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3:00 AM ET, October 13, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Paul Anka Claims ‘This Is It’ is a Rip-Off  —  If you think Michael Jackson's “This Is It” sounds familiar, it's because the song is a rip-off that was released nearly two decades ago by another artist ... and the man making this claim is none other than music legend Paul Anka.
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X17 Online:
MJ's This Is It Ripped Off From Former Pal Paul Anka
Discussion: New York Times and TMZ.com
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Michael Lohan Urges Jon Gosselin to Join Celebrity Boxing Federation  —  If Jon Gosselin needs a way to blow off steam following his public fights with estranged wife Kate, Michael Lohan may have the solution.  —  Lindsay Lohan's dad stopped by the family's $1.1 million home in Wernersville …
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E! Online:
Gosselins Vow to Shut Their Mouths...for Now
Discussion: Perez Hilton and OK! Magazine
TMZ.com:
Lawyer Says Jon & Kate — ‘So Insignificant’
Discussion: omg!
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Christina Hendricks Marries in New York  —  Christina Hendricks married fiancé Geoffrey Arend at Il Buco restaurant in New York on Sunday, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The redheaded Hendricks, 34, and actor Arend, 31, were engaged earlier this year after being introduced through her Mad Men costar Vincent Kartheiser.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Here Comes The Bride.....And Her Magnificent Chichis
TMZ.com:
‘Glee’ Cast Dumped from Macy's Parade  —  The hit FOX show “Glee” is chorus non grata at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ... and we've learned NBC is behind it all.  —  The network that can't produce a hit to save its life — at least this year — has banned the cast of “Glee” from appearing at the Parade that airs on NBC.
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Popeater:
‘Glee’ Cast Pulled from Macy's Parade?
Discussion: TV Envy
TMZ.com:
Shauna Sand to Block Sex Tape  —  Shauna Sand is in a war over a hardcore sex tape that's about to be released — but her defense is almost as revealing as the tape itself.  —  TMZ has learned Vivid Entertainment has acquired the tape — featuring Sand and her Miami boyfriend — and plans to release it on October 19.
Kellvin Chavez / Latino Review:
Exclusive: Independence Day Sequel Stalled By Fox  —  The possibility of a sequel for 1996's “Independence Day” has been long talked about.  Over the years producer/writer Dean Devlin has been very coy about not saying a word regarding a film that grossed over $800 million worldwide.
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Heidi Klum & Seal Welcome a Daughter  —  Heidi Klum & Seal  —  Auf wiedersehen, maternity clothes!  —  Heidi Klum has given birth to a girl.  The Project Runway host delivered daughter Lou Samuel on Oct. 9 in Los Angeles, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Lou joins siblings Johan, 2 ½, Henry, 4, and Leni, 5.
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Audrina: Heidi Montag Wants to Be “Next Octomom!”  —  Forget being the next Britney Spears!  The Hills' Heidi Montag has a new celebrity aspiration.  —  “She said she wanted to be the next Octomom!”  Hills star Audrina Patridge told Usmagazine.com at the Surfrider's 25th Anniversary Gala on Friday in L.A. …
E! Online:
Source: Angie “Couldn't Care Less” About Jen  —  AP Photo/Chris Pizzello; Eric Charbonneau/Le Studio/Getty Images  —  Is it time the public (OK, mostly media) to stop dragging out this whole Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie-Jennifer Aniston faux love triangle?  Jen got dumped for another girl …
Discussion: msnbc.com and OK! Magazine
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Oprah Winfrey Sued by Flight Attendant  —  A flight attendant on Oprah Winfrey's private jet filed a lawsuit Friday denying allegations that she had sex on board.  —  In the suit, Corrine Gehrls, 39, claims that fellow flight attendants Myron Gooch and Kirby Bumpus — who is the daughter …
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X17 Online:
Oprah Sued For Wrongful Termination In Mile-High Sex Scandal!
Discussion: omg! and Popeater
Tim Stack / Hollywood Insider:
‘Glee’ tour in planning stages for 2010  —  Attention Gleeks: you may be able to catch all your favorite Glee songs performed live next year.  EW has learned that a Glee music tour is in the early discussion stage.  It's not surprising given that the series' music has been exploding on iTunes …
Popeater:
Courtney Love Ditches Twitter, Too  —  Not long after pop star Miley Cyrus fell off the Twitter-verse, rock ranter Courtney Love has disappeared from the social blog, too.  Allegedly Love's site was shut down after she posted a series of inflammatory tweets calling fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir a “nasty lying hosebag thief.”
Linda Marx / People.com:
Bride-to-Be Ivanka Trump: Work Before Babies  —  Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump  —  Like father, like daughter.  —  Ivanka Trump plans on following her famous father's path to success.  Trump, 27, who will marry boyfriend Jared Kushner, 28, publisher of the New York Observer, in two weeks …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Adam Rosenberg / MTV Movies Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘World Of Warcraft’ Film Lands ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Writer, Says Sam Raimi  —  In a phone interview with “Drag Me To Hell” director Sam Raimi last week, MTV's Eric Ditzian managed to sneak in a few questions about “Warcraft.”  Among the revelations Raimi had to share was the news that …
Amina Akhtar / New York Magazine:
Lindsay Lohan Goes Borrowing  —  Oh, Lindsay.  Right before La Lohan's disastrous turn on the catwalk last week at Ungaro, she did a little shopping in Paris.  And by shopping, we mean borrowing.  Hint Blog reports that the actress turned “adviser” popped into the showroom …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Sandra Bullock Sick of Society's Rules, Has Message For Little Girls  —  LOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock played the sexually pent-up, over-informed nerd Mary in the comedy “All About Steve,” and the experience of being ridiculed onscreen made her remember her own childhood difficulties.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
Couples Watch: Tom & Katie, Matt & Luciana ...  Katie Holmes, Tom and Suri Cruise in Cambridge, Mass.  —  • On a break from shooting his new movie Wichita, Tom Cruise met up with wife Katie Holmes and daughter Suri for an afternoon in the park in Cambridge, Mass., and a stroll along the Charles River, taking in the sights.
Discussion: PopSugar
X17 Online:
Taylor & Taylor: Just Friends Or Friends With Benefits?  —  Getting over the fact that it would be totally nauseating to date someone who has the same first name as you, “friends” Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner appeared to be more than just friends when she gave him a long, lingering hug after singing …
Discussion: DailyFill.com and omg!
 
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Luisa Metcalfe / OK! Magazine:
Stephen Moyer Wants a Sex Scene with Alexander Skarsgård
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Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
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People.com:
Jessica Simpson Speaks Out on Cruel Calls About Daisy
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Shakira Is Sexy In i-D Magazine?
Tim Nixon / The Sun:
Rourke: I meant what I said  —  MICKEY ROURKE is standing …
Discussion: Popeater and Perez Hilton
Reuters:
Vince Vaughn victorious with “Couples Retreat”
Discussion: Gawker
TMZ.com:
Jenner's Nobel Attack — Obama's ‘Done Nothing’
Discussion: Gawker
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