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2:40 AM ET, December 17, 2008

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Pete Wentz: Ashlee Simpson and I Have “an Amazing Sex Life”  —  In a raunchy interview on Howard Stern's radio show Tuesday, Pete Wentz revealed that wife Ashlee Simpson is “awesome” between the sheets.  —  “We have an amazing sex life,” the Fall Out Boy bassist, 29, said while promoting the band's new album, Folie a Deux.
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Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Pete Wentz Dishes On His Sex Life With Ashlee Simpson On ‘Howard Stern Show’  —  Before the show, Simpson asked the Fall Out Boy bassist to not ‘say anything crummy’ about her.  —  Don't be surprised if Pete Wentz calls you up this week to see if he can crash on your couch.
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Pete and Ashlee's Sex Life: How Much Would You Like to Know?
Discussion: The Superficial and F-Listed
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Pete Wentz reassures us that his sex life is awesome
Discussion: Best Week Ever
NY Daily News:
Code blue for Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis  —  Anthony Kiedis can add one more piece of “Scar Tissue” to his lanky frame — the Red Hot Chili Peppers front man narrowly escaped kidney failure.  —  According to several sources, the former cocaine and heroin addict was a frequent patient …
Chris Willard / People.com:
Ryan Phillippe to Spend Christmas with the Cornishes  —  This Christmas will be a family affair for Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish.  —  The couple are currently in Australia, where Phillippe will spend Christmas with Cornish's family.  Cornish landed in Sydney Dec. 7 and then greeted Phillippe at the airport on Sunday.
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Daily Mail:
Demi Moore's daughter Rumer shows off fiery new locks (and a fair bit of her enviable figure) … Rumer Willis looked right at home among a bevy of Hollywood It Girls last night as she turned out for the opening of the D&G flagship boutique in Los Angeles.  —  The daughter of Demi Moore …
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
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.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Aubrey O'Day: I Have No Sexual Preference  —  Aubrey O'Day likes girls - and guys.  —  “At this point in my life, I wouldn't say one way or another what my preference is sexually,” the former Danity Kane singer tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.  —  See more photos of celeb girl-on-girl action.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and I'm Not Obsessed
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Lo Bosworth on Heidi's Decision to Wed: ‘She Was Drunk!’  —  Lauren “Lo” Bosworth says she was surprised to learn that her Hills costars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt tied the knot while in Mexico away from family and friends — and after a night of tequila and champagne.
G is for Gossip / Bauer-Griffin:
Halle Berry Goes Grier, Bares Bod  —  Halle Berry continued filming on Frankie and Alice yesterday.  But, this scene looks a bit more, how shall we say, intense than the last we spotted.  —  Despite sub-zero temperatures, Halle let it all hang out... even though “hang” is a totally inaccurate descriptor of what she was showin'.
Discussion: Just Jared
Perez Hilton:
Madonna Won't Be Pleased  —  Madonna's ex - Lola's babydaddy - is speaking out, and the Queen of Pop must be royally peeved!  —  There's nothing more annoying and desperate than an Ex speaking out about your love life.  —  HELLO!magazine has interviewed Carlos Leon about Madge's recent split …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
PEOPLE TV Watch:
It's Official: Housewives of Atlanta to Return for Season 2  —  Get ready for more drama — southern style!  —  Bravo has picked up a second season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, EW reports.  —  That shouldn't come as a shock.  The first season — starring Kim Zolciak, Sheree Whitfield …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Variety
Just Jared:
Kellie Pickler: No Makeup!  —  A makeup-free Kellie Pickler stops by Andrews Air Force Baselands and then to Washington, D.C., just before heading off to Iraq to support the troops on Tuesday.  —  The 22-year-old former American Idol contestant was in very good spirits and happy to be supporting …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Heidi Klum Does GQ Italy - Now and Then  —  Heidi Klum is featured on the cover of the January 2009 issue of GQ Italy, and while she looks good, thanks vey much to the Photoshopping efforts of the editors, it's been a while since her hay-day.  And just to point it out, we've …
