old days: 12/18/03.  Credit: Bauergriffinonline  —  There's an age old dating question that asks what it means if you are the woman (or man) someone keeps coming back to everytime another relationship ends?
Discussion: OK! Magazine
 
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
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New York Magazine:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Had a Baby Girl
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PopEater:
Dr. Phil Sued For Fraud, Defamation and Creative Editing
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How Did Stepford Katie Bust Her Teeth?
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