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TMZ.com:
‘Two and a Half Men’ — Kid Scores MASSIVE Contract  —  While most 16-year-olds are scrounging around for minimum wage jobs ... the kid from “Two and a Half Men” just locked up a brand new contract worth $300,000 per episode ... TMZ has learned.  —  Angus T. Jones — who plays Charlie Sheen's …
Just Jared:
Anderson Cooper Slams Vince Vaughn's Use Of 'That's So Gay'  —  Anderson Cooper has spoken out against Vince Vaughn's pejorative use of “that's so gay” the trailer for his new film, The Dilemma.  —  In the film, Vince plays a man who learns that his best friend's wife is having an affair.
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PopEater:
Anderson Cooper Blasts New Vince Vaughn Trailer  —  Anderson Cooper won't be seeing ‘The Dilemma.’  —  In a discussion with Ellen DeGeneres, Cooper took issue with the movie's trailer, in which Vince Vaughn's character uses the word “gay” in a derogatory fashion, although he never named the actor or the actual film.
The Huffington Post:   Anderson Cooper Takes On Vince Vaughn Movie's Use Of ‘So Gay’ (VIDEO)
Daulerio / Deadspin:
Brett Favre's Cellphone Seduction Of Jenn Sterger (Update) … 02:30 PM  —  6,092  —  4  —  By Adam Dachis … Thuuz Lets Sports Fans Know Which Games Were Great (or Not)  —  Sports fanatic or not, you can't catch every game.  Thuuz helps you make the difficult choices by ranking games …
Jody Thompson / Daily Mail:
‘Help us mutiny’: Johnny Depp pays surprise visit to London primary school dressed as Jack Sparrow after letter from girl, 9  —  It's not every day a Hollywood heart-throb pitches up in your classroom.  —  But these Greenwich schoolgoers left the rest of Britain's children - if not parents …
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Us Weekly:
Gwyneth Paltrow “Shocked” After Director Offers Sex for Role  —  For Elle's annual Women in Hollywood issue, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and Hilary Swank grace three different November covers and open up about their past showbiz struggles and where women stand today.
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PopEater:
Hudson, Paltrow Star in Elle's Women in Hollywood  —  Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow are featured in Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood edition this month.  —  Joining the two beauties in this month's issue is two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank.  —  The actresses …
Discussion: PopSugar
New York Post:
Rehab cuts Lindsay Lohan's phone, e-mail, Twitter use  —  Tweet  —  While in rehab at the Betty Ford Center, Lindsay Lohan is also getting therapy for her addiction to e-mail and Twitter.  Sources tell us she's “only allowed to use her phone for two hours a day, and only to keep in touch with family and close friends.”
Discussion: Urlesque and TheFABlife
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PopEater:   Lindsay Lohan Denied Phone, Twitter Access in Rehab
Daily Mail:
Sarah Jessica Parker is looking Sexy in the City in nude dress at New York City Ballet gala  —  Sarah Jessica Parker put on a little red carpet performance of her own as she gave a twirl in her stunning nude dress at the New York City Ballet 2010 fall gala last night.
Discussion: PopEater and Socialite Life
Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Seacrest in talks to launch cable network  —  EXCLUSIVE: Teaming with CAA, AEG on joint venture  —  The reality producer, radio personality and “American Idol” host is in early talks with talent agency CAA and entertainment company AEG about jointly launching a new cable network.
Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
Ozzy Osbourne “Disgusted” By Anti-Gay Church Using His Music  —  Ozzy Osbourne sounds ready to bite somebody's head off.  —  The British rock god released a statement saying he was “disgusted” by a Kansas-based church's choice to play his music on the steps of the United States Supreme Court today.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jersey Shore's Angelina Punches Limo Driver!  —  A hired driver learned that lesson the hard way recently when she punched him in the head after he insulted her mother, Angelina's mother told RadarOnline.com exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Top 10 Bikini Clad Reality Stars
X17 Online:
Halle Berry Takes New Boyfriend Olivier Martinez To Meet Her Parents!  —  Halle Berry stepped out with her new boyfriend, Frenchman Olivier Martinez, today, after he arrived in LA just yesterday from France.  The pair jumped in Oli's vintage Aston Martin and headed to a hip West Hollywood art gallery.
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM and Perez Hilton
Michelle Ward / People.com:
Brad Pitt Arrives in Hungary to Join Angelina Jolie and Kids  —  The world's most famous globe trotting family are back together again.  —  Brad Pitt was spotted Thursday arriving at the VIP terminal at the Ferihegy International Airport in Budapest carrying two-year old twins Vivienne and Knox.
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X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - FIRST PHOTOS OF BRAD PITT ARRIVING IN HUNGARY WITH THE TWINS
Discussion: omg! and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Rachel Uchitel — I Got Jacked at Recovery Center  —  Rachel Uchitel claims she went to a sober living house to get cleaned up ... and instead got cleaned out ... as in, someone inside the place allegedly stole her $11,000 Cartier watch.  —  The upcoming “Celebrity Rehab” …
Discussion: Crushable and Bitten and Bound
