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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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TMZ.com:
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 …
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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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 …
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)
X17 Online:
Rumer Willis, Hot Boyfriend Split
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
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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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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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
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 DOCUMENTS: ‘Transformers 3’ Victim's Family Files Lawsuit Against Paramount Pictures  —  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
omg!:
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: PopEater and Perez Hilton
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.
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.
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 …
Daily Targum:
Media exploits University tragedy  —  The death of University student Tyler Clementi might have been properly mourned if it were not for the massive rallies and aggressive news coverage that altered the nature of the situation.  The truth is that an 18-year-old boy killed himself …
Discussion: Queerty
People.com:
Margaret Cho: 'I Didn't Want to Live' When I Was Bullied  —  Following a series of suicides by gay teens in recent weeks, Margaret Cho and Louis van Amstel chose a theme of gay pride for their Dancing with the Stars samba on Monday - and later spoke to PEOPLE about the bullying they suffered as kids.
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online, Perez Hilton and StyleList
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: 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 …
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
A Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson reunion?  —  EXCLUSIVE — Here's a truth we could handle: Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson sharing the big screen again.  —  The two A-listers, who famously squared off in a courtroom in the 1992 blockbuster “A Few Good Men,” could be teaming and going on the run in …
TMZ.com:
Gary Coleman's Death Probe — Case Closed  —  No one murdered Gary Coleman ... this according to investigators who finally closed the case into the actor's untimely demise.  —  The decision to shut down the investigation comes just weeks after cops in Utah received and reviewed Coleman's autopsy report …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Bruce Willis To Star In Drama For Old Pal Joe Roth  —  EXCLUSIVE: Days after he scored a seven-figure deal from Universal for Snow White and the Huntsmen, producer Joe Roth is in the center of another auction.  In a competitive situation, QED and financier/producer Norton Herrick have committed to fund Ten …
Discussion: The Playlist and The Wrap
Tribeca Film:
Jake Gyllenhaal Wants to Be Paul Newman  —  And we think he's got the blue eyes for it.  The movie star displayed humility, humor and lots of facial hair at the New Yorker Festival in conversation with David Denby.  —  He'd be unrecognizable but for those enormous blue eyes.
Celebslam:
Madonna's pissed  —  Holy crap she scares me  —  Some untouched photos from Madonna's recent Dolce & Gabbana photoshoot were leaked to the web last week (before and after above).  Needless to say, Madonna was not pleased.  Oh no, now everyone knows she doesn't really look like a supermodel!
Discussion: The Blemish and EarSucker
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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Gabe / Videogum:
This Wedding Video Is Incredible
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Emma Stone In Spidey — But With Switch!
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Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
‘Dancing With The Stars’ Week 3 result
Archana Ram / PopWatch:
Lance Bass admits he bullied kids in the past for being gay
Andrew Scott / The Moviefone Blog:
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/Film:
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John Horn / Los Angeles Times:
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 Earlier Picks: 
RADAR:
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Glee Cast: Let's Tackle Gay Suicide Right Now
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
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The Superficial:
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

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Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
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