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10:00 AM ET, December 17, 2009

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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.
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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
TMZ.com:
Courtney to Frances: Don't Be Like Jamie Lynn
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Source: Elin Nordegren Plans Split from Tiger Woods
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Shoots Down Tiger Woods Rumors  —  A report that Jessica Simpson and Tiger Woods once flirted is a complete lie, the singer says.  —  “Can't believe that I'm on the cover of star magazine with Tiger Woods, what a JOKE!  ‘The Shocking Inside Story’ is (insert drumroll) A LIE!”
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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 …
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Brad and Angelina's baby joy!  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie aren't big on PDAs.  So when Angie playfully grabbed at Brad's tux jacket, gazed at him lovingly and ran her fingers through his hair — all while he planted soft kisses on her head — everyone at the star-studded UNICEF ball knew something was up.
Marc Graser / Variety:
Rene Russo joins cast of ‘Thor’  —  Actress set to play Frigga, mother of Norse hero  —  Rene Russo has joined the cast of “Thor,” with the actress set to play Frigga, the mother of Marvel Entertainment's hammer-wielding Norse hero.  —  Kenneth Branagh is helming the actioner that starts lensing …
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Disney's “Wild Hogs” Sequel Stalls Out  —  In what marks the third high-profile film that Disney has halted since Rich Ross took the studio reins, “Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride” has been scrapped.  —  The Touchstone Pictures sequel to the 2007 hit was revving up to begin production by next summer …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Steve Carell, Tina Fey eyeing ‘Groom’ film  —  ‘Date Night’ stars loosely attached to reunite for comedy pic  —  Are Steve Carell and Tina Fey teaming up once again?  —  The duo, who will be seen opposite each other in next year's “Date Night,” are loosely attached to star in “Mail-Order Groom …
Discussion: New York Magazine and EW.com
TMZ.com:
NFL Star Badly Wounded in Truck Mishap  —  Chris Henry — a wide receiver on the Cincinnati Bengals — is fighting for his life after falling out of the back of a moving pick-up truck earlier today.  —  Police tell TMZ Henry had been involved in a “domestic situation” with his fiancee in North Carolina …
Discussion: Kentucky Post and Bumpshack.com
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: Best Week Ever and Just Jared
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.
Lindsay Robertson / omg! on Yahoo!:
Sarah Jessica Parker's Missing Mole  —  Back in the summer of 2008, the gossip websites had a brief obsession with the unexplained disappearance of a mole that had graced actress Sarah Jessica Parker's chin for her entire acting career.  The general consensus was confusion: “Why would she remove it now?”
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Rich / fourfour:
A real life Jersey Shore protest  —  This is happening in front of the Viacom building NOW:  —  About four people were downstairs proclaiming Snooki the “dark lord” when I took these.  I didn't feel like arguing over JS' cultural greatness, but I gather that this group's point …
Discussion: Best Week Ever and Videogum
Us Weekly:
See Melissa Rycroft's Mexican Wedding Photos!  —  On Saturday, Melissa Rycroft walked down the aisle in a Mexican beach ceremony — and the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now) has all the details!  —  Check out these photos of the barefoot former Bachelorette, 26, in a strapless organza …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Payoff For New Tiger Woods Mistress In The Works  —  Another one of Tiger Woods' mistresses is negotiating a payoff, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  After Rachel Uchitel cashed in on a deal that is worth from $1 million to $3 million, the next mistress closing in on collecting is Theresa Rogers.
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Tameka Raymond Sets the Record Straight on Real Housewives Rumors  —  What would The Real Housewives of Atlanta be like without Nene or Kim?  —  Well, it's possible we may find out.  Though a rep for the series tells us that “no decisions have been made yet for season three,” …
 
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Daily Mail:
Youthful Madonna turns back the clock to her Like A Prayer days …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered

 
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