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3:35 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.
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Kristin Dossantos / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Booted From Betty  —  It's true.  Sources close to ABC's Ugly Betty confirm to me that Lindsay Lohan has been cut from the show.  —  “They don't plan to have her back for more episodes,” says a high-level insider.  “And they are cutting her out of the episodes they have already shot.”
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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Kyle Buchanan / Defamer:
‘View’ Catfight Of The Century Part 2: Joy Tells Hasselbeck …
Discussion: Jezebel
PopEater:
Behar, Hasselbeck Take Things Backstage
Discussion: Defamer and TMZ.com
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.
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Daily Mail:
Angelina Jolie: ‘I may stop making movies and marry Brad’
Extra:
Brangelina to Wed?  —  One of Hollywood's most famous pairings might make it official.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus on Older Beau: I've Learned Not to “Worry About the Age”  —  Miley Cyrus is playing coy when it comes to her 20-year-old beau, model Justin Gaston.  —  “Maybe, maybe not,” she said Thursday on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show when asked if they are dating.  “Right now, everything is, like, really good.
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Perez Hilton:
15 Y.O. Slutty Cyrus Admits to Special Bond With 20 Y.O. Famewhore
Discussion: Just Jared and X17 Online
Cele|bitchy:
Photos of Miley Cyrus' boyfriend Justin Gaston partying in a half shirt
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
Hollywoodtuna:
Heidi Montag Knows Where To Stick That Rifle  —  These photo-ops are getting more and more pathetic.  Here's another of Heidi Montag and her weasel Spencer Pratt showing their support for the McCain/Palin Campaign by carrying beer and a rifle.  Fortunately, Heidi is wearing Daisy Dukes, showing off her hot legs.
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Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Madonna offers Guy an extra £5million ‘if she can dictate access rights to children’ … Madonna has offered Guy Ritchie an additional £5million to dictate his access rights to their three children.  —  The singer has agreed to increase the lump sum cash payment …
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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.
People.com:
Caroline Rhea Has a Baby Girl!  —  Costaki Economopoulos and Caroline Rhea  —  Caroline Rhea and her longtime boyfriend, Costaki Economopoulos, welcomed their first child on Monday in New York, her rep tells PEOPLE.  —  Ava Rhea Economopoulos came into the world weighing 8 lb., 15 oz. and measuring 22½.
Marie Claire:
JESSICA BIEL INTERVIEW  —  Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake have been unofficially dating for the last year or more, and it's done much to raise her professional profile.  She's dated celebrities before - including former co-stars Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds - but being with 'the world's …
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 …
Anthony Breznican / USA Today:
First look: Eastwood puts his scowl in high gear for ‘Gran Torino’  —  Eastwood is back in your face.  —  Perhaps the most successful and prolific actor to turn director, Clint Eastwood's appearances on-screen have become increasingly sparse over the years as he has taken on projects that don't have roles for him.
Discussion: Cinematical, FirstShowing.net and /Film
Mark Coleman / Daily Mail:
The night Paris met Jordan... and guess who was wearing frilly knickers and ripped tights? … It was a battle of the party girls last night as Paris Hilton and Jordan descended on London celebrity haunt Movida.  —  Even for a brief ten-minute appearance, the American heiress turned heads …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
ALT: WHY RON PUT ME ON ICE  —  COULDN'T GIVE BIRTH  —  Supermodel Carol Alt says she and ex-Ranger captain Ron Greschner split because she had cancer and couldn't satisfy his goal of having kids, bombshell court papers reveal.  —  In the papers - filed in advance of her civil trial next week …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Extra and Lifeline Live
Oliver Jones / People.com:
Liv Tyler's Son: Mommy is ‘My Princess’  —  Milo and mom, Liv Tyler  —  It is supposed to be the moms who boast about their kids, but with Liv Tyler and her 3-year old son Milo, the compliments flow in the opposite direction.  —  “He likes to call me his princess,” says Tyler …
Discussion: iVillage and Celebrity Baby Blog
 
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canada.com:
Halle Berry buys house near Montreal
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Daily Star:
PARIS BUYS A BROTHEL!
Discussion: The Blemish and Cele|bitchy
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Isaac Hayes Leaves Nothing for Scientology
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
Extra:
Heidi's Love and TV Secrets
TMZ.com:
Hot Chicks Sue Over Being Shot with Douchebags
Discussion: Jezebel
Michael K / Dlisted:
David Did Not Do His Tennis Instructor And He's Suing Over It
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TMZ.com:
Gossip Girl Sued — Left in Stitches
Discussion: Flawed Hollywood
Ceilidh / Cele|bitchy:
Is the third time a charm for George Clooney and Krista Allen?
Discussion: OK! Magazine
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: the expectation at Paramount Global is that neither of the two offers in play, Skydance-RedBird and Sony Pictures-Apollo, will come to fruition

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press:
In a letter, several Democrats serving as their state's top election officials ask Meta to repeal a policy allowing ads that claim the 2020 election was stolen

 
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