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11:40 AM ET, November 24, 2009

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OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Britney's Ready to Marry Again!  —  Oops... She's going to do it again!  —  OK! has learned that Britney Spears is telling friends she's ready to marry her boyfriend Jason Trawick.  And all it took was her boys' blessing to convince her to move ahead with plans for her third wedding in five years.
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NEWS.com.au:
Britney Spears' marriage proposal knocked back by latest boyfriend  —  THE boyfriend of pop princess Britney Spears has knocked back a marriage proposal from the world famous singer she made on her tour here.  —  Just as it worked its magic on megastars Elton John and Michael Jackson …
Popeater:
‘Jon and Kate’ Say Goodbye in TLC Finale  —  Although ‘Jon and Kate Plus 8’ aired its final episode on Monday, Kate Gosselin admits it could have been avoided.  “I feel like it's been taken from us, from me and the kids,” she said about the TV series that ended this week after five seasons due …
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Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin: Kate and I Are “Definitely Not Gonna Be Married Again”  —  On Monday's episode of Jon and Kate Plus Eight: A cranky Mady and Cara get a timeout.  (After they complain about a sign-making project, their dad snaps and sends them inside the house.)
Discussion: Perez Hilton, X17 Online, TMZ.com and RADAR
David Caplan / People.com:
Khloe Kardashian & Lamar Odom Buy Newlywed Nest  —  Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom, who were married two months ago after a brief, whirlwind courtship, are settling down.  —  The Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami star, 25, and her L.A. Lakers husband, 30, have purchased a seven-bedroom …
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People.com:
Courteney Cox Returning to Cougar Town Set  —  Cougar Town is getting back its Realtor.  —  The ABC show, which stopped filming briefly last week so star Courteney Cox could attend to a “family matter,” resumes production Nov. 30 following an already-planned weeklong break for Thanksgiving, the network says.
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Variety:
Hugh Jackman to star in ‘Real Steel’  —  DreamWorks greenlights sci-fi movie  —  Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider are betting big on robots for their first project since securing $825 million in financing for the reconstituted DreamWorks.  —  The DreamWorks principals have greenlit the …
Popeater:
Exclusive: Details on Steamy Love Scenes Between Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie  —  In what could be one of the most obscenely hot movie match-ups in history, Angelina Jolie is reportedly set to get hot and heavy with Johnny Depp in ‘The Tourist,’ and according to screenplay snippets given exclusively …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Anything Hollywood
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Us Weekly:
Ex on Kevin Federline: Fans Will Be “Very Shocked” By His Weight Loss  —  For those flabbergasted by summertime photos of a dramatically heavy Kevin Federline, get ready for the next shock: a slim-again K-Fed, thanks to his participation in the next season of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club.
Us Weekly:
John Mayer Bonds with Gerard Butler: We're Both “Branded Womanizers”  —  John Mayer and Gerard Butler: soul mates?  —  During an interview with Details magazine (in its December issue) conducted at L.A.'s star hangout Chateau Marmont, Mayer, 32, encounters Butler at a nearby table and strikes up a private 20 minute conversation.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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Details Magazine:
JOHN MAYER THINKS WITH HIS PICK
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
VIDEO: Paula Deen Hit in Face with a Ham  —  Forget the ham.  Somebody should have said, “Duck!”  —  Celebrity chef Paula Deen was in Atlanta helping the Hosea Feed the Hungry charity load up food when an errantly tossed ham hit her in the face, leaving her with a sore nose but no other apparent injury.
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ‘FlashForward’ shuts down production  —  FlashForward is taking a step back.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that ABC has temporarily shut down production on the rookie drama.  The move comes a month after the departure of co-showrunner, Marc Guggenheim, and less than a week after FlashForward hit a new ratings low.
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Stuart Levine / Variety:
ABC halts ‘FlashForward’
Discussion: Fancast News and Pop Crunch
TMZ.com:
Tequila Threatens Lawsuit Over Stolen Sex Tape  —  More naked drama for Tila Tequila — this time over a sex tape she claims was stolen off of her laptop computer.  —  Just days after she Ustreamed herself in a naked rant, a new XXX video surfaced on a porn site called 4tube.com featuring Tila …
X17 Online:
Lady Gaga Gives Her Fans The Royal Treatment  —  Rihanna wasn't the only one signing records last night!  Lady GaGa and Dr. Dre stopped by Best Buy in Hollywood to greet their fans, but the new queen of pop went the extra mile and ordered 80 pizzas for the hordes of admirers camped outside the store!
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM
Meredith Woerner / io9:
The Crow Relaunch Moves Forward With Casting [Exclusive]  —  The Crow relaunch is taking off, and may be months away from a greenlight.  We caught up with the movie's producer and found out exactly where the film is in the casting process, and asked the all-important makeup questions.
Daily Mail:
Two helpers to lower her on to the sofa and her own personal toilet roll: Mariah Carey's diva-style behaviour on GMTV is revealed by Kate Garraway  —  She insisted on bringing her own butterfly-shaped confetti to the X Factor and left the normally affable television host Phillip Schofield furious with her tardiness.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and OK! Magazine
Sharon Swart / Variety:
Revolver making Robert Pattinson documentary  —  ‘Robsessed’ charts the rise of the ‘Twilight’ star  —  As a prelude to setting up Stateside theatrical distribution operations, U.K. distrib Revolver has latched on to “New Moon” fever, making a digital bow with Robert Pattinson docu “Robsessed.”
Discussion: Just Jared and Celebritology
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Miley not so smiley  —  Miley Cyrusis famous, but there are still some people out there who've never heard of “Hannah Montana.”  When Cyrus and a friend came into the Pop Burger on East 58th Street and ordered, the counter manager asked for her name to mark the order.  She snapped back, “Are you serious?
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Pop Crunch
Michael K / Dlisted:
Attention All Ladies And Ladyboys: All This Can Be Yours!  —  Over the weekend, Katie Price's cage fighting, cock tucking, cross-dressing sweetheart Alex Reid (Roxanne if you love it with lace) told the News of the World that he was going to travel to Australia to propose marriage to her.
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
Tracey Harrington McCoy / Popeater:
Fiery and Fabulous: Hollywood's Most Riveting Redheads  —  It can't be denied: redheads have that indescribable something.  They're always just a little bit sassy, a little bit unusual, a little bit unpredictable.  This is true in Hollywood too.  Maybe even more so.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Tommy Lee Jones exits ‘Lincoln Lawyer’  —  Director/co-star cites creative differences  —  Tommy Lee Jones has bowed out of “The Lincoln Lawyer.”  —  Jones had been set to direct and co-star with Matthew McConaughey in Lakeshore Entertainment's adaptation of the Michael Connelly novel.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Apatow, Universal pick up pitches  —  Ansari, Woliner score with trio of comedy concepts  —  Judd Apatow and Universal Pictures have picked up a trio of comedy pitches from Aziz Ansari and Jason Woliner.  —  Ansari, a former “Daily Show With Jon Stewart” correspondent who stars opposite Amy Poehler …
Laura Lane / OK! Magazine:
Miley & Brother Trace: Inked Up Sibs!  —  Miley Cyrus and her older bro Trace not only share good genes and a love of music, but if Trace has his way, they'll also share matching tattoos!  The Metro Station rocker says he hopes to get a matching tattoo with his sibs, including lil' sis Miley …
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and Perez Hilton
 
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