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9:40 AM ET, November 24, 2009

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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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Paula Deen / TMZ.com:
Paula Deen Takes a Ham to the Face  —  Swine flew ... when somebody threw a packaged ham at an unsuspecting Paula Deen — and it smacked her right in the face.  —  According to CBS Atlanta, it all went down earlier today at an event for Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless.
Discussion: The Dish Rag and Backseat Cuddler
CBSAtlanta.com:
Paula Deen Hit In Face With Ham
Discussion: Lifeline Live and the.LIFE Files
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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Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom Purchase Nearly $4 Million Home  —  Residents of Mulholland Park Estates in Tarzana, Calif. may be loaning sugar and lawn equipment to some new neighbors: Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom!  —  A source close to the couple confirms to Usmagazine.com that Kardashian …
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Lamar Odom And Khloe Kardashian's Posh New Pad  —  It's a home fit for any reality couple - that's the new $3.95 million home in Tarzana, CA, that Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have just snapped-up.  —  PHOTOS: Khloe and Lamar's New House  —  The Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami star …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
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 …
Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez on AMAs Fall: “I Meant to Do That!”  —  Did Jennifer Lopez suffer a concussion after falling during her “Louboutins” number at the American Music Awards Sunday?  —  The singer-actress jokingly played the amnesiac during a Monday interview on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS FM radio show.
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Jennifer Lopez Falls on Bum at AMAs
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Adam Lambert Not Sorry for Simulating Oral Sex at AMAs  —  Adam Lambert is making no apologies for his racy performance during Sunday's American Music Awards.  —  While closing the show with his new single “For Your Entertainment,” the American Idol alum, 27, simulated fellatio with a male dancer …
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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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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.
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 …
Roger Friedman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Brad & Angie Send More Than $6.4 Mil to Charities  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie don't just talk the talk, they walk the walk.  According to the 2008 tax return for the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, the Hollywood couple sent over $6 million to charities last year.
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X17 Online:   Brad And Angelina Donate Over $6 Million To Charities In 2008
Details Magazine:
JOHN MAYER THINKS WITH HIS PICK  —  HE KNOWS WHY YOU DON'T LIKE HIM—AND HE'S OKAY WITH THAT.  —  John Mayer is early.  By nearly an hour.  This almost never happens in interviews with musicians, but Mayer is someone who prides himself on being what one might call an “unusualist.”
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TMZ.com:
‘Twilight’ Connection in Big Heroin Bust  —  Here's the kind of “Twilight” merchandise you really don't want your kids getting their hands on — baggies of heroin with a cartoon of Rob Pattinson's face printed on them.  —  DEA Special Agent Erin McKenzie-Mulvey tells us the heroin baggies with …
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: TV Fanatic, TV Envy and Movieline
Just Jared:
Zachary Quinto Gets Stabbed In Eye With Pen  —  With a pen stuck in his left eye, Zachary Quinto checks his BlackBerry and whistles while he works on the set of Heroes in Los Angeles on Sunday (November 22).  —  Yes, it's for his character Sylar...  The day before, the 32-year-old actor and his dog …
People.com:
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's Cozy Weekend in New York  —  Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have remained coy about their relationship, but the New Moon costars looked awfully close over the weekend in New York City - even though they're done promoting their hit movie.
Us Weekly:
ONLY ON US: Levi Johnston Criticized for Having “Hairy Armpits” in Playgirl  —  Levi Johnston's much-anticipated Playgirl photos made their debut Saturday — and critics were split when asked by Usmagazine.com to weigh in on the 19-year-old's PG-13 poses.  —  Chippendales dancer Nathan Minor …
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt
 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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