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10:55 PM ET, December 9, 2010

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 Top News: 
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Gosselin, Sarah Palin Had “Zero Chemistry” on “Terrible” Trip  —  Did fellow lightning-rod gals Kate Gosselin and Sarah Palin become BFFs while camping in Alaska for Palin's TLC show?  Not so much!  —  A Gosselin source tells the new Us Weekly that the reality mom, 35, had …
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Chrissy / INF Daily:
First Pics - Kate Gosselin Drops Over $2,000 On A Haircut!
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Just Jared:
Reese Witherspoon: EW Cover Girl!
Discussion: PopEater, Famecrawler and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson's Church — Shutting Down Mass Services  —  Mel Gibson's mega church is putting the brakes on all congregational services because of a picture that was taken on church grounds this weekend and then passed on to TMZ.  —  Sources connected with the church tell us ... Gibson was …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Angry Julia Roberts Protects Her Family From Photographer  —  She's one Pretty Woman you don't want to mess with.  —  PHOTOS: Julia Roberts Faces Off With Paparazzo  —  Like a fierce lioness protecting her cubs, Oscar winner Julia Roberts confronted a photographer …
Christo Varghese / PopEater:
Lionel Richie's House Gets Prepared for Daughter Nicole's Wedding  —  It looks like singer Lionel Richie's mansion may be the venue for daughter Nicole Richie and fiance Joel Madden's wedding, which is rumored to be this coming weekend.  Images of tents and other temporary structures around the Beverly Hills estate have surfaced.
Discussion: Daily Mail and X17 Online
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TMZ.com:
Officials: Wesley Snipes Is Finally in Prison  —  Wesley Snipes is finally in federal custody to begin his 3 year prison sentence for tax evasion ... this according to prison officials.  —  Traci Billingsley, Chief Public Information Officer for the Bureau of Prisons, tells TMZ …
Anthony Breznican / USA Today:
First look: Captain Jack's crew has jumped ship for ‘Pirates 4’  —  GREENWICH, England — People should know by now that Captain Jack Sparrow is not a team player.  —  On one hand, a whole new cast of characters in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will get a lesson in this.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Becki Newton Welcomes Son!  —  It's a boy!  —  Actress Becki Newton and husband Chris Diamantopoulos have welcomed a son, their rep tells UsMagazine.com exclusively.  —  The former Ugly Betty star, 32, gave birth to their little boy in Los Angeles in early November.
Amber Dowling / tvguide.ca:
Official retraction  —  ‘TV Guide Canada’ apologizes for story  —  On December 6th 2010, TV Guide Canada published a story on Ed O'Neill's comment regarding the 2010 Emmy Awards winner Jane Lynch (GLEE).  Unfortunately, Mr. O'Neill's comments were misquoted, which resulted in the erroneous interpretation of his comments.
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Sarah Crow / PopEater:
Lisa Ling Admits to Suffering a Miscarriage  —  Lisa Ling has admitted to her former colleagues on ‘The View’ that she suffered a tragic miscarriage six months ago, PEOPLE reports.  —  In an episode of the show scheduled to air tomorrow, Ling tells the hosts of her devastating loss …
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Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Lisa Ling: I Had a Miscarriage
TMZ.com:
Bieber & Selena Gomez — The Pancake Date  —  Here's a breakfast combo for ya — Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez leaving the International House of Pancakes yesterday ... ARM-IN-FRICKIN-ARM!!!  —  The two international pop stars sat down for breakfast yesterday in Philadelphia . …
Willa Paskin / New York Magazine:
A&E Pulls The Hasselhoffs Off Its Schedule  —  Well, that was fast.  After airing just two episodes of the new reality show The Hasselhoffs this past Sunday night, A&E confirms that it is pulling the show off its schedule.  (A network representative demurred from describing it as “canceled.")
Discussion: Gawker, Inside TV, Pop Crunch and BuzzFeed
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Mikey O'Connell / From Inside the Box:
A&E done hassling with the Hoff, pulls ‘Hasselhoffs’ after two episodes
Discussion: Dlisted and Seriously? OMG!
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Fox 2000 Does Taylor Lautner Deal For ‘Incarceron’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Twilight Saga's Taylor Lautner has become attached to star in Incarceron, the Fox 2000 adaptation of the Catherine Fisher young adult novel.  The film is being written by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage, who are among the writers behind …
Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: “We're Always Open” to Having More Kids  —  Guess six ain't enough.  —  Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt aren't necessarily done having kids via adoption or the old-fashioned way.  —  On Wednesday's Larry King Live, Jolie, 35, said she has “no plans at the moment,” …
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John Mitchell / PopEater:
Angelina Jolie Calls for Laws Protecting Kids from Paparazzi
Discussion: X17 Online and Allie is Wired
Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne to Undergo Intense Surgery  —  Kelly Osbourne is about to go under the knife — and it sounds painful!  —  Nope, it's not elective: the slimmed-down Fashion Police commentator, 26, is about to have surgery on both of her feet, she tells E! News.
Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Laura Dern & Ben Harper ‘Trying To Work Things Out’  —  Just two months ago, Ben Harper filed for divorce from Laura Dern citing irreconcilable differences, but now RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the pair is trying to work out their differences and get their marriage back on track.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Ben Harper & Laura Dern Are Kind Of Sort Of Back Together
Michael K / Dlisted:
Jennifer Aniston Wants Chelsea Handler To Shut It  —  This week's Star Magazine cover story is about how miserable sadling Forever Aloneiston still wails out Brad Pitt's name when she clutches her pillow tightly in her giant California King bed for one.  Apparently, Jennifer is putting …
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Us Weekly:
Chelsea Handler Bashes Angelina Again, Praises Jen Aniston
Michael K / Dlisted:
A Star Is Born On The Today Show  —  On Today this morning, a sad story about a family's Christmas without their father and husband, who died in Afghanistan, turned into a one-kid show when Keegan Roberts put the sadness on pause by dancing in front of the cameras.  Keegan can't help it.
Discussion: New York Magazine
New York Post:
‘Glee’ star Dianna Agron fires manager and agent  —  Tweet  —  “Glee” star Dianna Agron has fired her manager and agent after disagreements over her career, Page Six has learned.  Agron, who plays Quinn Fabray on the hit Fox series, parted ways with manager Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin and with the Gersh Agency.
Celebslam:
Hef is selling off Playboy  —  Cindy Crawford in the July 1988 issue of Playboy  —  Hugh Hefner sold off a little part of the Playboy empire last night at an auction in New York.  Why?  Medical bills, I'm assuming.  Dude is 84.  From CBC News: … I actually couldn't care less about this auction.
Discussion: CBC News
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Blake Lively & Ryan Gosling Get Cozy in New York  —  Ryan Gosling's new movie Blue Valentine almost got an NC-17 rating, but the actor kept the flirtation with Blake Lively noticeably G-rated at the film's premiere after-party.  —  Still, the pair were almost inseparable as they engaged …
Discussion: PopEater and PopSugar
Us Weekly:
Kardashians' Fashion Empire Is in Jeopardy  —  Fashionistas may need to find a new trio of sisters to keep up with.  —  Two major hits to the Kardashian fashion empire surfaced on Thursday.  The first: Bebe may drop the line designed by Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian after less than a year.
Jett Wells / PopEater:
James Franco Reflects on Watching Gigolo Have Sex  —  In 2010, James Franco has been the gift that keeps on giving, and this time it comes in form of male prostitution.  In a televised interview with James Lipton for ‘Inside the Actors Studio,’ Franco reflects on the time when, researching a role …
Discussion: Hollywood Life
 
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Exclusive: Jesse Eisenberg's Next Project is Indie Comedy ‘Free Samples’
David Weiner / ETonline:
ET EXCLUSIVE: Josh Duhamel on BlackBerry Plane Incident: ‘I Messed Up’
Discussion: Socialite Life and Us Weekly
Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
Ben ‘Benry’ Henry ('Survivor: Nicaragua')
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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘How Do You Know’ Price Tag: $120 Million, $50 Million Just for Talent
Discussion: New York Magazine
Jeff Labrecque / PopWatch:
Comedy Central logo threatens all mankind
Discussion: New York Magazine
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The Huffington Post:
Gwyneth Paltrow: 'I'm Freezing My A** Off!'
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, The Hairpin and Videogum
Jett Wells / PopEater:
Photo: Is Marion Cotillard Engaged?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Molly Goodson / PopSugar:
Ben Affleck Is a Handsome Man Without Company in the City
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Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Prince William & Kate Middleton's Klutzy First Meeting
 

 
From Mediagazer:

New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

 
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