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8:20 AM ET, October 8, 2010

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 Top News: 
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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Simon Perry / People.com:
Johnny Depp Makes Girl's Dream Come True with School Visit  —  If you want to rise up against authority, who better to reach out to than a pirate?  That's what schoolgirl Beatrice Delap, 9, did when she penned a note to Johnny Depp.  —  Writing to his pirate alter-ego, Captain Jack Sparrow …
Peter Dominiczak / This Is London:
Captain Jack Sparrow to the rescue as Johnny Depp helps London schoolgirl
PopEater:
Johnny Depp Visits Schoolgirl as Captain Jack Sparrow
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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: Us Weekly
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Seacrest, CAA, AEG teaming for cable channel  —  Exclu: Are you ready for the Ryan Seacrest channel?  —  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.
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 …
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
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Angelina: Jersey Shore Stars Put “Olive Oil, Grated Cheese” on My Bed
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Popbytes
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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 …
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” …
TMZ.com:
Judge to Tila Tequila: C'mon ... You Love Sex Tapes  —  Tila Tequila's love of publicity ... and possibly sex tapes ... just bit her in the butt in court.  —  Tila's lawyer, Alan Gutman, just asked an L.A. County Superior Court judge for an injunction, prohibiting the release of one of her sex tapes.
Annie Barrett / PopWatch:
‘Brighton Beach’ reality series is a go for Lifetime  —  Lifetime really is working on a reality show about Russian-American Brooklyn neighborhood Brighton Beach, a source at the show has confirmed to EW.com.  It's coming to your TV sometime next year — or just as soon as Marlon Wayans …
Discussion: Movieline
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Perez Hilton:
Teen Mom Dating A Registered Sex Offender!  —  We have to assume that she won't be going out with him again.  —  Amber Portwood of MTV's Teen Mom went on a date with a guy named Chris, whom she met at a Wal Mart parking lot, and who seemed a bit “off” at the time.  —  Now we know why.
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Jonas baby news!  —  Are newlyweds Kevin Jonas and Danielle Deleasa about to become parents?  An eyewitness spotted the happy couple at a Rite Aid pharmacy in West Hollywood on September 16 — and they were buying a home pregnancy test!  A friend has revealed that for Kevin and Danielle …
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 …
TMZ.com:
Toni Braxton — Bankrupt Again, May Owe $50 Mil  —  Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy again — claiming she owes somewhere between $10 million and $50 million in unpaid debts all over the country ... including DMVs in TWO different states.  —  Braxton — who sold more than 40 million albums …
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.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
ABC Family Developing Film With Craig Zadan And Neil Meron About Lesbian Teen Who Was Banned From Prom  —  EXCLUSIVE: The topic of gay teen bullying has dominated the media lately with news reports of five teen boys taking their lives last month alone after being harassed because of their sexual orientation.
Style News:
50 Lbs.  Thinner, ‘Inspired’ Kirstie Alley Looks to Drop 40 More  —  Courtesy Troy Plota  —  Take note, Jamie Foxx.  Kirstie Alley, who is playfully unabashed in her ongoing quest for Foxx, is even more “shag-ready”.  In fact, after tipping the scales at 228 lbs. last year, the actress has dropped 50 lbs.-and isn't looking back.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed! and FitPerez
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Mike Myers to Bring Back Pepé Le Pew  —  Mike Myers used to joke that donning the 80 pounds of faux-latex blubber to play Fat Bastard in Austin Powers caused him to sweat so much that “by the end of the day, I was Pepé Le Pew.”  Vulture has learned that Warner Bros. Pictures …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Kim Kardashian has a new man!  —  Kim Kardashian has a new man!  —  It's all about new beginnings for Kim Kardashian — she has a new TV show, a new zip code, and now, a new man, too!  A galpal of Kim's tells In Touch that she's dating actor and musician Michael Copon …
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Paris Hilton Is A ‘Step-Mom’ To New Boyfriend's Young Daughter  —  Paris Hilton is proving to be a stand-in mother for new boyfriend Cy Waits' seven-year-old daughter Shea, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Paris Hilton & Cy Waits Involved In Hit And Run
Us Weekly:
Facebook Cofounder Takes Employees to See The Social Network  —  Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg recently took his staffers to see The Social Network, the No. 1 movie about his life, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.  —  After the screening, a source tells Us Zuckerberg, 26 …
Tim Adler / Deadline.com:
Ridley Scott Returns To Philip K Dick 28 Years After Directing ‘Blade Runner’  —  He's producing a new 4-hour miniseries based on Dick's The Man In The High Castle for the BBC.  Howard Brenton, the British playwright who's also written for Spooks/MI-5, is adapting the Hugo Award-winning novel.
Discussion: HeyUGuys and The Playlist
Celebslam:
Ryan Reynolds is sort of a wuss  —  I can't tell you how many times a day I'm mistaken for Ryan Reynolds (you can see the resemblance here).  It's become such a hassle that it's forced me to rethink my habit of walking around the city without a shirt on.  But then how are my abs supposed to get some color, I ask myself?
 
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Alexa Chung: 'I Don't Have an Eating Disorder'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopEater
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Oksana ‘Broke’ & Languishing In Debt; Forced To Borrow $24K From Friends
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Syfy Renews ‘Haven’ For Second Season
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and TV Squad
William Keck / TVGuide.com:
Keck's Exclusives: What Big Screen Villain is Playing a Janitor on Modern Family?
Discussion: TV Squad
Just Jared:
Ke$ha: New ‘Take It Off’ Video!
TMZ.com:
Octomom — Accused of Hiding Tons of Cash
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Katherine Heigl Admits To Image Problem
Discussion: Hollywood.com and Movieline
Celebslam:
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Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Us Weekly:
Britney Goes Braless While Shopping in Nightie
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopSugar
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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

The New York Times Company:
The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance move closer to a deal, but Paramount's renewal agreement with Charter, which has an April 30 deadline, is a significant hurdle

 
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