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Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Exclusive: Up in the Air Teaser Trailer  —  The biggest hit of the Telluride Film Festival was the surprise premiere of Jason Reitman's adaptation of Up in the Air.  For those of you who missed it, you can read my glowing review here.  George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham …
E! Online:
Oops, Chris Brown Won't Beat It to Jackson Tribute  —  Johnny Nunez/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images  —  Chris Brown won't be crooning “I'll Be There” in honor of Michael Jackson.  —  The “Forever” singer has put the kibosh on any plans to perform at the M.J. tribute concert in Vienna …
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Tim Parks / Digital Spy:
MTV ‘confirms Jackson to open VMAs’
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Dancing With the Stars Duo Karina & Maks Split!  —  Welcome to today's episode of Splitting With the Stars.  —  I just learned that the dance-happy duo of Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have uncoupled and called off their long-pending nuptials.  —  “I am confirming that they did indeed break up,” Karina's rep tells me.
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Sherryl Connelly / NY Daily News:
Report: Kate Gosselin offered $400K to pose nude for Playboy  —  Kate Gosselin is willing to go bikini bare for the paparazzi but won't go all the way for Hugh Hefner.  —  The octomom is said to have received a $400,000 offer from Hef to take it all off for Playboy, but she doesn't plan to reveal her lady bits in the nudie mag.
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People.com:
Pamela Anderson's New Shocker: Dating an Electrician  —  They say water and electricity don't mix, but for eternal beach bunny Pamela Anderson, there's nothing like taking a dip in the ocean with new surfer boyfriend Jamie Padgett.  —  A bikini-clad Anderson, 42, was spotted out at the beach …
Miles Socha / The latest WWD:
Ungaro Taps Lindsay Lohan, Archs  —  PARIS — Meet the “Seam Girls.”  —  In an unusual move to jump-start what has been a sluggish brand rejuvenation, Emanuel Ungaro has tapped an almost unknown chief designer — Estrella Archs — and an “artistic adviser” who is arguably too well-known — Lindsay Lohan.
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Antonio Banderas: Pain Meds Led Melanie Griffith to Rehab  —  Melanie Griffith's recent admission to a rehab clinic isn't something husband Antonio Banderas is going to sweep under the rug.  —  “It's not a rumor, but let me explain to you,” Banderas, 49, tells Ellen DeGeneres in an interview …
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Timothy M. Gray / Variety:
Variety's Army Archerd dies at 87  —  Columnist chronicled Hollywood's elite for over half a century  —  Showbiz has lost one of its defining voices, one who honed his craft in the bygone era of close-knit Hollywood and evolved through the many iterations of the industry.
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Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Army Archerd dies at 87; Variety columnist watched over Hollywood for half a century
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People.com:
Tisha Campbell-Martin Welcomes Second Son  —  It's a boy - a bit early! - for Tisha Campbell-Martin, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The actress and husband Duane Martin welcomed son Ezekiel Czar Martin on Tuesday at 10:20 a.m. in Los Angeles.  The baby, who wasn't due until the 21st of this month …
TMZ.com:
Milian and The Dream — Secret Wedding in Vegas  —  TMZ has learned Christina Milian officially tied the knot with music producer The Dream in Vegas last week ... at a place famous for its “Drive-Thru Tunnel of Vows.”  —  It all went down close to midnight at the legendary Little White Wedding Chapel …
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Jayson Rodriguez / MTV:
Christina Milian And The-Dream Get Married
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MTV:
Megan Fox: There Will ‘Never’ Be A Megan Fox Sex Tape  —  'Ugh, never!  That's the last thing I want to see,' 'Jennifer's Body' star says.  —  By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz  —  It's almost as easy to count the celebrities without sex tapes or compromising photos …
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Us Weekly:
Megan Fox: I'll “Never” Have a Sex Tape
Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Here come the grooms in ‘Sex and the City’  —  Plus: Rihanna's dad not happy with topless pic; Janet to honor Michael  —  Plot details from “Sex and the City: The Movie” were exceedingly difficult to come by during the film's production, so it's not surprising that the sequel's story lines are similarly well-guarded.
Discussion: Gawker and Queerty
Aileen Wong / People.com:
Whitney Port & New Boyfriend Call It Quits  —  The City star Whitney Port and boyfriend Freddie Fackelmayer are no longer dating.  —  The show's executive producer Liz Gately confirmed the news to PEOPLE on Tuesday at the Seventeen magazine celebration of Port's October cover.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
TMZ.com:
The Jackson Kids' Education — Home Works  —  Michael Jackson's kids won't be attending a swanky school in Los Angeles after all — the family has decided to keep them enrolled at the one learning facility they are very familiar with ... home.  —  A source extremely close to the situation tells us …
Sharon Swart / Variety:
Halle Berry eyes ‘Tide’ ride  —  Actress in advanced talks to star in action-thriller  —  Halle Berry is in advanced talks to star in action-thriller “Dark Tide” for helmer Clark Johnson ("S.W.A.T.").  —  “Twilight” producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey will shepherd “Dark” via their Temple Hill banner.
TMZ.com:
Tila's Lawyer — Shawne's Story is a ‘Spin’ Move  —  Tila Tequila's lawyer is firing back at Shawne Merriman — claiming the NFL star's version of what happened the night he was arrested is nothing but pure “spin.”  —  Merriman claimed that Tila was drunk and he was trying to keep her safe …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Rose McGowan Loses Part of Her Elbow Doing Stunts For New Film  —  At this time last year, Rose McGowan told us how excited she was to be kicking butt and working under the direction of her fiancé Robert Rodriguez in the she-devil comic book adaptation “Red Sonja” …
Discussion: Popeater and Perez Hilton
Anna N. / Jezebel:
How Not To Solve A Gender Dispute: Semenya's Magazine Makeover [Beauty/contest]  —  What could make the convoluted saga of Caster Semenya's disputed gender even more public and upsetting?  How about a makeover?  —  Yes, Semenya is now on the cover of South Africa's You magazine, wearing makeup, a dress, and a new hairdo.
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