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2:40 PM ET, October 4, 2009

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Arrest Made After ‘Housewives’ Star Kandi Burruss' Fiance Killed in Club Brawl
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin Secretly Empties Kate's Bank Account, Now She's Headed To Court  —  At the same time he was telling a national TV audience that he wanted to put the brakes on his divorce and establish a better relationship with his wife, Jon Gosselin was secretly emptying their bank account …
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Report: Jon Gosselin Takes Money from Kate's Bank Account  —  The nasty war between Jon and Kate Gosselin just took its ugliest turn yet.  —  According to Radar Online, Jon cleared out the couple's joint bank account, leaving his estranged wife with just $1,000.
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TMZ.com:
Maya Angelou Taken to the Hospital  —  TMZ has learned Maya Angelou was taken to the hospital early Saturday evening.  —  She was scheduled to be honored at the BraveHeart Awards in Los Angeles.  —  Story developing ...
Samantha Miller / People.com:
PHOTO: Brad and Angelina Take the Twins for Ice Cream!  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and their twins, Knox and Vivienne  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stepped out for ice cream in Amman, Jordan - and brought along the littlest Jolie-Pitts, 14-month-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Rebecca Routledge / Digital Spy:
Madonna and GaGa stage catfight  —  Madonna and Lady GaGa staged a catfight on last night's edition of Saturday Night Live.  —  The two singers started to perform a dance-off wearing black knee-high boots and lingerie.  —  Madonna then began pulling GaGa's wig and throttling her, while shouting, “What the hell is a disco stick?”.
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NY Daily News:
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem engaged, friend says  —  Congratulations, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem.  —  The fiercely private couple is still playing coy about whether or not they're dating.  But, take it from us, they are in fact engaged.  —  Rumors that they might be betrothed have been floating around since April.
TMZ.com:
Dave May Have Had His Very Own Intern  —  A woman who interned for David Letterman in the early 90's says she was one of Letterman's top 10 — on the staff.  —  Holly Hester tells TMZ the internship was her first job in TV.  At the time she was a student at NYU.
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Katie Nicholl / Daily Mail:
What a swellegant, Cowell-egant party as Simon celebrates 50th birthday with £1m bash  —  Simon Cowell celebrated his 50th birthday last night with a host of A-list friends and family at a £1million VIP party which was the hottest ticket in town.
Discussion: Popeater
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Dad: Jessica Simpson's “Wise” About Handling Body Criticism  —  As she travels around the world filming her upcoming reality show The Price of Beauty, Jessica Simpson - who underwent criticism for her weight earlier this year - is learning that “beauty starts within,” her father Joe tells Usmagazine.com.
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Mark Gray / People.com:
It's Official: Christina Milian is Pregnant!  —  Christina Milian and The Dream  —  Amid much speculation, Christina Milian now confirms that she is going to have a baby.  —  “My husband and I are expecting,” she told PEOPLE Friday night.  “We're about four and a half months along, about 19 weeks.”
ComingSoon.net:
James Woods Talks About An American Girl  —  Actor James Woods has become a legend in Hollywood through his body of work, and sometime next year (or slightly later), you'll be able to see him in Rod Lurie's version of the Sam Peckinpah revenge thriller Straw Dogs, playing Tom Hedden …
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Jeffrey Wells / Hollywood Elsewhere:
All-Day Dogs  —  Today's visit to the Straw Dogs interior sound …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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