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Next Hot Female Role: Noomi Rapace In Hunt For Ridley Scott's 3D ‘Alien’ Prequel  —  Now that Rooney Mara got the Lisbeth Salander role in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Emma Stone got the Gwen Stacy role in Spider-Man and Sandra Bullock is in talks for Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity …
Kelly Osbourne / Star:
TA-TA, TATTOOS!  —  Kelly Osbourne shed pounds, and now she's losing her tattoos!  —  The former reality TV star has been reinventing herself ever since her stint on Dancing With The Stars, which helped her drop some extra weight.  She's no longer Ozzy's foul-mouthed, full-figured daughter …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Tim Adler / Deadline.com:
Julia Ormond And Dougray Scott Round Out Cast Of ‘My Week With Marilyn’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Julia Ormond is playing Vivien Leigh after Catherine Zeta-Jones dropped out, and Dougray Scptt is playing Arthur Miller.  Filming starts today in London on the feature, which is shooting for 7 weeks at Pinewood and on location in and around the city.
People.com:
Oksana Grigorieva Claims Mel Gibson Wielded Gun After Hitting Her  —  As the drama surrounding Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva continued, the Russian-born musician is going into greater detail about the domestic violence she says she suffered at Gibson's hands.
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Who does Shia LaBeouf play from here (and is it Karl Rove)?  —  The occasional tabloid debacle or Frankie Muniz throwdown aside, Shia LaBeouf has proved he's one of the most bankable young stars out there.  —  Love him or hate him, with the actor in a lead role even movies …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Movieline
Adam Buckman / Fancast News:
Max Weinberg: Open Heart Surgery Influenced My Decision To Leave Conan  —  Why did bandleader Max Weinberg decide not to follow Conan O'Brien to TBS?  —  Blame it on the irresistible lure of the Garden State.  In the final analysis, this lifelong Jersey boy says he just couldn't pull …
PopEater:
A Curvy Halloween as Rachael Ray Dresses Up as Jessica Rabbit  —  Rachael Ray is serving up quite a spicy dish on an upcoming edition of her talk show, dressing up as iconic 'toon Jessica Rabbit for a Halloween episode.  —  The TV cook transformed herself into the cartoonishly-curvy star …
Gus Garcia-Roberts / Riptide 2.0:
Miami Police Department Thinks Jay-Z Looks Like a Gangbanger  —  Jay-Z is on the cover of this month's Forbes.  But the Miami Police Department still thinks he looks like your typical member of a street gang.  —  The department's website is currently featuring a large mural-esque banner …
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • It pays to be a regular!  Rihanna took a break from talking up her new album, Loud and checking out Fashion Week, for a meal with beau Matt Kemp at Findi, one of her favorite Paris spots.  When they arrived, the couple discovered the below-ground Italian restaurant was closed for a private function.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
E! Online:
Katherine Heigl Admits She Has an “Image Problem”  —  While ungrateful is a word often linked with Katherine Heigl here in Hollywood (tho we do want to give her props for her fab work with animals), the Life As We Know It star addressed her “image problem” this morning—at least, that's what the New York Times called it.
Cele|bitchy:
Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson to star in sitcom together  —  Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson were married for about five years, from 1998-1993.  They have an adopted child together, son Quinton, now 22, and although they were estranged for some time they've recently mended fences.
Discussion: Hollywood.com
Style News:
Alexa Chung: 'I Don't Have an Eating Disorder'  —  Courtesy ELLE  —  British presenter and model Alexa Chung, with her unique shabby-chic style and quirky sense of humor, is often seen gracing the front row at fashion shows (she's currently doing the rounds in Paris), and even has a Mulberry bag named after her.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopEater
NY Daily News:
Caitlin Sanchez, voice of Nickelodeon hit ‘Dora the Explorer,’ claims she was exploited by producers  —  The little girl who gave voice to the lovable “Dora the Explorer” cartoon character claims in a lawsuit that she was pressured into signing a dubious, complicated contract and then ripped off for millions of dollars.
TMZ.com:
Juliette Lewis — ‘Banged Up’ in Hit-and-Run Crash  —  Juliette Lewis was hospitalized last night after she was “broadsided” by a hit-and-run driver in Burbank, CA ... this according to the actress' rep.  —  The actress was being driven home from an event for her movie “Conviction” …
 
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
ABC Family Developing Film With Craig Zadan And Neil Meron …
Annie Barrett / PopWatch:
‘Brighton Beach’ reality series is a go for Lifetime
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Michael K / Dlisted:
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TMZ.com:
Octomom — Accused of Hiding Tons of Cash
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Style News:
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Doug / RADAR:
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G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

Eli Stokols / Politico:
A look at the tense relationship between Biden and The NYT, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, lack of trust, and his refusal to give the paper an interview

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