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7:25 AM ET, December 9, 2009

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Andrew LaVallee / Digits:
Thanks, Tiger!  Love, Yahoo  —  Tiger Woods may be losing fans in some quarters, but he has one in Carol Bartz, Yahoo's chief executive.  —  “God bless Tiger,” she said during an investors conference Tuesday, for the “huge” uptick in Web traffic he has generated over the past week.
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Gatorade Drops Tiger Woods' Drink
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Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Gatorade Discontinues Tiger Woods Drink
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Kate Gosselin: My Kids Are “Sobbing” Without the Cameras  —  Kate Gosselin says her eight children aren't doing so well now that they're no longer in front of the cameras.  —  “They cried in the van on the way home from school the other day.  I finally admitted to them, they kept asking, 'Where's the camera crew?
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Nicolas Cage's Ex Suing Him for $13 Million  —  Nicolas Cage's financial and legal nightmare continues to grow.  —  Christina Fulton, mother of Cage's eldest child Weston, 18, is suing the actor for fraud and breach of contract, alleging she's been caught in the web of his financial mismanagement …
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TMZ.com:
Nicolas Cage's Ex Makes Wild Claims in Suit  —  Nicolas Cage's baby mama is suing him ... claiming the actor booted her out of her home.  And, in what appears to be a gratuitous shot at Cage, Christina Fulton claims he inflicted her with “mental, physical and emotional abuse” …
Tim Swanson / Hero Complex:
Josh Brolin answering the call for ‘Men in Black 3’?  —  Recent L.A. Times addition Steven Zeitchik has another casting scoop for Hero Complex:  —  Josh Brolin could be going from “W.” to K.  —  With “No Country for Old Men,” “Milk,” “W.,” and, of course, “The Goonies” on his resume, Brolin's filmography speaks for itself.
Peter Gicas / E! Online:
Jessica Simpson “Smitten” With Pumpkins' Billy Corgan  —  Jason Merritt/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images  —  We suppose this is one way to get over those feelings of melancholy and infinite sadness when it comes to trying to find the right man.  —  It seems Jessica Simpson …
Us Weekly:
Porn Star Loses Custody Battle Against Sandra Bullock, Jesse James  —  Lindemulder, 39, was denied her request for “expanded visitation rights” in a California court on Monday following her claim that Bullock has prevented her from seeing her daughter, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Kyle Buchanan / Movieline:
EXCLUSIVE: Spider-Man 4 Circling John Malkovich, Anne Hathaway  —  No matter the superhero franchise, when it comes time to make a sequel, people mainly want to know one thing: Which villains will be in it?  Currently, fans are trying to crack the mystery of Spider-Man 4's bad guys …
Liza Hamm / People.com:
Uma Thurman Calls Off Engagement  —  Uma Thurman is single again.  —  The actress broke off her year-long engagement to Swiss multimillionaire Arpad “Arki” Busson on Nov. 15.  “The engagement ended awhile back - almost two months ago,” says a source.  “They remain friends.”
Devin Faraci / CHUD.com:
DEADPOOL COULD BE GOING TO ZOMBIELAND  —  The Deadpool movie has been slowly, quietly been percolating over at Fox, and recent days may have seen some important developments.  While nothing is official just yet, it looks like Fox could be hiring Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick …
Daily Star:
RIHANNA: MEGAN FOX IS HOT  —  ABOVE: Rihanna thinks Megan Fox is hot  —  IF you thought red-hot Rihanna was X-rated already, you'd better take a cold shower because the sexpot is getting even steamier.  —  The lean, mean lust machine, 21, is gearing up to crack Hollywood and wants to star as a raunchy lesbian assassin.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sandler, Aniston playing ‘Pretend’  —  Romantic comedy is in development at Columbia  —  Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston might be playing pretend.  —  Columbia is developing “Pretend Wife,” a romantic comedy that would serve as a Sandler vehicle and is in the process of gathering the wedding party.
Amir Bednarsh / The Vertex:
Movie Review: MacGruber  —  By  —  Only 30 seconds, MacGruber!  —  When given the opportunity to see an early screening of MacGruber, I was wary that it would follow in the path of prior Saturday Night Live films.  Most sketch concepts generally flourish when they're just that - sketches.
Hellomagazine.com:
Robert Downey Jr cements his status as top actor with Hollywood honour  —  Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, The Soloist, Sherlock Holmes - all blockbuster films with one man in common, Robert Downey Jr.  —  Recently the talented US actor has been enjoying a career comeback that has put him back at the top …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopSugar
Emily Smith / New York Post:
Rourke to Russia, with love  —  Mickey Rourkeis making plans to wed Russian beauty  —  Elena Kuletskayain Russia this spring, sources tell Page Six.  —  Rourke, 57, has been dating stunning blond model Kuletskaya, 24, for several months and popped the question to her over dinner last week.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Fringe’ exclusive: Look who's playing Walter's wife (and Peter's mom)!  —  The Bishop family unit is complete!  —  Irish actress Orla Brady — you may remember her as James Woods' ex on Shark — has nabbed the pivotal role of Walter's other half and mother to Peter, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Discussion: Collider and TV Fanatic
Oliver Coleman / OK! Magazine:
PHOTOS: Rihanna Inks Her New Motto Onto Her Chest  —  Say what you will about Rihanna, but the woman doesn't do things halfheartedly.  Last night, the Rated R singer headed to NYC tattoo parlor East Side Ink — one of her favorites — and had her personal motto etched indelibly into her skin forever.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Sarah Chalke Bikini Pictures  —  I've never watched Scrubs because that douche annoys the f@#k out of me and it doesn't look all that funny, but after seeing these pictures of Sarah Chalke in a bikini I'm... Still not going to watch that garbage.  I am however going to make angry love to myself …
Gordon Cox / Variety:
Corbin Bleu heads for ‘Heights’  —  ‘High School Musical’ star hits Broadway  —  Corbin Bleu will be the first “High School Musical” alum to hit Broadway, with the thesp stepping into the lead role of Tony-winning tuner “In the Heights” early next year.  —  Bleu, who appeared …
Access Hollywood:
Celine Dion Opens Up About Trying For Baby No. 2  —  Celine Dion,Parenthood,TV,Music,Celebrities  —  Celine Dion is hoping to have another child with her husband, Rene Angelil, the superstar singer told Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell in a new interview.  —  Celine, who was in Orlando …
 
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