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9:35 AM ET, November 4, 2008

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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: 'Grey's Anatomy' Discharges Dr. Hahn  —  Brace yourselves, Grey's Anatomy fans: The show has parted ways with a female doc who is blond, beautiful, outspoken - and not Katherine Heigl.  It's Brooke Smith.  As in Dr. Erica Hahn.  As in one half of Callica, Grey's first-ever significant gay couple.
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Grey's Degayed: Brooke Smith Axed; Melissa George No Longer a Bisexual  —  It's true.  Sources confirm that Brooke Smith, who plays Dr. Erica Hahn (a doctor who recently realized she is gay), has been axed from Grey's Anatomy.  —  Even more, I'm told by those who work on the ABC series …
Stacy St. Clair / Chicago Tribune:
Fantasia provides emotional moment as Jennifer Hudson says goodbye to mother  —  As the two-hour wake for her mother, brother and nephew came to an end, Jennifer Hudson approached their coffins and spent a few moments with each.  —  She paused at the casket of her 7-year-old nephew Julian …
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OK! Magazine:
Oprah & Others Come Out to Support Jennifer Hudson  —  As Jennifer Hudson attempts to cope with the monstrous tragedy that recently befell her family, the Oscar-winner has been kept afloat by an outpouring of support from famous friends.  —  On Monday afternoon on Chicago's South Side …
Kay West / People.com:
Keith: Nicole Looks Good In My Shirt - And Out of It!  —  Keith Urban walked into a party for his most recent No. 1 song, “You Look Good in My Shirt,” clutching the hand of his wife, Nicole Kidman.  —  “It's been eight years since I was first here accepting an award for my first No. 1 song …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman: “I Had a Very Easy Labor”
Discussion: Dlisted and Lifeline Live
Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: BRITNEY'S HALLOWEEN PICS  —  Look at these EXCLUSIVE pics Britney sent us of her and the boys from Halloween night.  —  Brit, her friends Courtney and Laura Lynn, her assistant Brett and dad Jamie took the boys out trick or treating before heading home to get ready for Drew Barrymore's party.
Extra:
DeAnna & Jesse: ‘Bachelorette’ Romance Over!  —  The love story is over for “Bachelorette” DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak — and the heartbroken pro-snowboarder spills to “Extra” about the split.  —  Jesse reveals how Pappas ended things, saying, “We took time apart …
Discussion: iVillage and Defamer
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Krista Smith / Vanity Fair:
Isn't She Deneuvely?  —  Two years ago, at 31, Kate Winslet became the youngest actress ever to earn five Oscar nominations.  This go-round, either of her two new movies—Revolutionary Road, which re-unites her with Leonardo DiCaprio, or The Reader—could put a statue in her hands.
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Enjoys a Playful Baby Shower  —  With a whimsical Winnie the Pooh theme, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz celebrated a baby shower with family and celebrity friends, including sister Jessica Simpson and pal Nicole Richie, who brought daughter Harlow.  —  “She was glowing and insanely happy,” says a source.
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Keanu Cleared of Pap Smear  —  Keanu Reeves' excellent court adventure has just come to an end.  —  After a little more than an hour of deliberations this morning, a Los Angeles jury has cleared the Bill and Ted star in a civil trial brought by a vengeful paparazzo who claimed he was run over by Reeves.
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The Superficial:
Keanu Reeves is ‘The One’ - who doesn't have to pay s**t
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - KEANU FOUND NOT GUILTY IN PAP TRIAL!!!!
Discussion: Digital Spy
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Jolie: 'I'm still a punk kid with tats'  —  Angelina Jolie has warned she will never say goodbye to her rebellious streak despite becoming a proud mum of six tots.  —  The yummy mummy remains defiant about her controversial past, which has reportedly included knife sex and now more recently …
Bob Tourtellotte / Fan Fare:
Dr. Greene back from the dead on “ER”  —  (Reporting and writing by Alex Dobuzinskis)  —  Actor Anthony Edwards will return for one episode to the long-running NBC show “ER” as the hospital drama that began in 1994 hits its last season.  Edwards' popular character, Dr. Mark Greene …
People.com:
Couples Watch: Heidi & Spencer, Ashton & Demi  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt in West Hollywood  —  • There were cameras - but Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt weren't posing.  Nope, the normally attention-addicted couple ran quickly down the blue carpet at Los Angeles nightspot The Kress, during a party for Ultimat Vodka.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood Apologizes for Upsetting Jessica Simpson  —  Carrie Underwood regrets making Jessica Simpson mad by saying Tony Romo still calls her months after their split.  —  “It was something that was said in passing, and I would never mean to say anything to hurt anybody or stir up anything …
Discussion: X17 Online and MTV Buzzworthy Blog
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Just Jared:
Carrie Underwood - “Elle” December 2008
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Mollygood
Lindsay Lohan / Mirror.co.uk:
Lindsay Lohan dropped as World Music Awards host  —  Lindsay Lohan has been axed as host of the World Music Awards in Monaco next weekend.  —  At the last minute show bosses panicked over whether she was actually up to the job.  —  We were surprised she was ever asked.
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Salma Hayek Cozies Up to Her Ex Once More  —  Salma Hayek and Francois Henri Pinault at a Nov. 2 soccer match  —  The crowd couldn't stop staring at Salma Hayek and her ex, billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, at Sunday's soccer game in the French city of Rennes.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and The Hollywood Gossip
New York Post:
ACTOR WAS JOAQUIN UNSTEADILY  —  FRIENDS of Joaquin Phoenix are worried about the star, who has had a very public battle with drink and drugs.  The two-time Oscar nominee ("Walk the Line" and “Gladiator") showed up to a tribute to Paul Newman last week in San Francisco and “was out of it,” said one attendee.
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Marla Lehner / People.com:
Joaquin Phoenix Says Goodbye to Acting (Again)
Discussion: iVillage
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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