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10:40 AM ET, November 3, 2009

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Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Rihanna Breaks Silence About Chris Brown  —  Diane Sawyer and Rihanna  —  Nine months after her fight with Chris Brown, Rihanna finally opens up about the night that left her bruised and bloody.  —  “This happened to me. ...  It can happen to anyone,” the singer, 21 …
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Exclusive: Rihanna Speaks Out  —  Music Superstar Opens Up to Diane Sawyer About Relationship with Chris Brown  —  In an exclusive interview, music superstar Rihanna sits down with Diane Sawyer revealing publicly for the first time what happened last February with singer and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Kate Gosselin: I Was Wrong to Treat Jon That Way  —  Loading...  The Kate-Gosselin-Sets-It-Straight train rolled into Remorseland today.  —  The reality-TV star whose show has been postponed out from under her admits in her latest interview that she isn't proud of the Jon & Kate Plus 8 moments …
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USA Today:
Lifeline: Rihanna ‘woke up as Britney Spears’  —  Rihanna: I ‘woke up as Britney Spears’  —  Rihanna, a Glamour 2009 Woman of the Year, talks about how she coped after the Chris Brown assault in February and all the attention it caused.  “I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears …
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Popeater:
Kate Winslet Wins Lawsuit After Being Labeled 'World's Most Irritating Actress'  —  Don't call Kate Winslet “the world's most irritating actress,” or you'll end up owing a lot of money.  —  The Oscar winner successfully sued British tabloid The Daily Mail after the publication gave …
Discussion: X17 Online, Bitten and Bound and omg!
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Major Death Revealed: Heroes Is Killing Off Adrian Pasdar  —  As I have been teasing for weeks, Heroes is killing off a major character later this season.  —  The death is a huge twist for the show so I didn't want to ruin the surprise for you, but now that another outlet has leaked the secret, it's time for me to reveal the truth:
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Mike Moody / Digital Spy:
‘Heroes’ character departs series
Discussion: omg!
Popeater:
Mariah Carey Takes a Tumble on ‘Leno’  —  Oh, the trials and tribulations of high heels.  Mariah Carey almost went face-first into Jay Leno's stage during a taping of his show on Monday night, thanks to some iffy footwork by the crooner.  As Carey was making her way onto the stage …
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Mariah Carey: De-glamorizing for New Film Was “Hideous”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Style News and X17 Online
Nick Haramis / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
Winona Ryder Bites Back  —  Shirt by Alice + Olivia.  Jacket by Hanii Y. Ryder's Own Rings.  —  Constant media scrutiny—compounded by exhaustion and the normal anxieties of a woman about to turn 20—convinced Ryder to seek psychological treatment in 1990.  “I remember waking up one morning,” she says of her breaking point.
Discussion: E! Online (AU), Popeater and X17 Online
Rohin Guha / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
Kristen Stewart's Epiphany: Fame Is Cold & Desolate, Like Vampires  —  Famed bottom-lip biter Kristen Stewart says there is some parallel poetry between the vampires of Twilight and the life of fame and riches that the movies' roles have brought about for their young stars.
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Mary Stuart Masterson Welcomes a Son  —  It's a boy for Mary Stuart Masterson and husband Jeremy Davidson, her rep tells PEOPLE.  —  The actress, 43, delivered a son on Oct. 11.  Further details are unavailable at this time.  —  The baby boy is the first child for the couple …
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Popeater:
Mary Stuart Masterson Has First Child
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
TMZ.com:
Kiefer Sutherland's $700 Morning Bar Tab  —  Kiefer Sutherland racked up the following $700 bar tab between 7am and 1pm.  Yes, those times are correct.  —  We've learned the “24” star and members of the show's crew popped into The Spot in San Pedro, California last week after wrapping up a shoot nearby …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Clooney in talks for ‘Descendants’  —  Payne directing family dramedy for Fox  —  George Clooney is circling the lead in the Alexander Payne-helmed family dramedy “The Descendants” for Fox Searchlight.  —  The actor, who is currently shooting Anton Corbijn-directed thriller “The American …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Owen Wilson signs on for ‘Marmaduke’  —  Joins Judy Greer and Lee Pace in live-action/CG movie  —  Owen Wilson has signed on to voice the rascally Great Dane “Marmaduke,” Fox's adaptation of the long-running comic strip.  —  Wilson's boarding is the last piece of the puzzle for the live-action/CG movie …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Smokin' Mad Waiter Says ‘Kevin Spacey Got Me Fired!’  —  “Mr. Spacey, you got me fired from my job!”  In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, waiter Peter Turner said that's what happened when he told Kevin Spacey he wasn't allowed to smoke in a restaurant.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Did Kevin Spacey Get Waiter Fired?
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Calls Melrose Place ‘Crap’  —  Guess Jessica Simpson isn't a Melrose Place fan - at least not anymore!  —  After the recent news that her sister, Ashlee, had been cut from the CW drama, the singer blasted the show on her official Twitter page.  “CW catching up on MP,” Simpson Tweeted on Sunday night.
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Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Calls Melrose Place “Crap” After Ashlee Is Fired
Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian official web site:
A Very Disney Halloween  —  This Halloween was so much fun!!  I decided to go as Princess Jasmine, since I've been wanting to go as her for years and found the perfect costume!  I went all out with my Disney theme this year and also got a Snow White outfit that I wore to Kendall's birthday!
Jill Serjeant / Fan Fare:
Good friends, chemistry, complex feelings — but no romance for “Twilight” stars?  —  They're “really good friends” with major chemistry and “a multitude of feelings for each other”... BUT “Twilight” stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart say they are getting really …
Discussion: DailyFill.com
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
DreamWorks sets scribe for ‘Guardians’
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Anthony Breznican / USA Today:
The beloved Berenstain Bears meet the big screen
Discussion: EW.com
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Can't remember your own songs, Leona? …
Discussion: Popeater and PopSugar UK
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Doctor Who’ star lands ‘Rex’ pilot
Discussion: EW.com
Miss Info / MissInfo.tv:
New Music: Rihanna feat. Young Jeezy “Hard” (Dirty/CDQ)
Boston Herald:
Gisele Bundchen passes pilot test with flying colors
Discussion: Pop Crunch, OK! Magazine and Just Jared
 Earlier Picks: 
Phil / Egotastic!:
Jennifer Love Hewitt was a Playboy Bunny for Halloween
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Regrets Getting a “Tramp Stamp”
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip and Sandra Rose
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Flu Bug Strikes Dancing with the Stars Again
Discussion: E! Online, TV Envy and Lifeline Live
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
A Rihanna And CoCo Halloween Sandwich
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% YoY to 615M, below 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% YoY to 239M, and a €168M operating income

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Elle Griffin / The Elysian:
Penguin vs. DOJ transcripts: top publishing houses spend most of their money on book advances for big celebrities like Britney Spears and franchise authors

 
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