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12:00 PM ET, December 8, 2010

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Star:
Britney Spears Goes on Fauxmantic Vacation Following Abuse Scandal  —  One week after Star exclusively reported that Britney Spears told her ex-husband that she's in an abusive relationship with Jason Trawick, the pop star's handlers are working overtime to squash talk of domestic discord - and paint a picture of domestic bliss.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears Tells Us About “Best Birthday of My Life!”  —  What scandal?  —  Days after Star magazine and Radaronline published fake reports about Jason Trawick's alleged physical abuse of girlfriend Britney Spears, the content pop singer and her beau of nearly two years …
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Christmas Time at Walmart  —  Britney Spears is rollin' back the prices on her holiday shopping — with a low budget excursion to a Los Angeles area Walmart yesterday ... yes, they have Walmarts in L.A.  —  Store employees tell us Brit Brit usually comes by every year around …
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kim Kardashian and Gabriel Aubry Split  —  It was fun while it lasted!  —  Kim Kardashian, 30, and model Gabriel Aubry, 34, had a fast romance - a Lakers game, quiet nights at home and bonding over family - but the two have already gone their separate ways, PEOPLE confirms.
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Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian: I'll Date Almost Anyone...Except Another Football Player!
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Katy Perry Officially Becoming Mrs. Brand  —  Katy Perry is getting Branded!  —  The pop singer reveals Wednesday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she's in the process of taking new husband Russell Brand's last name.  But in fact, she's been going by Katy Brand informally since the Oct. 23 wedding.
Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Rielle Hunter Wants To Marry John Edwards As Family & Friends Mourn Elizabeth;s Death  —  As friends and family mourn the passing of Elizabeth Edwards, the mistress of her estranged husband John Edwards continues to hold out hope that she and the former candidate …
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
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Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Elizabeth Edwards Dies at 61
Aaron Sorkin / The Huffington Post:
In Her Defense, I'm Sure the Moose Had it Coming  —  What's Your Reaction:  —  “Unless you've never worn leather shoes, sat upon a leather chair or eaten meat, save your condemnation.”  —  You're right, Sarah, we'll all just go f**k ourselves now.  —  The snotty quote was posted by Sarah Palin on …
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Jennifer Tells Chatty Chelsea to Zip It About Angelina  —  Just hours after I clued you in on Jennifer Aniston's new best friend, Chelsea Handler, going on a particularly nasty and graphic rant about Angelina Jolie, calling the mother of six a “f****ing b***h,” and a “c**t …
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Victims' Advocates Speak Out Against Khloe Kardashian After Her Rape Comment  —  Khloe Kardashian is being blasted by victim's rights advocates after comparing a security pat down at the airport with rape.  —  Numerous advocates spoke to RadarOnline.com after Khloe told George Lopez …
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Nick Haramis / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
Kirsten Dunst's Triumphant Return to the Spotlight  —  Kirsten Dunst didn't really know her All Good Things co-star Ryan Gosling when, three years ago, they took a walk up the east side of Manhattan, starting at 66th Street.  The film's director, Oscar nominee Andrew Jarecki …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Blake Lively's the New Face of French Fashion  —  Blake Lively is taking another step on her way to becoming a full-fledged fashion icon.  —  A source tells me...  FOLLOW: Marc Malkin on Twitter and Facebook  —  The Gossip Girl beauty will star in a new ad campaign for Chanel.
Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Richie's Wedding This Weekend; Will Be ‘Small With Romantic Vibe’  —  As Nicole Richie and Joel Madden prepare to tie the knot, RadarOnline.com has exclusive details about what the fashionista is planning for her big day and we've confirmed it will be this weekend.
Kevin Smith / My Boring Ass Life:
Virgin shuts its legs, I shut my wallet  —  Update 2, 5:44pm, same dayUpdate 5:10pm, same day:  —  On Twitter, I've been asked this question a few times, so I figured I'd include the response here...  Via @cbalint “Why did you wait until 10 minutes b4 the flight to board?”
