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Morning Links: Jon Gosselin's attorney says Kate Major is trying to cash in on their 'few days' together

Jon Gosselin's attorney says he isn't worried about a fraud and breach-of-contract lawsuit being threatened by Kate Major, who quit her job as a tabloid reporter in July after she says he promised her a job as his personal assistant. Gosselin’s attorney, Mark Heller, told RadarOnline that he thinks the case is a joke. “Kate knows Jon Gosselin is like Obama’s stimulus package,” Heller quipped. “Every time she needs money, she cashes in on the few days she knew Jon Gosselin." The two are shown together at left in July. Meanwhile, Star magazine says Jon is making a wish list that includes some young starlets. "Jon said he really wants to hook up with Lindsay Lohan, Kristin Cavallari and Whitney Port," an insider tells Star, which published what it calls Gosselin's "lust list." "He’s like a kid in a candy store and going absolutely wild," the friend says. "He definitely isn't on the prowl for another wife."

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Oprah Winfrey will tell her audience today that she plans to end "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011 to concentrate on her new network, which she is launching in a partnership with Discovery Communications. "The sun will set on the Oprah Show as its 25th season draws to a close on September 9, 2011," Harpo Productions president Tim Bennett said Thursday. Winfrey, whose program reaches about 7 million viewers a day, will concentrate on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, but according to The New York Times, she told her show's staff that she will not transfer the show to her cable channel. An insider says Winfrey put off quitting the show because she wants "The Dr. Oz Show" to take over her time slot. has been on the air since her Chicago-based show was syndicated in 1986.

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Steven Tyler's Aerosmith bandmates are expressing concerns about his well-being in the wake of reports in the Boston Herald and online that he may have returned to his hard-partying ways. "I think that he needs help and that attention needs to be put to his health," drummer Joey Kramer told People, adding that he is concerned that the singer is "isolating himself." Tyler battled drug addiction in the 1970s and 1980s and checked into a rehab center last year to detox from painkillers. Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford told People, "His behavior is spinning out of control." The Herald reports that Tyler now spends nearly all of his time with girlfriend Erin Brady, 30ish, and Dole Food Co. heir Justin Murdock, 35. Tyler reportedly partied for two days straight in Sturgis, S.D., last summer, before Tyler fell off the stage and injured his head, arm and shoulder. The injury cut short the band's summer tour.

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Los Angeles Police are fed up with complaints from neighbors about noisy, raucous parties held by Paris Hilton and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt and now say there will be "tickets or arrests" the next time they are called there. One neighbor, who calls Hilton "a monster," says people who live nearby have taken their complaints to their city councilman, who has spoken with the city attorney's office about the noise, crowds ans fighting.

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Richard Heene brought his boys and wife to Manhattan on Thursday to tour the Statue of Liberty and reportedly have some talks with somebody over some show-biz opportunities. The question being asked all over the country -- why aren't Balloon Boy and his brothers in school?

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Eddie Cibrian is suing "Life & Style weekly" for more than $1 million, for reporting that he is cheating on new girlfriend LeAnn Rimes with aspiring actress Scheana Jancan. In the suit, obtained by TMZ, Cibrian claims an article headlined "Eddie is Cheating on LeAnn Already" and other stories "falsely portray Eddie as being unfaithful to Ms. Rimes, as currently being in a romantic relationship with Ms. Jancan, and as having abandoned his children."

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James Van Der Beek has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly six years, actress Heather Ann McComb, five months after the pair separated. In the papers, he cited irreconcilable differences. Van Der Beek, 32, and McComb were engaged in early 2003. They exchanged vows over the Fourth of July weekend that year in an outdoor ceremony in Malibu. The guests included Van Der Beek's "Dawson's Creek" costars Michelle Williams, Busy Phillips and Soleil Moon Frye.

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James Caan has filed for divorce from his fourth wife, Linda, for the second time. The two married in 1995 and have two children, James Arthur Caan, 14, and Jacob Nicholas Caan, 11. Caan filed for divorce in 2005, but the two reconciled a month later. In is filing in L.A. County Superior Court, Caan citied irreconcilable differences. His rep said in a statement: "We have two beautiful kids together and will remain great friends. Everything will be fine."

-- Anne Neville
 

Morning Links: Shauna Sand urges Carrie Prejean to let porn company peddle her sex tape

Carrie Prejan has gotten a nice letter from someone who knows exactly how she feels about having porn producer Vivid Entertainment trying to buy and distribute her private sex tape. Shauna Sand, left, a former Playboy model and Lorenzo Lamas' ex, fired off the letter encouraging Prejean to do what she did-- "take control of the situation," by accepting the money. In the letter, obtained by TMZ, Sand says she could have wasted "thousands of dollars" trying to fight the release of her sex tape -- but instead worked out a deal with Vivid. She urges Prejean to do the same: "Why don’t you consider taking control yourself and handle this situation on your own terms so that you are in the driver’s seat. It all starts with a telephone call to Steven [Hirsch at Vivid] to find out what your options are. I’d be happy to talk to you one-on-one about how I did it."

