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12:25 PM ET, November 12, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Dead Body Found Outside Paula Abdul's Home  —  A body was found in a car a few houses down from Paula Abdul's home, and there are reports the victim was a “big fan” of the “Idol” judge.  —  The body was discovered last night in a car.  Cops tell us it may have been a drug overdose/suicide.
NBC Chicago:
‘Big Fan’ Of Paula Abdul Found Dead Near ‘Idol’ Judge's House  —  A woman was found dead on Tuesday evening, near a home believed to be owned by Paula Abdul, Access Hollywood has learned.  —  A 30-year-old woman was found dead in a parked car in the Sherman Oaks, Calif. community the “American Idol” judge reportedly resides in.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, WOW Report and Defamer
TMZ.com:
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.
Chris Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Angelina Jolie talks ‘Changeling,’ motherhood  —  In ‘Changeling’ she's grounded, but in real life, Angelina Jolie is a citizen . . .  Angelina Jolie appeared at the double-wide doorway of a penthouse suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel unsmiling and peering warily from behind a curtain of dark hair.
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 …
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Federline Won't Seek Hearing on Son's Health Scare
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
Just Jared:
Britney Spears is an Alligator Farm Girl
Discussion: OH NO!!
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston on John Mayer: ‘We Adore One Another’  —  Jennifer Aniston has a simple message when it comes to her on-again relationship with John Mayer: “People need to mind their own business,” the actress tells Vogue in its December issue.  —  Of course, Aniston, 39, understands why so many people are intrigued by their romance.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston: What Angelina Jolie Did Was “Really Uncool”
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.
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Adam Sandler & Wife Have Baby No. 2  —  Adam Sandler (right) and Jackie  —  Adam Sandler and his wife have welcomed their second child, the comedian announced Tuesday.  —  “Jackie and Adam had a beautiful baby girl, Sunny Madeline on November 2,” Sandler posted on his Web site.
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 …
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
‘Orlando and Miranda set to wed’  —  Sorry to break your hearts ladies but it looks like Orlando Bloom is marching off the singles market for good after popping the question to his girlfriend.  —  Yes, according to US insiders the swooning Caribbean Pirate has asked Australian beauty Miranda Kerr to be his wife.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
New York Post:
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN, SARAH  —  CBS anchor Katie Couric thinks Sarah Palin has a thing or two to learn about politics before she contemplates a White House run in 2012.  “I think she should keep her head down, work really hard and learn about governing.  But I'm not anyone to give advice …
Discussion: New York Magazine
TMZ.com:
Brad Garrett Attacks Again, Possibly Provoked  —  Brad Garrett went off last night, smacking a paparazzo's camera and challenging a gaggle of photogs to a fight, but he was arguably provoked.  —  It happened outside Dan Tana's restaurant in West Hollywood.
Discussion: X17 Online
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: Jezebel and TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Stephen Baldwin: The Gospel According to Miley  —  Holy Stigmata!  Stephen Baldwin has branded himself with Hannah Montana's initials, all because Miley Cyrus dared him to.  —  Here's how the whole thing went down.  We're told the unlikely friends met last year at the White House …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Why Is Stephen Baldwin Still Here?
Discussion: Celebslam.com
 
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Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

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.

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