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11:20 AM ET, December 16, 2008

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Paul Chi / People.com:
Tom Cruise Gushes Over Suri's Incredible Vocabulary  —  Tom and Suri Cruise  —  Watch out, Harvard.  She's not even three years old, but little Suri Cruise is a bona fide brainiac, boasts her proud papa.  —  “Her vocabulary is incredible,” Tom Cruise told PEOPLE Monday night at the New York premiere of Valkyrie.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise: I'd “Love It” if Suri Became an Actress  —  Tom Cruise says he wouldn't mind if his 2-year-old daughter Suri followed in his famous footsteps.  —  “I'd love it.  I'd love it,” he told Usmagazine.com at the NYC premiere of Valkyrie on Monday.  “Acting is ... a great life …
Discussion: Dlisted and Allie Is Wired
Extra:
Tom Cruise & Mario: Totally Raw!
Discussion: Defamer and Socialite Life
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tom Cruise and Matt Lauer Clear the Air
Discussion: LOVEBSCOTT.COM and Jossip
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Police Probing Sharon Osbourne After Alleged Charm School Beatdown  —  She may be the host of Rock of Love Charm School, but apparently Sharon Osbourne could use a refresher course herself.  —  E! News has confirmed that a police investigation has been launched after Osbourne allegedly attacked …
Discussion: iVillage, I'm Not Obsessed and TV Envy
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FemaleFirst:
Sharon Osbourne in trouble with the police  —  Sharon Osbourne has gone and got herself in trouble with the law after scuffling with a contestant on her U.S. reality TV show Rock Of Love: Charm School.  —  Megan Hauserman claims the the loveable Sharon assaulted her during a recording …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
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 …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber Name Newborn Son Samuel
Discussion: X17 Online
Fiona Byrne / NEWS.com.au:
Lleyton and Bec Hewitt celebrate arrival of new son Cruz
Discussion: OH NO!!
Britney Spears:
MORE ‘HEY!  HEY!  HEY!’  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS  —  As promised earlier, here are the rest of the EXCLUSIVE photos from Britney's performance on Hey!  Hey!  Hey! in Japan.  —  Pure hotness.  —  Britney seems to be having a great time on her trip and says, “I love Japan!  I think all the tiny cars are so cute!”
People.com:
Dennis Quaid Settles Babies' Overdose for $750,000  —  Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly have reached a settlement of $750,000 against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the accidental overdose of their newborn twins in 2007.  —  The agreement is pending the approval of a Los Angeles judge.
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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.
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Paris and Benji Party Together at D&G  —  Could a reunion be in the works for Paris Hilton and Benji Madden?  —  It certainly looked that way tonight.  The two arrived mere minutes apart for the grand opening of the Dolce & Gabbana boutique on Robertson Boulevard hosted by Rachel Bilson.
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Who Else Wants Out of Grey's Anatomy?  —  Reason number 8,233 to love Grey's Anatomy: The drama never ends!  —  The next new episode of ABC's highly addictive TV series crack doesn't air until next year, but fans still have plenty to discuss behind the scenes with the recent rumors …
Discussion: TV Envy and Gossip Girl Insider
Cele|bitchy:
Kevin Federline partying with weed and hookers  —  This story is from Star Magazine, so whether it's true or not is iffy, but according to Star Kevin Federline isn't quite the reformed dad that he tries to portray in the media.  They quote an insider who says he still heads to Vegas to party …
Discussion: OH NO!!
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.
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 …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Zombie making ‘Halloween’ sequel  —  Dimension to release director's ‘H2’ in October  —  Dimension Films and writer-director Rob Zombie are teaming for an October release of ‘H2.’  —  Dimension Films and Rob Zombie are teaming for another chapter of “Halloween,” and he's racing to scare up the pic for release in October.
Discussion: Cinematical and /Film
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Cruise ‘Feeble’ in Valkyrie  —  This column has been banned from seeing a preview screening of Tom Cruise in Valkyrie.  The publicists for the film at 42West and United Artists sent me an email on Saturday to that effect.  So what shall we do?  —  Valkyrie gets a New York premiere tonight …
Discussion: Jossip and CelebWarship
Variety:
Jennifer Lopez going with ‘Plan B’  —  CBS Films seeking director for project  —  Jennifer Lopez has signed on to star in the fertility-themed romantic comedy “Plan B” for CBS Films.  —  Penned by Kate Angelo, story centers on a single woman (Lopez) who turns to artificial insemination …
Daily Star:
PARIS MAKES BRAVE MOVE  —  PARIS Hilton's vow to stay single after splitting from Benji Madden last month is proving a hard promise to keep.  —  We're not surprised to hear she's been getting cosy with acting Scotburger Gerard Butler, 39.  So cosy, in fact, she calls him Braveheart.
Discussion: Celebslam.com, Hollyscoop and Dlisted
 
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