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12:15 PM ET, September 9, 2008

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People.com:
Minnie Driver Welcomes a Son!  —  Minnie Driver became a first-time mom to son Henry Story Driver, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The baby was born Friday in Los Angeles and weighed 9 lbs., 12 oz., rep Jessica Kolstad says.  —  Driver, 38, who has not revealed the identity of the father …
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New York Post:
LIL' WAYNE IN SECURITY RUCKUS  —  HEY, LIL' Wayne - what was in the bag you were carrying Friday night?  The rapper - whose album “Tha Carter III” was one of the biggest hits of 2008 - was supposed to perform at “Fashion Rocks” but left when he found out he'd have to go through security.
WSYR-TV:
Barton secretly checked into rehab  —  Actress Mischa Barton has revealed she secretly checked into rehab after her drunk driving arrest in 2007.  —  The former The O.C. star was arrested on suspicion of DUI in December, and was sentenced to 36 months on probation, alcohol education classes …
Augie Frost / Daily Oklahoman:
Color Me Badd singer Bryan Abrams arrested  —  Former Color Me Badd singer Bryan Abrams was arrested Friday for public drunk and domestic abuse.  —  Abrams, 38, apparently punched a woman in the nose and verbally threatened the woman by saying “I'm a kill you!  You and me!
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Color Me Badd Guy Jailed — Doesn't Adore Amor
Simon Rothstein / The Sun:
‘Beckham has it going on below’  —  Becks in his kecks ... David poses for Armani  —  DAVID BECKHAM does NOT have a sock or any other padding down his pants in those Armani adverts.  —  Previously we only had wife VICTORIA'S word for it - but now a fellow LA clubber has lifted the lid after sharing a loo with the England star.
New York Post:
CLOSE CALL  —  PETE Wentz once played a scary game of Russian roulette while in a booze-and-pill stupor.  “I pulled a trigger on a gun aimed at myself,” the Fall Out Boy star and hubby of Ashlee Simpson confesses in next month's Playboy.  “My friend and I did one pull each.  We'd been drinking and had taken Ambien.
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez to Judge Finale of Project Runway  —  Jennifer Lopez will serve as a judge on the season 5 finale of Bravo's Project Runway, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  The 39-year-old actress, who is currently training for her first triathalon, is shooting the show Friday, the source adds.
Daily Mail:
Short Beck-and-sides: Posh steals the show at New York Fashion Week with a Halle Berry inspired crop  —  Victoria Beckham is the talk of New York Fashion Week after unveiling a surprise new cut at the Marc Jacobs catwalk show yesterday.  —  Posh has abandoned her famous Pob in favour of a daring pixie crop …
Erin Demchak / Starpulse:
Flip This House: New Haven  —  ‘Flip This House’: New Haven on A&E may not be considered a hot reality show, but it features the hottest reality show star, CT Homes acquisitions expert Jeremy Black.  He's the cutest thing to grace this earth since Shiloh Jolie-Pitt!  Yet, he doesn't seem to be that well known.
Jose Lambiet / Jose Lambiet's Page 2 Live:
AIR DIDDY'S JUST A PUFF OF HOT AIR  —  Update: Combs' publicist says he owns a fraction of a jet.  NetJets spokeswoman Maryann Aarseth confirmed that Combs is a fractional owner but did not provide the amount of his share or the tail number of the plane.  Fractional owners pay for a limited number …
John R. Emshwiller / Wall Street Journal:
Financier Tied to Burkle Nears Plea Deal  —  Italian Entrepreneur And His Lavish Life Are at Center of Case  —  Raffaello Follieri, the 30-year-old Italian entrepreneur who has attracted attention for business dealings with billionaire Ron Burkle, is near an agreement to plead guilty to fraud …
OK! Magazine:
Kate Beckinsale's Balancing Act  —  As one of the most in-demand female faces on the screen these days, Kate Beckinsale has her pick when it comes to which roles she takes.  —  But along with her busy career, the actress also manages to have a family life as well, with husband Len Wiseman and daughter …
Paul Chi / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston: 'Things Couldn't Be Better'  —  Jennifer Aniston is happily keeping busy these days, she tells PEOPLE.  —  “Things couldn't be better,” the actress, who recently split from John Mayer, told PEOPLE at Sunday's screening of her new film, Management, at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Discussion: ETonline
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Access Hollywood:
Keira Knightley: My ‘Pirates’ Days ‘May Be Over’
Discussion: OH NO!! and Flawed Hollywood
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Jen Aniston Avoid Each Other at Toronto Film Festival
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Dlisted
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Brad Pitt Rushes Back To Angie's Side!  —  Whether or not he had dinner with ex Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt couldn't be kept from his one true love for long!  After attending the Toronto Film Festival - solo! - to promote his latest flick, Burn After Reading …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Caris Davis / People.com:
Naomi Campbell's Battle with Infertility  —  With her glamorous, jet-set lifestyle, Naomi Campbell may seem like a woman who has it all.  But the former supermodel says something is missing from her life.  —  “I do want to have kids,” the 38-year-old said during a London Fashion Week fund-raiser …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
ETonline:
JUST IN: TORI SPELLING EARNS THE NO. 1 SPOT ON BOOK LIST  —  Tori Spelling is no longer just a New York Times best-selling author.  She is now a No. 1 New York Times best-selling author.  On Sept. 14, her book, sTORI Telling, will move into first place on the prestigious newspaper's non-fiction list.
 
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Starpulse:
Lindsay Lohan: 'I'm Responsible For Change In My Life'
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Variety:
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PINS DOWN ‘WRESTLER’
SciFi Scanner:
Masters of SciFi - J.J. Abrams on Reviving Frankenstein in Fringe …
New York Post:
IN BRIEF: JACKO'S UNDIES FOR SALE
New York Magazine:
Whoops! Eric Benet Says He's Not a Sex Addict, After All
Discussion: Stereohyped and Lifeline Live
Adam Nutburn / Showbiz Spy:
Paris Hilton Eyes Britney Spears Duet
Lesley Messer / People.com:
Greg Kinnear: I'm Already a Protective Dad
New York Post:
BENNY BOUNCED  —  MARIAH Carey is moving on from her manager, Benny Medina.
Discussion: Bossip and Pop Crunch
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Jess Cartner-Morley / Guardian:
Victoria Beckham impresses on fashion debut
Access Hollywood:
Miley Cyrus Inspired By Spears Family
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Access Hollywood:
Hanson Weighs In On The Jonas Brothers
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Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
She wants to have his babies: Natasha Bedingfield gets engaged
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Mrs. Ellen DeGeneres Opens New Season ‘In a Thong’
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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Jerry O'Connell Apologizes for Calling Rebecca Romijn ‘Huge’
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging Perplexity's platforms lift Tribune content verbatim and divert traffic from the paper

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Meta strikes multiyear commercial AI data deals with news publishers, including CNN, Fox News, and Le Monde, to provide real-time answers in its Meta AI chatbot

 
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