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8:35 AM ET, December 6, 2008

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O.J. gets at least 9 years for armed hotel robbery  —  LAS VEGAS - A weary and beaten-looking O.J. Simpson was put away Friday for at least nine years — and perhaps the rest of his life — for an armed robbery in a hotel room, bringing a measure of satisfaction to those who believed …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
O.J. Simpson Gets at Least 15 Years in Prison
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Ken Ritter / Associated Press:   O.J. sentenced to as much as 33 years for robbery
People.com:
Eli Stone's Jonny Lee Miller Is a New Dad  —  Jonny Lee Miller of TV's Eli Stone and his wife, actress Michele Hicks, have welcomed a son, his rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.  —  Buster Timothy Miller was born Wednesday in Los Angeles, weighing in at 9 lbs.
TMZ.com:
MTV Reality Star Killed in Car Wreck  —  TMZ has learned Kandice Hutchinson, one of the contestants kicked off the upcoming MTV dating show “A Double Shot at Love,” died in a car accident a short while after taping her last appearance for the show.  —  We're told the producers of the show …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Surpasses Reese Witherspoon as Highest-Paid Actress  —  Angelina Jolie has topped the Hollywood Reporter's list of the highest-paid actresses.  —  Jolie, whose 2008 movies earned nearly $1 billion worldwide, commands more than $15 million a movie, followed by Julia Roberts and last year's top earner, Reese Witherspoon.
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Ann Clark / People.com:
Johnny Depp Is Inspired by His Kids, Mortified by Celebrity  —  Elusive actor Johnny Depp is finally opening up about one thing - his love for his family.  —  “I could sit there all day and do nothing but watch them grow,” he says in the January issue of Britain's Psychologies magazine.
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Felicity's Amy Jo Johnson Welcomes a Baby Girl  —  Amy Jo Johnson, who played Kerri Russell's best friend Julie Emrich on the series Felicity, has welcomed her first child, a daughter, a rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Francesca Christine was born at 9:09 pm on December 1st, weighing 7 lbs., 1 oz.
People.com:
Shania Twain Arrives in New York with Surprising Companion  —  Shania Twain and Thiébaud at JFK on Dec. 4, 2008  —  Three weeks after getting a standing ovation for her surprise appearance at the CMA Awards, Shania Twain turned up in Manhattan Thursday with a number of friends from Switzerland …
New York Post:
JUST TOO SPOOKY  —  THE rental listing of the SoHo apartment where Heath Ledger accidentally overdosed has been pulled without a taker willing to cough up $26,000 per month.  The Post's Braden Keil reports the three-bedroom loft at 419 Broome St., which was officially relisted in late July …
Associated Press:
Model Bettie Page hospitalized after heart attack  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bettie Page, one of the most notable models of the 20th century, is hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack in Los Angeles.  —  Mark Roesler, Page's agent and attorney, says Friday that the 85-year-old is …
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Just Jared:
Suri Cruise: Rockefeller Center Sweetness!  —  Katie Holmes takes daughter Suri, 2, to see the visit the giant Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City on Friday night.  Afterward, the mother-daughter duo grabbed a few sweet treats — including some cookies! — from the nearby Dean & Deluca.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Actress Isla Fisher: Women Are Subject to “Body Fascism” When Pregnant  —  Isla Fisher says she was stunned someone had said she packed on too many pounds when she was expecting.  —  “When I was pregnant, I remember someone wrote on a blog that I had gained too much weight,” …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Tearjerker: Dog Saves Dog!  —  Warning: this video will make your cinder heart cry a million tears and then spontaneously grow a patch of wild daisies for these precious dogs to run through.  —  In the video, one pooch is running along the highway and gets hit by a car.
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Dean Goodman / Reuters:
Guitarist Satriani accuses Coldplay of plagiarism  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has sued British band Coldplay, accusing the Grammy-nominated stars of plagiarizing one of his songs.  —  Satriani's copyright infringement suit, filed on Thursday in Los Angeles federal court …
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Guitarist Satriani sues Coldplay
 
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