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9:40 AM ET, December 3, 2008

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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Kevin Federline: My Side of the Story  —  Kevin Federline has been called many things in the nearly five years since Britney Spears walked into his life: boy toy, gold-digger, wannabe rapper, partier.  These days he answers to one name: Daddy.  —  Since splitting with Spears in 2006 …
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Laura Lane / OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Inside Britney's Diva-Licious Birthday  —  Is Britney Spears starting to crack under the pressure?  —  Following a pair of performances on Good Morning America on Tuesday morning, the superstar birthday girl was back to her some of her old diva tricks as she arrived …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Just Jared and OH NO!!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt: “My Goal” Is to Bring the Moustache Back in Style  —  Brad Pitt is bringing moustaches back.  —  “That's my goal,” the actor, 44, told Extra. at the Monday screening of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in New Orleans.  “I don't think 'staches are respected enough.”
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Extra:   The ‘Curious Case’ of Brangelina
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt: I'll Marry Angelina Jolie When “It's Important to Our Kids”
Discussion: Jossip
Mike Celizic / MSNBC:   Pitt on family: 'They're driving me crazy — I'm proud'
Rodney Ho / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Housewives’ star forced to move from Duluth home  —  Eviction notice ‘none of your business,’ NeNe Leakes writes  —  NeNe Leakes, the breakout star of the hit Bravo reality show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is no longer living at the pricey Duluth five-bedroom residence shown on the series.
People.com:
PHOTOS: Jessica Alba Bares Body After Baby for Calendar  —  Jessica Alba shows off her body-after-baby in the 2009 Campari calendar, and PEOPLE has a sneak peek of the pictures that the actress says allowed her “play out this sort of bombshell.”  —  “I'm usually walking around in comfy clothes …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jessica Alba Shows Off Post-Baby Bod in Campari Calendar  —  Jessica Alba is the new face of Club Campari's 2009 calendar.  —  In the steamy photos - shot over a couple of days in Malibu - Alba is photographed in a bathing suit, evening gown and short shorts - dressed up as a “sort of femme fatale/screen siren,” she explains.
Fox Sports:
Stars' Avery suspended indefinitely by NHL  —  Sean Avery was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Tuesday, hours after the Dallas Stars forward made a crude reference to former girlfriends while talking with reporters.  —  Avery's inflammatory comments came following a morning skate in Calgary …
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Rep: “Mary-Kate Olsen Is Not Pregnant”  —  Despite a recent National Enquirer report stating otherwise, Mary-Kate Olsen is not expecting her first child.  —  “Mary-Kate is absolutely not pregnant,” her rep told Usmagazine.com on Tuesday.  —  According to the paper, rumors sparked …
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag and iVillage
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Kristen Stewart to play Joan Jett  —  ‘Runaways’ biopic from writer-director Floria Sigismondi  —  Fresh from the success of “Twilight,” Kristen Stewart is set to portray Joan Jett in “The Runaways,” the rock ‘n’ roll biopic of the 1970s all-girl band.  —  Video director Floria Sigismondi wrote …
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Dylan McDermott Finalizes Divorce  —  Dylan McDermott of TV's The Practice finalized his divorce from his wife of nearly 13 years on Tuesday, court papers show.  —  The 47-year-old actor filed for divorce from Shiva Rose, 39, last summer, citing the legal boilerplate of irreconcilable differences.
Discussion: iVillage
Jessica Gold Haralson / People.com:
Mariska Hargitay Hoping for Second Baby  —  With 10 seasons of Law & Order: SVU under her belt, Emmy-winning actress Mariska Hargitay says she'd consider leaving the hit show - for one very important reason.  —  “I just want to see my kid,” the 44-year-old actress, who is mom to son August …
Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
Fielder-Civil going back behind bars  —  Amy Winehouse's husband is reportedly going back to jail after failing a drugs test in rehab.  —  Early release terms agreed by Blake Fielder-Civil saw him being admitted to the Surrey facility last month to overcome his drug addictions.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Clint Morris / Moviehole:
STILLER CONFIRMS ZOOLANDER SEQUEL  —  I believe it was Owen Wilson who first told me about a potential “Zoolander” sequel.  But this was years ago - I believe it was at the junket for “Wedding Crashers” - and have heard nothing of it since.  —  All these years later, the film's star and director …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Perez Hilton
Reuters:
Rock act Creed in talks to reunite  —  Band hasn't performed since rancorous split in 2004  —  NEW YORK - Creed is hammering out details for a lucrative 2009 reunion tour, sources tell Billboard.  The Scott Stapp-led hard rock group, which was one of the top sellers of the past decade …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
People.com:
Lawyer: William Balfour Innocent of Jennifer Hudson Family Murders  —  Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law William Balfour, who was arrested this week in the October murders of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, “did not commit these crimes,” the man's lawyer tells PEOPLE.
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TMZ.com:   Balfour Charged in Hudson Murders
Amy Diluna / NY Daily News:
Katie Couric's new 'do is a fashion don't  —  If it ain't broke, don't fix it, Katie.  —  Just when Katie Couric was hitting her stride, she tripped up last night - with a hair-raising new look that put the “ew” in the evening news.  —  The coif, a boyish pixie cut that channeled …
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People.com:
POLL: What Do You Think of Katie Couric's New 'Do?
Discussion: CandyKirby.com and Mollygood
Alex Dobuzinskis / Reuters:
Patrick Swayze denies reports he is near death  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - “Dirty Dancing” star Patrick Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, on Tuesday denied tabloid stories that he is near death.  —  Swayze, 56, said in a statement he was home with his family for the holidays after finishing work …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Just Jared:
Rachel Weisz is Gotham Gorgeous
Discussion: OH NO!!
Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Anyone want to release Paris Hilton's sophomore album?
Beth Hardie / Mirror.co.uk:
Courtney Love: I paved way for Britney's crash and burn
Brock Vergakis / Associated Press:
Coleman pleads no contest to disorderly conduct
Michael K / Dlisted:
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Discussion: OH NO!!
Perez Hilton:
Top Of The Pops  —  It's been a good year for Coldplay too!
Discussion: Associated Press
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Castina / Pop Crunch:
Miley Cyrus Divorce From Parents: Miley Cyrus Emancipation
Discussion: oceanUP
Daily Mail:
Bryan Adams calls in police after being stalked by obsessed mother and son
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
69 year-old Tina Turner reprises Mad Max costume for NY concert
Discussion: Bloomberg and Best Week Ever
Michael K / Dlisted:
Too Much Fug For One Cover
Discussion: The Sun
 

 
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Interviews with 24 people reveal the tense relationship between President Biden and the New York Times, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a lack of trust

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate net neutrality rules, expanding government oversight of ISPs and aiming to protect consumer access to the internet

Laura Kukkonen / Columbia Journalism Review:
After a reporter for Aamulehti, Finland's second-largest daily, acknowledged in his autobiography that he fabricated stories, the paper removes 551 articles

 
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