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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.
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.
TMZ.com:
Abdul's Obsessed Fan OD'd There Before  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Paula Goodspeed, who died of a possible drug overdose/suicide last night, overdosed in the exact same area around one year ago.  —  We're told cops were called to Paula Abdul's house — either late last year or early this year …
Discussion: X17 Online and Bossip
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: Us Weekly and I'm Not Obsessed
Mr-Tee / People.com:
VIDEO: Doomed Idol Audition for Paula Goodspeed
Discussion: TV Envy
TMZ.com:
Alleged Stalker: Paula Was “My Secret Crush”
Discussion: Defamer, Idolator and The Superficial
Chris Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Angelina Jolie talks ‘Changeling,’ motherhood  —  In ‘Changeling’ she's grounded, but in real life, Angelina Jolie is a citizen . . .  Angelina Jolie appeared at the double-wide doorway of a penthouse suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel unsmiling and peering warily from behind a curtain of dark hair.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie's Rep: She's Not Pregnant
People.com:
Angelina Jolie: I'm a Jet-Lagged Mom!
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
Perez Hilton:
Jennifer Aniston Caught Lying!  —  Vogue 2008:  —  * What really rankled Aniston about the piece was that Jolie felt the need to recount a detailed timeline of exactly how her relationship developed on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, while Aniston was still married to and living with Pitt.
Discussion: Deceiver.com
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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 …
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 …
Associated Press:
Deputies investigate battery claim against Garrett  —  LOS ANGELES - Authorities are investigating battery allegations against Emmy-winning actor Brad Garrett in an incident involving a photographer in West Hollywood.  —  Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Kristin Aloma said the 48-year-old Garrett …
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TMZ.com:
Criminal Investigation in Garrett Case
Discussion: Dlisted, Socialite Life and The Blemish
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Paris Hilton in Todd Solondz's next  —  Allison Janney, Charlotte Rampling, Paul Reubens also cast  —  Paris Hilton BFF with ... Todd Solondz?  —  The indie filmmaker's newest project, which willl be financed and produced by the Minnesota-based inside Werc Werk Works, has cast Allison Janney …
Discussion: TunaFlix, Cinematical and Jezebel
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Dawn Wiener Did Not Sign Off On This
Michael K / Dlisted:
Salma Hayek Is A Breastfedding Addict  —  Salma Hayek will probably be getting thousands of letters from sick f**k dudes willing to suck on her magnificent leche balls in order to feed her addiction to breastfeeding.  Salma said that she just can't stop breastfeeding her 13-month-old daughter Valentina.
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Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Suge Knight Sues Kanye West Over Lost Earring, Shooting  —  Death Row co-founder took a bullet at rapper's 2005 pre-VMA party.  —  Times are tough for Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight.  The once high-flying gangsta-rap impresario recently filed for bankruptcy, and this summer …
Discussion: Stereohyped
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Julie K.L. Dam / People.com:
Shania Twain Makes Her Return  —  Shania Twain in Nashville Nov. 11  —  Shania's back!  —  Twain, who was spotted in Nashville on Tuesday, will be a presenter at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night.  ABC, which is airing the awards show, has been running ads promising a buzz-worthy surprise guest.
Kyle Buchanan / Defamer:
Defamer Exclusive: MADtv Canceled  —  Though the high-profile political season has gifted Saturday Night Live with some killer ratings, it apparently hasn't floated all sketch comedy boats.  Rumors started circulating today that Fox's MADtv was canceled in the middle of its fourteenth season …
Discussion: The Live Feed and Videogum
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 …
Hollywoodtuna:
Obama Girl Shows Her Puppies To Obama  —  I know the elections are over, but here is some girl named Obama Girl showing her puppies next to a life-size cutout of Obama.  I think she made a few YouTube videos that got popular, but not being one for politics I never watched them.
New York Post:
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN, SARAH  —  CBS anchor Katie Couric thinks Sarah Palin has a thing or two to learn about politics before she contemplates a White House run in 2012.  “I think she should keep her head down, work really hard and learn about governing.  But I'm not anyone to give advice …
 
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