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Another day, another story about Lindsay Lohan trying to leverage freebies. First she pitched a fit when the Crown Bar in Los Angeles tried to get her to pay for the expensive champagne she was guzzling, then pointed across the room at Twilight's Kellan Lutz and suggested he pay for the bubbly. Now people are talking about her repeated efforts to score thousands of dollars worth of clothing and accessories during an appearance at Kitson in West Hollywood for the launch of Jermaine Dupri’s new watch line “NuPop." In addition to her appearance fee, LiLo was given $500 in merchandise credit, which she bargained up to $1,000. Then she rampaged through the store, insisting she wanted item after item, eventually valued at $15,000. She said organizers  “would take care of it because I’m the only celebrity here.” When designer Pascal Mouawad said she could cart off $2,000 worth of stuff, LiLo, described as "absolutely distraught," offered to "come in the next day and carry bags out so the paps could take shots." No dice, so she grabbed the bags of free stuff and stormed out.

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Since  she showed up at a movie premiere on Oct. 11 wearing what appeared to be a knuckle-sized sapphire-and-diamond ring, it's been rumored that Penelope Cruz is engaged to boyfriend Javier Bardem. But even David Letterman's persistent questioning Tuesday night failed to get her to spill. First Letterman simply asked if she and Bardem are engaged, and she replied, "I don't feel comfortable talking about my private life in public." When he persisted, she said,  "I've been here a few times with you, you know I'm tough. One thing I don't do, I don't lie about my personal life. It's sacred to me. It's my life. But I don't give details about it because I am allergic to that." Letterman put a funny spin on it, saying, "So you know, but you don't want to tell me?" Cruz giggled as she replied,"I know, but I choose not to share some things!"

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Ryan O'Neal says he agrees with Farrah Fawcett's decision to leave most of her $6 million estate to their son, Redmond, who is currently in an inpatient rehab facility. "Farrah's and my relationship was based on a deep love and respect for one another and for our son Redmond," O'Neal said in a statement. "After discussing how her financial affairs would be handled in the event of her passing we agreed that our son Redmond would be the primary beneficiary of her estate. These were Farrah's wishes and I am perfectly happy with them."

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Farrah's will also left nothing to her longtime best friend, Alana Stewart, who made the heart-wrenching documentary about her final days. It did leave $500,000 to a nephew, the same amount to her father, and $100,000 to Greg Lott, her college boyfriend who said the pair rekindled their romance 11 years ago and were secret lovers until a few months before she died. Lott also says O'Neal kept him from Farrah in the final two months of her life. A copy of her will,obtained by RadarOnline, showed that those around her did not allow Farrah her final wish, which was to die at home.

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Pro dancer Julianne Hough is taking another season off from "Dancing with the Stars," told Ryan Seacrest at the Los Angeles premiere of "New Moon." "No, I’m not [coming back] next season," Hough, 21, said. And what about the year after?  "We’re going go cross that bridge when we come to it," she said. Hough, who attended last week's Country Music Association Awards ceremony with recent ex-boyfriend Chuck Wicks, had a mysterious response to Seacrest's question of whether she is now single. Her only response was, “Um, technically.” But for now, she's rooting for her brother, Derek Hough, who’s dancing with model Joanna Krupa on this season's show, In fact, she said, "I’m going to do some rallying for my brother right now."

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As if model-turned-actress-turned-jewelry designer Molly Sims weren't busy enough, sources have told People that she and actor Aaron Eckhart are a couple. After the two were spotted sharing in intimate dinner in Baton Rouge, sources said that the two have been quietly dating for a few weeks.

-- Anne Neville

Morning Links: Seven more sex tapes and 30 nude photos of Carrie Prejean said to exist

Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean made seven more sex tapes and 30 more nude photos that have surfaced, according to RadarOnline. Prejean has said she made just a single sex tape and sent it to one boyfriend. Vivid Entertainment, the world's largest porn film company, has a copy of the tape and would love to release it, says TMZ, but needs Prejean's approval to do so. "Good luck with that," TMZ says. In an interview with Christianity Today, Prejean answered the interviewer's question about the sex tape she made, rather than falling back on the scolding she gave a dumbfounded Larry King when he asked the same question. She said, "Everything that was discussed in mediation was confidential. There is a video out there of me. I was really young and immature. It was the worst mistake of my life. It was a really stupid, stupid decision that I made. But I take full responsibility for it. ... I think we all make mistakes and we all do things when we're young that sometimes backfire later in life. I give advice to younger girls in my book because I've learned a lot since I was 16 or 17 years old." The man she sent the video to says she was 20 when she made it, and he has been pressured to say she was several years younger.

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In the same interview, Prejean says she is sure that her breast implants are OK with God. She says, "I don't think there's anything wrong with getting breast implants as a Christian. I think it's a personal decision. I don't see anywhere in the Bible where it says you shouldn't get breast implants."

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Add Rosie O'Donnell and Kelli Carpenter to the list of celebrity couples who secretly split up two years ago. Rosie, who has recently confessed that the two have had problems, told a pet psychic on her Sirius Satellite radio show Friday that she got her long-haired chihuahua, Misty, "when Kelli moved out two years ago." She told pet psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick that she got Misty "because I wanted another child or something to love. And I got the dog." O'Donnell, who has four children with Carpenter, says the kids argue over who gets to take care of the dog.

