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11:40 AM ET, October 29, 2009

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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Sarah Palin Rips Levi Johnston for Selling His Body  —  Talk about a dressing down.  —  Levi Johnston went on CBS's The Early Show on Wednesday to needle his favorite target, his baby mama's mama Sarah Palin, by claiming she referred to her infant son Trig, who has Down syndrome, as “retarded.”
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TMZ.com:
Levi's Going ‘Full Johnson’ for Playgirl  —  It's confirmed.  Levi Johnston plans to come out swinging — the famous Palin-impaler is gonna go the full monty for Playgirl.  —  Levi's manager already said he was 90% sure the teen baby daddy would take it all off for the adult rag …
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Levi Johnston to Show It All for Playgirl
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Mark Wahlberg Expecting a Girl  —  It's an equal-opportunity family for Mark Wahlberg, who's expecting his fourth child with wife Rhea Durham.  —  “I'm having another girl,” Mark Wahlberg told PEOPLE at GQ's The Gentleman's Ball at New York's Edison Ballroom on Wednesday.  “So I'll have two girls and two boys.”
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Popeater:
Mark Wahlberg Adding to His Funky Bunch With New Baby
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
RADAR:
Bombshell Report: Josh Duhamel Cheated On Fergie With Stripper  —  Transformers star Josh Duhamel cheated on his stunning new wife Fergie -having a wild night of sex with a busty blonde stripper, according to a bombshell story in the new edition of The National Enquirer.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Did Josh Duhamel Cheat On Fergie?
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
X17 Online:
Taylor Swift And Taylor Lautner ... It's ON!  —  We are dying over how cute this couple is!!!  And when we say couple, we mean COUPLE!  What may have been speculation just a week ago now seems to be full-on confirmed with Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner taking their relationship public again today …
Discussion: omg!
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
PHOTO: Taylor Swift Rocks Out for Band Hero
Discussion: Just Jared
Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Jessica Biel getting ‘Engaged’  —  Actress attached to star in and produce raunchy comedy  —  Jessica Biel has signed up for some hard-core premarital nookie.  —  The actress is attached to star in and produce rookie screenwriter Julia Brownell's original screenplay “F***ing Engaged,” …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Tony Scott dances to '80s tune  —  Film based on Chippendales creator Banerjee  —  Tony Scott has become attached to direct a film about the rise and fall of Steve Banerjee, the man responsible for creating Chippendales, who was consumed by excess and competition when the male strip clubs became a phenomenon in the 1980s.
Britney Spears:
3 VIDEO PREMIERES FRIDAY!  —  1...2...3 days until the premier of my new video but don't stress, I will be sending out lots of pics and clips for the next 3 days.  - Brit  —  Here's the first:  —  Are You In?  »
Discussion: omg! and OK! Magazine
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Popeater:
Britney Spears Releases ‘3’ Video Photos
Discussion: Gossip Teen and OK! Magazine
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Glee,’ 'Grey's,' ‘NCIS,’ ‘Lost,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: G'day!  How about you share some Glee scoop?  —Vivian
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Chaz Bono Finds Shaving Comes Naturally  —  Cher (left) and Chaz Bono  —  He may already be 40, but Chaz Bono has finally begun to experience that rite of passage for young guys everywhere: the first shave.  —  “I shave about once a week now,” Bono, 40, tells Entertainment Tonight in an interview to air Thursday and Friday.
Discussion: Popeater and #gay
People.com:
David Spade Defends Commercial with Chris Farley  —  When he agreed to do a DirecTV commercial featuring a scene from Tommy Boy with the late Chris Farley, actor David Spade never dreamed anybody would be offended.  —  “Slight shock,” Spade told PEOPLE on Wednesday night of the fallout from the ad …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and EW.com
Popeater:
Megan Fox and Paris Hilton Robbed By Teens... and the Internet?  —  Last week, police arrested five teens and one 27-year-old man on suspicion of burglarizing homes in the Hollywood Hills belonging to Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Megan Fox, Brian Austin Green, Ashley Tisdale, Rachel Bilson and more.
Discussion: omg!
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Corey Feldman ‘Deeply Hurt’ by Divorce  —  Corey Feldman is hoping to avoid a messy split from his wife and is putting their son first, his rep said in a statement Wednesday.  —  “Corey is deeply hurt and saddened by this unexpected change in their relationship, and has done nothing …
Cameron Diaz / New York Post:
I wish I knew how to quit tickling you?  —  For their upcoming 40th season, “Sesame Street” welcomes a whole host of famous faces — Cameron Diaz, Adam Sandler, Eva Longoria, Ricky Gervais, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, Hugh Jackman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Matthew Fox and Michelle Obama — and one totally non-famous one — me!
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
DreamWorks cues up Gershwin  —  Doug Wright wrote script for composer biopic  —  DreamWorks is tuning up a biopic on composer George Gershwin.  —  Company has picked up a screenplay by “Memoirs of a Geisha” scribe Doug Wright about the iconic musician.  Marc Platt ("Wanted") …
Discussion: The Playlist
Us Weekly:
Rosie O'Donnell: Angelina and I Flirted on the Phone  —  Brad Pitt, watch your back for...Rosie O'Donnell?  —  In the midst of a potential split with spouse Kelli Carpenter, O'Donnell let it all hang out in an interview with Howard Stern Tuesday.  —  After noting that her struggling relationship …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Marc Cherry signs new deal with ABC  —  ‘Housewives’ could remain onair through 2013  —  Marc Cherry has sealed a new deal that could keep “Desperate Housewives” on the air through 2013.  —  As part of a two-year extension Cherry signed with ABC Studios, Cherry will remain exec producer of …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and EW.com
Isley Kasica / People.com:
Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner Seal the Deal at Reception No. 2  —  Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump  —  The celebrating isn't over yet for newlyweds Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, who tied the knot on Sunday.  A post-wedding reception hosted by the groom's parents - Seryl and Charles Kushner …
Discussion: Extra
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Miley Cyrus voted worst celebrity influence of 2009  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Miley Cyrus, one of Disney's hottest stars of the past three years with hit records and hit films, has been voted the worst celebrity influence of 2009 by the very people who made her a star, tweens and teens, according to an online poll on Wednesday.
 
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kevin Federline: How He's Trying to Lose the Weight
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Contactmusic.com:
GAGA PLANS TATTOO TRIBUTE TO RECOVERING DAD
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Stewart Maclean / Daily Mail:
Charlize Theron auctioned meeting with Nelson Mandela without his permission
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Anything Hollywood
Daniel Kilkelly / Digital Spy:
Kym Marsh “annoyed” over ‘X Factor’ twins
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Farmiga, Caan partner for ‘Crime’
Discussion: The Playlist and EW.com
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New York Post:
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Discussion: Perez Hilton
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Mia Michaels: Why I Left So You Think You Can Dance
Discussion: E! Online and TV Envy
Extra:
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Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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Katie Couric to Dress as Gosselin Kid for Halloween
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • There were no signs of Kristen Stewart …
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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