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11:00 AM ET, November 16, 2009

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EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENT: Read Farrah Fawcett's Will; Ryan O'Neal Not Mentioned  —  Farrah Fawcett left $4.5 million to her son Redmond, $100,000 to an ex-lover and nothing to long-time love Ryan O'Neal and the other cast of characters who fought over her cancer documentary during the star's final days.
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Starpulse:
Farrah Fawcett Included Secret Lover In Will
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Bitten and Bound
Samantha Conti / WWD.com:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Design Jewelry for Asprey  —  LONDON — There's a new designer duo in the jewelry world: none other than Brangelina.  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are breaking into high-end jewelry design with Asprey via a capsule collection of gold jewelry and silver accessories called …
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Candace Jackson / Speakeasy:
Lady Gaga at the MOCA 30th Anniversary Gala: “Art is a lie.” … Lady Gaga has had quite the week.  Her latest video, for the song “Bad Romance,” hit the Internet and became an instant phenomenon.  There has been plenty of anticipation over her coming appearance on “Gossip Girl.”
Discussion: PopSugar
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Kings of Leon Drummer Marries  —  With years of sweet music together ahead of them, Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill married singer Jessie Baylin in an outdoor ceremony in Brentwood, Tenn., Saturday.  —  “I woke up with a married woman in my bed this morning,” Followill, 30, Tweeted on Sunday morning.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Confirms Broadway Starring Role  —  From Melrose Place to the Great White Way - that's quite a leap.  —  Confirming the rumors that have been swirling around Broadway and beyond, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is the latest, and possibly biggest, tabloid-ready name in a wave …
Discussion: Extra
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Joyce Chen / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson: My Sister Has an Incredible Body
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Porn Company Gives Carrie Prejean the Hard Sell  —  Carrie Prejean's sex tape cost her more than a million bucks during her settlement discussions with Miss California USA, but we've learned Vivid Entertainment is officially stepping up with an offer to line her pockets with even more money.
Discussion: Gawker
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Don't get Fergie started  —  Stripper's claim of a dalliance with her husband still rattles Fergie, who snaps backstage at ‘SNL’  —  Things reportedly got a little testy backstage at “Saturday Night Live” this weekend when Fergie spied a couple of copies of People magazine …
Discussion: Gossip Cop
People.com:
Pregnant Jenna Elfman's Stuffing Down Food  —  Baby No. 2 isn't keeping Jenna Elfman from maintaining balance in her life - the balance between food cravings and exercise, that is.  —  “You know, the main cravings are done with,” the Accidentally on Purpose actress, 37, told PEOPLE at the P.S. Arts …
Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
Edward Woodward dies, aged 79  —  Edward Woodward has died at the age of 79.  —  The British actor, known for his roles in cult movie The Wicker Man and US TV series The Equalizer, passed away in hospital today after suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia, his agent confirmed.
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com and Reuters
NY Daily News:
David Letterman spokesman bashes National Enquirer report, says wife did not give funnyman the boot  —  TV funnyman David Letterman on Sunday denied a supermarket tabloid report claiming his wife booted him from their Westchester mansion over his sex scandal.
Discussion: Extra, Cele|bitchy, TMZ.com and Popeater
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Rihanna is spotted with mysterious lump above her eye  —  I don't know what to make of these pictures of Rihanna.  She's in London right now, and these photos are of RiRi entering her hotel.  She's got a sizable lump above her eye, like somebody slammed her head-first into a wall or something.
Lynda Gorov / Boston Globe:
My turn  —  As Jacob Black in the new ‘Twilight’ film, Taylor Lautner is ready for the attention and the hysteria  —  LOS ANGELES - Make no mistake.  The boy is buff.  But Taylor Lautner is human-scale fit.  In real life, there's not a touch of vampire-slaying werewolf to him.
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
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Access Hollywood:
Taylor Lautner On His ‘Twilight’ Wig: ‘I Would Not Want That Hair!’
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Taylor Swift Likes the Single Life  —  It's the next best thing to having Taylor Swift show up in the flesh in your living room - the country singer in 3-D on the cover of InStyle magazine's December issue, out Nov. 20.  —  But the special effects and fashion-magazine first is beside the point …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Gather and RTTNews
E! Online:
Shayne Lamas Busted For DUI  —  First The Bachelor break-up and now this.  —  Shayne Lamas just can't seem to catch a break.  —  E! News has learned exclusively that the 24-year-old Leave it to Lamas reality star was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI charges just after 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning in Venice, California.
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Discussion: EW.com and New York Magazine
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

 
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