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4:05 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.”
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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:
Courtney Love Slams Daughter as “Deceptive” After Losing Custody  —  Courtney Love has lashed out at daughter Frances Bean Cobain after the 17-year-old girl was placed under temporary guardianship of her paternal grandmother and Kurt Cobain's sister.  (No reason was given for the guardianship.)
Discussion: Socialite Life and DailyFill.com
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.
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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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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 …
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 …
Ashley Mateo / Self.com:
Behind the Scenes: Carrie Underwood Cover Shoot  —  We first met Carrie Underwood four years for her first post-Idol cover and guess what?  At our Nashville cover shoot, we found out she's as girl-next-door normal as she was before all the awards and chart-topping hits!
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
Us Weekly:
PIC: See Nicole Kidman's Embarrassing Makeup Snafu!  —  Yikes!  —  At Tuesday's red carpet premiere for Nine in Manhattan, Nicole Kidman debuted a questionable new makeup trend: a mess of white powder dotting her eyes and nose!  —  Looks like Kidman and her makeup artist for the night needed …
Discussion: Just Jared
Azaria Jagger / Gawker:
9-Year-Old Noah Cyrus Performing ‘Smack That’ Is Disturbing On Seven Different Levels  —  Last time we saw Miley Cyrus' little sister, the tyke was posing with stripper poles and wearing patent-leather thigh-high boots.  And now: Noah performs an exuberant ass-slapping version of Akon's …
Discussion: Popeater
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 …
Los Angeles Times:
Roy Edward Disney dies at 79; nephew of Walt helped revive animation  —  In the 1980s after establishing financial independence, he paved the way for a new management team that brought back to life the art form that defined Walt Disney Co.  —  Roy Edward Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney whose commitment …
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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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
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From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

Austin Fuller / Current:
NPR CEO Katherine Maher will not attend a US House committee hearing on May 8 looking at alleged NPR bias due to a schedule conflict, but offers to appear later

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A historical look at Pulitzer winners shows the decline of local and regional newspapers and the growth in online news outlets, especially at the local level

 
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