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Lindsay Lohan will probably take her business elsewhere besides the Crown Bar in Los Angeles, which insisted that the hard-partying starlet pay for the expensive champagne she and a friend grabbed off the shelves. An onlooker told People.comthat rehab veteran Lohan, 23, cause a scene she when asked to pay for her drinks. "Lindsay stormed into the kitchen and grabbed two bottles of really expensive champagne. She finished both bottles with a friend. When the bartender gave her a bill, she had a meltdown," says the source. "She was yelling at him and screaming profanities at everyone. The bar insisted she pay, so she had to call a friend with her credit-card information." The onlooker said that when she left the club at 2:30 a.m., "She was crying and wanted to go home. She kept saying 'I don't pay for drinks! This is ridiculous! I'm freaking out!' " Still unsolved is the mysterious disappearanceof some $400,000 worth of jewelry last seen on LiLo during an Elle photoshoot, or how Lindsay ended up with a stranger's one-of-a-kind mink coat that she was forced to return after the owner saw a photo of her wearing it back in 2007.

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Two couples that have been in the spotlight lately appeared in public over the weekend, and the body language spoke volumes. Fergie and Josh Duhamel have been rocked by a stripper's allegation that she had a one-night-stad with the actor while he was filming in Atlanta, but the newlyweds were conspicuously cuddly during a weekend date. On the other hand, Brad and Angelina, who have been the subject of unending split rumors, looked positively stand-offishas they attended the 30th anniversary of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

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Shayne Lamas, star of the reality show "Leave it to Lamas," was arrested on suspicion of DUI just after 1 a.m. Saturday in Venice, Calif., E! News is reporting. Lamas said in a statement that she went through th checkpoint "after consuming one drink," because she had "complete confidence of passing." But, oops! "However, the breathalyzer indicated that I was over the legal limit of blood alcohol content and was arrested," she said. "I take full responsibility for my lack of judgment. I have always strived to be a role model for my friends, family and fans and have never nor will ever condone drinking and driving. I apologize for all those I have disappointed, including myself." Lamas 24, is due in court Dec. 9 to face the misdemeanor charge. The daughter of  Lorenzo Lamas and Michele Cathy Smith was briefly engaged to Matt Grant after being chosen during the 12th season of ABC's "The Bachelor."

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Police in Stuttgart searched a house possibly connected to Edis Kayalar, the German male modelwho attempted to extort money from Cindy Crawford after getting his hands on some suggestive photos of Crawford's 7-year-old daughter. Police refused to confirm whether the items they removed from the house were owned by Kayalar. The photo, reportedly taken by a nanny without the knowledge of Crawford or her husband, Rande Gerber, shows the girl wearing abbreviated clothing and bound to a chair and gagged during a game of cops and robbers.

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Is an Oscar still an Oscar if you don't get it on camera? Yes, say Lauren Bacall, B-movie maven Roger Corman and Godfather cinematographer Gordon Willis, who all collected statuettes Saturday night at a black-tie banquet. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awardsare generally given in March. Producer John Calley, who made, among other films, "The DaVinci Code" and "Catch-22," received the Irving J. Thalberg Memorial Award.

-- Anne Neville 

Morning Links: Taylor Swift sweeps CMAs; Kanye West lampooned

Taylor Swift swept the Country Music Association Awards last night, winning Entertainer of the Year, Top Female Vocalist, Album of the Year and Video of the Year. She ended Kenny Chesney's streak as Entertainer of the Year (4 out of 5 years), and snapped American Idol winner Carrier Underwood's three year reign as Top Female Vocalist. After being awarded the trophy for Entertainer of the Year, Swift said through tears, "I'll never forget this moment because in this moment everything that I have ever wanted has just happened to me."

Kanye West was nowhere to be found, thankfully, but he was there in humor. At one point, hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley were bantering back and forth when Underwood told Paisley that she thought his video for "Welcome to the Future" was one of her favorite videos "in a long time." Before Paisley could speak, novelty songman Little Jimmy Dickens came on stage and said, "Excuse me, sir. I'll let you finish later. I know you had a nice video and all, but Taylor Swift made the best video of all time. Of all time! You go, girl!"

Also, former Hootie & The Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker won Best New Male Artist, becoming only the second African-American performer to win a major individual award.

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Mike Tyson was arrested at LAX airport on Wednesday after punching a photographer. According to police, the photographer approached Tyson, his wife and 10-month-old baby, and began taking picture. A scuffle broke out, with the photographer sustaining a cut on his forehead; and he was taken to a L.A. hospital for treatment. Tyson, on the other hand, was taken to a nearby LAPD station and was held on $20,000 bail.

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Actor Ron Livingston, best known for his role as Peter in cult-favorite "Office Space," was married last week, according to People. Livingston and girlfriend Rosemarie DeWitt married in San Francisco on Nov 2, after more than three years of dating. 

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Lil Kim has bailed on six concerts in London, over a nosebleed, according to the company that booked her for the gigs. Abstrakt Visions Entertainment paid $20,000 up front for the series of concert, and says that the singer canceled the shows after suffering a nosebleed the night before her first show. Lil Kim got on a plane and went back to the U.S. without telling the company, which tells TMZ that they intend to sue.

