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10:40 AM ET, October 9, 2009

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Ay, Caramba!  Marge Simpson Gets Nude for Playboy  —  Who knew Marge Simpson was such a sex kitten?  —  Sources confirm that the ambiguously aged, iconic cartoon TV mama will appear—naked!—on the November cover of Playboy magazine...  Hugh Hefner teased a while back on Twitter about a possible Marge-Playboy collaboration.
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TMZ.com:
Marge Simpson — Playboy Cover Girl  —  This is the closest you'll ever get to finding out if the carpet really does match the blue drapes.  —  TMZ has obtained the cover for Marge Simpson's November issue of Playboy — and needless to say, she's got a bangin' bod for having popped her first kid …
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David Letterman / New York Post:
Dina defends ‘genius’ Lindsay  —  Michael, for claiming the family was planning an intervention to get their troubled daughter,  —  Lindsay, to deal with her alleged addiction to prescription pills.  —  Furious Dina told Page Six yesterday: “I don't go — like my ex — on national television and make things up.
Access Hollywood:   Dina Lohan's Message To The Press: ‘Leave Lindsay Alone!’  (October 8, 2009)
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People.com:
Gosselins Reach Truce for Twins' Birthdays  —  Jon Gosselin with misspelled birthday cake  —  Jon Gosselin had been gearing up for an all-out battle - and instead found a rare break in the animosity with Kate.  —  The patriarch of eight saw his twins Mady and Cara for their 9th birthdays …
Michael K / Dlisted:
War At The Twins' Birthday Party
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Popeater:
Jon and Kate Plus One Misspelled Cake
Discussion: RADAR and D*ana's Dirt
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Southland’ canceled  —  ‘Dateline NBC’ will air in drama's Friday time slot  —  It's the end of the road for drama “Southland,” which has been canceled before the launch of its sophomore season.  —  Production on the John Wells-produced cop series is being shut down after six episodes.
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Korbi Ghosh / From Inside the Box:
NBC cancels Ben McKenzie drama ‘Southland’ before its season premiere
Discussion: Socialite Life and TV Squad
Stuart Levine / Variety:
NBC cancels ‘Southland’
Discussion: Starpulse and TV Envy
People.com:
Duggar Family Welcomes First Grandchild  —  Mackynzie Renée Duggar  —  There's doting - and then there's Duggar doting.  —  Mackynzie Renée Duggar is in for an avalanche of family attention: She's not only the first grandchild in the reality TV clan, but she already has 17 aunts and uncles …
Fox News:
Exclusive: David Letterman's Wife Demanded Public Apology  —  David Letterman's surprise announcement last Thursday that he had engaged in affairs with female staffers earned him high ratings and laughs from his audience members, but one woman who was not laughing was the “Late Show” host's wife, Regina Lasko.
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David Caplan / People.com:
Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo: Back On!  —  Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo split in June, but beginning in late August, sightings began cropping up of them together at nightclubs across the country - and in some instances they were engaged in some heavy PDA.
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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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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Cherry Jones, Sarah Paulson Split  —  Actress Cherry Jones has split with longtime girlfriend Sarah Paulson, she tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “We're not together anymore, but we're still dearest of friends,” she told Us Thursday at the Broadway opening night of The Royal Family in New York City.
Discussion: Popeater
David Rooney / Variety:
‘Potter’ star spells out ‘Business’ plan  —  Radcliffe to head cast of ‘Trying’ tuner  —  Daniel Radcliffe will head the cast of an upcoming New York reading of 1961 tuner “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” marking the first musical turn for the “Harry Potter” star.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Kristen Bell cast in ‘Burlesque’  —  Will star as Christina Aguilera's rival in musical drama  —  Pussycat fight!  —  Kristen Bell will star as Christina Aguilera's rival in “Burlesque,” Screen Gems' musical drama being directed by Steve Antin.  —  “Burlesque” centers on the journey …
The Sun:
MADONNA is buying toyboy lover JESUS LUZ a £1.7million gaff in New York.  —  The Queen Of Pop has decided it's a bit too early for the model to move in with her and the kids.  —  In other words, there was no room at the inn for Jesus.  —  But Madge wants her new fella …
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 …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Audrina Is Doing the Single Ladies Dance Again  —  Listen up, gentlemen!  Audrina Patridge is available.  —  She and Aussie BMX racer Corey Bohan's two-month romance is dunzo.  —  “Yes, she is single,” Patridge's rep tells me.  —  This isn't the first time Audrina and Corey have broken up.
 
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