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1:45 AM ET, December 16, 2008

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Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
Madonna settles divorce for up to $92 million
Discussion: The Blemish
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Rep: Madonna Gives Guy Ritchie at Least $76 Million in Settlement
Discussion: Defamer, The Pop and Gawker
Extra:
Tom Cruise & Mario: Totally Raw!  —  “Extra” host Mario Lopez scored a candid one-on-one with Tom Cruise — and from Mario's secret connection to Cruise's wife Katie, to the controversy over adorable Suri, no topic was left untouched!  —  The “Valkyrie” star dished about his early Christmas present …
Discussion: Defamer and Socialite Life
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tom Cruise and Matt Lauer Clear the Air
Discussion: LOVEBSCOTT.COM and Jossip
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Tom Cruise: Suri Gives Santa Claus a Thumbs-Down
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Socialite Life
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 …
Discussion: Dlisted and Perez Hilton
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UPDATE ON RACHAEL RAY'S SCHEDULED SURGERY
Discussion: Us Weekly and OH NO!!
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
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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Larry Carroll / MTV:
‘New Moon’ Casting News: Michael Copon, Ben Barnes Push For Roles In ‘Twilight’ Sequel  —  Copon is hoping to replace Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, while Barnes aims for mind-reading vampire Aro.  —  When Bella Swan moved to Forks, Washington, she found her whole life in upheaval.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, The IESB and oceanUP
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: omg! and L.A. Rag Mag
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.
Discussion: Dlisted and Evil Beet Gossip
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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Heath's Baby Mama Won't Thank the Academy  —  Cross Michelle Williams off the list of people who will accept awards on behalf of Heath Ledger if/when he cleans up during awards season.  —  A rep for Williams tells TMZ, “No discussions have been made for Michelle to accept nor are there any plans to take part.”
Discussion: INF Daily
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 …
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Rihanna's Got Amazing Cleavage of the Day  —  I am a Rihanna fan.  I'm not into her music because I am not a 12 year old girl, even though I wish I was, but I am into her dominatrix costumes because I have a penis, even though it's hardly there and barely works,.
Discussion: Celebslam.com and L.A. Rag Mag
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
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 …
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Caroline Kennedy Is Seeking Seat Held by Clinton  —  ALBANY — Caroline Kennedy, the deeply private daughter of America's most storied political dynasty, will seek the United States Senate seat in New York being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.  —  Ms. Kennedy ended weeks of silence …
 
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