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Jon Gosselin is trying to void his contract with the TLC network, saying that when the first contract was signed, he had no lawyer or manager representing his interests; and that he was merely an "unsophisticated father of eight" who was taken advantage of by the network. He says that the deal was so bad that the family only made $2000 an episode, and that the network violates child labor laws. 

Meanwhile, TMZ says that their sources say that TLC is keeping tabs on all of Jon's appearances. The network is said to be tallying Jon's income from each appearance, especially since they say that Jon is violating his contract, which prohibits him from doing "any media including any online or print...without the Company's or Producer's prior written consent."

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Joe Jackson continues to fight for a share of his late son's estate. Joe Jackson is now claiming that because Michael promised to "always support" him, that means even in Michael's death he should be supported financially. Always means always. Joe Jackson's lawyer Brian Oxman is calling it a verbal contract and is considering filing a creditor's claim against the estate.

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Speidi is returning to the "Today" show, where they will once again be interviewed by Al Roker. Spencer Pratt, and his wife Heidi, appeared on "Today" in June fresh off their controversial appearance on "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" During that appearance, Roker questioned their celebrity and morals. Later, the couple mocked Roker's credentials in other interviews. The pair are returning to promote a book they've co-authored called, "How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture."

-- Dave Valenzuela

Morning Links: Carrie Prejean calls sex tape she made for teen boyfriend 'biggest mistake of my life'

After days of coy non-denials that Carrie Prejean dropped her lawsuit against the Miss California USA pageant after pageant officials got their hands on a solo sex tape she made at age 17 for a boyfriend, the controversial pageant contestant has hit the talk shows to plug her book, "Still Standing: The Untold Story of My Fight Against Gossip, Hate, and Political Attacks" --  and to explain the tape. On "Today," the dethroned beauty queen said the tape surfaced because people are working to "embarrass" and "humiliate" her because she said she does not believe in same-sex marriage in response to a question from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton during the Miss USA pageant. On "Hannity," Prejean called making the tape for a boyfriend she "loved and cared about," "the biggest mistake of my life." In a tense interview on "The View," Prejean again said she was attacked -- and the sex tape was produced -- because she did not support gay marriage. Joy Behar replied, "Miss Prejean, you made the tape.. and yet you say that you're a victim. I don't totally buy it."

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Michael Lohan continues his campaign to embarrass his daughter Lindsay and her mother Dina by releasing taped phone conversations, including one in which Dina says LiLo was involved with Heath Ledger when he died. Dina told Michael about the relationship because she was afraid for Lindsay, saying, "Because when she's drunk or takes an Adderral with it she will do something like Heath Ledger did in a second without thinking." Dina says Lindsay's volatile relationship with Samantha Ronson would have ended long ago if Lindsay were rational. Now Dina tells E! News, "The tapes were from a long time ago, and for a father to stoop this low is unforgivable. My ex-husband has been in and out of jail for 10 years. My children and I gave him a chance to get to know them again, and he clearly blew that chance!"

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Britney Spears has finally made a statement about the lip-synching controversy that accompanied her first-ever concerts in Australia. "I hear there is a lot of controversy in the media about my show," the singer said in a statement. "Some reporters have said they love it and some don't. I came to Australia for my fans!" An Australian government official said last week that fans, some of whom paid up to $1,200 for tickets to the "Circus" tour show, should be aware that large parts of the performances were taped in advance. The Musicians Union of Australia agreed. "It's not right that people are going to the concert when they are being misled," said Terry Noone, the union's federal secretary. "That's the issue. It's not about music, it's about false advertising.” Reports that some fans walked out of her first concert were called "the biggest lie I've ever heard" by the tour promoter. Paul Dainty also said he lip-synching is no secret: "It's been all over the internet for nine months," Dainty said. 'The inference is that we tried to hide this. It's been the opposite. This show is about an incredible spectacle, which it is," he said.

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The split between Michael Jackson's parents was exposed in court Tuesday, when Katherine Jackson's attorney, Adam Streisand, said in court that she had no objection to the two executors that her ex, Joe Jackson, wants booted. Streisand argued that because Michael left Joe nothing in the will, he has no standing to object. Joe's attorney, Brian Oxman, says that if Joe doesn't get an allowance from the estate, he'll file a creditor's claim. Katherine's attorney says she has no problem with Joe getting an allowance, but he has no standing in court. At the end of the day, the judge agreed with Katherine that Joe has no right to object.

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The man accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman says Letterman continued his affair with his former personal assistant months after he married his longtime girlfriend in March. Gerald Shargel, Robert Halderman's attorney, says Stephanie Birkitt promised to end the affair when Halderman confronted her in December 2008. But Halderman's lawyer claims the relationship continued "unabated" into the summer. Letterman's lawyer refused to say when the talk show host broke off his affair with Birkitt. In court, Shargel asked that the charges be dismissed and said the demand for $2 million was "a pure commercial transaction" over a screenplay.

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Shaquille O'Neal's seven-year marriage is on the rocks again. Wife Va'shaundya has filed for a legal separation from the basketball star, citing irreconcilable differences. Shaunie is seeking child support and full custody of their four children, ages 3 to 9. Last time the two split, in 2007, Shaq filed for divorce, sparking a bitter court battle over whether he was concealing family money from her. The two later reconciled. Shaq's people say this move by Shaunie is all about money, and note that she pulled the kids out of school and let their Florida home to file in Los Angeles, where spousal support is reportedly more generous.

