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1:25 PM ET, December 12, 2009

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Tiger Woods:
Tiger Woods taking hiatus from golf  —  I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.  I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness.
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TMZ.com:
Gillette: Tiger Woods Not the Best a Man Can Get  —  Tiger Woods won't be telling American men about close shaves anymore — Gillette is officially phasing him out of their ads.  —  The company — owned by perennially G-rated Procter & Gamble — has announced it's phasing Tiger out of its ads while he sorts out his personal life.
Discussion: Extra, Us Weekly and OK! Magazine
omg!:
Nike: Tiger Woods Has Our “Full Support”  —  Tiger Woods may be taking an indefinite hiatus from the sport of golf, but one of the 33-year-old's biggest endorsers is confident he will return — and willing to retain him as a spokesman in the meantime.  —  “Tiger has been part of Nike for more than a decade.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Duggar Baby Born Prematurely Due to Pregnancy Complication  —  Michelle Duggar's 19th baby was born prematurely at 1 lb., 6 oz., because Michelle suffered a rare condition during pregnancy that causes high blood pressure, her doctor says.  —  The condition, preeclampsia …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Jersey Shore Sucker-Punch: MTV Pulls Snooki Fight  —  Jersey Shore has only been on the air for two weeks, but there's almost as much drama off screen as there is on.  —  First, a couple of advertisers pulled their ads after some Italian-American groups blasted the show …
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TMZ.com:
ATL Housewives Re-Volt Over Electric Bills  —  NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak are locked in a stand-off with the people at “Real Housewives of Atlanta”— and we're told it's partly due to a power struggle over their electric bill.  —  Sources close to the ladies tell TMZ both women are in the midst …
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NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: Some Atlanta ‘Housewives’ may get dumped
Dean Nelson / Telegraph:
Lindsay Lohan attacked over claims she helped rescue 40 Indian children  —  An Indian charity has accused Lindsay Lohan, the Hollywood actress, of claiming to have helped to rescue 40 child labourers in New Delhi when she was not actually in the country.  —  The star of Mean Girls …
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Charlotte Spratt / Daily Mail:
That's quite a day's work there, Lindsay!  Ms Lohan claims to have ‘saved’ 40 Indian children  —  She might not be the first person to spring to mind when finding a celebrity to film a documentary about child trafficking in India.  —  But Lindsay Lohan, who is known for her partying lifestyle …
Discussion: Popeater and Pink is the New Blog
Rich Schapiro / NY Daily News:
Alleged Tiger Woods hooker Loredana Jolie fame-starved, says boss; Jamie Jungers talks on ‘Today’  —  Tiger prowled in public.  Las Vegas cocktail waitress Jamie Jungers, one of Woods' alleged gal pals, said Friday the world's most recognizable athlete didn't try to keep their affair on the down low.
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Us Weekly:
Tiger Woods' Mistress: I “Don't Owe” His Wife an Apology
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Bumpshack.com
Us Weekly:
See Kevin Federline's Shocking Weight Transformation  —  Goodbye, K-Fat, hello, K-Fit!  —  A dramatically slimmer Kevin Federline hit an L.A. golf course on Thursday.  The ex-husband to Britney Spears and father to her two sons famously shocked the world in spring 2009 with a new, rotund physique.
OK! Magazine:
Madonna dropped by Louis Vuitton  —  Singer is replaced as the face of top fashion house  —  MADONNA is no longer Louis Vuitton's material girl, with a younger model taking her place as the face of the brand.  —  Madonna, 51, had signed a £6.5 million deal with the luxury brand in 2008.
Whitney English / E! Online:
Eddie Cibrian's Ex: “I Slashed His Tires, and It Felt Awesome”  —  Forget LeAnn Rimes.  It was Carrie Underwood who inspired Brandi Glanville's reaction to husband Eddie Cibrian's adultry.  —  The CSI: Miami star filed a court declaration in his custody battle with his soon-to-be ex-wife …
TMZ.com:
Will Smith's Kid — Badu to the Bone  —  Here's Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's adorable son Jaden at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Norway on Friday (left) — and R+B diva Erykah Badu performing in Detroit (right).  —  One of them is the new “Karate Kid.”  —  We're just sayin'.  —  See Also
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM
Nicole Sperling / Hollywood Insider:
Exclusive: ‘The Black List’ — Top 11 unproduced screenplays of 2009  —  Last December, we introduced you to Franklin Leonard and The Black List, the list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.  Since then, Leonard has been named by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the top 35 …
Tim Stack / Hollywood Insider:
‘Glee’: Source says there are plans to release original content during hiatus  —  I know these last few days since the Glee fall finale have been tough, fellow Gleeks.  Personally, I watched the “My Life Would Suck Without You” performance about six times, not wanting to let the show end.
Popeater:
Goodbye ‘Flight of the Conchords,’ You Had It Going On  —  That sobbing you hear is every hip kid on the planet reacting to the Flight of the Conchords' decision on Thursday to retire their cult HBO series.  Stars Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, who were nominated for two Emmys last year …
 
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Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
Snoop Goes Soapy for ‘One Life to Live’
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Nick Axelrod / WWD.com:
Chace Crawford Interview: Finishing School
X17 Online:
The View Apologizes For Calling Rachel Uchitel A Hooker
Discussion: omg! and TMZ.com
Dave McNary / Variety:
Summit to distribute Polanski's ‘Ghost Writer’
Discussion: New York Magazine
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Nick Hogan Testifies His Injured Pal Wanted To “Kill Homos”
Discussion: Celebslam and The Superficial
TMZ.com:
Jay-Z's Nightclub Sued Over Ferocious Beating
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Axl Rose — The Fight Video
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TMZ.com:
Johnson & Johnson Heiress Charged
Emily Smith / New York Post:
Eatery sued over star snub
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
VH1 Star — I Suffered from Postpartum Illness
Discussion: Sandra Rose
X17 Online:
Kourtney Waddles To Lunch With Her Babydaddy
Discussion: INF Daily and DailyFill.com
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Oksana Grigorieva is pissed at Mel Gibson for not helping with the baby
 

 
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New York Times:
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