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10:30 AM ET, October 2, 2009

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EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Extortion Lived With Woman Who Slept With Letterman  —  An NYPD source has told RadarOnline.com that the suspect under arrest in the Letterman extortion case is Robert Halderman, a CBS producer.  —  Letterman Victim Of Attempted Extortion, Admits Affairs With Staff Members
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TMZ.com:
Letterman Says Someone's Extorting Him  —  David Letterman says someone has demanded $2 million from him in return for not blowing the lid on Letterman's sexual liaisons in his office.  —  Letterman said on his show tonight he received a package 3 weeks ago from someone claiming to have info …
Samuel Goldsmith / NY Daily News:
David Letterman reveals extortion plot; Con artist wanted $2M for ‘Late Show’ host's sex secrets  —  A con artist is in custody after trying to shake down David Letterman - threatening to expose the late night funnyman's affairs with several female staffers.
Popeater:
Letterman Admits Sexual Affairs, Claims He Was Extorted  —  In a stunningly candid admission during his show on Thursday night, David Letterman admitted that he has had sexual relationships with female employees of his show, and that someone tried to extort him by releasing information about the relationships.
Discussion: The Superficial and Hollywood Dame
TMZ.com:
Woman in Letterman Case Lived with Suspect
Discussion: MyFox New York
People.com:
TLC Suspends Show, But Blasts Jon Gosselin's Cease-and-Desist Order  —  On the heels of news that Jon Gosselin is trying to shut down production of Kate Plus 8, the network that made him famous is firing back with claims that his latest legal move is purely in his own self-interest.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jon Says He Was Going to Quit Before Being Fired  —  A new bombshell in the War of the Gosselins was dropped Thursday night as the battle stage shifted to the West Coast studio of CNN interviewer Larry King.  —  Five minutes into the appearance of Jon and his attorney Mark Heller …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: TLC Threatens To Sue Jon Over TV Interviews  —  The war between Jon Gosselin and the network that made him a fortune is growing more intense by the minute.  —  TLC is furious that Jon is going on Larry King Live tonight and sources tell RadarOnline.com exclusively …
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Gosselin: ‘Jon & Kate not good for kids’
Discussion: TMZ.com and Popeater
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Jon Shuts Down Kate Plus 8
Discussion: TV Envy
TMZ.com:
Kanye West — They're Just Not That Into You  —  If Kanye West doesn't regret hijacking Taylor Swift, he will now — we're told his concert tour with Lady Gaga was scrapped because ticket sales sucked.  And “sucked” happens to be a nicer version of the word we were told.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Did Video (Music Awards) Kill the Lady Gaga-Kanye West Tour?  —  Kevin Mazur/Getty Images, George Pimentel/Getty Images  —  Fame Kills is already dead.  —  The highly anticipated North American tour featuring pantsless wonder Lady Gaga and rapper turned VMAs pariah Kanye West has been canceled …
Discussion: Popeater
Associated Press:
Kanye West and Lady Gaga tour canceled
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Is Pregnant!  —  Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is pregnant, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively.  —  “Model, author, and Emmy-nominated Padma Lakshmi confirms that she is carrying her first child after years of struggling with endometriosis …
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Padma Lakshmi Is Pregnant
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
msnbc.com:
Networks encouraging boycott of ‘Leno Show’?  —  Julia Louis-Dreyfus admits she was pressured to skip appearance  —  LOS ANGELES - NBC may be happy with the new “Jay Leno Show,” but some of the other networks definitely are not.  —  ABC and CBS have been discouraging their talent …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
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The Huffington Post:
James Franco To Star In ‘Lengthy’ Arc On ‘General Hospital’  —  What's Your Reaction?  —  Amazing Inspiring Funny Scary Hot Crazy Important Weird  —  NEW YORK — James Franco will guest star on ABC's “General Hospital” for a lengthy story arc this fall.  —  The “Pineapple Express” and …
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
The oompaloompas, live and in person  —  Willy Wonka could soon be kicking up his heels.  —  Warner Bros. is developing a stage musical based on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the children's classic that it bought to the big screen four years ago.  —  Sam Mendes' and Caro Newling's …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and EW.com
 
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