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12:50 PM ET, November 17, 2009

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Brian Moylan / Gawker:
Photo Disaster: No Full Frontal of Levi!  —  There is no wang.  We repeat, there is no wang!  Playgirl's seen the results of last week's photo shoot, and while there may be glimpses of Levi Johnston's baby maker, there is no full-frontal shot.  Let the blame game begin!
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Michael Saul / NY Daily News:
Levi Johnston not ‘full frontal’ naked in ‘Playgirl’ spread, says spokesman  —  Levi Johnston posed for Playgirl, but he didn't go the Full Monty.  —  Daniel Nardicio, a spokesman for Playgirl, confirmed Monday that the baby daddy of Sarah Palin's only grandson left something to the imagination in his photo shoot last week.
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Johnston ‘Playgirl’ was ‘not full frontal’  —  Levi Johnston did not pose fully naked in his recent photoshoot for Playgirl, according to the magazine's spokesperson.  —  The 19-year-old's manager had previously teased that he was “90% sure” that the spread would include full frontal nudity.
Discussion: X17 Online, Perez Hilton and omg!
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   Levi Johnston Sports a Fig Leaf
X17 Online:
NEW MOON PREMIERE PIX!!!  —  Talk about playing it up for the cameras!  Will this ever end?!  Kristen, YOU ARE WITH ROB!  You can't tease us with this faux little whisper-sweet-nothings red carpet act with Taylor!  But seriously, we LOVE Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner's hot looks at the New Moon premiere tonight.
Discussion: INF Daily and omg!
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Stars Align for ‘Twilight Saga: New Moon’ Premiere in Los Angeles  —  Vampires, werewolves and humans all came together for the ‘New Moon’ premiere in Los Angeles.  —  Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and the rest of the ‘Twilight Saga’ co-stars were on hand to celebrate the film, which opens nationwide on Nov. 20.
News of the World:
New Moon vampire Robert Pattinson's secret terror
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Us Weekly:
“Too Emotional” Rachelle Lefevre Skips New Moon Premiere
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Access Hollywood:
Taylor, Kristen & Robert Shine At Los Angeles ‘New Moon’ …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Ken Ober, ‘Remote Control’ Host, Is Dead at 52  —  Updated |  4:29 p.m. Ken Ober, a brassy comedian best known as the host of the 1980s-era MTV game show “Remote Control,” died this weekend, Mark Measures, an agent at Abrams Artists who worked with him, said on Monday.  Mr. Ober, who lived in Santa Monica, Calif., was 52.
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Popeater:
‘Remote Control’ Host Ken Ober Dead  —  Comedian turned MTV host Ken Ober was found dead at his home in Santa Monica at the age of 52, the Los Angeles Times reports.  —  According to Ober's rep Lee Kernis, the cause of death is unknown, but friends of the former ‘Remote Control’ star …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and omg!
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Brooke Shields Recalls Suicidal Thoughts After Giving Birth  —  Brooke Shields has been open about her struggles with post-partum depression, but in revealing new comments she expresses the true depths of her suffering.  —  Shields, 44, spoke movingly about the stigma of depression …
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Disney Beaches “Captain Nemo”  —  Disney has put “Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” in dry dock.  —  The picture, tentatively scheduled to begin production in February, has been halted indefinitely, and McG is no longer steering the ship.  —  The studio confirmed that the studio …
Discussion: Collider, Cinematical and The Playlist
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Disney docks ‘20,000 Leagues’ pic
Discussion: MTV Movies Blog and Movieline
People.com:
PHOTO: The Carrie Diaries Revealed!  —  Sex and the City 2 may not be scheduled to hit theaters until May 28, 2010 - but for fans clamoring for anything new and Sex-related, there's good news ahead: Candace Bushnell is releasing the new book The Carrie Diaries, a teen prequel to her famous franchise.
