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10:55 AM ET, November 23, 2009

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New Moon Has Third-Biggest Opening Weekend in Film History  —  The Twilight Saga: New Moon has had the third-biggest opening weekend in film history.  —  According to box office totals released Sunday, the vampire romance starring Rob Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart grossed …
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Carl DiOrio / Hollywood Reporter:
‘New Moon’ has monster opening weekend  —  Vampire sequel sinks teeth into $140.7 million  —  Talk about bloody good boxoffice.  —  Summit Entertainment's vampire-romance sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” opened even bigger than projected with an estimated $140.7 million in domestic grosses.
DailyFill.com:
New Moon Breaks Another Box Office Record, Earning More Than Dark …
Discussion: Popeater
Marcell Minaya / Digital Spy:
‘New Moon’ breaks US box office record
Discussion: Fan Fare
Liz Colville / Popeater:
Michael Jackson Sets AMA Record With 2009 Wins  —  Michael Jackson set a record at the American Music Awards at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater Sunday night with his second win of the evening.  The late singer scooped up Favorite Male Artist in the Pop/Rock category, which brings his total number of AMAs to 23 …
Discussion: omg! and X17 Online
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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Taylor Swift Tops Even Michael Jackson at American Music Awards  —  Loading...  Kanye West might have a problem with it, but this is definitely Taylor Swift's year.  —  The 19-year-old twanger pocketed a leading five prizes, including the biggest, Artist of the Year, at Sunday's American Music Awards …
Discussion: iVillage and The Hollywood Gossip
Mark Gray / People.com:
Robin Thicke and Wife Already Picked Baby's Name  —  As Robin Thicke gets ready to become a father, he can check one item off his to-do list: the baby's name.  —  “We like Julian if it's a boy and Isabella if it's a girl,” he told PEOPLE Saturday while hosting at The Bank nightclub in Las Vegas.
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Weitz digs ‘Gardener’  —  ‘New Moon’ director plants next pic at Summit  —  As “New Moon” soared toward a $258 million opening weekend worldwide, director Chris Weitz was in discussions with Summit Entertainment for his follow-up.  —  Weitz said he plans to go to work for Summit right away on …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Oprah gets steamy with HBO  —  Harpo Films sets sensual pilot at network  —  Oprah Winfrey has a surprising project in the works.  Her Harpo Films has made a deal with HBO to team on a sexually charged hourlong series pilot about a woman who leaves her seemingly perfect marriage and children …
Discussion: /Film and Movieline
Popeater:
Bulls Escape on Set of Cruise, Diaz Film  —  Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and injured two people.  Two unidentified women were slightly injured by the bulls as they broke free from the downtown location and ran through streets to a nearby beach.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
John Travolta: ‘We Know That We Are Loved’  —  In an emotional appearance in his adopted hometown, John Travolta and his family thanked his Florida neighbors for their support after the death of son Jett.  —  “It's meant the world to us,” Travolta, 55, told the crowd Friday night at the Ocala …
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Dave Schlenker / Local News from Star-Banner:
Travolta family: ‘We love you, Ocala’
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Popeater:
Jennifer Lopez Falls During AMAs  —  Jennifer Lopez took a spill during her performance at Sunday's 2009 American Music Awards.  While performing her new song ‘Louboutins’ at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre on Sunday, she climbed a stair of dancers and jumped off.  That's when Lopez landed on her butt instead …
Bryan Alexander / Popeater:
Steve Perry Talks About 'Believin" on ‘Glee,’ ‘Sopranos’  —  Exclusive: Just how good was 'Glee"s version of the Journey classic 'Don't Stop Believin"?  That was the question that castmember Corey Monteith asked Popeater last week, wondering if Journey lead-singer Steve Perry felt that they “crapped” on the iconic anthem.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Joshua Jackson's captain of ‘UFO’  —  ‘Fringe’ actor set for adaptation of Brit TV series  —  “Fringe” star Joshua Jackson will topline “UFO,” the feature film version of the British TV series that will be directed by visual effects wiz Matthew Gratzner.  —  Jackson will star as Paul Foster …
Popeater:
Michael Jackson Glove Sells for $350,000  —  The most famous glove in the world also happens to be the most expensive.  Michael Jackson's rhinestone-studded white accessory worn during the moonwalk seen 'round the world (at Motown's 25th anniversary special), was purchased by a Hong Kong businessman on Saturday for $350,000.
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Chris Michaud / Reuters:   Michael Jackson's glove sells for $350,000 at auction
 
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