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10:50 PM ET, December 6, 2008

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People.com:
New Details of Jodie Sweetin Split Revealed  —  New court papers shed light on the deteriorating marriage of former Full House actress Jodie Sweetin to husband Cody Herpin.  —  “Our house is in foreclosure, our water has been shut off twice.  Currently, all of our other utilities are overdue …
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 …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Perez Hilton
kanyeuniversecity.com:
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS... THIS IS NOT ME!!!!!  —  F-ing posers!  —  lol.. ppl stay jockin you 'Ye.  —  i got some art for you dude.  myspace.com/super_artwizard.  —  good to know, i'm following whoever that is...  love 808s!!!  —  NORMANOSBORNE |  December 5, 2008  —  well i know now ;)
Discussion: Dlisted
Enid Nemy / New York Times:
Sunny von Bulow Dies; Her Near Death Started a Drama  —  Martha (Sunny) von Bülow, the American heiress who was first married to an Austrian playboy prince and then to a Danish-born man-about-society who was twice tried on charges of attempting to murder her, died Saturday at a nursing home in Manhattan.
Discussion: Gawker and Jezebel
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:
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.
Josh Verges / Argus Leader:
Tough-guy movie actor beat up in Sioux Falls bar  —  Hollywood actor Vinnie Jones was treated for injuries and arrested after a Thursday night bar fight at Wiley's Tavern in downtown Sioux Falls.  —  Jones, 43, is a British former soccer player whose movie credits include “Snatch,” …
New York Post:
MIAMI ART FEST A CELEBS' SLUM  —  THE Art Basel convention in Miami has always been more about the parties than the art, but some revelers seem to be taking the concept to a whole new level.  —  Pint-sized Mary-Kate Olsen has cut a particularly wide swath through the town.
Discussion: X17 Online and Anything Hollywood
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Shia's Shattered Hand Keeps Him Unemployed  —  Shia LaBeouf isn't feeling very hands-on right now.  —  A source confirmed to E! News Friday that the severe injury the Eagle Eye star suffered to his left hand in a July 27 rollover crash has forced him to pull out of his latest film.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and OH NO!!
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 …
Janet Murphy / People.com:
Katherine Heigl Debuts on Highest-Paid Actresses List  —  Katherine Heigl has come a long way since carrying a gun-totting doll in 1998's Bride of Chucky.  —  The Grey's Anatomy star and newly minted screen queen has made a tremendous leap onto the A-List, counting herself among the top five …
Discussion: Defamer and Hollywood Reporter
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Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Digital Spy
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Stuart Pink / The Sun:
Amy takes a break from hospital  —  The troubled singer left the private clinic where she currently resides and headed to an East London recording studio.  —  She was later pictured arriving at a pal's house before returning to hospital in the early hours.
Seth / Defamer:
Kristen Stewart: You Were Poked By Robert Pattinson. poke back|  remove  —  We make no guarantees as to the authenticity of the blurry Facebook screencaps to land in our inbox this morning, allegedly belonging to sumptuously becoiffed Twilight dreamcake Robert Pattinson, working under the alias “Randle Patrick McMurphy.”
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and OH NO!!
 
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