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8:45 AM ET, November 13, 2008

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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 …
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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 …
People.com:
Dead Body Found Near Paula Abdul's Home
OK! Magazine:
Taylor Swift on Joe Jonas: “We Don't Talk”  —  Taylor Swift had more than music on her mind as she worked the red carpet at the 2008 Country Music Awards - the singer, who famously used to date Jonas Brother Joe Jonas, 19, told OK! what she thought of her ex-boyfriend's decision to go public …
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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 …
The Huffington Post:
National Enquirer: Cindy McCain Having Affair  —  The National Enquirer has published a new political “world exclusive”: … A reader notes that this story is particularly dubious because Cindy McCain was on a trip to Kosovo at the time of the festival where the photos were supposedly taken.
Scott Wolf / Access Hollywood:
Scott Wolf & Wife Expecting First Child  —  Scott Wolf and his wife Kelley are expecting their first child together - a baby boy.  —  The former “Party of Five” star confirmed the news to Access Hollywood's Billy Bush on Wednesday evening.  —  Scott, 40, revealed that he and Kelley, 32 …
Discussion: iVillage and Celebrity Baby Blog
Erin O'Hearn / WPVI-TV:
Hank Baskett talks about his “Bunny”  —  The upcoming marriage between Philadelphia Eagle Hank Baskett and Playboy bunny Kendra Wilkinson has been a favorite topic in the tabloids recently.  —  Action News caught up with several Philadelphia Eagles players as they signed autographs at a fundraiser for CHOP Tuesday night.
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People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson's Fiancé: Hef's ‘Like a Father’
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Liza Hamm / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston: Brad Pitt Is ‘Doing Great’  —  Jennifer Aniston and Oprah Winfrey  —  In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey Wednesday, Jennifer Aniston continues to open up about her love life - past and present.  —  When asked about her candid interview with Vogue …
POPSUGAR:
Paris Gets Ready to Star With Pee-Wee Herman  —  Paris Hilton put on a bright green dress to party with Benji and friends to celebrate her Nylon cover at Foxtail lounge in West Hollywood last night.  Paris recently spoke to Bella about how she is not a party girl as much as she is a businesswoman …
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Paris Hilton in Todd Solondz's next
Discussion: TunaFlix, Cinematical and Jezebel
Mary J. Blige / Rolling Stone:
1 |  Aretha Franklin  —  “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “Respect,” “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” “Think,” “Chain of Fools”  —  Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Aaron Neville, Annie Lennox  —  You know a force from heaven.  You know something that God made.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Queen Aretha Is The Greatest Singer Of All-Time!
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Rob Corddry and His Wife Welcome a Baby Girl  —  Former Daily Show correspondent Rob Corddry and his wife Sandra welcomed their second child Wednesday, daughter Marlo Stevenson Corddry, the actor's rep Nicole Chabot confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.  —  “Mother and daughter are doing well,” says the rep.
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Lydia Hearst Gets Naked for Magazines of the Day  —  So Lydia Hearst just won Best International Model or some s**t and I love her.  She is the heir to some old money empire that is seemingly being hit by the financial crisis because they just dropped their Teen Cosmo title or some s**t …
Discussion: OH NO!!
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 …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Kristen Bell Bikini Pictures Look Like Fun  —  Aw yeah!  It's Kristen Bell bikini time!  And these Kristen Bell bikini pictures look particularly fun.  Kristen is down in Bora Bora filming her new movie, Couples Retreat, with Jason Bateman, and the always cute Malin Ackerman, seen here in a blue one-piece.
Discussion: Celebslam.com
Sean L. McCarthy / the comic's comic:
Two more reasons to turn on SNL: Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins join the cast!  —  The Comic's Comic has learned that Lorne Michaels didn't wait too long to figure out how to replace Amy Poehler's presence in the cast of Saturday Night Live, hiring not one but two new female cast members: Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins.
Christine Kearney / Reuters:
Anne Hathaway's ex sick in filthy jail: lawyer  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Raffaello Follieri, the Italian businessman who dated actress Anne Hathaway, says his health has deteriorated because of “unspeakably unsanitary” jail conditions and wants to be moved.  —  Follieri, 30, once enjoyed …
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.
Discussion: COED Magazine
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
NBC cancels ‘Enemy’ and ‘Lipstick’  —  NBC has pulled the plug on freshman tentpole drama “My Own Worst Enemy” and returning sophomore series “Lipstick Jungle,” sources say.  —  The cancellation comes after both shows dropped to new lows in the ratings in recent weeks …
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
American Idol's Josh Gracin Welcomes a Daughter!  —  American Idol finalist Josh Gracin is a dad for the fourth  —  time!  —  The country singer, 28, and his wife, Ann Marie Stevens, welcomed daughter Isabella Sophia Wednesday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee, a rep for the singer confirms Usmagazine.com.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Ann Clark / People.com:
Kanye West: I'm Looking for the ‘Right Girl’  —  Kanye West  —  Listen up, ladies!  Kanye West is looking for Miss Right.  —  “I want to have kids,” he tells PEOPLE.  “But I want to have the right girl too - someone who really cares about me.”  —  Still, the savvy hip-hop star is no easy prey.
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: B.J. Novak Takes ‘Office’ Leave  —  Further proof the U.S. economy is in the crapper: It appears layoffs are looming at Dunder Mifflin.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that Office actor-writer B.J. Novak is taking a leave of absence from the show to appear in Quentin Tarantino's latest film, Inglourious Basterds.
Discussion: TVgasm Blog and Ain't It Cool News
 
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