-- Anne Neville

Morning Links: Letterman extortion suspect to ask for case dismissal

The lawyer for alleged David Letterman extortionist Robert "Joe" Halderman will be in a Manhattan court to request that the charges be dropped. Lawyer Gerald Sargel will argue that the evidence shown to the grand jury was insufficient to justify the first degree attempted grand larceny charge. This will be the first court appearance for Halderman since being released on $200,000 bail.

Meanwhile, colleagues of Halderman are trying to raise money to help pay his mounting legal bills. Sources at CBS tell TMZ that friends of Halderman have raised about $50,000 so far in donations from friends and co-workers of the accused extortionist.

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One of the great TV villains, Omarosa from "The Apprentice," is reuniting with Donald Trump for a new reality TV dating show. "Omarosa's Ultimate Merger" will be produced by Juma Entertainment and Donald Trump's production company for TV One, a Comcast Cable company geared at African-American viewership. Omarosa will have to choose from 12 possible suitors who will compete in relationship and business tasks. "We do not want to bill her or portray her as a villain," said Juma exec Robert Horowitz. "That's not what this is. You will like Omarosa; you may not want her for your son or brother, but you will easily see where she has a lot of positives in her life. She's a smart woman, and she knows what she needs to do."

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Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry says that the band will pursue a new singer, after a growing rift among bandmates led frontman Steven Tyler to leave the band. Perry said on his Twitter page, "Aerosmith is definetly NOT breaking up. One of the members is doing his own thing and said so in the press. That's all I know. ... Inthe meantime aerosmith is positivly looking for a new singer to work with. You just can't take 40 years of expiriance and throw it in the bin!" Tyler has hired his own manager, and says he plans to work on solo material, a threat he has reportedly made over the years, but is finally making good on.

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Actor James Woods is taking to a trial a case against a Rhode Island hospital that he says was negligent in treating his brother, and caused his brother's death in 2006 from heart failure. Woods says his brother, Michael, died after going into cardiac arrest in a hallway when no room could be found for him after having x-rays. Woods says the hospital should have noticed his brother's EKG was abnormal and anticipated the possibility that his brother's condition would get worse.

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Joe Jackson is lobbing charges of fraud against the administrators of Michael Jackson's will. Joe Jackson's lawyer filed a 60-page motion in court yesterday claims that Michael believed that John Branca and John McLain were defrauding him when he was alive, and therefore are in a conflict of interest as the executor of the singer's estate in death. An attorney for Branca says, "These claims filed by Joe Jackson are so outrageous that they don't deserve any response."

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NBA legend and sometimes actor (Airplane!) Kareem Abdul Jabbar has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. "Having lost one of my closest friends to a different, highly aggressive form of leukemia, I knew how serious my diagnosis was. My own life expectancy became a question mark," Abdul Jabbar has said of his diagnosis. Abdul Jabbar said he has come forward because doctor's told him that many patients fail to take their medication or keep appointments with their doctors.He wants to be a role model patient for those given the same diagnosis.

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Comedian Katt Williams was arrested on Sunday night for stealing more than $3,500 in cash and rare coins. Williams was staying at a Newman, Ga. estate when he allegedly broke into the guesthouse of an employee of the estate and stole the collectible coins and cash. The comic told reporters after being released on bail that it all is a "a misunderstanding between me and two stupid detectives."

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Justin Timberlake was granted a permanent (3-year) restraining order again a female stalker who was arrested at the singer's home on October 22nd. Karen McNeil was picked up after she arrived at Timberlake's home with a cab full of her personal belongings. Timberlake filed a signed declaration in court where he called McNeil an "obsessed and mentally unstable stalker" that he "does not personally know or have any relationship with." With that, the judge granted the restraining order. 

-- Dave Valenzuela

Morning Links: TLC subpoenas everybody as Jon Gosselin and Hailey battle on TV

TLC plans to collect statements from Jon Gosselin's girlfriend Hailey Glassman and his friend Michael Lohan in the network's breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against Gosselin. A Maryland court has granted motions filed by the network's lawyers to depose Glassman, Lindsay Lohan's dad Michael, who once publicly discussed doing a divorced dads TV show with Gosselin. Statements are also being sought from Gosselin's lawyer Mark Heller, manager Michael Heller, bodyguard Thomas Meinelt and talent rep Matthew Kirschner. Last month, TLC sued Gosseli  for breach of contract, accusing the "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star of making television appearances without TLC's permission, in violation of their exclusive contract.

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But will Hailey and Jon still be speaking come deposition time? Let's talk turkey (day) first. Kate will be cooking a family meal for the kids on Thanksgiving and Jon Gosselin's announcement during an "Entertainment Tonight" interview with Hailey that he has her family "on my schedule" drew the ire of both Hailey and Mary Hart. Their simultaneous pounce on him had Jon backtracking seriously. "On your schedule? What do you mean, 'On my schedule?' " Glassman says in a spot-on impersonation of an exasperated Kate. "Uh, let's see, should I go to Hailey's or should I sit in my apartment all alone?" "Sorry, I used the wrong term," Jon responds in the hangdog tone we've seen so often. "I plan on going – I made a promise to her family I would go to her house." "Made a promise? You're not doing my family any favors!" Hailey snapped. "My family and I would never let him eat Thanksgiving dinner alone in an apartment." Let's see if they are still hosting him on Christmas.

