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11:00 AM ET, December 10, 2008

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Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Actor Mark Ruffalo's brother, Scott, died after playing Russian Roulette, says murder suspect  —  Actor Mark Ruffalo with younger brother Scott, who has died after being shot in the head last week in Beverly Hills.  The main suspect says he shot himself playing Russian Roulette.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Actor Mark Ruffalo Thanks Fans for “Outpouring of Prayers”  —  Mark Ruffalo's family have released a statement about the death of Scott Ruffalo, who passed away late Monday, at age 39, from a gun shot wound to the head.  —  “Mark Ruffalo and his family deeply appreciate the outpouring …
Discussion: Socialite Life and TMZ.com
Associated Press:
Attorney: Suspect in Ruffalo death cleared  —  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Police cleared a woman arrested in the shooting death of actor Mark Ruffalo's younger brother after being shown evidence that the wound was self-inflicted, the result of playing with a gun, her attorney said Wednesday.
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
First Photo of Ricky Martin's Twins!  —  Ricky Martin with sons Valentino (left) and Matteo in San Juan, Puerto Rico  —  Meet Matteo and Valentino Martin!  —  Born via surrogate in early August, Ricky Martin's 4-month-old twin boys make their debut in this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Watch Jessica Biel Strip  —  In her upcoming drama Powder Blue (out next year), Jessica Biel takes it off as a woman who strips to raise her terminally ill son.  —  In the trailer (above), she dances, cracks eggs on her chest, does splits and hangs upside down from a pole.
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Jessica Biel is Topless in Powder Blue Trailer
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson Returning to Work  —  Jennifer Hudson is getting back to work less than two months after three of her family members were fatally shot in Chicago.  —  The Grammy-nominated singer is scheduled to begin filming a video for the single “If It Isn't Love” next week, her label J Records tells the Associated Press.
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OK! Magazine:
Jennifer Hudson Gets Back to Work
Discussion: Digital Spy
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:   Jennifer Hudson to begin filming video next week
Associated Press:
Coldplay Fires Back Against Lawsuit  —  NEW YORK — Coldplay has fired back against accusations they copied another artist's work for their hit “Viva La Vida.”  —  In a statement released on Tuesday, the band responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by guitarist Joe Satriani last week in federal court in Los Angeles.
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive: It's a girl for Trista and Ryan  —  Bachelorette Trista Sutter and her firefighter husband, Ryan, are thrilled to learn they are having a baby girl.  “We found out a few weeks ago,” Trista tells In Touch exclusively.  “It was such a fun surprise.
Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie is Gran Torino Gorgeous  —  Angelina Jolie is casual perfection in a simple gray sweater and beige heels at the premiere of Gran Torino at the Steven J. Ross Theater on Tuesday, December 9, in Los Angeles.  —  The 33-year-old actress came out to support her pal Clint Eastwood, who directed her in Changeling.
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Paula Abdul Lashes Out at Idol Producers  —  Paula Abdul is blaming American Idol producers for allowing known stalker Paula Goodspeed to get close to her.  —  Abdul, in a Sirius XM radio interview on Barbara Live! with Barbara Walters Monday night, said that she was familiar with Goodspeed …
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Tila Tequila: I “Want to Adopt a Boy”  —  Tila Tequila has motherhood on her mind!  —  “I definitely want to adopt a boy,” the reality star told Usmagazine.com at a book signing for Hooking Up With Tila Tequila in NYC on Monday.  —  “Sometimes I think, like, let's just run away from Hollywood …
Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
Should a Sitcom Star Be New York's Next Senator?  —  Jeff Vespa/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images  —  Maybe.  We'd support congressional ambitions from Tina Fey, Holland Taylor or possibly that guy who played Balki on Perfect Strangers.  (We like his fiscal policy.)  —  But Fran Drescher?
Discussion: Celebritology and Bitten and Bound
Mickey O'Connor / TVGuide.com:
Exclusive: Who's Gay on 90210?  —  It's a girl!  —  After all our guesses about which male character (Navid?  Ty?  That blond guy?) would come out of the closet on 90210, it's cheerleader Christina Worthy who is the same-sex-oriented cast member, sources tell TVGuide.com exclusively.
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Just Jared:
Lauren London Goes 90210 Bisexual
Discussion: NewNowNext
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Katy Perry Apologizes to Lily Allen for Weight Jab  —  Katy Perry is apologizing to Lily Allen for calling herself a “skinnier version” of the Brit singer.  —  “Yeah, I made a joke about [that] earlier this year,” Perry, 24, told Usmagazine.com exclusively at the taping of Fuse's The Good, the Bad & the Britney Tuesday.
Discussion: Scandalist, OH NO!! and Perez Hilton
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PopEater:
Lily Allen Weighs in on ‘Crass’ Katy Perry
Discussion: Digital Spy and Socialite Life
New York Post:
GOSSIP MACHINE  —  EVERYONE in the cast of “Gossip Girl” is hooking up with each other - and Chace Crawford and Taylor Momsen are at the center of the latest smooching session.  A Page Six spy spotted the co-stars sneak away during their holiday party at Haven on East 51st Street to steal kisses …
Discussion: Dlisted and Pop Crunch
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Tom Cruise Gives Spencer Pratt Marriage Advice  —  There are a lot of confusing things about The Hills After Show, like where does host Dan Levy (Eugene's son) get his clothes?  Is cohost Jessi Cruickshank related to Shenae Grimes, by any chance?  And seriously, how does this show even exist?
Discussion: Defamer, Backseat Cuddler and TV Envy
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Anabelle Garay / Associated Press:
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Roger Friedman / Fox News:
TV Mothers in Cat Fight
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Daily Mail:
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Discussion: Perez Hilton
Esnead / Los Angeles Times:
The Dish Rag by Elizabeth Snead
Reuters:
Oprah mad at herself for ballooning weight
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM
Christina Tapper / People.com:
Can You Say, ‘Senator Drescher’?  —  Everyone's favorite nanny …
Discussion: Socialite Life
 

 
From Mediagazer:

New York Times:
Sources: Sony and Apollo sign NDAs but back away from their $26B offer for Paramount's assets, partly due to Sony shareholders' concerns over streaming costs

Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with New Yorker journalist Rachel Aviv on her Lucy Letby article, the cost of trial transcripts in the UK, the police documentary about the case, and more

Hayley Wong / South China Morning Post:
The US says it is deeply concerned over reports that Zhang Zhan, imprisoned after covering COVID-19 in China, has disappeared after her expected prison release

 
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