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1:20 PM ET, December 1, 2008

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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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Associated Press:
Tina Fey's husband talks about her facial scar  —  NEW YORK - Tina Fey's husband is talking about something the “30 Rock” actress would rather not discuss: the scar on her left cheek.  —  In an interview in Vanity Fair, Jeff Richmond says a stranger slashed Fey's face when she was 5 years old.
Discussion: TMZ.com, The Superficial and Hollyscoop
Nancy Franklin / New Yorker:
Tina Fey's “30 Rock.”
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.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Madonna, A-Rod Both in Mexico City
Chris Rovzar / New York Magazine:
So Plaxico Burress Walked Into a Bar...  Details are coming together about what happened after Giants receiver Plaxico Burress pulled a Suge Knight on Friday night and accidentally shot himself in the leg at the midtown club Latin Quarter.  The Post reports that a series of efforts to hide the injury …
Discussion: NY Daily News and New York Post
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New York Times:
Plaxico Burress Surrenders to Police
Discussion: Scandalist
New York Post:
PLAX TURNS HIMSELF IN
Jocelyn Vena / MTV:
Britney Spears Explains Breakups, Breakdowns, Motherhood In ‘For The Record’  —  'I'm not gonna sugarcoat it and say I was OK,' singer says of meltdown.  —  Britney Spears' life has been filled with speculation and scrutiny over the last few years.  In “For the Record,” …
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Gabriele Marcotti / Times of London:
Britney Spears's X Factor comeback was nothing to sing about
Discussion: The Blemish and Celebslam.com
Britney Spears:
Britney breaks ratings records!
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
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) …
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 and CelebNewsWire
Kellvin Chavez / LatinoReview.com:
Exclusive: Beverly Hills Cop IV Story Details!!  —  With everything 1980's being either made, remade, or re-imagined, one of our favorite readers and insiders who we haven't heard from in a hot minute, EL CHAVO has the goods on Eddie Murphy's 80's update of Beverly Hills Cop 4.
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 …
OK! Magazine:
Jessica Simpson: Bingo Hall Bunny?  —  Oh, how the mighty have apparently fallen!  —  From stadiums to bingo halls, Jessica Simpson's performance venues have apparently slid towards the less-than-glamorous: Bingo regulars at the 2,500-capacity San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland …
Lissey / Marie Claire:
KATE BOSWORTH INTERVIEW  —  Kate Bosworth, through no fault of her own, is one of those young Hollywood actresses whose personality has been writ large in their absence; altogether human complexities expediently forgotten in favour of half truths, tossed into the frying pan of tabloid hysteria …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Travis Barker, DJ AM to Play New Year's Eve Concert  —  DJ AM (left) and Travis Barker  —  New Year's Eve will bring an upbeat reunion for Travis Barker and DJ AM - who will perform together for the first time since they survived a fiery plane crash in September.
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr Are Not Engaged  —  Orlando Bloom and Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr aren't engaged, his rep tells Usmagazine.com.  —  Australia's The Sunday Telegraph had reported that a wedding was planned for the middle of next year, “when both have a break from work commitments.”
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Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Rocker Billy Martin's Pregnant Wife Craves ... Nothing!
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Is There An Ecco In Here?  —  From Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson …
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