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8:50 PM ET, November 29, 2010

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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
TOLDJA!  James Franco & Anne Hathaway To Host 83rd Annual Academy Awards  —  UPDATE: The Academy just made it official.  Press release below.  —  Oscar telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced just now that “James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons …
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Marla Lehner / People.com:
James Franco & Anne Hathaway Hosting the Oscars
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Sarah Crow / PopEater:
Kim Zolciak Engaged to Kroy Biermann, Sources Report
TMZ.com:
Kardashians ‘Terminate’ MasterCard Deal  —  The Kardashian family has officially pulled the plug on the new “Kardashian Kard” — a prepaid debit card backed by MasterCard — over allegations that it's riddled with hidden, possibly illegal fees.  —  The family fired off a “Notice of Termination” …
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Emerald Catron / DailyFill.com:
Experts Call The Kardashian Sisters' Debit Kard A Total Rip-off
Discussion: X17 Online and Reuters
TMZ.com:
Drug Investigation on ‘Deadliest Catch’ Boat  —  The fishing boat featured on the reality show “Deadliest Catch” was the subject of a police search earlier this month after the captain called cops claiming one of the stars had been abusing drugs on board ... this according to law enforcement.
People.com:
Eva Longoria Is Not Planning to Adopt  —  Eva Longoria isn't rushing to become a mom.  —  Reports that the actress is planning to adopt a child from Haiti are “not true,” a source close to the star tells PEOPLE.  —  Rumors surfaced in the British press over the weekend that Longoria, 35, wanted to adopt a baby.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Eva Longoria And Kathryn Morris Team For Soap At ABC, One of 3 Projects For Longoria
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Longoria's got two series, mini in development
Discussion: Pop Crunch, Perez Hilton and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Willie Nelson — High Stakes in Weed Arrest  —  It may sound like a joke — Willie Nelson getting busted for pot — but the music legend could face some serious jail time ... and a pro pot group thinks they have a way to keep Willie out of the pokey.  —  Nelson was busted over the weekend …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   I Mean It This Time, FREE WILLIE!!!
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Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Pack on PDA on Red Carpet
E! Online:
Stella McCartney Welcomes Baby No. 4: It's a Girl!  —  Designer Stella McCartney has made Paul McCartney a proud grandpa once again.  —  E! News has exclusively confirmed that the 39-year-old designing daughter of the legendary Beatle gave birth to daughter Reiley last week …
Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian plays dead in a coffin as stars leave the web until $1m is raised for charity  —  Lying on her back in a coffin, Kim Kardashian plays dead in a new advert.  —  The reality star is promoting an internet campaign in which stars including Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Usher …
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Access Hollywood:
Pink Reveals Her Top Baby Name Pick  —  Pink,Carey Hart,Pregnancies,Ellen DeGeneres,American Music Awards,Billy Bush,The Billy Bush Show,Music  —  Pink is head over heels for her husband, motocross racer Carey Hart.  —  The spirited singer, who is a little over three months pregnant …
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Us Weekly:   Pregnant Pink Wants to Name Baby After Whiskey
Variety:
Julia Roberts on Natalie Portman in ‘Black Swan’  —  Actors on actors … “It is an interesting endeavor, watching a friend in a film.  It is a risk to agree to write an article about a friend in a film.  With someone like my subject today, Natalie Portman, it seemed worth the risk.
Discussion: Just Jared
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New York Post:
Benjamin Millepied obsessed with Natalie Portman on the set of ‘Black Swan’
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Conservatee for 2011  —  Britney Spears will ring in the new year under her long-standing conservatorship .... sources tell TMZ.  —  We're told there are no plans to end the conservatorship, which was created in January 2008.  —  And, it's not bad news for Britney.
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Barbara Walters Reveals Her 2010 Picks for ‘Most Fascinating People’  —  From the queen of Hollywood to a princess in waiting, Barbara Walters has revealed eight of the 10 names on her 2010 Most Fascinating People list.  —  Sandra Bullock and Kate Middleton are joined on the list by Justin Bieber …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Eliza Dushku To Star In TNT Pilot ‘Bird Dog,’ D.B. Sweeney To Lead TBS Pilot ‘Brain Trust’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku is returning to series television as the female lead in Mike Robe's TNT drama pilot Bird Dog, while D.B. Sweeney has landed the lead in Dean Devlin's hourlong TBS pilot Brain Trust.
K.C. Baker / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Cooks Thanksgiving Dinner for Her Fiancé  —  Jessica Simpson was one busy woman on Thanksgiving.  —  In the morning, she participated in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Later, the multi-talented star whipped up a vegan-friendly holiday feast for fiancé Eric Johnson …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, PopSugar and Just Jared
PopEater:
Justin Bieber Gets New Haircut, Still Causes Fans to Scream  —  Justin Bieber asking his stylist to change things up can cause a seismic shift with his fans.  —  The Biebs caused hysteria among thousands of his hair-adoring followers last Friday at a New York City Barnes & Noble when he showed …
Discussion: Hollywood Dame, omg! and Popbytes
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: David Beckham Fighting New Cheating Claims, Lurid Allegations Made In Court Papers  —  David Beckham was suspected of having late night hotel trysts with multiple women behind-the-back of his Posh Spice wife Victoria, according to court papers filed by a magazine publisher being sued …
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Irvin Kershner, ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Director, Dies at 87  —  Updated  —  Irvin Kershner, the veteran filmmaker who directed the pivotal 1980 “Star Wars” sequel “The Empire Strikes Back,” as well as big-budget features like “Never Say Never Again” and “Robocop II,” has died, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
‘Spider-Man’ Takes Off, With Some Bumps  —  All $65 million of the new Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” took flight on Sunday night at its first preview performance, but not without bumps.  The show stopped five times, mostly to fix technical problems, and Act I ended prematurely …
BuzzFeed:
Girl On Drugs At The Pool  —  So Miley Cyrus has been eighteen for a few days now and Hustle...  No Vader, IT'S A TRAP!  —  Jake Gyllenhaal's Penis (NSFW)  —  From a nude scene with Anne Hathaway in Love & Other Drugs .  —  More Winners →  —  partner buzz
Discussion: New York Magazine
Tim Nudd / People.com:
It's a Boy for Nina Garcia!  —  Alexander, you are out!  —  Project Runway judge Nina Garcia's second son made his debut in New York City this weekend.  —  “Delighted to announce that over the wknd we welcomed 8lb13oz Alexander David Conrod into our home!”  Garcia, 45, wrote on Twitter.
Jessica Wakeman / The Frisky:
What Actual Burlesque Stars Think Of The Movie “Burlesque”  —  If you love burlesque like I do, you might have had mixed feelings when you heard about the movie “Burlesque.”  Just how badly might Christina Aguilera and Cher butcher this thing that I love?  But on the other hand, how awful can a movie be if Stanley Tucci is in it?
Discussion: Jezebel
 
