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1:25 PM ET, November 12, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Dead Woman at Paula's House — Suspected Stalker  —  The woman whose body was found outside Paula Abdul's home last night may have been stalking the “A.I.” judge.  —  Police sources tell us they think the victim is an alleged Abdul stalker and cops have been to the house “numerous times before” to deal with her.
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License Plate Tells Death Story  —  Here are photos of what the victim left behind outside Paula Abdul's house.  —  The woman, who died of an apparent drug overdose/suicide, has a license plate that reads “ABL LV.”  There is also a lanyard hanging from her mirror with a picture of Paula.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
People.com:
Dead Body Found Near Paula Abdul's Home  —  An unidentified woman in her 30s was found dead in her car outside of Paula Abdul's Los Angeles home on Tuesday afternoon, say authorities.  —  LAPD officer April Harding said Wednesday morning, “It looks like an apparent suicide, and the coroner's office [is] now investigating this matter.
X17 Online:
Obsessed Fan Found Dead Outside Paula Abdul's Home  —  A 30-year-old woman was found dead in a parked car outside Paula Abdul's home on Tuesday.  —  A source close to Abdul tells X17online that Paula was at an American Idol meeting when the body was discovered.
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Dead Woman Former “Idol” Wannabe  —  The woman found dead in front of Paula Abdul's house last night was a featured contestant on “American Idol.”  —  We've learned the identity of the dead woman, Paula Goodspeed, who appeared on Season 5 in 2006.  During her audition she said she's an artist …
Access Hollywood:
‘Big Fan’ Of Paula Abdul Found Dead Near ‘Idol’ Judge's House
Discussion: Defamer
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Joe Jonas Has a New Girlfriend  —  Joe Jonas (left) and Camilla Belle  —  Joe Jonas sure doesn't waste time: The singer, who recently split from Taylor Swift, has moved on and is now dating 10,000 BC actress Camilla Belle, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  After a rocky end to his relationship …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston: I Hate “This Whole ‘Poor Lonely Jen’ Thing”  —  Jennifer Aniston doesn't want anyone's pity over her love life.  —  “This whole ‘Poor lonely Jen’ thing, this idea that I'm so unlucky in love?,” she says in her buzzed-about December Vogue interview.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Hollywire.com
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Telegraph:
Cosmetic surgery addict injected cooking oil into her own face  —  A Korean woman addicted to plastic surgery has been left unrecognisable after her obsession led her to inject cooking oil into her face.  —  Hang Mioku, now 48, had her first plastic surgery procedure when she was 28 …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and CandyKirby.com
TMZ.com:
Criminal Investigation in Garrett Case  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they will open a criminal investigation into the confrontation last night between Brad Garrett and a slew of photogs.  —  As we first reported, Garrett was leaving Dan Tana's restaurant in West Hollywood when photogs descended.
Discussion: Dlisted and The Blemish
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TMZ.com:
Brad Garrett Attacks Again, Possibly Provoked
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Suge Sues Kanye: Your Fault I Got Shot, Robbed  —  Suge Knight is picking a nasty fight with Kanye West over a diamond earring — 3 years after the broke-ass record mogul was shot and then allegedly robbed of his ice at one of Kanye's parties.  —  Suge — who recently filed for bankruptcy …
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian Joins Speidi on HIMYM  —  Call it...KIMYM!  —  Sources tell E! News exclusively that Kim Kardashian is joining Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt in an upcoming episode of How I Met Your Mother!  CBS confirms that the Dancing queen will appear with the terrible two in a January episode.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Federline Won't Seek Hearing on Son's Health Scare
Discussion: CelebWarship
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Barack Obama: “I Think I'm a Pretty Cool Dad!”  —  Barack Obama may be the new president, but when it comes to parent-teacher meetings, ballet recitals and reading Harry Potter with his girls - he really is just like Us!  —  The new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now …
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Jerry Garcia biopic in works  —  Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Eric Eisner to produce  —  Veteran producers Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Eric Eisner are going truckin'.  —  The trio have signed on to produce a biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia that will aim to offer a revealing look …
Perez Hilton:
Neverland Ranch Sold!  —  Everyone has to grow old - or be sold - at some time.  —  Even Neverland Ranch.  —  PerezHilton.com has exclusively learned that he deeds for the ranch have been transferred from Michael Jackson to Sycamore Valley Ranch Company LLC.  —  The news can be verified by public Santa Barbara records.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Jezebel and TVgasm Blog
Simon Perry / People.com:
Jesse Metcalfe Falls from Balcony, Is Briefly Hospitalized  —  Jesse Metcalfe was briefly hospitalized after falling from a second-story balcony in Monaco on Sunday, but suffered “no long term damage,” according to his rep.  —  The Desperate Housewives actor, who was in Monaco to help host …
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Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
‘Orlando and Miranda set to wed’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Foo Fighters to guest-judge on ‘Top Chef’
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 Earlier Picks: 
New York Post:
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN, SARAH
Discussion: New York Magazine
People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson's Family ‘Very Happy’ About Engagement
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Kevin McKidd Joins the Cast of Grey's Anatomy
Discussion: EW.com and TV Squad
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal:
Axel Springer agrees to buy the Telegraph for £575M, ending the proposed acquisition by the DMGT, and plans to “turbocharge” the Telegraph's presence in the US

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: a coalition of states including California, Colorado, and New York prepares to sue on antitrust grounds if the Nexstar-Tegna deal gets FCC approval

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
SEC filing: Byron Allen buys a 10.7% stake in Starz for $25M from investment fund Liberty 77, led by former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin

 
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