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3:25 PM ET, November 25, 2009

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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Backstage at DWTS: Mya “Disappointed,” Donny “Numb” and Judges In Shock  —  Attention astronauts: If you see a huge beam of light coming from somewhere near Donny Osmond's house in Utah, be not afraid.  —  “I'm probably putting it on top of my house with a spotlight on it for all the world to see …
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Associated Press:
Donny Osmond wins ‘Dancing with the Stars’  —  NEW YORK - Donny Osmond was declared the new champion of “Dancing With Stars” on Tuesday night, taking home the show's mirror ball trophy in the season finale of the ABC contest reality program.  —  Osmond, the former teen pop star of the singing Osmond family …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Donny Osmond Wins Dancing!
Discussion: Socialite Life
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Idol Finalist Calls Adam Lambert “a Sham”  —  American Idol alums are split when it comes to Adam Lambert's racy performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday.  —  “I honestly had no problem with Adam's AMA performance,” season 5 contestant Kevin Covais tells Usmagazine.com.
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CBS News:
Lambert: Offering No Apologies  —  Says Reaction to His Steamy Performance on AMAs Sign of “Double Standard” Against Gay Males; Doesn't Say Sorry to Any Parents  —  (CBS) Adam Lambert says the firestorm following his sexually-charged performance on Sunday's American Music Awards show took him aback.
entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com:
Fox411 Exclusive: Katie Holmes ruins ‘New Moon’ for some New York fans  —  Isabella, Katie and Suri shop in NYC (Source: X17)  —  She may seem shy and reserved next to larger-than-life husband Tom Cruise, but it turns out Katie Holmes doesn't know how to keep quiet when it counts.
Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
First look: ‘Shrek Forever After’: Fourth, final film is first in 3-D  —  Even fairy tales must come to an end.  —  The once-upon-a-time spoofing that began with 2001's Shrek will conclude when Shrek Forever After, the fourth computer-animated comic adventure starring the hygiene-challenged ogre …
TMZ.com:
Rob Kardashian Nailin' the Nailin' Paylin Chick  —  “Going rogue” takes on a whole new meeting when you're dating a porn star.  —  We're told Rob Kardashian has been dating none other than Lisa Ann — the adult film star who headlined the XXX classic, “Who's Nailin' Paylin?”
Kyle Buchanan / Movieline:
Courtney Love Spilling on Edward Norton, Britney Spears in Epic Facebook Meltdown  —  Though she abandoned Twitter in a Miley Cyrus-led exodus, Courtney Love is now posting her barely-decipherable public missives at her Facebook fanpage.  You'd be forgiven if you missed the memo about her new online home …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Carrie Ann Inaba to Undergo Surgery  —  Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba tells PEOPLE she is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday morning in Los Angeles to relieve pressure and stiffness in her neck caused by spinal stenosis.  —  “I have arthritis.
Katherine Thomson / The Huffington Post:
Oprah's Favorite Things Show: CANCELED?  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  After seven years, Oprah has zero plans to do a Favorite Things episode in 2009, a Harpo employee told Huffington Post.  Coupled with her announcement that 2010's holiday season will be her last on the air, the era of crying …
Perez Hilton:
Swiss Court Approves Polanski's Bail Offer!  —  Money talks!  —  A Swiss court has approved Roman Polanski's bail offer of $4.5 million in exchange for his release from jail and going under house arrest and electronic monitoring at his chalet in Switzerland.  —  Sounds like living in a Swiss chalet 24/7 would be really rough.
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Reuters:
Swiss court grants Roman Polanski bail
Discussion: TMZ.com
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘ER’ Star Smashes Face After Drinking  —  Is there a doctor in the house?  —  There was, but he was a little smashed up after having a few drinks.  —  Shane West, who played Dr. Ray Barnett on NBC's mega-hit hospital drama ER, needed some patching up when he tripped and fell …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Baby Smiley Gives Sandra Bullock A Chola Makeover  —  Baby Smiley continued her mission of turning all of us into chola beauties by taking her Sharpie to Sandra Bullock's eyebrows on Lopez Tonight last night.  Sandra agreed to the chola makeover, because she said she wanted to become “more Latin.”
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Lady Gaga Does It for the Freaks  —  Outcasts, misfits and the forgotten of society, rejoice: Lady Gaga is doing it all for you.  —  “I didn't fit in in high school and I felt like a freak,” she tells Ellen DeGeneres in an interview to air Friday.  “So I like to create this atmosphere …
New York Post:
Mideast bonanza for Rihanna  —  Some of the top performers in the music business will be getting 2010 off to a quick and lucrative start.  —  A source tells Page Six that  —  Rihannais getting paid a staggering $500,000 to perform at a New Year's Eve bash at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi …
Popeater:
Watch: 25 Years of Oprah's Enthusiastic Screams  —  Oprah Winfrey is known for her enthusiasm when it comes to her celebrity friends and the fabulous Jezebel.com compiled the best moments of the talk show queen screaming out the names of her famous guests.  —  Even as ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ comes …
TMZ.com:
‘Early Show’ Censors Gay Kiss ... When It's Men  —  As far as “The Early Show” goes, a kiss is just a kiss ... except when it's a male-on-male kiss.  —  During an interview on “The Early Show” this morning, Adam Lambert's AMAs same-sex face suck was blurred out — but moments later they ran …
Discussion: omg!
Amber James / Popeater:
Shakira Unleashes Inner ‘She Wolf’  —  Shakira released her new album ‘She Wolf’ on Nov. 23, and PopEater was lucky enough to sit down with her for an exclusive interview.  —  During her visit to Manhattan, Shakira opened up about working with Lil' Wayne on her new single 'Give It Up To Me …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
TMZ.com:
Paris & Doug — Movin' Out  —  The Hollywood Hills neighbors of Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt have become so upset with their antics, they've actually staged an intervention — but it's all for nothing ... 'cause Paris and Doug are packing up and moving out!
Robin Milling / Popeater:
Fergie Finds Love Letters From ‘Nine’ Co-Star Daniel Day Lewis  —  Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie discovered first-hand the method acting madness of her ‘Nine’ co-star Daniel Day-Lewis when she received love letters from the eccentric actor written as his character Guido.  “Daniel is very charming.
The Huffington Post:
Italian-Americans Protest MTV's ‘Guido’ Show ‘Jersey Shore’  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  AP Text, scroll down for ‘Jersey Shore’ trailer:  —  FAIRFIELD, N.J. - A national Italian-American organization based in New Jersey says an MTV reality show that depicts Italian-American beachgoers as the …
 
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Nicole Sperling / PopWatch:
‘New Moon’ director Chris Weitz: ‘This was made for the fans’
Discussion: Extra and MTV Movies Blog
Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman Not Pregnant, Confirms Rep
Alan Sepinwall / New Jersey Online:
Fox mid-season schedule: ‘American Idol’ …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Pop Crunch
Billboard.Biz:
Susan Boyle's First-Week U.S. Album Sales Projected At 550K+
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Rolling Stone
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • In New York City for the weekend …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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From Mediagazer:

David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR suspended Uri Berliner for five days without pay, starting on April 12, after he wrote an essay accusing NPR of losing the public's trust

CNN:
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Dozens of Alden-owned newspapers ran editorials over the weekend arguing that Google's threat to cut off news in California “is a bully tactic”

 
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