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A day after Michael Lohan released to RadarOnline an audio tape of his daughter Lindsay Lohan sobbing and speaking nearly incoherently about her lack of support, she again took to her Twitter account to reply. "Its so sad that I even have to share this w/everyone, but I haven't had a real relationship w/Michael Sr. in years. That is the truth. Xox," she tweeted. "I just hope I can show others how to be strong through times & to be able to stand up for yourself and loved ones no matter what!"

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Rihanna admitted to Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America" that she did reconcile briefly with Chris Brown after he beat her in February, but decided to stop seeing him when she realized the message it would send to her young fans. The singer said she would feel responsible for "some young girl getting killed" if a fan followed in her footsteps for "my selfish decision for love." "Even if Chris never hit me again, who's to say that their boyfriend won't?" she asked. To anyone suffering domestic violence, she said, "Don't react off of love."

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Oprah, who famously devoted a show to domestic violence after Brown was arrested for beating Rihanna and said she would never have Brown on the show, now says she won't have BeBe Winans back until his domestic violence charges are resolved. The gospel singer faces domestic assault charges for pushing his ex-wife Debra to the ground during a custody argument in February, a few days after Brown battered Rihanna. After BeBe appeared on Oprah's show Friday, Debra told TMZ she was "hurt" by the double standard. A rep from the show tells TMZ, "BeBe will not be appearing on the 'Oprah' show until his legal matters are resolved in court."

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Free-verse master thespian William Shatner was such a hit when he read Sarah Palin's farewell speech as beat poetry with a cool jazz background on the Tonight Show that he seemed the natural choice to read the Twitter postings of her embattled grandson's father, Levi Johnston. Before Shatner read the tweets Conan declared, “All real, we did not make these up.”  They included such gems as, "Anybody know where I can get some good weed?" and "I feel like I'm in a rap video every time I come here." But Levi Johnston's representative says the page is a fake, and demands that Twitter take it down. The spokesman says Johnston does not have a Twitter page. Johnston's attorney says if the show didn't issue a disclaimer, he would sue. So last night Conan apologized, tongue in cheek, to Johnston, whom he called "one of Alaska's great young poets." Then Shatner came out again and read some more lines from Johnston, including, "The first thing Sarah [Palin] said to me at the hotel was, 'You've got to get a haircut.' I told her I didn't want to. I had a mullet at the time." Shatner ended with a line from Johnston, who will pose nude in a coming issue of Playgirl, "I just get naked -- that's what I do."

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Morgan Freeman has settled the lawsuit filed by a woman who was injured when the car he was driving flipped and crashed in August 2008 as they were leaving a party. Demaris Meyer had said that Freeman was drinking before he got behind the wheel, then lost control of the vehicle and crashed it on a Mississippi highway. Both were injured. The terms of the settlement were not released, and Freeman's rep said, "We're all glad it's over with."

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Demi Lovato has used her official Twitter page to deny that she is dating Joe Jonas, left, whom she calls "one of my best friends." "I can promise my entire career that I am not," posted the 17-year-old actress and singer-songwriter. "It's unfortunate that some people out there are so desperate for attention that they have to make up gossip to keep their site alive."

-- Anne Neville

Morning Links: Matthew McConaughey celebrates a "perfect" 40th birthday

Matthew McConaughey turned 40 on Tuesday and calls himself "a late bloomer" because it took so long for him to find happiness. "The 30's were good to me and I'm really looking forward to my 40's, 'cause I'm a late bloomer," he wrote on his MySpace page. "Got everything I need for a perfect 40th ... a happy and healthy lady, son, and another baby on the way." McConaughey celebrated 40 with a big party that featured country music star Jamey Johnson.

"My family, closest friends and I celebrated last night with a surprise performance by one of my favorite artists Jamey Johnson. There were some epic stories told, lot of laughs and definitely some roasting.  Somehow! No blood or glass broken, and that's cus the gig was so organized by lady and we went 'til 4:30am"

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The man accused of stalking Ryan Seacrest told police that "it was meant to be." Chidi Uzomah, a former Army infantryman, was arrested October 30th at the building where Seacrest does his radio show. With bail set at $150,000 has pleaded not guilty. But a police source tells TMZ that Uzomah told them, "I felt like I was meant to see someone." Police also believe that Uzomah is beginning to show signs of early schizophrenia, which may explain his behavior.

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A sixth member of the alleged Hollywood robbery ring turned himself in to Los Angeles police yesterday. Jonathan Ajar has not been charged with any of the robberies, but instead charges related to drugs and guns that police found when his home as searched last month. 

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Mariah Carey was on "Larry King Live" last night, where she talked about Rihanna's recent interview about domestic violence, saying that she also was in an abusive relationship.While not naming the man, in the past Carey has called ex-husband and former manager, Tommy Mottola, very controlling. Carey told King of this relationship, "I was very sequestered, as you know, when I first started out ... I wasn't really allowed out of the house, so I can't imagine what she went through. ... Emotionally, mentally, in other ways ... It's scary. You know, I just think you get into a situation and you feel locked in."