Discussion: Celebslam.com
Perez Hilton:
Case Closed In Murder Of The Son Of America's Most Wanted Host  —  After 27 years, police are going to officially close the case of abducted and murdered Adam Walsh, son of America's Most Wanted host John Walsh.  —  In 1981, Adam disappeared from a department store when his mother left him unattended to shop.
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: Jessica Alba joins ‘Office’ Super Bowl bash  —  Remember how yesterday I reported that The Office had scored the equivalent of a touchdown with a two-point conversion by getting Jack Black to appear in its post-Super Bowl episode?  Well, they just won the freakin' game!
Discussion: Socialite Life and Just Jared
New York Post:
NEIGHBORLY KATE  —  KATIE Holmes is no snob.  Even though her downtown apartment building has been deluged by paparazzi since her Broadway debut in “All My Sons,” she took time to make an appearance at the low-key Christmas party in the building's lobby.  “She was very nice …
Just Jared:
Zac Efron Loves The Lakers  —  High School Musical star Zac Efron keeps his arm around his leading lady Vanessa Hudgens during the basketball game at Staples Center on Tuesday (December 16) in Los Angeles.  —  Looks like Zac is really letting his hair grow out!
Chris Willard / People.com:
Source: Ryan Gosling Still Loves Rachel McAdams  —  Rachel McAdams shops in London  —  While former couple Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling made headlines this summer after a little bit of PDA in Toronto, a source tells PEOPLE the two actors are both “openly single” right now.
OHLALA Mag:
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY NAKED IN SURFER DUDE!  —  Just in case you haven't seen Surfer Dude in the theater ... don't worry, the DVD will be out on December 30.  The movie features the real surfer dude Matthew McConaughey.  McConaughey's playing a soul-searching surfer experiencing all kind of things in order to find inner peace.
Gina DiNunno / TVGuide.com:
Blush Reality Star Found Dead at 23  —  Todd Homme from the Lifetime Channel's new reality hit Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-Up Artist was found dead at his New York home, and the cause was under investigation, his mother told TVGuide.com on Monday.  He was 23.
Discussion: Dlisted
Access Hollywood:
Jennie Garth Talks Husband Peter Facinelli's ‘Twilight’ Future  —  Jennie Garth,Twilight,Parenthood,Movies, Celebrity Kids,90210  —  As Dr. Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of the vampire Cullen family, Peter Facinelli plays an important role in “Twilight” — and his wife, “90210” star Jennie Garth …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Singer Hilary Duff: I “Absolutely Did Not Say” I Was Still a Virgin  —  Hilary Duff says she never told Elle magazine in 2006 that she was still a virgin.  —  “You know what?  I was quoted saying I was a virgin, but I absolutely did not say that,” she says in the January issue of Maxim.
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Lopez pencils in ‘Plan B’  —  Jennifer Lopez has come aboard to star in the romantic comedy “Plan B” for CBS Films.  —  Kate Angelo penned the spec, which centers on a single woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination (her Plan B) only to meet the man of her dreams (her Plan A) on the very same day.
Discussion: Guanabee, Cinematical and Jezebel
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Variety:   Jennifer Lopez going with ‘Plan B’
 
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Associated Press:
New York's governor says SNL parody mocked the disabled
Discussion: OH NO!!
Cara Harrington / Hollywood Dame:
Robert Pattinson to Play Jack Sparrow's Brother in Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Discussion: oceanUP and OH NO!!
Agence France Presse:
‘Columbo’ star Peter Falk has Alzheimer's: reports
J Koot / Busted Coverage:
Bia And Branca Do Acrobatics For MTV Brazil
Discussion: Machochip and With Leather
X17 Online:
Dennis Quaid Settles With Hospital for $750,000
Discussion: Associated Press
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Man Sues Dead Victim in Brandy Crash
Discussion: Contactmusic.com and Perez Hilton
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jim Carrey: Longtime Prozac Users “Never Get to the Problem”
Cristina Kinon / I Love To Watch:
The Hills As Fake As Heidi's Rastafarian Accent
Discussion: Allie Is Wired and Lifeline Live
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

 
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