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2:00 PM ET, November 2, 2009

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Kate Gosselin Reveals Breaking Point in TLC Special  —  Kate Gosselin will open up in a one-hour interview ‘Kate: Her Story’ on TLC where “no topics will be off limits” (via Today Show).  During the interview, she reveals she can't sleep at night because there's no one she can trust.
Discussion: omg!
Popeater:
Jon Gosselin Says He's ‘Misunderstood,’ Apologizes to Women in His Life
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Bitten and Bound
Foster Kamer / Gawker:
Jon Gosselin's Public Shot at Forgiveness With Celebrity-Obsessed Rabbi Shmuley
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Kate Gosselin Busted for Speeding
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Vanity Fair:
Evgenia Peretz on Robert Pattinson: “Twilight's Hot Gleaming”  —  It's been exactly one year since Twilight, the teenage-vampire book series turned film franchise, became a worldwide phenomenon, launching brooding, reluctant star Robert Pattinson into the celebrity stratosphere.
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Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Calls Melrose Place “Crap” After Ashlee Is Fired  —  Now that her sister Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has been canned on Melrose Place, Jessica Simpson says she isn't a fan of the CW soap.  —  The singer, 29, used to promote her sister's former show regularly on her Twitter …
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Dan French / Digital Spy:
Jessica Simpson: ‘Melrose Place is cr*p’  —  Jessica Simpson has branded Melrose Place ‘cr*p’ following her sister Ashlee's exit from the show.  —  Simpson-Wentz, who plays Violet on the CW series, was recently given the boot from the drama.  —  Her character will make a final appearance …
Discussion: X17 Online, TMZ.com and omg!
April MacIntyre / Monsters and Critics:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is a little depressed
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Mirror.co.uk:
Lindsay Lohan snogs Jennifer Aniston's man Gerard Butler  —  By 3am girls Danielle Lawler and Clemmie Moodie  —  Lindsay Lohan knows how to mend a broken heart - bag a Hollywood hunk.  It's just a pity she might lose a few Friends because of it..  —  We thought LiLo, 23 …
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Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan 'caught kissing Jennifer Aniston's man Gerard Butler at lavish party in Morocco'  —  It seems there is yet more heartbreak in store for unlucky-in-love Jennifer Aniston.  —  The Friends actress has been romantically linked to her latest co-star Gerard Butler …
David Caplan / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Describes Her Father as a ‘Lunatic’
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson's Girlfriend Gives Birth  —  It's official - Mel Gibson is an Octo-Dad!  —  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Mel's fiancé Oksana Grigorieva has given birth to their baby.  —  And pass out the cigars because it's a healthy baby girl.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
BUZZ: Mel Gibson's Girlfriend Gives Birth
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
‘Romantics’ hot for Katie Holmes  —  Actress replaces Liv Tyler in comedy  —  Katie Holmes has replaced Liv Tyler in the independently financed comedy “The Romantics.”  —  The actress has come aboard to topline and exec produce the pic, which also stars Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel …
Daily Mail:
Kate Hudson casts off her girl-next-door image in a raunchy new shoot  —  Kate Hudson has cast off her wholesome girl-next-door image in a new series of raunchy pictures.  —  The stunning shots show the blonde actress oiled up in a black swimsuit with satin gloves and feline eye make-up.
Ben Grossman / Broadcasting & Cable:
Jay Leno Talks Back: An Exclusive Interview With B&C  —  Leno opens up on bad press, David Letterman's situation and his feelings about leaving—and even returning—to 11:35.  —  Seated on a couch in his Burbank studio's green room and wearing his familiar off-stage denim uniform …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Brad, Angelina And The Kids Trick Or Treating!  —  How would you like to answer the knock on your door Halloween night to find Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and the kids standing outside in full costume trick or treating?!  —  PHOTOS: Brad, Angie & The Kids Go Trick-Or-Treating!
Popeater:
Adam Lambert Breaks Up With Boyfriend  —  ‘American Idol’ runner-up Adam Lambert is single again.  The singer and boyfriend Drake LaBry have broken up, Usmagazine.com reports.  “They're still friends, and it's totally mutual,” a source said.  “They will still talk and see each other.” ...  Read more
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Model Karolina Kurkova Has a Boy!  —  Karolina Kurkova  —  Karolina Kurkova is the proud mother of a boy.  —  “Supermodel and GI Joe actress Karolina Kurkova, 25, and film producer of Voices of Iraq, Archie Drury, welcomed a son Thursday in New York,” her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
BBC:
Sick Sir Elton cancels more dates  —  Sir Elton John has been forced to postpone three concerts in the US this month because of ill-health.  —  A statement on his official website said the 62-year-old singer had a “serious case” of E.coli bacterial infection and influenza.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com, Extra and iVillage
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Rihanna To Break Her Silence On ABC's ‘Good Morning America’
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'24′ scoop: President Logan returns!
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Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
RANDOM HALLOWEEN CANDIDS: BEYONCE / TEYANA / JAY-Z / LATOYA …
Discussion: Rap Radar
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HOT OR NOT: RIHANNA - “WAIT YOUR TURN (THE WAIT IS OVA)”
Discussion: Perez Hilton
RADAR:
Dakota Fanning Named Homecoming Queen At Her High School
 

 
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