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2:40 PM ET, November 17, 2009

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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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Us Weekly:
“Too Emotional” Rachelle Lefevre Skips New Moon Premiere  —  One vampire who was noticeably absent from Monday's New Moon premiere in Los Angeles?  Rachelle Lefevre, who stars in the film franchise as evil vampire Victoria.  —  Though Lefevre appeared in the first and second film installments …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Kelley L. Carter / USA Today:
Premieres this crazy happen only once in a ‘New Moon’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Lifeline Live
News of the World:
New Moon vampire Robert Pattinson's secret terror
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Access Hollywood:
Taylor, Kristen & Robert Shine At Los Angeles ‘New Moon’ …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
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’
Discussion: X17 Online, Perez Hilton and omg!
Us Weekly:
Levi Johnston “Did Not Go Full Frontal” in Playgirl Shoot
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   Levi Johnston Sports a Fig Leaf
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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‘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!
Cele|bitchy:
MTV's original game show host Ken Ober dies at 52
Discussion: Pajiba and Fancast News
entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com:
Fox411 Exclusive: Molly Sims calls Josh Duhamel cheating rumors ‘all lies,’ says she's dating Aaron Eckhart  —  Actress Molly Sims attends the 13th annual Ace awards, in New York, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.  (AP Photo)  —  Molly Sims spent her weekend in St. Petersburg …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
Us Weekly:
Janet Jackson: I'm Not Back On With Jermaine Dupri!  —  Guess she didn't miss him that much?  —  Despite reports of a reconciliation between Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri, the singer refers to Dupri as her “ex” in a new radio interview with Atlanta's The Bert Show.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Sandra Rose
Popeater:
Spencer Pratt Rips Al Roker After Being Canceled From ‘Today Show’  —  After ‘The Today Show’ called off Monday's chat between Al Roker, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag (citing schedule changes), Pratt vented his frustration on Twitter, sending multiple insults to Roker.
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DailyFill.com:   Heidi And Spencer Hopefully Beginning The Decline Into Obscurity
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 …
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
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: The Playlist, Collider and Cinematical
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Disney docks ‘20,000 Leagues’ pic
Discussion: MTV Movies Blog and Movieline
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 …
 
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