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1:40 PM ET, November 5, 2008

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E! Online:
Toasting Obama: Courteney & Jen Celebrate in L.A.; Oprah, Brad On Hand in Chicago  —  While Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt opted for the live version, a couple of Friends got together to watch their guy win it all via satellite.  —  E! News has learned that Courteney Cox and hubby David Arquette hosted …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Oprah, Brad Pitt Celebrate Obama's Victory in Chicago  —  “I'm vibrating,” Winfrey told Usmagazine.com.  —  How will she celebrate?  —  “Just to be fully present.  I'm just trying to take it all in,” she told Us.  “I can't even talk about it.”  —  “This has been the greatest experience of my lifetime,” she told reporters.
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Oprah on Obama's Election: ‘It Feels Like Hope Won’  —  Oprah Winfrey in Chicago Nov. 4  —  Oprah Winfrey has long been Barack Obama's No. 1 fan, so it's no surprise she wasted little time in speaking out about the Democrat's historic victory Tuesday night.  —  “It feels like hope won,” the TV icon told Britain's BBC.
Discussion: Us Weekly and BBC
NY Daily News:
At city's celeb hot spots, Obama-rama
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Just Jared:
First Celebrity Reactions Of Obama Win
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
Diddy votes: ‘It was a joyous moment’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Perez Hilton and Yeeeah!
Daily Mail:
Blake Fielder-Civil leaves jail and checks straight into rehab... but Amy Winehouse stays home … Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil was released from Edmunds Hill Prison in Suffolk today.  —  The Back To Black singer was nowhere to be seen as the 26-year-old left jail for the first time in 12 months.
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Beth Hardie / Mirror.co.uk:
Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil released from prison  —  Amy Winehouse kisses Blake Fielder-Civil goodbye as he is arrested  —  Amy Winehouse's incarcerated husband Blake Fielder-Civil has been released from Edmunds Hill prison.  —  The Back To Black singer was not at the Suffolk jail to meet her husband.
Discussion: Splash News Online and Jezebel
Perez Hilton:
Blaaaaake is Free At Last!  Wino's Husband Released From Jail, Rushes to Rehab  —  Amy Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was released from jail today, Tuesday.  —  It's reported that he's gone straight from jail into rehab.  —  Blaaaake was 'showing signs of his time behind bars …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Daily Mail
Neil Sean / Fox News:
Exclusive: Simon Cowell Explains Surprise Split  —  LONDON — After six years of unwedded bliss, Terri Seymour broke up with American Idol judge Simon Cowell.  Now in an exclusive interview, Cowell tells Foxnews.com why.  —  “She wants a different path in life, and I totally respect her for it,” Cowell explains.
Discussion: Us Weekly, iVillage and Just Jared
OK! Magazine:
Carnie Wilson: I'm Pregnant!  —  Carnie Wilson - who lost nearly 50 pounds this year with OK! exclusively following her struggle to get slim and healthy - is now announcing her happy baby news.  The singer and her musician husband, Rob Bonfiglio, are pregnant with their second child.
Los Angeles Times:
Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages  —  Passage of Prop.8 throws thousands of same-sex unions into doubt.  —  UPDATE: Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages.  With more than 95% of the vote counted, the measure leads 52.1% to 47.9%.
Discussion: Queerty, Cele|bitchy and kenneth in the
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Baby Brother For Suri!  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have made it no secret that they want more children in addition to daughter Suri — and no one is rooting for a new Cruise baby more than Tom's ex, Nicole Kidman!  —  In the December issue of Glamour, the star …
Discussion: The Superficial and CelebNewsWire
Jessica Simpson / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Says Tony Romo ‘Saved Me’  —  With her relationship with Tony Romo approaching the one-year mark, Jessica Simpson is gaining some perspective on her life and loves.  —  “I'd always fall for guys I wanted to save,” the singer, 28, tells Cosmopolitan for its December issue (on sale Nov. 11).
Discussion: Gabby Babble and POPSUGAR
Marc Malkin / Yahoo! News:
Selena Gomez Not in Tune With Carrie Underwood  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Selena Gomez doesn't exactly agree with Carrie Underwood that celebrities should shut their traps when it comes to politics.  —  “A lot of people do look up to certain celebrities and will follow in their footsteps …
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TMZ.com:
Britney Graces Cosmo ... Five Years Too Late  —  Britney Spears looks amazing on the December cover of Australian Cosmo — only problem...the picture is five years old!  —  These pre 5150/ K-Fed pics were taken by James White for a cover story than ran in Esquire Magazine back in 2003.
Lucy / Fametastic:
Melanie Chisholm: I'm not getting married just because I'm pregnant  —  Melanie Chisholm has denied rumours she's planning on marrying boyfriend Thomas Starr just because they're expecting their first child together.  —  The former Spice Girl, who announced her pregnancy in August …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
 
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with President Trump in November, and both agreed WBD should go to the highest bidder; Sarandos argued that Netflix wasn't a monopoly

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