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11:00 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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Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
‘30 Rock’ star Tina Fey finally reveals how she got her facial scar  —  Tina Fey has finally revealed how she got her signature facial scar - and it's pretty ugly.  —  The 38-year-old comedienne was attacked by a stranger in a violent slashing incident when she was five.
Associated Press:   Tina Fey's husband talks about her facial scar
New York Post:
TINA OPENS UP ABOUT FEY-MOUS SCAR
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Marg Helgenberger & Husband Separate After 19 Years  —  CSI star Marg Helgenberger has separated from her husband of nearly 20 years, actor Alan Rosenberg.  —  “After 19 years of marriage, Marg and Alan have decided to take some time apart,” the actress's rep said Monday.
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:   CSI Star Marg Helgenberger, Husband Split
Chicago Tribune:
Jennifer Hudson tragedy: William Balfour arrested  —  Chicago police said today they have arrested William Balfour for the murders of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's family members.  —  Balfour, 27, has been in custody in Stateville Correctional Center on a violation of parole …
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Perez Hilton:
Balfour Officially Charged In Hudson Family Murders!!!
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Don Babwin / Associated Press:   Estranged relative arrested in Hudson killings
Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
Angelina Jolie shows off her flat stomach proving she's NOT pregnant … Repeated denials have failed to quash reports in the U.S. media that Angelina Jolie is three-months pregnant.  —  But rather than worry about the rumours the mother-of-six fell back on a tried and tested method to end them.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt: The Best Meal Angelina Jolie Has Cooked for Me Is Cereal  —  Don't expect Angelina Jolie to whip up a fancy dinner for her six kids and beau Brad Pitt.  —  In the new issue of chef Jamie Oliver's eponymous magazine, Pitt, 44, admits the best meal Jolie has ever cooked for him was “cereals,” according to the U.K. Guardian.
Michael / ecorazzi.com:
Brad Pitt On The Cover Of Architectural Digest For New Orleans' Green Homes
Associated Press:
Ivana Trump separates from fourth hubby Rubicondi  —  NEW YORK - Ivana Trump has issued a statement confirming reports of marital discord with Italian entrepreneur Rossano Rubicondi.  —  Trump, who married Rubicondi in April, says she filed a legal separation agreement three months ago.
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New York Post:
SEAN MILKS IT  —  JAMES Franco says Sean Penn pushed the gay sex scenes in “Milk” further than he expected.  “In the original script I read, there was only one real kissing scene,” Franco tells next month's Elle.  “A month after [director] Gus [Van Sant] asked me to do it, they sent me another script …
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Simon Cowell: Britney Spears Is in Awe of Me  —  Britney Spears won over one of America's toughest critics with her string of comeback performances last week: Simon Cowell!  —  As part of a promotional tour to tout Tuesday's release of her new album, Circus, Spears, 26, performed “Womanizer” on Cowell's X-Factor Saturday.
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Emmet Sullivan / People.com:
Simon Cowell Says Britney Spears Is ‘In Awe’ of Him
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and iVillage
Daily Mail:
Simon Cowell ‘completely freaked out’ …
Michael K / Dlisted:
This S**t Is Impossible  —  If Mary-Kate Olsen is f**king pregnant, then I better go to the vet, because I might have immaculately conceived a litter of Spaghetti Cat's kittens.  If that evil troll can get knocked up, anybody can.  —  Some obvious jokester told the National Enquirer …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Was Gordon Ramsay's Alleged Affair Just a PR Stunt?  —  LOS ANGELES — It has been quite a rough week for top British chef Gordon Ramsay after author Sarah Symonds went public with claims she has been having a ten-year affair with the married “Hell's Kitchen” star.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and I'm Not Obsessed
Haven Thompson / Editors' Blog:
ED WESTWICK & JESSICA SZOHR: FURTHER INTRIGUE AT DFW  —  This just in: Another one of W's spies also happened to be stuck in the Dallas airport yesterday with the Gossip Girl threesome (see our previous item here).  And he swears to us that after the pals finished up at Chilis Too …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: ER Star Parminder Nagra Pregnant With First Child  —  ER star Parminder Nagra and her photographer beau, James Stenson, are expecting their first child this summer, the actress confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively.  —  “We are thrilled and overjoyed at the prospect of becoming first time parents,” Nagra tells Us.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Housewives of O.C.'s New Kid Talks Feuds  —  Let the catfights begin!  —  Gretchen Rossi, the newest member of the Real Housewives of Orange County, has no problem saying how she really feels about veteran housewife Vicki Gunvalson.  —  “I think sometimes Vicki is in her own little world …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Feeling Is Mutual  —  DOUCHE ALERT!  Put your dirty 'ginas in the air for a free wash!  Dax] Dix Shepard was at Disneyland with his way more famous girlfriend Kristen Bell when he spotted a pap taking pictures of them while they were on “It's A Small World.”  Dax immediately gave the pap the douchebag salute!
Just Jared:
Kirsten Dunst is on Stalker Alert  —  Kirsten Dunst has obtained a restraining order against alleged stalker Christopher Smith.  —  The declaration states, “Mr. Smith has repeatedly shown up uninvited at my place of residence in Los Angeles, going so far as to ignore police warnings …
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ETonline:
KIRSTEN DUNST'S RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST ALLEGED STALKER
Discussion: Socialite Life
 
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: Access Hollywood
TMZ.com:
McConaughey Goes Bongos Again
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Hollywoodtuna:
Geri Halliwell Gets Cheeky For Children
Daily Mail:
While mummy's away, daddy David Beckham is left holding the babies …
Starpulse:
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
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