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10:50 AM ET, December 16, 2008

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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
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
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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
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tom Cruise and Matt Lauer Clear the Air
Discussion: LOVEBSCOTT.COM and Jossip
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.
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!”
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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Fiona Byrne / NEWS.com.au:
Lleyton and Bec Hewitt celebrate arrival of new son Cruz
Discussion: OH NO!!
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.
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Dlisted and Lifeline Live
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: CelebWarship and Jossip
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
Raphael G. Satter / Associated Press:
Madonna Pays Off Guy Ritchie To Finalize Divorce  —  LONDON — Madonna has settled her divorce with ex-husband Guy Ritchie for 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 of 50 million …
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Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
Madonna settles divorce for up to $92 million
Discussion: The Blemish
The Gossip Girls / Celebrity Scandals:
Rachel McAdams: Livin' It Up In London  —  Taking full advantage of her current filming location, Rachel McAdams was spotted spending her downtime doing some shopping in London, England today (December 15).  —  The “Notebook” hottie meandered around town stopping into several West End shops …
Discussion: Hollywire.com
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Daily Star:
PARIS MAKES BRAVE MOVE
Discussion: Celebslam.com, Hollyscoop and Dlisted
Elliot Olshansky / NY Daily News:
Survey: ‘American Idol’ judge Simon Cowell more famous than God among British kids
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Rihanna's Got Amazing Cleavage of the Day
Discussion: Celebslam.com and L.A. Rag Mag
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TMZ.com:
Heath's Baby Mama Won't Thank the Academy
Discussion: INF Daily
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Brody Jenner: Boys Do Cry!
Liza Hamm / People.com:
Rachael Ray's Surgery Called Off - for Now
Discussion: Dlisted and Perez Hilton
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Hugh Hefner: Kendra's Wedding Will Be “Spectacular”
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

Committee to Protect Journalists:
The CPJ led a coalition of media and civic groups urging the US DOJ to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has a UK hearing on May 20

 
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