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5:30 PM ET, October 27, 2009

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Vanity Fair:
Letterman and Me  —  One of the few women ever to write for Late Night with David Letterman, the author (a longtime V.F. contributor) remembers a hostile, sexually charged atmosphere.  What's to be done?  Start by breaking late night's all-male gag order.  —  At this moment …
Popeater:
Rihanna's ‘Rated R’ Album Cover Debut  —  You've probably seen Rihanna's racy single cover, and now PopEater is proud to exclusively premiere the cover for her impending album, ‘Rated R.’ The grainy black-and-white cover shows the R&B queen draped in hand jewelry and covering one eye.
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Kate Gosselin Wants to Be in the Movies  —  Answering what she described as “any and all reasonable questions” on the Monday episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8, Kate Gosselin refuted allegations she and her now-estranged husband Jon staged their renewal of vows in Hawaii, she insisted her kids …
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
‘Jon & Kate’: ‘You Ask, Kate Answers’
Discussion: TMZ.com
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner Heating Up!  —  Things are definitely heating up between the two Taylors!  —  Taylor Swift and Twilight's Taylor Lautner reignited romance rumors when they attended a hockey game together at L.A.'s Staples Center on Sunday.  —  “They have gotten closer,” a source tells Usmagazine.com.
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Popeater:
Rosie O'Donnell Talks Love Woes, Missed Romance With Angelina Jolie  —  In an interview last week, Rosie O'Donnell promised she wasn't going to talk about her assumed split with longtime lover Kelli Carpenter.  But that was before she sat down with old pal Howard Stern on Monday …
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Scientology flack strikes out  —  LESS than an hour before a damaging piece on the Church of Scientology was set to air on ABC's “Nightline,” the controversial faith's spokesman,  —  Tommy Davis, showed up unannounced at the studio and tried to get the segment spiked.
TMZ.com:
No Charges for Francis, Jenner and Nicole  —  TMZ has learned the D.A. will not file charges against Joe Francis, Brody Jenner or Jayde Nicole stemming from the alleged fight that went down between the three.  —  According to the report, the D.A. supports Joe's claims that the surveillance video shows …
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Los Angeles Times:
Teen girls arrested in break-ins at homes of Lohan, Hilton and other young celebrities  —  Police allege that the friends, fascinated by Hollywood fashion, would case the stars' homes and then break in, taking clothing and jewelry.  —  A video still from a surveillance camera shows three females attempting …
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RADAR:
Book Bombshell: Angelina Jolie Slept With Mom's Lover At 16  —  Actress Angelina Jolie bedded her mother's boyfriend when she was just 16, according to a bombshell new biography penned by controversial writer Andrew Morton.  —  PHOTOS: Angelina Jolie Through The Years
Discussion: Popeater and Anything Hollywood
OK! Magazine:
Are Sienna and Jude back together?  —  Actors meet up to talk things over  —  Above: Sienna and Jude have had a series of secret meetings in New York (Pics: wenn.com)  —  ABOVE: They previously dated for two years  —  JUDE Law and Sienna Miller could be set to rekindle their romance after meeting for a few dinner dates recently.
The Huffington Post:
Jay-Z Works Out To Fergie, Talks Yankees And DJ Hero  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Jay-Z will be singing ‘Empire State of Mind’ at the Yankees' World Series kickoff Wednesday, but that's not the song that gets him pumped up for his own workouts.  It's Fergie's 'Big Girls Don't Cry' that he finds “really, really dope.”
Renee Zellweger / NY Daily News:
Renee Zellweger to spend holidays in Philadelphia with boyfriend Bradley Cooper's family - source  —  Renee Zellweger is getting ready to “meet the parents” - Bradley Cooper's parents, that is.  —  A source close to the Oscar winner reveals that she's headed to Philadelphia for the holidays …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
It's official: Lisa Kudrow headed to ‘Cougar Town’  —  It's not an actual Friends reunion, but I'll take it: Lisa Kudrow has signed on to guest star opposite ex-Friend Courteney Cox on Cougar Town, an ABC spokesperson confirms.  —  “She'll play a dermatologist that my character can't stop …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Levi Johnston Tells Us: “I Just Get Naked.  That's What I Do.”  —  Get ready for more — a lot more — of Levi Johnston.  —  The hockey-playing dad to Sarah Palin's grandson, Johnston, 19, is ready for his Playgirl close-up.  And while a date has yet to be set for his nude photo shoot …
Guardian:
Robert Pattinson cross-stitch pattern  —  This Halloween, show your allegiance to the vampire world by crafting a cross-stitch sampler of Robert Pattinson, the star of the Twilight films  —  Download a pdf version of the pattern here, which allows you to zoom for a detailed view
Discussion: CasaSugar and Gawker
Daily Mail:
'I took Simon Cowell's advice and had the lines on my chin filled in,' admits chef Gordon Ramsay  —  Gordon Ramsay has told how he underwent a painful beauty treatment to have the deep grooves on his chin filled in, on the advice of Simon Cowell.  —  The tough-talking F Word host …
Discussion: Dlisted
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Carr to drive ‘Short Circuit’ remake  —  ‘Mall Cop’ director takes on Dimension comedy  —  Dimension Films has signed Steve Carr to direct “Short Circuit,” the remake of the 1986 sci-fi pic.  —  Carr is coming off the Kevin James hit “Paul Blart: Mall Cop.”
Popeater:
Polanski Victim Wants Charges Dropped  —  The woman who was raped by Roman Polanski when she was 13 years old has asked a Los Angeles court to dismiss the charges against the director, who is fighting extradition to the U.S. following his arrest in Zurich last month.
Discussion: omg! and Celebrity Smack!
Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse up to her old tricks as she causes chaos at the Q Awards  —  He's certainly got a few tales of rock and roll debauchery of his own.  —  But in case Robert Plant had forgotten how it's done Amy Winehouse gave him the perfect demonstration.  —  The 26-year-old singer managed …
Hollywoodtuna:
Marisa Miller's Breasts Are Worth 3 Million  —  Here's Marisa Miller wearing a three million dollar Harlequin Fantasy Bra, which she'll be featured in at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.  I'd still prefer to see the bra off... I don't care about the value or the diamonds, I think Marisa's boobs are worth so much more.
Michael Schneider / Variety:
MacFarlane special loses Microsoft  —  Company yanks sponsorship of Fox show  —  Microsoft has yanked its sponsorship from Fox's upcoming Seth MacFarlane comedy/variety special over content concerns.  —  Fox still plans to air “Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show” …
 
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Examiner:
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Michael Cieply / New York Times:
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From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on its archived content, and to let ChatGPT respond with short summaries of FT articles

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say the TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump's 2020 ban attempt

 
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