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10:40 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 …
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.
Jaime Aron / Associated Press:
Sean Avery Suspended From NHL For Elisha Cuthbert “Sloppy Seconds” Remark  —  DALLAS — Of all the cajoling, snide remarks and other stunts Sean Avery pulled on the way to becoming the biggest pest in hockey, never had he gone so far that the NHL suspended him _ until Tuesday.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Lifeline Live
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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 …
Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Alba is foxy and drunk-looking in the new Campari calendar  —  Jessica Alba graces every month of the new Campari calendar, posing seductively in black evening gowns and bathing suits while clutching the apertif.  Looking like a 40s pinup with a considerable buzz …
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
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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 …
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!!
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Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
Birthday girl Britney struggles to keep her modesty as she celebrates …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and ETonline
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 …
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
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 …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Brit Brit Did It Better Last Year  —  Brit Brit celebrated her 27th birfday in NYC last night with a party attended by a bunch of people she doesn't really know.  Let's see...Lance Bass was there, so was Heidi Klum, a dude from Lipstick Jungle and a few Victoria's Secret models.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Johnny Depp books ‘Hand of Dante’  —  Actor's Infinitum Nihil acquires rights to novel  —  Johnny Depp's production company Infinitum Nihil has acquired screen rights to the Nick Tosches novel “In the Hand of Dante.”  The novel will be developed as a potential star vehicle for Depp.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Cinematical
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
 
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Reuters:
Rock act Creed in talks to reunite
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
Fielder-Civil going back behind bars
Discussion: TMZ.com
Jessica Gold Haralson / People.com:
Mariska Hargitay Hoping for Second Baby
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Dylan McDermott Finalizes Divorce
Discussion: iVillage
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
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Brock Vergakis / Associated Press:
Coleman pleads no contest to disorderly conduct
Michael K / Dlisted:
Blind Items: I Guess....You Guess....
Discussion: OH NO!!
Alex Dobuzinskis / Reuters:
Patrick Swayze denies reports he is near death
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Castina / Pop Crunch:
Miley Cyrus Divorce From Parents: Miley Cyrus Emancipation
Discussion: oceanUP
People.com:
POLL: What Do You Think of Katie Couric's New 'Do?
Discussion: CandyKirby.com and Mollygood
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Q1: revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% to 615M, vs. 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% to 239M, and a €168M operating income; SPOT closes up 11.41%

 
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