Tim Nudd / People.com:
PHOTO: Céline Dion at Home with Twins Eddy & Nelson  —  Here they are - the miracle babies.  —  Céline Dion takes PEOPLE all over her Jupiter Island, Fla., mansion for a collection of intimate photos with 6-week-old fraternal twins Eddy and Nelson in our new issue, on newsstands Friday.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopEater
TMZ.com:
Tommy Lee Explodes Over Whale Sperm  —  Tommy Lee is laying the smack down on SeaWorld for the “sick and twisted” way they allegedly treat their most famous Orca's ... penis.  —  The Motley Crue drummer just fired off a letter to SeaWorld — accusing the park of keeping Tilikum the whale …
Discussion: Dlisted, Gone Hollywood and Crushable
omg!:
Bethenny Frankel “Used to Get Drunk and Binge,” Then “Starve”  —  Though she's created an empire with her Naturally Thin diet books and exercise DVD, Bethenny Frankel admits she wasn't always so health-conscious.  —  “I used to get drunk and binge on everything in the deli …
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy will be bootleggers  —  EXCLUSIVE: Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy together?  In the 1920s?  —  The hot young acting pair will team up to make “The Wettest County in the World,” a Prohibtion-era dramatic thriller from director John Hillcoat ("The Road"), according to two people familiar with the film.
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
John Lennon's Final Interview  —  Nine-hour discussion with ‘Rolling Stone’ took place three days before he died  —  On December 5, 1980, three days before he was murdered, John Lennon sat down with Rolling Stone's Jonathan Cott for a nine-hour interview.  Select excerpts from the interview ran …
Reagan Alexander / People.com:
Denise Richards Has It Easy Christmas Shopping for the Girls  —  Denise Richards is counting her blessings this holiday season - and that begins with her girls knowing exactly what they want for Christmas.  —  “Have you heard of American Girl?  That's all they want.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Michael Martinez / CNN:
Facing prison, Snipes pins hope on ‘prayers,’ Supreme Court  —  Los Angeles (CNN) — Actor Wesley Snipes said he was nervous about going to jail on Thursday, but was hopeful that his prayers would be answered.  —  “We still have prayers out there.  We still believe in miracles.
Deadline.com:
Trio Join ‘True Blood’ Cast As Recurring  —  EXCLUSIVE: True Blood has tapped Hawthorne actress Christina Moore to join the season 4 cast as a recurring.  Moore — whose credits also include MADtv, That '70s Show, and 90210 — will play Suzanne McKittrick, a WASPy Texas housewife who possesses certain special abilities.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Wachowskis, Warner Bros. Take Aim With ‘Hood’  —  Andy and Lana (formerly Larry) Wachowski are returning to the Warner Bros. fold with Hood, a modern, urban take on the Robin Hood myth.  —  The Wachowskis wrote the script and will direct the tale, which in keeping with the modus operendi of the duo, is shrouded in secrecy.
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: More ‘Idol’ Changes: Producers Mulling Top 12 House, Vegas Trip  —  Fox and American Idol producers are planning more changes for the upcoming pivotal tenth season.  —  “Transparency” is the production theme this year, an idea being championed by series mastermind Simon Fuller.
TMZ.com:
Leo DiCaprio's Slasher — Time to Pay the Price  —  It took five years — but the woman who smashed a wine glass on Leonardo DiCaprio's face is finally heading to the slammer.  —  Aretha Wilson was sentenced to two years in prison today — she pled no contest to assault with a deadly weapon last month.
TMZ.com:
Porn Co. — We're Not Afraid of Ashton Kutcher  —  Ashton Kutcher's legal threats didn't scare the XXX company planning to release a sex tape featuring a woman who claims she slept with the actor — in fact, the porn co. is totally blowing him off.  —  As TMZ first reported …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Dunzo!  Jenny McCarthy & Boyfriend Call It Quits  —  Jenny McCarthy is a single lady—again.  —  A rep for the blond mom of one confirms...  She and her Las Vegas boyfriend Jason Toohey have split up after four months of dating.  “It's true,” McCarthy's rep tells us.
 
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