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1:55 PM ET, November 12, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Dead Woman at Paula's House — Suspected Stalker  —  The woman whose body was found outside Paula Abdul's home last night may have been stalking the “A.I.” judge.  —  Police sources tell us they think the victim is an alleged Abdul stalker and cops have been to the house “numerous times before” to deal with her.
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TMZ.com:
Dead Woman Former “Idol” Wannabe  —  The woman found dead in front of Paula Abdul's house last night was a featured contestant on “American Idol.”  —  We've learned the identity of the dead woman, Paula Goodspeed, who appeared on Season 5 in 2006.  During her audition she said she's an artist …
TMZ.com:
License Plate Tells Death Story  —  Here are photos of what the victim left behind outside Paula Abdul's house.  —  The woman, who died of an apparent drug overdose/suicide, has a license plate that reads “ABL LV.”  There is also a lanyard hanging from her mirror with a picture of Paula.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Us Weekly
People.com:
Dead Body Found Near Paula Abdul's Home  —  An unidentified woman in her 30s was found dead in her car outside of Paula Abdul's Los Angeles home on Tuesday afternoon, say authorities.  —  LAPD officer April Harding said Wednesday morning, “It looks like an apparent suicide, and the coroner's office [is] now investigating this matter.
X17 Online:
Obsessed Fan Found Dead Outside Paula Abdul's Home  —  A 30-year-old woman was found dead in a parked car outside Paula Abdul's home on Tuesday.  —  A source close to Abdul tells X17online that Paula was at an American Idol meeting when the body was discovered.
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Superficial
Access Hollywood:
‘Big Fan’ Of Paula Abdul Found Dead Near ‘Idol’ Judge's House
Discussion: Defamer
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie's Rep: She's Not Pregnant  —  A rep for Angelina Jolie confirms to Usmagazine.com that she's not pregnant.  —  In Touch claims the mom-of-six is expecting again, but Geyer Kosinski tells Us: “This is not true.”  —  Jolie hasn't ruled out more kids in the future, but for now …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston: I Hate “This Whole ‘Poor Lonely Jen’ Thing”  —  Jennifer Aniston doesn't want anyone's pity over her love life.  —  “This whole ‘Poor lonely Jen’ thing, this idea that I'm so unlucky in love?,” she says in her buzzed-about December Vogue interview.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Hollywire.com
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Joe Jonas Has a New Girlfriend  —  Joe Jonas (left) and Camilla Belle  —  Joe Jonas sure doesn't waste time: The singer, who recently split from Taylor Swift, has moved on and is now dating 10,000 BC actress Camilla Belle, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  After a rocky end to his relationship …
TMZ.com:
Criminal Investigation in Garrett Case  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they will open a criminal investigation into the confrontation last night between Brad Garrett and a slew of photogs.  —  As we first reported, Garrett was leaving Dan Tana's restaurant in West Hollywood when photogs descended.
Discussion: Dlisted and The Blemish
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TMZ.com:
Brad Garrett Attacks Again, Possibly Provoked
Discussion: X17 Online and Defamer
Telegraph:
Cosmetic surgery addict injected cooking oil into her own face  —  A Korean woman addicted to plastic surgery has been left unrecognisable after her obsession led her to inject cooking oil into her face.  —  Hang Mioku, now 48, had her first plastic surgery procedure when she was 28 …
Discussion: CandyKirby.com and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Suge Sues Kanye: Your Fault I Got Shot, Robbed  —  Suge Knight is picking a nasty fight with Kanye West over a diamond earring — 3 years after the broke-ass record mogul was shot and then allegedly robbed of his ice at one of Kanye's parties.  —  Suge — who recently filed for bankruptcy …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Did Cheetah Girl Leak Her Nude Pics?  —  LOS ANGELES — Adrienne Bailon apparently wanted to transform herself into a sex symbol — but it sounds as though things went pretty wrong.  —  Steamy snaps started circulating the internet this week after her laptop was stolen …
Discussion: The Gossip Girls
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian Joins Speidi on HIMYM  —  Call it...KIMYM!  —  Sources tell E! News exclusively that Kim Kardashian is joining Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt in an upcoming episode of How I Met Your Mother!  CBS confirms that the Dancing queen will appear with the terrible two in a January episode.
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Tim Nixon / The Sun:
‘Nude Moss looked like my nephew’  —  DON'T ever expect to see KATE MOSS and MARK WAHLBERG rushing to a hotel room for a night of passion.  —  The actor has compared the waifish model's body to that of his young nephew.  —  Kate stripped topless for their 1992 Calvin Klein ads …
Discussion: Dlisted and Seriously? OMG!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Barack Obama: “I Think I'm a Pretty Cool Dad!”  —  Barack Obama may be the new president, but when it comes to parent-teacher meetings, ballet recitals and reading Harry Potter with his girls - he really is just like Us!  —  The new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now …
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Jerry Garcia biopic in works  —  Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Eric Eisner to produce  —  Veteran producers Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Eric Eisner are going truckin'.  —  The trio have signed on to produce a biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia that will aim to offer a revealing look …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon “Nude” Photos Faked  —  Turns out, Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon's “stolen nude photos” scandal was just a PR stunt.  —  Bailon and JJ's Dirt Web site founder Jonathan Jaxson leaked the story that racy shots were stolen from her laptop “purely to get attention,” a source tells Usmagazine.com.
 
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