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12:15 PM ET, November 5, 2009

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Rihanna Tells Diane Sawyer: I'm ‘Embarrassed’ I Loved Chris Brown  —  In the first portion of her ABC interview, Rihanna tells Diane Sawyer that she went back to Chris Brown “eight or nine” times following domestic violence incidents, and that she was blinded by love and made the wrong choices.
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EXCLUSIVE: Going Back to Brown ‘Not Right’  —  Rihanna on Brown: 'Embarrassing That That's the Type of Person I Fell in Love With'  —  Pop sensation Rihanna is speaking out about the night her then-boyfriend Chris Brown beat her, saying it was “humiliating” and “traumatizing” …
MTV:
Chris Brown Opens Up About Rihanna Altercation In MTV News Special  —  ‘Chris Brown: The Interview’ airs Friday at 6 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.  —  By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway J. Calloway  —  RICHMOND, Virginia — In recent weeks, Chris Brown has been working to get his career …
Karen Valby / Hollywood Insider:
Kristen Stewart sounds off about Robert Pattinson romance rumors: 'We are.  We aren't.  I'm a lesbian.'  —  Kristen Stewart, the 19-year-old star of the Twilight franchise, knows that she can come across as sullen and self-conscious in the public eye.  But during an exclusive EW roundtable in Vancouver …
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Prejean Sex Tape Triggers Settlement  —  Carrie Prejean demanded more than a million dollars during her settlement negotiations with Miss California USA Pageant officials — that is, until the lawyer for the Pageant showed Carrie an XXX home video of her handiwork.
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Carrie Prejean — The Change of Heart
DailyFill.com:
Carrie Prejean Sex Tape Exists. …
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Popeater:
Mariah Carey Tells Larry King She Was Emotionally Abused  —  During an appearance on ‘Larry King Live,’ Mariah Carey was asked by the 75-year-old talk show host about Rihanna, — whose ex-boyfriend Chris Brown pleaded guilty to attacking her — and King then pressed the singer if she had ever been abused.
Discussion: Busy Bee Blogger
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David Caplan / People.com:
Mariah Carey Says She Was Emotionally and Mentally Abused  —  Mariah Carey says she sympathizes with Rihanna - who was assaulted by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown last February - because she herself has been the victim of emotional and mental abuse.  —  In an interview airing Wednesday night …
Brian / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
NEW MUSIC: MARIAH CAREY FEAT. TREY SONGZ - “INSEPARABLE (REMIX)”
Discussion: TMZ.com
Popeater:
Sandra Bullock Battles for Custody of Kids  —  Actress Sandra Bullock and her husband Jesse James are facing a fierce custody battle with James' ex-wife Janine Lindemulder.  Although Bullock has been helping her husband raise his 5-year-old daughter Sunny while Lindemulder was in prison for tax evasion …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Josh Duhamel Stripper Reveals Details Of Their Sexual Encounter  —  The woman behind the Josh Duhamel sex scandal appeared on Monday on an Atlanta radio station to confirm her relationship with the actor.  “We did hook up and had lots of sex and we had a really, really good time …
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RADAR:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Dina Lohan Begged Lindsay To Go To Rehab  —  In an explosive new recorded audio conversation obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com, Dina Lohan reveals her anguish over a failed attempt to get her daughter Lindsay Lohan into rehab and what she calls the “mess” …
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Johnny Depp in talks for ‘Tourist’  —  Thesp may costar with Angelina Jolie in film  —  Johnny Depp is in talks to star with Angelina Jolie in “The Tourist,” a film that is undergoing another major shift of elements as it heads toward a February production start.
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Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Depp Charges “The Tourist”
Discussion: Cinematical, E! Online (AU) and EW.com
Hollywood Reporter:   Johnny Depp traveling to ‘Tourist’
Kim Kardashian official web site:
Drama in the Ring  — Black Eye, - Boxing Event, - Bruce Jenner, - Charity, - Concussion, - Dream Foundation, - Fight, - Khloe Kardashian, - Kim Kardashian, - Kim Kardashian Photos, - Kim Pics, - Kim's Black Eye, - Kourtney Kardashian, - Rob Kardashian, - Scott Disick
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DailyFill.com:
Kim Kardashian Swears She's Not Jealous Of Her Sisters, Punches …
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Jenna Fischer Is One Crazy Bride-to-Be  —  The Office's Jenna Fischer is usually a pretty sensible person, but all that goes out the door when it comes to her upcoming wedding to screenwriter Lee Kirk.  —  “I thought I was going to be one of those easy-going brides,” Fischer, 35, tells Bonnie Hunt in an interview to air Thursday.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
VIDEO: Taylor Swift Ribs Kanye West in SNL Promo  —  This week's Saturday Night Live is still days away, but Taylor Swift is already getting comedic mileage over being interrupted by Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards.  —  According to MTV News, Swift says in an SNL promo that she'll be the host …
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
This just in: CBS trims ‘Numb3rs,’ orders more ‘NCIS’ and ‘Mother’  —  A CBS spokesperson is confirming that the network has cut Numb3rs' episode order from 22 to 16.  Translation: This is most likely the show's final season.  —  I'm hearing Flashpoint will likely take over the Friday 10 p.m. timeslot …
People.com:
FIRST LOOK: James Franco's Mysterious Role on General Hospital  —  James Franco with Kirsten Storms on General Hospital  —  Who's that man in black?  —  It's James Franco, looking suitably enigmatic for his guest-starring stint as a character on General Hospital.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Eddie is cheating on LeAnn already!  —  LeAnn Rimes is about to learn a very tough lesson about love: What goes around comes around.  As the world knows, the blond country star, 27, fell for actor Eddie Cibrian, 36, on the set of Northern Lights, a Lifetime TV movie that aired in March.
ETonline:
THE JON GOSSELIN/HAILEY GLASSMAN INTERVIEW: JON STORMS OUT!  —  This week on ET, “Jon & Kate Plus 8” star Jon Gosselin and girlfriend Hailey Glassman sat down with ET's Mary Hart for a raw and emotional one-on-one to discuss the pressures of fame and their struggling relationship.
 
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