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7:05 PM ET, November 16, 2008

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The Strip Podcast Guys / VEGAS HAPPENS HERE:
Wanda Sykes @ LV Gay Rally: “I'm Proud To Be Gay”  —  (UPDATE: Hear Wanda's speech and a brief interview by clicking here or right-click here to download the file.  Also, hear our July 17 interview with Wanda on The Strip Podcast by clicking here.)  —  Dozens of rallies were held around …
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE!  - Lindsay Lohan Gets Attacked By Anti-Fur Activist!  —  The flour-bearer Uh oh!  Looks like Lindsay Lohan came into contact with some white powder earlier tonight, but not the kind you go to Promises for!  PETA released a statement about the incident, and it looks …
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Ivory Jeff Clinton / People.com:
Debbie Matenopoulos ‘Saddened’ by Husband's Divorce Filing  —  TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos says she is hurt - and surprised - by her husband's divorce filing, which she learned about from Internet reports.  —  “I am extremely saddened by the dissolution of my seven-year relationship with my husband …
kanyeuniversecity.com:
WHO'S WINNING, ME OR THE MEDIA?  —  REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH LIGHT I PUT OUT, THERE ARE PEOPLE WORKING JUST AS HARD TO ONLY DELIVER DARKNESS.  IF YOU LISTEN TO MY MUSIC, HOW COULD I DELIVER SO MANY POSITIVE UPLIFTING MESSAGES AND BE THE MONSTER THAT THE MEDIA PAINTS.  PAPARAZZI GIVE REAL PHOTOGRAPHERS A BAD NAME.
Jesse Curti / People.com:
David Cook Opens Up About Girlfriend Kimberly Caldwell  —  Cook (left) and Caldwell  —  Amid all the American Idol craziness, last year's champ David Cook finds peace and perspective with the help of girlfriend Kimberly Caldwell.  —  “I think she just gets that this is all nuts,” …
Discussion: Extra and Bumpshack.com
Access Hollywood:
Audrina Patridge: ‘The Hills’ Season 5 A Go  —  After months of speculation that Season 4 could be the final chapter of “The Hills,” Audrina Patridge told People that the MTV reality show would definitely be back for another season.  —  “There is going to be a fifth season,” Audrina told the mag.
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Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
'Hudson targets Madge's A-Rod'  —  Batten down the hatches - bitch fight on the way.  —  It looks like Madonna has younger, blonder competition for her New York Yankee pal Alex Rodriguez.  —  Yes, man eater Kate Hudson - who changes boyfriends as fast as her fashion frocks …
Discussion: Splash News Online
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Hugh Jackman: Love Scenes with Nicole ‘Like Poetry’  —  When Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman had to get down and dirty for their new film, Australia, their spouses Keith Urban and Deborra-Lee Furness were far from the action ... on purpose!  —  “My wife is an actor,” Jackman, 40, tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Lucy / Fametastic:
Heather Mills undergoes third boob job to fix “wonky cleavage”  —  Heather Mills has reportedly undergone a third boob job.  —  The former model is said to have had the operation after she received a series of comments about her “wonky” cleavage.  —  A source told the Sun …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
POPSUGAR:
Beyonce Knows Herself Enough to Be With Jay-Z  —  Beyonce Knowles isn't a teenager anymore, but that didn't stop her from sitting down with Seventeen to chat all about her whirlwind year, which includes her stop by the TRL finale tonight, as well as her upcoming double album.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Perez Hilton:
Quantum of Solace is #1 - Makes $71 Million This Weekend!  —  It made even more than Hollywood expected!  —  Industry experts predicted that the new James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, would reel in about $60 million from U.S. filmgoers this weekend, but it did even better than that.
Michael Buckley / Playbill:
STAGE TO SCREENS: Chats with Osment, Lindsay-Abaire, Ashley and Gaynor  —  This month: Haley Joel Osment (American Buffalo), David Lindsay-Abaire (Shrek the Musical), Elizabeth Ashley (Dividing the Estate), and Mitzi Gaynor ("Razzle Dazzle!  The Special Years").
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
 
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How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

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