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10:25 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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Courtney to Frances: Don't Be Like Jamie Lynn  —  Courtney Love is using the Internet to blast off about losing legal control of her daughter Frances Bean Cobain — and in her latest rant, she takes a nasty shot at unwed teenage mother Jamie Lynn Spears.  —  Courtney just posted the following on her Facebook page:
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
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 …
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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Chris Henry / TMZ.com:
NFL Star Chris Henry Dies  —  NFL star Chris Henry has died as a result of the injuries he sustained after falling out of the back of a moving pick-up truck yesterday.  —  Charlotte-Mecklenburg police tell TMZ Henry died at 6:36 AM EST this morning.  —  He was 26.
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TMZ.com:
NFL Star Badly Wounded in Truck Mishap
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Kentucky Post
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 …
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
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 …
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
Lainey's Entertainment Update:
Smack the Cyrus  —  Since I'm going to hell already I'll say it for you - the little one's voice is just as annoying as her older sister.  Of course it's a Cyrus.  What else could it be?  —  You've already enjoyed the sight of Noah Cyrus working a pole and her Halloween costume left nothing to be desired.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and Cele|bitchy
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Azaria Jagger / Gawker:
9-Year-Old Noah Cyrus Performing ‘Smack That’ …
Discussion: Popeater
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Hosts Holiday Party, Sarah Michelle Gellar Caught in the Crossfire  —  Loading...  Lindsay Lohan can't do anything quietly, and that includes hosting a holiday party for the staff of her 6126 leggings line.  —  It was paparazzi madness when she showed up at Beverly Hills eatery E. Baldi around 2 p.m. yesterday.
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
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
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.
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Garth Brooks to Sue Oklahoma Hospital for $500,000  —  “Unanswered Prayers” singer Garth Brooks says that his quest to make his mother's name “More Than a Memory” at an Oklahoma hospital has gone unfulfilled - and he's suing the medical center for $500,000 as a result.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, iVillage, TMZ.com and EW.com
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,” …
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.
 
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