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10:15 AM ET, December 1, 2008

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Kate Stroup / People.com:
Madonna & A-Rod Head to Mexico City  —  Photo by: Ronald Asadorian / Splash News Online; Pascal Le Segretain / Getty  —  Coincidence?  —  Madonna and Alex Rodriguez were both spotted in Mexico City last weekend.  —  The two have not confirmed their romance.
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Ken Baker / E! Online:
MadRod's Thanksgiving Weekend Capped By Madonna-Brother Reunion, Mexico Trip  —  Brian Zak/Sipa Press via AP images; Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images  —  Madonna may have just split with her husband, Guy Ritchie, but she's getting into the groove with at least two men in her life.
Discussion: Access Hollywood and POPSUGAR
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Madonna, A-Rod Both in Mexico City  —  Madonna and A-Rod were both in Mexico City over the weekend.  —  The Yankee slugger - who, as Us Weekly first reported, was spotted making late-night visits to Madonna's NYC apartment earlier this year - was south of the border teaching poor children …
Maureen Dowd / Vanity Fair:
What Tina Wants  —  Tina Fey has rules.  They've guided the 38-year-old writer-comedian through marriage, motherhood, and a career that went into hyperdrive this fall, when her Sarah Palin impression convulsed the nation, boosting the ratings of both Saturday Night Live and her own NBC show, 30 Rock.
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Nancy Franklin / New Yorker:
Tina Fey's “30 Rock.”  —  Upon winning the second of three Emmy Awards at this year's ceremonies, in September, Tina Fey, the creator, star, and one of the executive producers and main writers of the sitcom “30 Rock”—and by then YouTubularly famous around the world for her impression of Sarah Palin on …
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Ricki Lake: 'I Can't Believe I Was Fat'  —  Ricki Lake has trimmed 140 lbs. from her all-time top weight of 270 pounds - and says she is holding steady.  —  “I can't believe I was a fat person for most of my life,” the former talk show host, rocking a sexy black Herve Leger dress (size small) …
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People.com:
VIDEO: Britney Spears Celebrates Birthday Early in the U.K.
People.com:
Rep: Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr Not Engaged  —  Kerr and Bloom  —  Female fans, relax: Orlando Bloom is still available, technically.  —  A rep for Bloom's girlfriend Miranda Kerr is knocking down a report in the Australian media Sunday that the Pirates of the Caribbean star and the model are engaged.
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Brianm / Us Weekly:
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr Are Not Engaged
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Britney had ulterior motive for TV special  —  Plus: O'Donnell on variety-show flop; Travolta says Hanks owes him  —  “Britney: For the Record” might offer an inside glimpse into the pop star's life, but offering up tidbits about her failed relationship with Kevin Federline wasn't the goal of the documentary.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Caroline Grant / Daily Mail:
Cheeky Girl: Geri Halliwell exposes her behind in red carpet wardrobe malfunction … Oh dear, Geri.  And it had all been going so well.  —  The Spice Girl turned up to an awards ceremony looking enviably sleek and well-groomed in a ruffled red dress.  —  In fact, with her glossy curls …
New York Post:
PLAX TURNS HIMSELF IN  —  WILL PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO WEAPONS CHARGE  —  Trouble-prone Giants receiver Plaxico Burress arrived at the 17th Precinct to turn himself in after he shot himself in the leg with an illegal handgun at a Manhattan nightclub.  —  Burress will plead not guilty …
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NY Daily News:
Giants receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shoots himself in thigh
Discussion: The Superficial and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Burress Surrenders Gun
Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Fame’ chooses five  —  Will fill out administrative, teaching parts  —  Megan Mullally, Kelsey Grammer, Charles S. Dutton, Bebe Neuwirth and Debbie Allen have been tenured.  —  The quintet has been chosen to fill out the administrative and teaching roles in MGM and Lakeshore Entertainment's remake of “Fame.”
Britney Spears:
Britney breaks ratings records!  —  Britney's X Factor appearance pulled 12.8 million viewers meaning more than 53 percent of the entire viewing audience tuned into the UK show to see Britney's performance.  —  OMFG  —  Just so you know, that's the most watched X Factor of the whole series.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
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Dan Wootton / News of the World:
Britney does it One More Mime
Discussion: OH NO!!
 
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