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10:05 PM ET, December 15, 2008

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TMZ.com:
“Charm School” Chick: Sharon O. Attacked Me  —  The LAPD is investigating an alleged brutal cat fight that went down between Sharon Osbourne and a contestant on the VH1 reality show “Rock of Love: Charm School” who ended up in the hospital.  —  Megan Hauserman claims Sharon Osbourne went ballistic during …
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Raphael G. Satter / Associated Press:
Madonna settles divorce for 50M pounds ($76M)  —  LONDON - Madonna has settled her divorce with ex-husband Guy Ritchie by also parting with at least 50 million pounds ($76 million), the singer's spokeswoman said Monday.  —  Liz Rosenberg told The Associated Press the settlement was in the range …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Brody Jenner: Boys Do Cry!  —  Brody Jenner is so hot, he even makes straight guys cry.  —  In Bromance, Jenner's new MTV reality show—in which nine young guys compete to replace his former best friend Spencer Pratt to become the newest member of his posse—most of the contestants end up in tears.
Discussion: The Superficial and Queerty
Liza Hamm / People.com:
Rachael Ray's Surgery Called Off - for Now  —  It won't be a quiet holiday season for Rachael Ray after all.  The Emmy winning talk show host, known her for gift of gab, will not have surgery on her vocal cords this week as had been scheduled  —  “During the course of normal pre-op care …
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Tom Cruise: Suri Gives Santa Claus a Thumbs-Down  —  Tom Cruise may have a Golden Globe nomination for Tropic Thunder, but, according to daughter Suri, his performance as Santa Claus needs some work.  —  “I'm always Santa,” the mega-star said about the Cruise family Christmas proceedings during …
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Tom Cruise & Mario: Totally Raw!
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Rep: Leighton Meester's Not Engaged  —  Attention Upper East Siders: Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is not engaged.  —  The New York Post had reported that she and beau Sebastian Stan announced on their “secret” Facebook pages that they're getting hitched.  —  But Stan's rep tells Usmagazine.com, “He is not engaged.”
Kyle Buchanan / Defamer:
Scott Caan Gives Defamer Commenter a NSFW Christmas Present  —  Upon being confronted with last week's Jennifer Aniston nudesapalooza, Defamer commenter icallthebigonebitey said, “Someone call me when Scott Caan does a similar photo shoot.”  Bitey, we have paparazzi service X17 holding for you.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
HAHAHA: Vadge Falls On Her Ass!!  —  I raise my mug of Sanka this morning to the rain gods, because without them, Vadge would've never fallen on her Hulk ass last night in Rio.  Guy Ritchie totally paid someone off to make that happen.  When bitches fall, I immediately laugh and point.  I can't help it.
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Liza Hamm / People.com:
Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber Name Baby Samuel  —  Watts and Schreiber in 2007  —  Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber have revealed more details about their newborn son, starting with his name: Samuel Kai Schreiber.  —  Samuel - the couple's second child after year-old son Alexander Pete Schreiber …
TMZ.com:
Dennis Quaid Settles with Cedars  —  Dennis Quaid and his wife have settled their dispute with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center over a bungled procedure that almost killed their twin babies last year.  —  TMZ broke the story that the infants were mistakenly given a massive overdose of Heparin.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
TMZ.com:
Peter Falk's Daughter: My Dad Has Alzheimer's  —  The daughter of Hollywood legend Peter Falk says her father is no longer competent to run his own life because he suffers from Alzheimer's disease and dementia.  —  Catherine Falk filed legal papers in L.A. County Superior Court claiming her father …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Hugh Hefner: Kendra's Wedding Will Be “Spectacular”  —  Hugh Hefner says he can't wait to walk ex Kendra Wilkinson down the aisle at her wedding next June.  —  “We're going to have Kendra's wedding and reception at the mansion — a spectacular affair!” he told Usmagazine.com over the weekend …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
‘Office’ Exclusive: Jack Black invades Dunder Mifflin  —  The Office's post-Super Bowl episode just scored the equivalent of a touchdown with a two-point conversion: Jack Black has signed on to guest star in the hour-long episode, sources confirm to me exclusively.
People.com:
Mad Men's Christina Hendricks Gets Engaged  —  Christina Hendricks, 33 - who plays the bombshell head secretary on AMC's Emmy-winning Mad Men - is engaged to actor Geoffrey Arend, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Arend, 30, plays an ad man on TNT's upcoming drama Trust Me, which premieres in January.
Andrea Peyser / New York Post:
KNOCKER BLOCKERS  —  GIANTS ASK STACKED FAN TO COVER UP  —  MAYBE she should have just carried a loaded firearm into Giants Stadium.  —  Over 30 years, Sondra Fortunato has become the unofficial mascot of her favorite NFL team, delighting and annoying fans at Giants home games with her bodacious physique …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Aubrey O'Day ‘Out’ as a Lesbian?  —  LOS ANGELES — Former “Danity Kane” diva Aubrey O'Day wasn't skilled enough for Diddy, but it seems she has become pretty skilled at sneaking her friends inside hot Hollywood parties.  —  Miss O'Day attended the Zen Green Tea Liqueur launch in Hollywood …
Ali Jaafar / Variety:
FIFTH ‘TERMINATOR’ FILM IN THE WORKS  —  McG working with Halcyon on project  —  The Terminator will be back.  —  Halcyon Co. toppers Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek are developing a fifth instalment of the man-vs.-machine franchise.  —  Helmer McG, who directed the upcoming fourth pic …
Elliot Olshansky / NY Daily News:
Survey: ‘American Idol’ judge Simon Cowell more famous than God among British kids  —  We all remember the outraged public response to John Lennon's 1966 comment that the Beatles had become bigger than Jesus.  —  American Idol judge Simon Cowell might want to keep that in mind before he responds …
 
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