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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Grey's Degayed: Brooke Smith Axed; Melissa George No Longer a Bisexual
Discussion: BuzzSugar
Krista Smith / Vanity Fair:
Isn't She Deneuvely?  —  Two years ago, at 31, Kate Winslet became the youngest actress ever to earn five Oscar nominations.  This go-round, either of her two new movies—Revolutionary Road, which re-unites her with Leonardo DiCaprio, or The Reader—could put a statue in her hands.
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive: The Bachelorette's DeAnna Pappas calls off her engagement  —  The Bachelorette's DeAnna Pappas calls off her engagement  —  In Touch can exclusively reveal that DeAnna Pappas is back on the market, after breaking up with Jesse Csincsak, whom she fell in love with on The Bachelorette.
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Extra:
DeAnna & Jesse: ‘Bachelorette’ Romance Over!  —  The love story is over for “Bachelorette” DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak — and the heartbroken pro-snowboarder spills to “Extra” about the split.  —  Jesse reveals how Pappas ended things, saying, “We took time apart …
Discussion: iVillage and Defamer
Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: BRITNEY'S HALLOWEEN PICS  —  Look at these EXCLUSIVE pics Britney sent us of her and the boys from Halloween night.  —  Brit, her friends Courtney and Laura Lynn, her assistant Brett and dad Jamie took the boys out trick or treating before heading home to get ready for Drew Barrymore's party.
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Enjoys a Playful Baby Shower  —  With a whimsical Winnie the Pooh theme, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz celebrated a baby shower with family and celebrity friends, including sister Jessica Simpson and pal Nicole Richie, who brought daughter Harlow.  —  “She was glowing and insanely happy,” says a source.
New York Post:
ACTOR WAS JOAQUIN UNSTEADILY  —  FRIENDS of Joaquin Phoenix are worried about the star, who has had a very public battle with drink and drugs.  The two-time Oscar nominee ("Walk the Line" and “Gladiator") showed up to a tribute to Paul Newman last week in San Francisco and “was out of it,” said one attendee.
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Marla Lehner / People.com:
Joaquin Phoenix Says Goodbye to Acting (Again)
Discussion: iVillage
Phil / Egotastic!:
Jessica Biel's Naked Photos: Her Worst Regret  —  Back in 2000, when she was just 17, Jessica Biel got naked for Gear magazine.  It was one of the greatest moments in photographic history, and to this day, is still the high point of Jessica Biel's career.  However, the actress doesn't quite …
Stacy St. Clair / Chicago Tribune:
Fantasia provides emotional moment as Jennifer Hudson says goodbye to mother  —  As the two-hour wake for her mother, brother and nephew came to an end, Jennifer Hudson approached their coffins and spent a few moments with each.  —  She paused at the casket of her 7-year-old nephew Julian …
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Jolie: 'I'm still a punk kid with tats'  —  Angelina Jolie has warned she will never say goodbye to her rebellious streak despite becoming a proud mum of six tots.  —  The yummy mummy remains defiant about her controversial past, which has reportedly included knife sex and now more recently …
Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood Apologizes for Upsetting Jessica Simpson  —  Carrie Underwood regrets making Jessica Simpson mad by saying Tony Romo still calls her months after their split.  —  “It was something that was said in passing, and I would never mean to say anything to hurt anybody or stir up anything …
Discussion: X17 Online and MTV Buzzworthy Blog
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Just Jared:
Carrie Underwood - “Elle” December 2008
Discussion: Mollygood and Hollyscoop
Lindsay Lohan / Mirror.co.uk:
Lindsay Lohan dropped as World Music Awards host  —  Lindsay Lohan has been axed as host of the World Music Awards in Monaco next weekend.  —  At the last minute show bosses panicked over whether she was actually up to the job.  —  We were surprised she was ever asked.
Daily Mail:
Fabulous at nearly 40: Helena Christensen strips off to play a provocative pirate in new lingerie ads … Danish supermodel Helena Christensen puts on a bold front as a pirate temptress in this provocative shot for a lingerie campaign.  —  The 39-year-old model makes a special guest appearance …
Bob Tourtellotte / Fan Fare:
Dr. Greene back from the dead on “ER”  —  (Reporting and writing by Alex Dobuzinskis)  —  Actor Anthony Edwards will return for one episode to the long-running NBC show “ER” as the hospital drama that began in 1994 hits its last season.  Edwards' popular character, Dr. Mark Greene …
Contactmusic.com:
HEIDI KLUM - KLUM UPSETS HINDUS WITH GODDESS KALI COSTUME  —  HEIDI KLUM has upset America's leading Hindus by dressing up as Goddess Kali for a Halloween party at the weekend.  —  What may have seemed like a little fun for the German supermodel has deeply upset Hindu scholars …
Discussion: X17 Online
Reed Johnson / Los Angeles Times:
Criss Angel, in a word: unbelievable  —  Believe that it's unbelievable.  Unbelievably bad.  In Las Vegas, his mash-up with Cirque du Soleil is a magic trick gone terribly wrong.  —  Reporting from Las Vegas — If Criss Angel were blindfolded, straitjacketed, run over by a steamroller …
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Salma Hayek Cozies Up to Her Ex Once More  —  Salma Hayek and Francois Henri Pinault at a Nov. 2 soccer match  —  The crowd couldn't stop staring at Salma Hayek and her ex, billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, at Sunday's soccer game in the French city of Rennes.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and The Hollywood Gossip
The Superficial:
Keanu Reeves is ‘The One’ - who doesn't have to pay s**t  —  Keanu Reeves won a lawsuit today when a jury of his peers determined he is not liable for the injuries of papparazzo Alison Shiva.  Alison claims Keanu struck him with his Porsche in 2007 which damaged his wrist and caused him to lose work.
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
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X17 Online:   BREAKING NEWS - KEANU FOUND NOT GUILTY IN PAP TRIAL!!!!
Michael K / Dlisted:
I Didn't Know Mr. Burns Was Into Vagina  —  Natalie Dylan, the chick auctioning off her cherry to the highest bidder, was on The Ty Ty Show today with one of her potential v-card takers.  Natalie's virginity auction is being run by the fat Mr. Clean-looking dude who owns The Bunny Ranch.
Jane H. Furse / NY Daily News:
‘Gossip Girl’, ‘Sex and the City,’ other risqué TV linked to risky teenage sex  —  OMG!  Watching shows like “Gossip Girl” really can get you pregnant!  —  Not exactly, but a new study finds that girls who watch racy shows have a much higher chance of getting knocked up than those who settle for less sexually charged TV.
Discussion: oceanUP, ParentDish and Defamer
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman: “I Had a Very Easy Labor”  —  Nicole Kidman has no problem with the fact that her newborn daughter looks more like husband Keith Urban.  —  “It's fine by me, having a little Keith-ette,” she tells December's Glamour.  “When he goes away, I can look at her and see him.”
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Liz Thomas / Daily Mail:
Britney Spears ‘to appear on The X Factor’, says Simon Cowell … Britney Spears is to join the X Factor hopefuls and perform on the show in two weeks time.  —  The singer, who has made an incredible comeback since suffering a very public meltdown, will perform her new single Womanizer on November 15.
 
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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

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Twitch streamers are growing their audiences as they stream student protests, and some viewers and protesters see them as more trustworthy than traditional news

Wall Street Journal:
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