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7:40 AM ET, December 17, 2009

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Linda Marx / People.com:
Elin Nordegren to Spend Holidays in Sweden Without Tiger  —  Escaping the media glare, Elin Nordegren is taking the kids and traveling to her homeland for the holidays, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  “Elin is going to Sweden soon,” the source says.  “Two stewardesses and one pilot are in Sweden …
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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.
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
Discussion: OK! Magazine
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 …
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
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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.
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
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:
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
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
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 …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Naturally....  If Star Magazine wanted to put out the most ridiculous (slash hilarious) cover of the week, they should've just featured the story about Jessica Simpson dating Billy Corgan.  But they really outdid themselves with this amazing work of art that belongs in a museum of laughs.
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 …
 
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