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Mark Kirby / GQ Magazine: GQ:
Oh, Betty!  —  January Jones spent years in Hollywood smiling through role after role as Babe #4 before landing a part as Betty Draper on ‘Mad Men’—the most complex, mysterious woman on television today.  And if you want to understand where America's sexiest housewife comes from?
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January Jones Drinks Beer, Dons Leather, Says Ex-Boyfriend Ashton Thought She'd Fail  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  GQ has a lengthy profile of “Mad Men” star January Jones, conducted during a Chicago-LAX flight over six beers.  —  Jones, who started out as a model, talks about …
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
January Jones Became Famous Despite Ashton Kutcher
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
Mike Hess / Popeater:   Oh, Mrs. Draper! January Jones Does GQ
TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate Plus a Court Date  —  UPDATE: The brief hearing is over — Jon and Kate are due back in court on October 26.  —  Jon & Kate Gosselin walked into Montgomery Courthouse in Pennsylvania just moments ago — separately — ready to battle over the $230,000 Jon allegedly withdrew from the bank account he shares with Kate.
Discussion: Us Weekly, omg! and Buzz
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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.
TMZ.com:
College to Letterman: Don't Touch Our Interns!  —  A Connecticut college has initiated a new program to keep David Letterman interns at arms length from the host.  —  A rep from Quinnipiac University tells TMZ: … David might be happy to know the college has no plans to end the program.
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TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole Drug Prelim: The Birkhead Dilemma  —  The preliminary hearing for the people accused of fueling Anna Nicole Smith with drugs kicks off today... and Larry Birkhead faces an almost impossible situation.  —  We're told Birkhead will testify either Thursday or Friday.
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Hearing in Anna Nicole Smith case under way
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Crackheads are clever: Lindsay Lohan's ingenious Parisian jewel heist  —  Yesterday, I noted several things about Lindsay Lohan's three-week Paris jaunt.  First, I think she would only be able to stay in Paris for three solid weeks if she found a really good dealer.
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Robert Pattinson: I Can't Find a Date  —  Women take note: It may not be as hard to find your way into Robert Pattinson's heart as you might think.  Just remember his name.  —  “Girls scream out for Edward, not Robert,” the Twilight star tells the Sydney Morning Herald.  “I still can't get a date.”
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Sparkly Vampires Are Funny
Dominique Hines / Daily Mail:
‘I feel great with no clothes on,’ says supermodel Tyra Banks after dropping four dress sizes  —  Being a model can be something of a poisoned chalice.  If the model figure alters, everybody takes notice.  —  Which may explain why Tyra Banks, 35, hit the headlines two years ago after gaining 30lb, ballooning to a size 14-16.
David Letterman / New York Post:
$1M suit hits Madge trainer  —  Tracy Anderson, claims she swindled him out of $1 million and drove him into bankruptcy.  —  Anderson — who, as we revealed Saturday, has been ditched by the Queen of Pop — is being sued by creditors of  —  Glynn Barber, who was persuaded to invest in her company.
Sadao / Ryan Seacrest What's Happening:
EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Leighton Meester's First Single “Somebody To Love”  —  Check out the debut single from Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, “Somebody To Love” featuring R&B crooner Robin Thicke!  —  LISTEN |  Leighton Meester ft. Robin Thicke - “Somebody To Love”
TMZ.com:
Jon Gosselin Ordered to Return $180,000  —  TMZ has learned Jon Gosselin has been ordered to return $180,000 in marital funds, which were removed in violation of an arbitrator's order.  —  According to Kate's lawyer, Mark Momjian, “The remaining sum of $55,000, which Ms. Gosselin used …
Empire News:
Ian McKellen Talks The Hobbit/Magneto  —  Exclusive: Sir Ian on his geek projects  —  Empire had the good fortune recently to catch up with one of our favourite knights, Sir Ian McKellen, at the San Sebastian Film Festival.  Naturally, we decided to pump him vigorously for the latest …
Jennifer Armstrong / EW.com:
‘Glee’ creator Ryan Murphy responds to cast being pulled from Macy's parade  —  Glee creator Ryan Murphy says he gets why NBC asked Macy's to pull the cast of his Fox show out of its Thanksgiving Day parade: “I completely understand NBC's position, and look forward to seeing a Jay Leno float,” he told EW.com.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Carrie Underwood Is Coming to Your TV Screen  —  Christmas is coming a little early for Carrie Underwood: FOX is giving the American Idol fourth-season winner her own two-hour variety special.  —  The singer, 26, will host Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton and fellow Idol alum David Cook on her Dec. 7 show …
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:   Carrie Underwood headlines Fox variety show
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Matthew Perry develops single-camera project  —  To play the lead in comedy he'll co-write, exec produce  —  Matthew Perry is returning to broadcast television with a single-camera comedy.  —  The “Friends” alum is set to star in, co-write and executive produce the untitled project produced by Sony Pictures TV.
DailyFill.com:
Vince Vaughn Is An A#*hole  —  Since bursting onto the scene with Swingers back in 1996, Vince Vaughn has become a force to be reckoned with at the box office.  Although he's had his fair share of flops, Vaughn has appeared in some of the most popular comedic films of the past decade such as Old School and Wedding Crashers.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
T.R. Knight: “I Want a Baby”  —  “I want a baby,” the former Grey's Anatomy star reveals on Tuesday's Ellen DeGeneres Show.  —  He goes on, “I don't know if it's going to end up working out, but that would be something I would like.”  —  The actor, 36 — who is currently starring …
Raha Naddaf / GQ Magazine: GQ:
Get Fitted: A Dress Shirt Manifesto  —  Ever pull on a dress shirt that makes you look fifteen pounds heavier, the kind that balloons out the back and with sleeves cut for a pirate?  Now a range of labels is offering fitted dress shirts that perfectly contour to your body.
Discussion: Just Jared and Socialite Life
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Anka Given Credit for Jackson Song  —  When Michael Jackson's new single, “This Is It,” was released on Sunday night, many listeners were surprised by its resemblance to “I Never Heard,” a 1991 track by the R&B singer Safire, which gave songwriting credit to Mr. Jackson and Paul Anka.
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BBC:
Gately ‘died of natural causes’  —  The Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a post-mortem examination in Spain has established.  —  An official said he suffered pulmonary oedema, which is an accumulation of fluid on the lungs.  —  The 33-year-old star was found dead at his holiday home in Majorca on Saturday.
Discussion: ArtsBeat and PopSugar UK
 
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