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12:40 PM ET, October 5, 2007

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NY Daily News:
Rosie O'Donnell: Barbara Walters fired me from 'The View'  —  Barbara Walters' ears must have been burning Wednesday night.  —  That's when Rosie O'Donnell mounted the stage at Roseanne Barr 's invitation during her late-night set at Comix on W. 14th.  —  Rosie started off by saying …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Barbara Uses Astroglide?!  —  Wednesday night Rosie O'Donnell was invited up to the stage by Roseanne Barr who was performing at Comix in NYC.  Rosie told the audience that she was "fired by Barbara Walters."  —  She went on to say she used to be so close to Barbara early on that Barbara recommended Astroglide to Rosie.
New York Post:
NOT SO SECRET  —  JENNY from the Block wants to share the good news she's expecting - right here in her hometown.  Bronx native Jennifer Lopez, 38, plans to "announce that she and (husband) Marc Anthony are expecting their first child on Saturday night at her Madison Square Garden concert," said an insider.
Daily Mail:
George Clooney bets Michelle Pfeiffer £50,000 he will NEVER marry  —  Legendary Hollywood beauty Michelle Pfeiffer has revealed heartthrob George Clooney has bet her £50,000 he will never get married.  —  Pfeiffer, who has come out of retirement recently to play an old haggard witch …
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Celebrity Mound
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Agence France Presse:
Clooney marriage bet with Michelle Pfeiffer now at 100,000 dollars  —  Clooney marriage bet with Michelle Pfeiffer now at 100,000 dollars  —  LONDON (AFP) - Hollywood actress Michelle Pfeiffer's bet with George Clooney that he will never marry again currently stands at 100,000 dollars …
Michael K / Dlisted:   Clooney's $100,000 Bet  —  George Clooney has bet Michelle …
Metro.co.uk:   Clooney's £50K marriage bet for Pfeiffer
TMZ.com:
Britney's New Video — The First Look!  —  Well, it ain't exactly a clinic on motherhood.  —  The long-[dreaded] awaited video for Britney Spears' "Gimme More" is finally out, and TMZ.com got a peek at the goods and the one word that comes to mind is ... stripper-ific.
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Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Britney Plays Dual Roles in Steamy 'Gimme More' Video  —  Can't get enough of Britney Spears?  Then her new video for "Gimme More" is just the ticket, with the singer playing dual roles: sexy brunette pole dancer, and a curious blonde watching her.  —  PEOPLE got a sneak peek of the four-minute video …
Daily Mail:
Victoria Beckham shows her Ugly side  —  Her obsession with couture, twiggy frame and primped appearance meant Victoria Beckham fitted right into Ugly Betty's world of high fashion.  —  The Spice Girl recently filmed a starring role on the award-winning Channel 4 programme, Ugly Betty - and walked a way with a rather hefty pay check.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
New York Post:
OVER SO SOON  —  REALITY TV-show relationships don't last long, especially at VH1.  In fact, "Rock of Love" star Brett Michaels never even got started with the "girlfriend" he selected last season, Jes Rickleff.  Sources tell The Post's Melissa Jane Kronfeld that...
Shayna Rose Arnold / People.com:
Owen Wilson Shows Up at Movie Premiere  —  Owen Wilson made a public appearance Thursday night - briefly showing up at the Los Angeles premiere of his movie, The Darjeeling Limited.  —  Wilson, 38, sidestepped the red carpet and entered the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Samuel …
Daily Mail:
Britney on the brink: New fears as singer publicly breaks down  —  Britney Spears emerged from her Hollywood Hills mansion yesterday looking clearly distressed after failing to regain custody of her two sons.  —  The former pop star had spent much of the day holed up in her home following …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Goss UK
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Tracey Gold Is Expecting Her Fourth Son  —  Former Growing Pains star Tracey Gold and her husband are expecting their fourth son, the star's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  "She's thrilled and excited to have her fourth son," says her rep. "We're all looking forward to meeting this little guy."
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ETonline Home:
TRACEY GOLD IS PREGNANT!
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Breaks Down in Public  —  Is this an Us Exclusive, Breaking News, or just regular Top Story?  BodyBritney Spears looked distressed while running errands in L.A. following a judge's decision allowing her only supervised visits with her sons Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.
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Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Former Brit Bodyguard Files Child Abuse Claim
Discussion: Daily Blabber and POPSUGAR
Art Beat / RADAR:
PRINCE HARRY ... DEAD?  —  Radar may have taken liberties with Prince Harry, but scandal-mongering artist Daniel Edwards has taken it a step further.  He depicts the prince dead in his latest work, Iraq War Memorial: Death of Prince Harry, which goes on display in London on October 11.
Michael K / Dlisted:
I've Given You Everything Already!  Greedy Bitch!  —  Here's the official video for Brit Brit's "Gimme More" and it officially SUCKS!  Paris Hilton's night vision porn video had better production value than this crap.  —  The rumor is that a different video will be premiering on MTV's TRL …
Discussion: Vh1 Blog and PopEater Music Blog
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Britney's Record Label: Spears "Faces Challenges That Most of Us Can't Imagine"  —  Is this an Us Exclusive, Breaking News, or just regular Top Story?  Top Story (default)BodyThough the first few days of Brit's week have been undeniably rough, with a court taking away custody of the singer's two sons …
New York Post:
PORN PUNK GYPPED BONDS' EX  —  BARRY Bonds' ex-mistress, Kimberly Bell, was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to pose for the November issue of Playboy - but she won't see one penny of it thanks to David Hans Schmidt, the super-sleazy porn broker who committed suicide at age 47 last week.
Discussion: The Beatniks
Michael Prieve / A Socialite's Life:
Fashion Disaster of the Day: Madonna  —  (Flynet)  —  Check out a few close-up shots along with what the editors have to say about Madonna's fashion choices after the jump.
INF Daily:
Clip-ons, for Foxx sake!  —  OK, so we understand the power of bling.  And the 5-carat diamond earrings Jamie Foxx was wearing at the London premiere of The Kingdom this week were definitely bling-ing.  But, they were clip-ons!  Yeah, like your grandma wears!
Discussion: Best Week Ever
 
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Owen Wilson Returns To The Red Carpet
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New York Post:
BIRTHDAY BARKER  —  LITTLE sister Nicky Hilton has evidently learned …
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Helen / Cele|bitchy:
Anna Nicole Smith Saga Update
The Gossip Girls …:
Heidi and Spencer's Pumpkin Patch Lovin'
Discussion: Celebrity Pictures
TMZ.com:
PETA Hounds K-Fed to Get Brit's Pups
INF Daily:
Duff's wet t-shirt role
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Vanessa Minnillo refuses to sign a prenup
Discussion: Dlisted
 

 
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