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4:25 PM ET, October 8, 2009

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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Meet Jennifer Hudson's Newborn Son!  —  Photo by: Derek Blanks / Ken Barboza Associates / Hilton Media Group  —  Motherhood definitely seems to agree with Jennifer Hudson, who gave birth to her first child, David - named after her fiancé, David Otunga - on Aug. 10.
People.com:
Miley Cyrus Sends Her Last Tweet  —  Miley Cyrus  —  There's a little less celebrity Tweeting in the online universe today.  Miley Cyrus has deleted her Twitter page after posting a message apparently referencing Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, her The Last Song costar and rumored love interest.
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Perez Hilton:
Miley Is Done With Twitter!!!  —  Yes, we know it seems unbelievable, but it's true!  —  Miley Cyrus has left the Twitterverse.  —  Last night, seemingly responding to fan inquiry, Miley Tweeted that her rumored BF, Liam Hemsworth, does not have Twitter.  Not only that, but he thought that she shouldn't have one either.
Discussion: Extra, omg! and X17 Online
David Letterman / New York Post:
Ex: Beauty was wild spender  —  Now we know why polo-playing pony breeder Peter Brant married supermodel Stephanie Seymour — she's a thoroughbred clotheshorse, according to Brant.  New legal filings in the Greenwich, Conn., divorce of the power couple show the split is getting cruel …
ETonline:
ET TO STREAM AS JON GOSSELIN ARRIVES HOME  —  ET has the latest...  Estranged reality couple Jon and Kate Gosselin are set to come face-to-face as they celebrate their twins Cara and Mady's ninth birthday today in Pennsylvania — and ET will be streaming every moment as Jon arrives at their shared home.
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TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate's New Court Date
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Gosselins clash over twins' birthday
Discussion: INF Daily and omg!
TMZ.com:
Lawsuit — Dr. Phil Trapped Me, Touched My Boob  —  Dr. Phil is being sued by a woman who claims the TV shrink held her captive inside his production offices, forced her to stare at a naked man — and then grabbed her left breast.  —  According to the suit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court …
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People.com:
Dr. Phil Slapped with Bizarre Brainwashing Lawsuit  —  A woman has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Dr. Phil McGraw, two producers and another doctor in what she alleges is a case of false imprisonment, practicing without a license, indecent exposure, battery, fraud and more.
Natalie Trombetta / Daily Mail:
Who needs Botox?  Wrinkle-free Nicole Kidman gets a Croydon Facelift  —  She continues to deny claims she uses Botox, but Nicole Kidman opted for another trick for ironing out unwanted wrinkles last night - the Croydon Facelift.  —  The pencil-thin Oscar-winning actress modelled …
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Dina Lohansays / New York Post:
Like daughter . . .  Not one to be outdone by loopy daughter  —  Lindsay's nipple pasties for Emmanuel Ungaro,  —  she'sa designer, too!  Mama L. will unveil her new “celebrity” shoe line creatively dubbed “Shoe-Han” at Trump Plaza today.  What's more, the failed reality star …
Popeater:
Blackface Jackson Skit Stuns Connick Jr.; Others Call Him a Hypocrite  —  An Australian variety show featuring performers parodying the Jackson Five while in blackface so outraged its American judge, that the program's host immediately apologized.  —  New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr …
Hollywood Reporter:
Ellen Page to pen comedy at HBO  —  Alia Shawkat, Sean Tillmann also working on project  —  Film star Ellen Page is adding a TV writer-producer credit to her resume.  —  Page has teamed with HBO for “Stitch N' Bitch,” a single-camera comedy she will write with two other young actors, Alia Shawkat and Sean Tillmann.
New York Post:
Suspect enraged after seeing girl with Dave  —  It was the final straw.  —  The man busted for allegedly trying to extort David Letterman told confidants he saw his live-in lover making out with the married CBS “Late Show” host — and that's what friends believe sparked his vengeance, sources told The Post.
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Russell Brandand / New York Post:
Russell Brand & Katy Perry heat up  —  Katy Perryare heating up.  The womanizing actor, who first locked lips with the “I Kissed a Girl” singer at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party, recently texted her a love poem he wrote himself, according to a friend.  “It was cute,” our source says.
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DailyFill.com:
Katy Perry Steps Out With Hairy British Hippy
Discussion: omg!
Popeater:
Levi Wants to Show More Johnston  —  Levi, Levi, Levi.  What are we going to do with you?!?  Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandchild and recent media star, has agreed to bare his body for Playgirl in the near future.  —  No formal agreement has been made, but his lawyer says it's a …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Hilary Swank on how she's sometimes naked around her boyfriend's 6-year-old son  —  Hilary Swank's promotional duties are just starting up for the October 23rd release of Amelia, a film based on the life of Amelia Earhart.  I have to say, this film looks good.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Paranormal’ producers drum up more activity  —  “Paranormal Activity” is already shaping up as a breakout hit, and its producers are wasting no time in trying to find the next big thing.  —  With the Par low-budget horror tale set to widen this weekend — and director Oren Peli already shooting …
TMZ.com:
Arrest Warrant Sought for Dr. Conrad Murray  —  Michael Jackson doc Conrad Murray bailed on a very important date — and now a Family Law court wants a bench warrant for his arrest and possibly the suspension of his medical license.  —  Murray failed to show up to a scheduled child support hearing yesterday …
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TMZ.com:
Dr. Murray Feels Vegas Heat Over Child Support
 
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Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
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From Mediagazer:

The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

Renee DiResta / The Guardian:
How a rightwing smear campaign against NPR and its CEO Katherine Maher, who is on Signal Foundation's board, led Elon Musk to malign Signal

 
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