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Speaking of Rihanna and abuser Chris Brown... Brown's upcoming album will be available a week earlier. Brown's third album, called "Graffiti," will now be available December 8th. A single off the album -- "I Can Transform Ya" -- is currently on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop charts at No. 16.

Elsewhere, Rihanna will be performing at the American Music Awards on November 22, the day before her album "Rated-R" is released.

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Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Reggie Bush may be set to go to the next level in their relationship. Speculation is abound that the two are about to move in together, as both of their Los Angeles-area homes are on the market, and are being handled by the same real estate agent. Kardashian's condo is listed at $1 million, while Bush's is up at $5 million. 

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A former porn star says that actress Sandra Bullock is keeping her from her daughter. Janine Lindemulder was previously married to Jesse James, and the couple have a 5-year-old daughter together. Bullock, currently married to James, has been helping raise the girl since January, when Lindemulder went to jail on tax evasion charges. Lindemulder accused Bullock of keeping the girl from her because Bullock is aid to be unable to have children of her own. Bullock scoffs at that accusation, saying "that couldn't be farther from the truth."

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A former girlfriend of Verne "Mini Me" Troyer says that he is a danger to her life and has filed for a restraining order against the diminutive actor of "Austin Powers" fame. Yvette Monet claims that Troyer has harassed her, calling her names, making threatening phone calls, and naming friends with guns that could take care of her.

Morning Links: Mel Gibson's girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva reportedly gives birth to healthy daughter

Is it time to call him OctoMel? Reports are widespread that Mel Gibson's girlfriend has given birth to their daughter, his eighth child and her second. Musician Oksana Grigorieva's daughter was due in December but arrived Friday, according to RadarOnline, in reports that have not been independently confirmed. The site reports that mother and baby are doing well and are already home. In September, asked about her relationship with the conservative Catholic Gibson, Grigorieva told an interviewer, "Actually we have no plans to marry whatsoever. I haven't thought about it – we haven't spoken about it." Her son, Alexander, 12, is the child of James Bond star Timothy Dalton.

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Michael Lohan has threatened to allow a television show to play phone and text messages that prove daughter Lindsay has a prescription drug program, and ex-wife Dina Lohan has drinking issues herself. Dina tells the New York Post that won't happen and she and Lindsay will get "a cease-and-desist letter" delivered to Michael today. Dina says, "If it's something personal about your child, you don't go public with it." Dina also says Lindsay is applying for a restraining order following Michael's statement that he wanted to kidnap her and force her into rehab, and she is ready to send her ex to jail for nonpayment of child support. But Michael Lohan tells RadarOnline he won't stop. “As far as Lindsay is concerned, if she goes into a rehab, I will stop. But if the lies continue and the prescription drug use doesn’t stop, neither will I.” Lindsay, left, expressed her opinion on Twitter: "My father is a lunatic & doesn't even deserve such a title since he's never been around in my life other than when he'd threaten me & my family. He should be where he has always put himself after verbally abusing and physically abusing people all my life -- behind bars."

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Have Jon Gosselin and Hailey Glassman broken up? In a statement to Entertainment Tonight, Gosselin lauded Glassman, saying, "I will forever love Hailey," and then said, "Hailey says she thinks it's a good idea that we both take some time right now and focus on each of our individual lives. It is important for me to go back to Pennsylvania and be with my children and get through this divorce and decide what I truly want out of life. People reported that Glassman, 22, tweeted over the weekend, "I just want to thank everyone for their support. I was brutally honest and put everything out on the table infront [sic] of the entire world." Last week, Hailey, 22, accused Jon, 32, of throwing "mantrums," and he apologized. A source tells People that nothing's certain."Jon has said he was done [with Hailey] before, but he basically hasn't been single since he was 19 ... He doesn't really know how to be alone. He'll probably still spend most of his time either with Hailey, or some new girl."

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A Pennsylvania woman who volunteered to help take care of the Gosselin kids died last week. Janet Weidenheimer, who was called Nana Janet on "Jon and Kate Plus 8," died Oct. 28, according to Entertainment Tonight. Funeral services for the 72-year-old woman were held in Pennsylvania. Kate called her a "pseudo-grandparent" and said the children loved her.

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Elton John, who postponed a Buffalo concert at the end of July because of flu-like symptoms, is under the weather again. The singer is said to be in a London hospital suffering from E-coli bacterial infection and influenza, according to the BBC. He postponed concerts in Seattle and Portland, Ore., and postponed a Dublin performance on Thursday. Earlier he also pulled out of concerts in London, Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle.

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Ryan Seacrest posted on Twitter that he is "fine … happy its Friday" after he was granted a restraining orderagainst a man arrested on suspicion of stalking him.  The man, Chidi Uzomah, 25, is being held on suspicion of felony stalking after he entered the E! offices Friday in search of Seacrest, 34, who was not in the building. Once apprehended by security, the suspect, who was carrying a knife, was arrested. The order requires Uzomah to stay at least 100 yards away from Seacrest and his home, job and vehicle and can have to contact -- direct or indirect -- with him. Uzomah already is on probation for a September incident in which the star's security guard was attacked and choked.

