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9:25 AM ET, December 18, 2008

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's Marriage at “Breaking Point”  —  The new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands tomorrow, reveals the behind-the-scenes crisis going on in Jennifer Lopez's third marriage to Marc Anthony.  —  Rumors swirled that Lopez's marriage was on the rocks after she showed …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Woe Is JLo!  —  On the this week's cover of UsWeekly …
Discussion: Geno's World
The Sun:
Eddie is Riddler in new Batman  —  The Beverly Hills Cop star, 47, has been signed up by British director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to reprise the role played by JIM CARREY in 1995's Batman Forever.  —  The surprise move follows speculation linking Pirates of the Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP to the part.
TMZ.com:
Judge: Sweetin Not Allowed to Be Alone with Baby  —  Jodie Sweetin is not allowed to see her 8-month-old daughter without supervision.  —  Moments ago, an Orange County, Ca. judge made the explosive ruling after Sweetin's estranged husband Cody Herpin accused the “Full House” …
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NY Daily News:
Mindy McCready in apparent suicide attempt  —  Country music singer Mindy McCready, whose long-term affair with pitcher Roger Clemens ensnared her in his legal battles, was hospitalized in an apparent suicide attempt Wednesday morning, according to a police spokeswoman.
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Mindy McCready Hospitalized After Alleged Suicide Attempt
Discussion: iVillage and Backseat Cuddler
Khloe Kardashian:
I've Changed My Ways Thanks to PETA  —  As some of you might have seen today, there are several people who have taken to the web calling me a hypocrite and posting photos of me wearing fur.  —  The reason PETA approached me initially is because in my past I did wear fur and they wanted …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Khloe Kardashian Explains Her Con-Fur-sion  —  Khloe Kardashian  —  The photos don't lie: Khloe Kardashian, now a spokeswoman for PETA, did in fact wear fur in the recent past.  —  But a reality star can change, she says on her blog Wednesday, answering Internet criticism and explaining why she decided to “swear off fur.”
Discussion: CelebWarship
Access Hollywood:
Brad Pitt Talks Taking The Family To France & Celebrating Christmas  —  Brad Pitt,Angelina Jolie,Brangelina  —  Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six children have settled in France — for a little while.  —  The family will stay put while papa Pitt films his role in Quentin Tarantino's …
Discussion: iVillage
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Variety:
Piven speeds away from ‘Plow’ play  —  Actor leaves show due to ‘high mercury count’  —  Jeremy Piven has exited David Mamet's ‘Speed the Plow’ because of a medical condition.
Discussion: Dlisted, TMZ.com, E! Online and Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Docs to Piven: Broadway is Bad for Your Health
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Get real!  Despite new vows, Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt nuptials still in question on ‘The Hills’  —  Did Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt fake another wedding for TV?  —  The “Hills” stars seem to have made their union legal in a preview for the reality show's upcoming season finale …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Gone Hollywood
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Did Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt Fake Their Wedding Scene?
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Rep: Tiffani Thiessen “Is Not Expecting”  —  A rep for Saved By The Bell alum Tiffani Thiessen is slamming a new tabloid report claiming that the actress, 34, is expecting.  —  Star is reporting that Thiessen and her husband of three years, actor-artist Brady Smith, “are over the moon.”
PopEater:
Post ‘Idol’ Future Bleak For Many Singers  —  Former ‘American Idol’ contestant Carly Smithson thought she had it all, as she toured with the season 7 cast, prepared for national press junkets and had her own stylist in tow.  But now that a new season is slated to begin in January …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Dasha Astafieva Goes Commando, Shows You How  —  Dasha Astafieva is (one of) Hugh Hefner's new girlfriend(s), and boy does she want you to know it.  The Ukranian-born January 2009 Playmate is also the 55th Anniversary Playmate, and was on hand to celebrate Playboy's 55th birthday.
Discussion: Celebslam.com and COED Magazine
Cal Fussman / Esquire:
Paris Hilton: What I've Learned  —  Twenty pearls of wisdom from the heiress on her goals ("be a blond icon"), her living ("be famous"), her daughters ("don't... give the middle finger"), her legacy ("I don't know"), and the real Paris ("one of the most down-to-earth people I know").
TMZ.com:
MMA Fighter and Wife Found Shot to Death  —  TMZ has learned former UFC fighter Justin Levens and his wife were found dead from gunshot wounds in a home in Laguna Niguel, Calif. earlier today.  —  Sources say cops are investigating their deaths as a possible murder/suicide.
 
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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

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