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2:40 PM ET, October 28, 2009

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Bob Tourtellotte / Fan Fare:
“This Is It.”  Michael Jackson's final bow. ...  Or is it?  —  Michael Jackson's “This Is It” finally opened in Los Angeles on Tuesday night to a packed house with many stars in attendance, including Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton and his brothers who formed the old Jackson 5.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Corey Feldman's Wife Done Standing By Him  —  Dreaming a little dream doesn't always work.  —  Corey Feldman's wife, Susannah, filed for divorce last week after seven years of marriage, citing the nondescript irreconcilable differences as the reason for splitting up.
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Popeater:
Patrick Swayze's Widow: ‘I Have to Go Through It’
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and The Frisky
Alex Tresniowski / People.com:
Andre Agassi: I Used Crystal Meth  —  Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf  —  Tennis star Andre Agassi serves up a bombshell in his new memoir: In the late '90s he began regularly using crystal meth.  “I can't speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you're using anything as an escape, you have a problem,” he tells PEOPLE.
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Shakira: My Body Is Asking to Reproduce  —  Unlike most women, Shakira is willing to let her body go.  In fact, the 5-foot-2 Colombian “She Wolf” singer, 32, says she's looking forward to it — if it means she'll become a mom.  —  “My body feels like it is asking to reproduce …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and ImNotObsessed.com
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Rolling Stone:
Can Shakira Conquer the World?: The New Issue of Rolling Stone
Discussion: Just Jared
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Kate Gosselin: I've Been “Targeted and Torn Apart”  —  Kate Gosselin gets why people are so fascinated by her family.  —  “Certain events take place that makes us sitting ducks,” she says in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Wednesday.  “It makes us easy targets.”
Discussion: INF Daily
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TMZ.com:
Fox, Green Allegedly Hit By Burglar Bunch  —  Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are used to being hit on — not hit.  But that's exactly what happened to them, courtesy of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch — allegedly.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Green's Hollywood Hills home …
PARADE Magazine:
Jonas Bros' Mom Confirms Nick's Solo Act  —  “Nick is working on a solo act—it's called Nick Jonas and The Administration.  Shhh!  He's at the photo shoot for the album cover right now,” Denise Jonas told Parade.com.  —  And the proud mom isn't shying away from gushing about her …
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Adam Sandler on ‘Jack’ track  —  Actor to play both Jack and Jill in Columbia film  —  Adam Sandler is climbing up the hill for Columbia Pictures.  —  The actor will next star in the romantic comedy “Jack and Jill” and produce via his Happy Madison shingle.  Sandler will play Jack as well as twin sister Jill.
Metro.co.uk:
Jodie Marsh lays into Kate Price saying: ‘She does f**k all’  —  Battle of the ‘bitches’ as glamour model re-ignites old feud  —  Jodie Marsh has restarted her battle with Katie Price  —  Jodie Marsh has been pretty quiet in recent months, but now she's back with a bang.  Or a rant, to be more precise.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
Daily Mail:
Jessica Simpson gets a henna tattoo and a bindi as she films Indian TV documentary  —  Hollywood star Jessica Simpson looks set to win over millions of new fans in India, where she has started shooting a new television documentary.  —  The U.S. singer turned all cultural during a trip …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Gets Inked
OK! Magazine:
OK!  EXCLUSIVE: It's Over for Rob & Kristen  —  With Twilight fever blazing as fans count down the days to the Nov. 20 release of New Moon, there's one thing that's cooling down in Twi-world — the romance between the films' stars, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart!
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Brad And Angelina's Hot Date!  —  Finally!  We haven't seen these two out together for a while but last night, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally emerged for date night at Cecconi's!  The couple looked amazingly hot — Angelina in her tight black dress and Brad with his new muscle car.
Popeater:
Adam Lambert Debuts New Album Cover  —  Adam Lambert's first album, ‘For Your Entertainment,’ has an official cover.  The ‘American Idol’ runner-up appears with blue hair, a gloved hand and heavy makeup in his CD artwork debut.  We're not sure how it ranks with other ‘Idol’ covers. ...  Read more
TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy to Cops: I Heard Gun Fire!  —  Brittany Murphy is the girl who cried gunshot.  —  TMZ has learned cops received a frantic 911 call around 2:30 this morning from neighbors complaining about a screaming Brittany Murphy, who was wailing about shots fired outside her Hollywood pad.
NY Daily News:
Matthew Broderick disappoints at preview of ‘The Starry Messenger,’ show's opening delayed  —  Theatergoers must have wanted to “shoot the messenger” during the first preview of Matthew Broderick's new play on Monday night.  The Broadway veteran put on such a poor showing at “The Starry Messenger” that some fans left in a huff.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Galifianakis, Adams go to ‘Town’  —  Duo in talks for Fox 2000 dramedy ‘House’  —  After a long gestation period, Fox 2000's dramedy “Town House” is getting closer to the screen.  —  “Once” helmer John Carney came aboard “Town House” in July 2007, but the writers strike later that year stalled the project.
 
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Luisa Metcalfe / OK! Magazine:
Cindy Crawford: I Couldn't be a Supermodel Now
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Milla Jovovich looks into ‘Faces’
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