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5:45 PM ET, October 13, 2009

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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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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
January Jones Became Famous Despite Ashton Kutcher  —  January Jones  —  Don't tell January Jones what she can't do.  Even if you're Ashton Kutcher.  —  Back when the South Dakota-born Mad Men actress - she plays Mrs. Don Draper - first arrived in Los Angeles and was dating the now-Mr. Demi Moore …
The Huffington Post:
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 …
Mike Hess / Popeater:   Oh, Mrs. Draper! January Jones Does GQ
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 …
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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: omg!, Us Weekly and Buzz
Michael Y. Park / People.com:   Jon Gosselin Ordered to Give Back $180,000
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.
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DailyFill.com:
Heidi Klum Tells Baby, “You're Out!”
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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.
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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Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Tracy Morgan on Two Former SNL Colleagues: 'F—k 'Em"  —  What could possibly be better than the Tracy Mogan Twitter feed?  Try: Tracy Morgan reading from his new autobiography, and veering belligerently off script.  Sometimes the audiobook is better than the original work.  This is one of those cases.
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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Perez Hilton:
American Idol Is Banking On Christmas This Year  —  First Jennifer Hudson gets a holiday show, now Carrie Underwood.  —  Will Ruben Studard do something for Kwanzaa next?!  —  Country sweetheart and AI winner, Carrie will be hosting a variety special for Fox this holiday season.
Discussion: Popeater and Right Celebrity
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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”
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.
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.
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Holy Shocker!  A Major Death Is Coming to Heroes  —  Ouch.  —  This one is going to leave a mark.  —  Sources over on NBC's Heroes confirm to me that a major death is in the works, and this is not one that will go unnoticed by even the most casual fan.  —  It is huge.  —  So who is it?
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 …
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.
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Jennifer Love Hewitt's Ass Works A Pole  —  Here's Jennifer Love Hewitt's big ass, trying to break free from the constraints of her Kim Kardashian collection spandex leggings, after and hour long pole dancing class.  I thought pole dancers were supposed to wear things like slutty cop uniforms …
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 …
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.
Monika Bartyzel / Cinematical:
Exclusive: ‘Dear John’ Poster Premiere  —  Click image below to view full poster  —  It's time for The Notebook fans to grab a box of tissues and plan for their Februaries and romance-filled Valentine's Day dates.  Cinematical has just received this exclusive snuggle-centric poster for Dear John …
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Latest Chapter In The Sad Gayelle Diaries  —  SamRo has basically closed her eyes, ears, fingers and mouth to Lindsay Lohan, so what's a pill-pooping (typo and it stays) crazy to do?  LiLo had no choice but to hop on her Twitter to cry about how SamRo's family is pussy-blocking her and stealing her shine.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Most Outrageous Moments!  2009  —  I Do!  —  Simpson, then 22, and Lachey said “I Do” in Austin, Texas, in 2006.  Famously proclaiming she remained a virgin until marriage, Simpson said she couldn't live without Lachey following the events of 9/11, during which they were broken up.
Stephanie Barish / WPIX:
Scrubs Star Zach Braff Not Dead, Despite “Report”  —  wpix.com  —  NEW YORK (WPIX) - Actor Zach Braff seems to be the latest celebrity killed on the internet.  —  Braff, 34, is alive and well despite a rumor that popped up on Twitter, complete with a fake CNN article that stated Braff had died of an apparent suicide.
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
Extra:
Scarlett Johansson: Movies, Albums, and Cake?  —  Life is good for Scarlett Johansson!  The gorgeous actress just celebrated her first anniversary with hubby Ryan Reynolds, she's released a new album, and she's starring in one of the most anticipated flicks of 2010 — “Iron Man 2.”
Discussion: OK! Magazine
 
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