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2:20 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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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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Extra:
Brangelina to Wed?  —  One of Hollywood's most famous pairings might make it official.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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.
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.
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 …
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
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.
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: Videogum, Mollygood and OH NO!!
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Spencer Pratt Wears Pro-Sarah Palin “God, Guns, Glory” T-Shirt
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
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!
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 …
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Victoria Beckham Poses as a Bride - in India  —  Victoria Beckham channels Bollywood for her spicy debut in Vogue India.  —  “I feel like an Indian princess!” says Beckham, who appears on the November cover in a beautifully embellished wedding-day sari.  —  The fashion-conscious Spice Girl …
Perez Hilton:
15 Y.O. Slutty Cyrus Admits to Special Bond With 20 Y.O. Famewhore  —  Need to shed a few pounds before hitting the town tonight?  —  Then click here to listen to Miley Cyrus's interview on Ryan Seacrest's radio show this morning.  It will make you puke your brains out!
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Jennifer Aniston, venturing out to one of her favorite L.A. haunts without on-again beau John Mayer.  The actress spent an evening at the Sunset Tower Hotel with Top Design judge Kelly Wearstler and other girlfriends.  “She looked happy,” an onlooker says of Aniston, who dressed in all black.
Discussion: Access Hollywood
 
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From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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