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Howard Breuer / People.com:
Oksana Grigorieva: I Thought Mel Gibson Would Kill Me  —  You've heard the tapes.  Now Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson's former girlfriend, is speaking out about their relationship - and her claims that Gibson was abusive to her.  —  In a wide-ranging interview with PEOPLE, Grigorieva, 40 …
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Oksana's Lawyer Pulls Plug on Oprah Interview  —  Oksana Grigorieva will not be doing Oprah Winfrey's show, but contrary to a CNN report, it's not because the judge gagged her ... it's because one of her lawyers said, “No way.”  —  There's a report out that Judge Scott Gordon ordered Oksana …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Source: Chelsea Handler, 50 Cent Are Dating!  —  No joke: Chelsea Handler and 50 Cent are dating, a source confirms to UsMagazine.com.  —  The unexpected pair were photographed looking romantic at a New Orleans bar on Sunday.  —  “It's been going on awhile,” the source says of the comedienne and the rapper, both 35.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Chelsea Handler Enlists In ‘This Means War’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Lately host Chelsea Handler has landed a juicy role opposite Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine in This Means War, the McG-directed 20th Century Fox comedy.  Handler will play the best friend and confidante of a woman …
Josef Adalian / New York Magazine:
MTV Bringing Back Punk'd, With Host Justin Bieber  —  MTV may need to start shopping for a trucker hat that won't mess with Justin Bieber's hair, because multiple industry insiders tell Vulture that the tween singer has been all but officially tapped as the host of a revival of Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd …
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Inception Star Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Brother Dies  —  Inception star Joseph Gordon-Levitt announced the death of his older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt, on his Twitter page Tuesday.  —  Dan Gordon-Levitt, better known as “Burning Dan,” was a 36-year-old fire-spinning artist and flow arts teacher …
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Fox & Aronofsky Claw In On ‘Wolverine 2’?  —  I'm told that 20th Century Fox has begun talks with Darren Aronofsky for X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2.  Deadline revealed back on August 31st that Aronofsky and David Slade were the chief competitors for the job.  Aronofsky and Hugh Jackman already …
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Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Fox Offers Wolverine 2 to Darren Aronofsky  —  The choice of Zack Snyder by Warner Bros. to direct Christopher Nolan and David Goyer's Superman: Man of Steel appears to have wide-spread repercussions for Hollywood's other superheroes.  Vulture has just learned that 20th Century Fox today entered …
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Rumer Willis and Boyfriend Split  —  Rumer Willis and her actor boyfriend Micah Alberti have parted ways.  —  “They decided it wasn't working,” a source close to the couple tells PEOPLE.  “They're moving on.”  —  Willis, 22, whose famous mother Demi Moore and stepfather Ashton Kutcher …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Rumer Willis & Micah Alberti split, Rumer “is very upset” (update: confirmed)
Heat Vision:
Idris Elba, Johnny Whitworth gear up for ‘Ghost Rider 2’ (exclusive)  —  Idris Elba (left) and Johnny Whitworth are in negotiations to join the cast of “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” Columbia's sequel to the 2007 hit.  —  The movie, with Nicolas Cage back as the demonic biker anti-hero …
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Dan Goodswen / TotalFilm.com:
Idris Elba for Luke Cage
Us Weekly:
PIC: Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen Take Romance Public  —  Yup, it's on!  —  In a just-released pic, Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen held hands during a sweet stroll in Toronto, Canada on Sunday.  —  It's the first time McAdams, 31, and Sheen, 41, have made their long-rumored romance public.
Discussion: Hollywood Dame, PopSugar and Movieline
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Us Weekly:
Katherine Heigl: Why I Adopted Before Having “Biological Children”  —  One of Katherine Heigl's many surprises of parenthood?  Watching her husband Josh Kelley become a hands-on dad to adopted daughter Naleigh, 22 months.  —  “He's a great dad.  I didn't expect it,” Heigl, 31 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and I'm Not Obsessed!
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The Superficial:
Courtney Love Quits Twitter Over Nude Pic  —  Courtney Love just quit Twitter again after a naked photo posted to her account was splattered all over the web.  Turns out it was supposed to be a private message, but apparently God was angry that day, exposing us to His wrath:
GInfante / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Transformers 3’ Victim's Family Files Lawsuit Against Paramount  —  Adolfo Romo, brother to Transformers 3 victim Gabriela Cedillo, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Paramount Pictures citing negligence, and RadarOnline.com has all the details and documents.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Injured ‘Transformers 3’ Extra Sues Studio
PopEater:
Single Kim Kardashian Is ‘Down for Some Hookups’  —  Kim Kardashian has a long, strong history of saying she's giving the single life a shot, only to end up with a new (athlete) boyfriend.  With an impending move to New York City, though, she may be serious.
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Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian “Down for Some Hookups” but Not Checking Out Kanye's Ass in NYC
The Huffington Post:
James Franco In Drag For Candy Magazine (PHOTOS)  —  What's Your Reaction: … James Franco is barely recognizable on the cover of Candy Magazine.  Terry Richardson shot the actor, with his hair slicked back, wearing blue eyeshadow and thick red lipstick.
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Carrie Underwood Calls Hubby the ‘Missing Piece to My Puzzle’  —  With two careers that keep them on the road, Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher haven't had much together time since their July 10 wedding, but the singer says for her, marriage is a perfect fit.
TMZ.com:
Betty Ford Sends Michael Lohan Packin'  —  Michael Lohan knows how hard it is to make it in the big city — he can't even get into rehab.  —  We're told Michael headed for the desert last Thursday ... to Rancho Mirage, home of the Betty Ford Center and temporary digs of Lindsay Lohan.
David Carr / New York Times:
At Flagging Tribune, Tales of a Bankrupt Culture  —  In January 2008, soon after the venerable Tribune Company was sold for $8.2 billion, Randy Michaels, a new top executive, ran into several other senior colleagues at the InterContinental Hotel next to the Tribune Tower in Chicago.
Discussion: Jezebel, The Wrap, The Awl and FishbowlLA
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Biggest Loser Couple Get Engaged After Dropping a Total of 241 Lbs  —  From ranch to ring!  —  While shooting a special for The Biggest Loser, season 9 contestant Sam Poueu, 23, proposed to castmate Stephanie Anderson, 30, at the NBC show's ranch in in Calabasas, Calif., Oct. 4.
Discussion: Fancast News and Bumpshack.com
Us Weekly:
Why Was Gisele Kissing Another Man?  —  Last Thursday, Gisele Bundchen was photographed kissing a man — not her husband, Tom Brady — at the Vogue 90th Anniversary party in Paris.  —  Bundchen's mystery party companion: NYC art dealer Helly Nahmad, who explained the controversial pics …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Teen Mom's Amber Opens Up About Attacking Baby's Dad  —  Teen Mom star Amber Portwood tells the new Us Weekly that she's facing her serious anger issues head on.  —  Fans of the MTV show were shocked by the Sept. 28 episode, in which an enraged Portwood, 20, punched …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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