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6:55 PM ET, December 13, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Denise's Daughters Safe After Four-Car Smashup  —  The two young daughters of Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen were involved in a serious car accident yesterday, TMZ has learned, but the good news is they're safe and sound.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Sam and Lola Rose Sheen …
Jeff Truesdell / People.com:
INSIDE STORY: How a Gift Allegedly Triggered Jennifer Hudson Murders  —  Jennifer Hudson (center) with sister Julia Hudson and mom Darnell Donerson in 2006  —  Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia, celebrated turning 31 on Oct. 23 with cake and a small party at home.
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Tara Reid Checks Into Rehab  —  Tara Reid is in rehab, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “Tara Reid has checked herself into Promises Treatment Center.  We appreciate your respect to her and her family's privacy at this time,” the actress's rep Jack Ketsoyan tells PEOPLE.
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Tara Reid Checks Into Rehab
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Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
The Mask of Jacko: Michael Jackson steps out in his most bizarre outfit yet … He has never lacked creativity when it comes to fashioning a ‘disguise’.  —  But Michael Jackson's latest effort is remarkable, even by his standards.  —  With his trademark trilby hat and a black eye mask …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Demise of Dating  —  The paradigm has shifted.  Dating is dated.  Hooking up is here to stay.  —  (For those over 30 years old: hooking up is a casual sexual encounter with no expectation of future emotional commitment.  Think of it as a one-night stand with someone you know.)
Discussion: Jezebel and Gawker
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Hugh Hefner's Sons Split on Having “Multiple Girlfriends”  —  Hugh Hefner's teenage sons, Marston and Cooper, are split on whether they would take after their dad in the dating department.  —  Before splitting earlier this year, 82-year-old Hef famously juggled three babes — Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Hudson Cancels Video Shoot  —  Jennifer Hudson has cancelled the first video shoot scheduled since the October deaths of her mother, brother and nephew, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  The Oscar winner, 27, planned on shooting the clip for “If It Isn't Love” in L.A. next week …
E! Online:
Pulp Fiction Writer Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - The Oscar-winning screenwriter of Pulp Fiction is getting a heavy dose of reality.  —  Roger Avary, who cowrote the 1994 neonoir classic with Quentin Tarentino, was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter …
Discussion: dailystab.com
Ken Lee / People.com:
Pilot's Family in Travis Barker Plane Crash Speaks Out  —  Bland with wife Anne Marie and daughter Erin  —  The family of James Bland, one of two Learjet pilots who died in the crash involving Travis Barker and DJ AM, is confident the pilots weren't at fault despite accusations they were poorly trained.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Grim reality for Richards  —  Actress fears career will hit bottom with her lame series  —  When it comes to stardom, it seems certain celebs will do anything to keep themselves in the public eye.  A couple of Hollywood insiders close to Denise Richards are telling me the former Downers …
Daniel Mauser / Machochip:
Pictures: Playboy Virgin María Florencia Onori Is A True Blessing!  —  All kneel to Playboy's Virgin María Florencia Onori in all her blessed naked beauty!  Machochip has scored the pictures which depict the model as the Lady of Guadalupe for the December issue of Playboy Mexico.
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Guanabee
People.com:
Will Paula Abdul Stay on Idol?  —  After blaming American Idol producers for letting a stalker get close to her, Paula Abdul's future on the show is being discussed.  —  One month after alleged stalker Paula Goodspeed died from an apparent suicide in front of the Idol judge's Hollywood home …
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Frazier Moore / Associated Press:   ‘American Idol’ may ax its charity after 2 years
Jessica Gold Haralson / People.com:
Shania Twain Enjoys Time with Pal Frédéric Thiébaud  —  Frederic Thiébaud and Shania Twain  —  Shania Twain is enjoying a festive holiday season - a shopping spree in New York City and a sunny getaway to Florida - thanks to a group of friends, including Frédéric Thiébaud.
 
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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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