Michelle Tan / People.com:
It's a Girl for Adriana Lima  —  Adriana Lima and Marko Jaric  —  Adriana Lima now has a little angel of her own: the Victoria's Secret model and her husband, NBA star Marko Jaric, welcomed a daughter on Sunday in New York City.  —  “Adriana and Marko are thrilled to announce they had a baby girl …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Gilmore’ creator's stunning reveal: ‘I had a different path planned for Rory’  —  My ongoing mission to get Amy Sherman-Palladino to cough up those elusive final four Gilmore Girl words is finally starting to bear some juicy fruit.  Not that particular plum, no, but at least for the first time …
Us Weekly:
Lisa Kudrow: ‘Friends’ Reunion Probably Won't Happen  —  Still hoping for a certain sextet to get back together for lattes, love and laughs at Central Perk?  —  The wait for a Friends reunion, sadly, might be forever.  —  Castmate Lisa Kudrow — a.k.a. Phoebe — broke the news to Usmagazine.com that …
Michael K / Dlisted:
This Is What Happens When Beyonce And Lady CaCa Get Together  —  If Derek Blanks shot an Alter Ego-inspired commercial for Nerf, it would look just like Beyonce and Lady CaCa's “Video Phone” video.  And it's not a coincidence that at the beginning of this s**t Beyonce looks like NeNe Leakes channeling her inner Alien Princess RiRi.
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Reynolds, Faris to get ‘TMI’  —  Universal acquires comedy script  —  Universal Pictures has acquired “TMI,” a comic vehicle for Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris.  Pic becomes one of the first purchases made by the new U regime of Adam Fogelson and Donna Langley.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Kellan Lutz Denied Entry At New Moon Afterparty!  —  Uh oh!  After attending the New Moon premiere last night, Kellan Lutz and a pal made their way to the afterparty, only to be denied entry by the doorman and security!  Before heading to the soiree to join his peers …
Discussion: Extra
Kelley L. Carter / USA Today:
Premieres this crazy happen only once in a ‘New Moon’  —  Guest list: Stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, along with castmates Dakota Fanning, Michael Welch, Justin Chon, Michael Sheen, Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Reaser, Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Jamie Campbell Bower …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Lifeline Live
TMZ.com:
Tila Tequila Sues Ex: The Brute Bruised Me  —  Tila Tequila is letting her bruises do the talking in a lawsuit she just filed against her ex, NFL star Shawne Merriman.  —  Tila claims Shawne grabbed her, shook her like a rag doll, threw he down and choked her during an argument last September.
Popeater:
German Man Accused of Blackmailing Cindy Crawford Now in Custody  —  The German model who prosecutors say tried to blackmail Cindy Crawford turned himself in Stuttgart late Monday.  Edis Kayalar was charged Nov. 12 with trying to squeeze $100,000 out of the model and her husband Rande Gerber …
Discussion: omg!
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: Justin Theroux joins ‘Parks and Recreation’  —  Actor-producer-screenwriter-all- around Renaissance man Justin Theroux is joining Parks and Recreation (a.k.a. this fall's most improved comedy) in a major recurring role, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Discussion: TV Fanatic and TV Envy
NME:
The Strokes' ‘Is This It’ named NME's album of the decade  —  Libertines, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys also fare well  —  The Strokes' ‘Is This It’ has topped the 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade list in the new issue of NME magazine out tomorrow (November 18).
Discussion: Fan Fare
 
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Fox411 Exclusive: Molly Sims calls Josh Duhamel cheating rumors …
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William Keck / TV Guide Magazine:
Hawkman Swoops Into Smallville!
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Just Jared:
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DailyFill.com:
Heidi And Spencer Hopefully Beginning The Decline Into Obscurity
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JoAnna Zulli / BettyConfidential.com:
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TMZ.com:
Richie Gets Restraining Order Against Paps
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
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Jennifer Aniston Flaunts Bikini Bod in Mexico
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Simon Cowell and Sting Trade Barbs
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