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2:00 PM ET, December 16, 2009

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Source: Elin Nordegren Plans Split from Tiger Woods  —  The holidays may bring a final showdown in the marriage of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, a source close to the golfer's wife tells PEOPLE, saying, “She plans to leave Tiger.”  —  Another source says, “She's made up her mind.
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Us Weekly:
ONLY ON US: Source: Tiger and Mistress Rachel Uchitel “Are Not Over”  —  Admitting his “infidelities” to the world in a statement Dec. 11, a contrite Tiger Woods explained that he was taking a hiatus from golf to “focus my attention on being a better husband, father and person.”
New York Post:
Elin's out of Tiger Habitat  —  Will take kids away ‘by Yule’ as movers arrive  —  Tiger's wife is taking the cubs and moving to a new den.  —  Moving crews yesterday descended on the family's Florida manse, where Tiger Woods' furious wife, Elin Nordegren, has been living since their infamous battle …
E! Online:
Tiger's First Love: Woods Was Devastated by His Father's Cheating  —  Loading...  Long before he made tabloid (or even sports page) headlines, Tiger Woods was devastated by his own father's philandering, according to his high school sweetheart.  —  Dina Parr, whom he dated during high school …
TMZ.com:
Elin Nordegren — From Tiger to Puma?  —  While Tiger Woods is losing sponsors left and right, TMZ has learned his wife, Elin Nordegren, is “very close” to signing a deal of her own ... and the company happens to be Nike's archenemy — Puma.  —  An official from Puma — the athletic wear company …
Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Meet Kendra & Hank's Baby Boy!  —  World, meet Hank Randall Baskett IV — newborn son of Kendra Wilkinson Baskett, 24, and her husband, Hank, 27, a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts.  —  After initially planning a natural childbirth, the former Playboy model delivered …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Reese Witherspoon & Jake Gyllenhaal: It's Over!  —  Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal know how to quit each other.  —  The couple is no longer together.  —  Sources confirm that the two decided to end their relationship about two weeks ago.  People magazine actually reported the split back then …
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Us Weekly:
COVER STORY: Reese Leaves Jake; “It Broke His Heart”  —  After nearly three years together, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal called it quits in early December.  “It broke his heart,” an insider reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.  —  A source close to Gyllenhaal, 29 …
swide.com:
Madonna in the Dolce & Gabbana campaign: the images  —  Exclusive in this week's Italian edition of Vanity Fair is the worldwide preview of Dolce & Gabbana's new spring/summer 2010 campaign featuring pop icon Madonna.  Click here to take a first look and read what designer Stefano Gabbana has to say about the shoot and the star.
omg!:
PHOTO: Sarah Jessica Parker Shares New Pic of the Twins  —  Oh, babies: Sarah Jessica Parker says her 6-month-old twin girls “are about as un-identical as twins can be.”  —  On Tuesday's Late Show With David Letterman, she showed off a new photo of Marion and Tabitha, who were born in June with the help of a surrogate mother.
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TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate — The Arbitrator's Verdict is In  —  Jon Gosselin and soon-to-be-ex Kate Gosselin now know who's going to get what in their divorce.  TMZ has learned the arbitrator in their divorce case has made his decision on the subject of dividing money and other property and it has been forwarded to the divorce judge.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Court to Courtney: Stay Away From Frances  —  Courtney Love has not only lost legal control over her daughter— Frances Bean Cobain — TMZ has learned a judge has now issued a restraining order, prohibiting Courtney from having any direct or indirect contact with the 17-year-old.
Discussion: RADAR, Dlisted, Extra, omg! and ImNotObsessed.com
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Sofia Coppola Expecting Second Child  —  Director Sofia Coppola and partner Thomas Mars, the frontman for the band Phoenix, are expecting their second child, Mars has confirmed.  —  In a backstage interview with Chicago's WXRT, the French-born musician, seemingly surprised …
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Vanessa Hudgens Turns 21 with a Surprise Party  —  Vanessa Hudgens got a big surprise Monday night - a group of about 100 friends gathered at East Restaurant & Lounge in Hollywood to celebrate her 21th birthday.  —  Hudgens, decked out in a black mini dress with lace cut-out arms …
People.com:
Taylor Swift Makes Cover of PEOPLE's 25 Most Intriguing People of 2009  —  Ask Taylor Swift for one word to describe her life these days and the answer is easy: “Happy,” she says.  “It feels like this ongoing dream.”  —  And why shouldn't it?  Swift - who graces the cover of PEOPLE's 25 …
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Chantelle Houghton Is An Older Paris Hilton With Bigger Boobs  —  Here's busty British nobody Chantelle Houghton looking a little worse for wear the other night in the back of car.  With big fake boobs like that I'm sure it's not the first time she's been drunk in the back seat and probably won't be the last.
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Life & Style exclusive: Bethenny Frankel: My miracle pregnancy  —  Being four months pregnant hasn't slowed down Bethenny Frankel one bit.  She's shooting The Real Housewives of New York City, will set out on tour to promote her new book, The Skinnygirl Dish, and just finished filming her first exercise DVD.
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Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Tiger, wife headed for permanent split  —  Plus: Kate Gosselin is lonely; Justin Timberlake makes Globes about him  —  A source said that Tiger Woods has a long road ahead if he wants forgiveness from his wife, Elin Nordegren.  “Elin is not going to be one of these ‘stand by her man’ women,” the source said.
Discussion: Bossip and lalate news
Daily Mail:
Youthful Madonna turns back the clock to her Like A Prayer days as she brings Lourdes to Nine premiere  —  Madonna turned the New York premiere of Nine into a family affair last night as she arrived with daughter Lourdes.  —  The film may have been set in the Sixties, but Madonna was clearly …
Mike Hess / Popeater:
Vote: Who Is the Celebrity of the Decade?  —  Just who is the celebrity of the decade?  Oh, the choices!  We could go on forever, and while many A-listers have been nothing short of astounding — be it in their craft or just in terms of overall presence and behavior — over the last 10 years …
Discussion: Urlesque
 
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John Ourand / Puck:
Sources: Netflix is nearing a deal to stream two NFL games on December 25

Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Talk radio station WABC suspends Rudy Giuliani and cancels his daily show, saying he broke rules by trying to discuss discredited claims about 2020's election

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