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3:30 PM ET, September 24, 2008

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New York Magazine:
Spotted: Chuck Bass Snogging ... Drew Barrymore?!?!?!  —  D. got a piece of Bass last night.  —  Photo: Justin Bishop/Courtesy of Vanity Fair  —  OMFG.  Last night at Webster Hall, the main event proved not to be the performance by Kings of Leon but the intense makeout sesh …
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Perez Hilton:
New Couple Alert?  —  Drew Barrymore, 33, has scored herself a Gossip Girl hottie!  —  Chace Crawford, 23, and the Charlie's Angels star seem to be dating.  —  The pair hit up the Saturday Night Live after-party together this past weekend.  —  And, they were out and about again on Monday night!
David Caplan / People.com:
Clay Aiken: I'm a Gay Dad  —  Following the Aug. 8 birth of his son Parker, singer Clay Aiken is following through on a promise he made to himself as a new dad: to publicly acknowledge that he's gay.  —  “It was the first decision I made as a father,” Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
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Extra:
Simon re Clay: ‘Good for Him’  —  “Extra” caught up with “American Idol's” Simon Cowell, who when told Clay Aiken had come out to People magazine, jokingly responded, “Wow, that's a shock.  It's like being told Santa Clause isn't real — unbelievable.”  Cowell then softened and encouraged Aiken with “Good for him.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
Gayken Comes Out: The Morning After
Discussion: iVillage
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Leighton Meester Born in Prison but Mom Was “Always There For Me”  —  Leighton Meester's upbringing was nothing like that of her Gossip Girl character Blair Waldorf: the actress was born to a mother who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for smuggling marijuana.
German Edition / Bild.de:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Wann-a-see Berlin!  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie can both proudly say “ich bin ein Berliner” as the celebrity couple have settled into a lakeside mansion in the German capital for the next 90 days.  —  Angelina (33), Brad (44), and their six children landed …
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Extra:
Brangelina Brood on the Move
Discussion: X17 Online
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TMZ.com:
Hulk's Boy — Out in the Nick of Time
Discussion: The Superficial
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Hulk Hogan's Son to Leave Jail Three Months Early
Discussion: Mollygood
Michael K / Dlisted:
Kirk Cameron Will Never Kiss Another Woman, Even If The Script Calls For It  —  The dude who played Mike Seaver on “Growing Pains” has a new movie out about firemen or something like that.  The Christian evangelist stopped by “Today” to talk to bats**t crazy Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb …
Discussion: MSNBC, CandyKirby.com and Geno's World
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Starpulse:
Kirk Cameron Finds Way Around Self-Imposed Kissing Ban  —  Christian actor Kirk Cameron forced movie bosses to cast his wife Chelsea as a smooching stand-in for his new film Fireproof, because he refused to kiss his onscreen wife.  —  In the movie, Cameron plays a firefighter battling to save …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman: Why I Stayed So Skinny During My Pregnancy  —  Even while pregnant with daughter Sunday, many were amazed that Nicole Kidman still managed to keep her svelte figure.  —  Now, in a new interview with The Australian Women's Weekly, the 41-year-old actress opens up about her relatively small bump.
Discussion: BabyCenter
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X17 Online:
Britney's Moving Out Too!  —  Looks like Brad and Angie aren't the only ones moving!  According to the LA Times, Britney Spears has just listed her Beverly Hills home for $7.9 million.  —  The 6 bedroom, 6 bathroom, 7,500 square ft. mansion is being offered for sale partially furnished and decorated …
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Champ Clark / People.com:
Griffin O'Neal Speaks Out About Family's Troubles  —  Ryan (left) and Griffin O'Neal  —  The drug arrests of Ryan O'Neal and his 23-year-old son Redmond at their Malibu home are just the latest chapter in a tragic saga, the actor's other son Griffin O'Neal tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Lifeline Live
Laura Elias / Entertainmentwise:
Madonna Loses Out To Beyonce In Highest Paid Pop Stars List  —  Get the top ten here...  Beyonce Knowles and The Police are the richest musicians according to a poll in Forbes magazine to find the World's Best Paid Music Stars.  —  The Police came top after pocketing a hefty $115 million over the past 12 months.
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Lacey Rose / Forbes:
World's Best-Paid Music Stars
Discussion: Stereohyped and SOHH.com Dailies
Chris Harris / MTV:
Ciara Insists: 'I Wasn't Nude' In Vibe Photo Shoot  —  ‘Go Girl’ singer calls magazine cover ‘very, very upsetting and somewhat misleading.’  —  R&B chanteuse Ciara would like to set the record straight about the photo spread she shot for the October issue of Vibe magazine: She was not nude …
 
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From Mediagazer:

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

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: David Ellison's interference in WBD's failed summer talks to extend HBO Max's South Park licensing deal left David Zaslav distrustful of Ellison

 
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