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DailyFill.com:
Khloe Kardashian Felt “Disgusted” After Losing Virginity At Age 14
Discussion: X17 Online and Us Weekly
Leah Greenblatt / EW.com:
Director David Lynch turns music man, releases two singles to iTunes
Discussion: Perez Hilton and The Daily What
X17 Online:
Lindsay Lohan Wins “Sober Shine Award” From Betty Ford
Kim Kardashian / TMZ.com:
Kardashians Clean Up On Black Friday
PopEater:
Gwen Stefani's Son Kingston Sports Techicolor Nail Polish to Go With His Mohawk
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Gawker.TV:
Victoria's Secret Models Discuss Their Love Of Fatty Foods
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Tyler Shields:
Scott Patterson and Taylor Cole
Discussion: Just Jared and Socialite Life
 Earlier Picks: 
Celebslam:
Irina Shayk is very angry, loungy
Discussion: The Blemish and Celebrity Blog …
Cele|bitchy:
13 year-old Kylie Jenner, the youngest Kardashian, inevitably ‘models’
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Celebrates Thanksgiving in Mexico - in a Bikini
Discussion: Style News
Stuart Levine / Variety:
Dr. Drew Pinsky will see you on HLN
Marco / X17 Online:
Michael Douglas Spends The Holiday Weekend With Family At Disney World
Discussion: PopEater
The Superficial:
Kanye West Booed at Macy's Parade
TMZ.com:
Oksana to Mel: I Just Can't Quit You
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Mia Sato / The Verge:
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

Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to OpenAI tools including ChatGPT via Reddit's Data API and to add AI features to Reddit; RDDT is up 12%+

Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Seven Black and female Chicago Tribune journalists file a federal suit against Alden, claiming it has knowingly paid them less than White and male counterparts

 
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