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Justin Timberlake also got a restraining order against a woman who showed up at his house, and now Karen McNeil explains it all in court papers -- she is a god and she needs Timberlake to "rule" with her. She also cites other restraining orders that she says other musicians, including Axl Rose and members of Metallica, have against her.

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Roman Polanski's attorney, Herve Temime, says he will make a proposal for a new bail amount that will include a "very, very significant" amount of cash. Swiss authorities rejected an offer by the attorney on Friday that reportedly did not include cash.

-- Anne Neville

Morning Links: Jon Gosselin says he's sorry to Hailey Glassman, plans public apology at synogogue Sunday

It was a day of spin control for Jon Gosselin, who got battered pretty well Wednesday by his new paramour, Hailey Glassman,who called him "emotionally abusive." Gosselin apologized in a statement to the show "The Insider," which reported Glassman's complaints. "My girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, has paid a significant price to live under such a media microscope,” Gosselin said. "I am grateful for her emotional support and I regret any pain that my actions have caused her as she has selflessly borne the pressures I have endured under the media glare. I am committed to making things right with Hailey as well as Kate and especially my children. I ask you to please give me the opportunity to prove myself."

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And after bogus -- but somehow plausible, given, well, everything! -- reports that Jon would collaborate in a reality TV program with Octomom Nadya Suleman, he issued a lengthy apologetic statement to E! News. While saying he was "troubled" about the "scurrilous rumor," he added, "I do however accept that some of my previous actions have ... lent credence to such outrageous stories ... I am well aware that my behavior over the past few months has not always reflected my personal and religious values." Gosselin says he will seek counseling from rabbi-to-the-stars Shmuley Boteach and also participate in a forum at New York's West Side Synagogue this Sunday, where he will "publicly apologize in a sacred place to those whom I have hurt."

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Randy and Evi Quaid, shown at left in their bizarre booking photos, failed to appear in Santa Barbara Court again and an arrest warrant will now be issued for them, prosecutors say. It could take up to a month for the extradition papers to be prepared. The pair were arrested in their hometown of Marfa,Texas in September after they apparently left the San Ysidro Ranch after racking up a five-figure bill. But they're hardly keeping a low profile -- Radar Online reports that Evi showed up at city hall in Marfa earlier this week and caused a ruckus over permits needed for renovations at their warehouse-style home and over illegally parking their large truck outside their house. After the couple's arrest in September, she posted several large signs on the side of the truck accusing the local deputy who arrested her of taking bribes, and he is now suing her for defamation.

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The Hollywood teenage "Burglar Bunch" suspected of breaking into the homes of Patris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge may have had plans to go after other celebs. Photos found on the computer hard drive owned by gang member Nick Prugo included photos of Britney Spears, Bette Midler, Megan Fox, Jessica Biel, Shania Twain, Rihanna, Mariah Carey and Heidi Montag, all pictured wearing lots of jewelry. But one star whose photo was found, Hayden Panettiere, was actually hit by burglars in April -- burglars who took jewelry. Another photo found on the computer must have stung -- it shows gang member Courtney Ames laughing at a photo of Prugo in a magazine. She later joined him in jail.

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The two young stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" are in danger of losing the trust funds set up for them by the movie's producers because they are skipping too much school. Fox News reports that Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and Rubina Ali, who played the young Salim and young Latika in the Oscar-winning film, must have a 70 percent attendance rateto get the funds. Azhar is showing up at school 37 percent of the time and Rubina only 27 percent of the time. Noshir Dadrawala, who administers the Jai Ho Trust, says, "They are constantly going to Paris and Cochin and Chennai. That's fine, but go over the weekend, not at the sacrifice of school." The young actors' parents blame family deaths and illness for the missing days, and say they will attend more.

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P>Leona Lewis says she turned down an opportunity to kiss Chase Crawford in her latest video because he isn't her type, and she didn't want to make her longtime boyfriend, Lou Al-Charmaa, jealous. "They wanted me and Chace to kiss in the 'I Will Be' video. But I said no way," Lewis said in an interview with the British magazine Sugar. She says the "Gossip Girl" star "needs roughing up a bit! He'd be a really pretty girl … He's so beautiful, I mean, look at him," she says. "But I just don't think of him like that. And it wouldn't be fair to Lou to kiss other guys." But she also said in the interview that her latest celeb crush is Jake Gyllenhaal --  "He's hot, and I like tall, rugged guys."

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A Department of Justice investigator testified that a former nanny told him that Anna Nicole Smith's manager and psychiatrist forced drugs on the onetime Playboy Playmate, knocking her out for days at a time and leaving her to soil her bed. Department of Justice Investigator Danny Santiago testified that Anna Nicole's former nanny, Nadine Alexie, told him she witnessed Howad K. Stern and Dr. Khristne Eroshevich forcing drugs on Anna Nicole. Outside court, Erosevich's attorney said the testimony was based on "wild exaggerations."

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The father of Nicholas Cage, August Coppola, has died of a heart attack at age 75. Coppola, the brother of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, taught literature and served as dean of creative arts at San Francisco State University.

-- Anne Neville