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1:55 PM ET, December 19, 2008

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Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Burglars hit Paris Hilton's home, take $2 million in jewelry  —  An estimated $2 million worth of jewelry and other belongings was stolen from the home of Paris Hilton, Los Angeles Police Department sources told The Times.  —  The robbery occurred overnight at Hilton's Hollywood Hills home.
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TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton Burglarized!  —  LAPD sources tell TMZ Paris Hilton's Beverly Hills home was broken into this morning.  —  According to cops, a man in a hooded sweatshirt forced entry into her front door and ransacked her bedroom.  Preliminary reports indicate $2 mil in jewelry and other belongings were taken.
Discussion: Associated Press and Hollyscoop
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Paris Hilton Robbed of $2 Million in Jewelry
Karen J. Quan / People.com:
Katie Celebrates Her 30th Birthday Onstage - With a Sweet Surprise from Tom  —  Katie Holmes spent her 30th birthday performing in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons - but her big day did not go unnoticed.  As the curtain fell Thursday, the cast and crew presented …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes Celebrates 30th Birthday on Stage — With Cake From Tom
New York Post:
LASTING KISSES  —  THE women in Tom Cruise's life seem …
Discussion: Socialite Life and L.A. Rag Mag
Hellomagazine.com:
While the show goes on for Katie, thoughtful Tom has 30th surprise
Discussion: X17 Online
Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Fergie & Josh Duhamel's Wedding Date Revealed!  —  Weddings,Fergie,Celebrities,Couples, TV,Music,Movies  —  Fergie will start the new year with a big change in her life - she's getting married.  —  A little more than a year after getting engaged, Fergie, 33, and Josh Duhamel …
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People.com:
Fergie and Josh Set a Wedding Date!  —  Josh Duhamel and Fergie  —  Fergie and Josh Duhamel have made a special New Year's resolution: a Los Angeles-area wedding on Jan. 10, PEOPLE confirms.  —  The pop star, 33, and the actor, 36, got engaged a little more than a year ago …
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Lifeline Live
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Report: Fergie and Fiance Josh Duhamel to Marry Next Month
Daily Mail:
We're SO together... Jennifer Aniston and boyfriend John Mayer stroll arm-in-arm in rare public display of affection … Jennifer Aniston made it very clear that she and on/off beau John Mayer are very much together as the pair strolled arm-in-arm, in a rare public display of affection in New York last night.
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:   JOHN MAYER AND JEN ANISON CUDDLE UP IN NYC
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer Make Rare PDA in NYC
Discussion: CBS News, TMZ.com and Defamer
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
David Copperfield Assistant Rushed to Hospital During Las Vegas Show  —  One of David Copperfield's magician's assistants was rushed to the hospital with a severe injury during the finale performance of his MGM Grand Las Vegas show Wednesday, an rep for Copperfield tells Usmagazine.com.
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Mark Gray / People.com:
David Copperfield Trick Goes Wrong, Breaks Man's Arm
Discussion: Scandalist
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Angie Harmon Gives Birth to Third Daughter  —  Angie Harmon and husband Jason Sehorn welcomed their third daughter Thursday, a rep for the actress tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Emery Hope Sehorn is “a healthy baby girl,” according to the rep. The newest addition joins sisters Finley Faith, 5, and Avery Grace, 3.
NME:
Britney Spears dating Good Charlotte man?  - Taboid Hell  —  Pop princess is hooking up with Paris Hilton's ex  —  Britney Spears reportedly has a new man in her life, and the lucky boy is Good Charlotte's Benji Madden.  —  The pair have apparently been dating since Madden split …
Niyaz Pirani / Orange County Register:
Former pro wrestler dies in Costa Mesa rehab home  —  ‘Mad Dog’ Mike Bell, 37, was found dead at Ramona House on the east side of the city.  —  Recommend  —  NEWPORT BEACH - A former professional wrestler turned personal trainer, whose bout with substance abuse was documented in a recent film …
Discussion: Scandalist
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Inside Tara Reid's Decision to Enter Rehab  —  Tara Reid has long been known as a party girl.  But the American Pie actress, who entered rehab last week, is trying to change her life for the better.  —  The specific reason behind her decision to check into Promises Treatment Center had not been revealed …
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
TMZ.com:
Piven Went Mono Before Going to Mercury  —  Before Jeremy Piven ditched his Broadway show due to sushi-related mercury poisoning, producers say the actor was worried he was suffering from mononucleosis — the dreaded kissing disease.  —  The show's producer tells TMZ Piven had complained …
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Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Duggar Family Welcomes 18th (!) Child  —  The Duggar Family, before the latest arrival  —  Give us another J!  —  Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of Tontitown, Ark., had their eighteenth child Thursday - Jordyn-Grace Makiya, who joins the rest of her J-named siblings.
New York Post:
DC HOUSEHUNT  —  OPRAH Winfrey wants to be as close to Barack Obama as possible.  Insiders say Winfrey has started a preliminary search for a home in Washington, DC.  A nine-bedroom Georgetown mansion she's said to have asked about is listed at $50 million, but another source said, “She has never personally been to see it.”
Mr Holy Moly / Holy Moly!:
NO 'ARM IN IT ETC ETC  —  HM exclusive: Pete Doherty's arm explodes after drug session in studio!  —  It's been a while since the corpse in a pork pie hat, Pete Doherty, did something worthy of being in the news, but this week he's come up with a CRACKER.  —  Old Pete was in a recording studio …
Discussion: Dlisted, CandyKirby.com and The Blemish
 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
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