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Halle Berry is seen leaving a friend’s house in the Hollywood Hills on Thursday (October 1).

Over the weekend, the 43-year-old actress was seen pulling her rolling suitcase through LAX airport in Los angeles. Her boyfriend, model Gabriel Aubry, walked beside her the whole time. Gabriel was seen giving Halle kisses on the lips while holding onto her backside. So sweet!

10+ pictures inside of Halle Berry out and about in Hollywood Hills…

Lady Gaga is looking for a Lord Gaga in this new Saturday Night Live promo video with Ryan Reynolds and SNL regular Fred Armisen.

This weekend, Ryan will be hosting the comedy sketch show with Lady Gaga as the musical guest. Tune in on October 3rd @ 11:30PM ET/PT on NBC!

ARE YOU LOOKING forward to SNL this week???

Jon Gosselin gave his side of the story to CNN interviewer Larry King on Thursday (October 1). Here’s what the 32-year-old reality TV dad shared:

On why he wants to pull the plug on Kate Plus 8:"It's not healthy for my kids to be on the show… it's detrimental to them. It’s my right as a parent and as a father of my kids to determine whether the show is good for my family. I don’t think it’s healthy for them because we’re going through a divorce right now. I don’t think it should be televised and I think my kids should be taken off the show.”

On why the change of heart: “I had an epiphany one day. I looked in the mirror and I said, ‘I don’t want to be this person anymore.’”

On if he regrets doing reality TV in the first place: “In the beginning, it was for financial purposes. I can’t tell you if I would have had a better life then or now. Would we have been better off? I don’t know.”

On learning from his past: “I’ve made mistakes, I’ve learned form my mistakes, I regret things. I have to move forward…I really didn’t mean despise. I regret saying that word. I was very emotional…sometimes you just say things you can’t really mean.”

Watch Jon’s interview on Larry King Live below!

David Letterman admitted on Thursday that he had sexual relations with female members of his staff and was the victim of a $2 million extortion attempt because of it.

Here’s what the 62-year-old star said on Thursday’s Late Show:

On giving a testimony: “This morning, I did something I’ve never done in my life. I had to go downtown and testify before a grand jury.”

On admitting to engaging in sexual relationships with staff members: “My response to that is, yes I have. Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would.”

On why he testified: “I feel like I need to protect these people – I need to certainly protect my family.”

With the help of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Special Prosecution Bureau, Letterman participated in a sting operation that included David handing a counterfeit $2 million check to the extortionist, who was arrested on Thursday.

Letterman married longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko in March (they’ve been dating since 1986). They have a son, Harry, who turns 6 next month.

UPDATE: Robert Halderman, a producer for CBS, has been arrested for extorting Letterman. Radar reports he lived with the woman who Letterman was involved with. The affair happened before his son was born but Letterman was living with his wife-to-be at the time.

Rachel Bilson and her sex therapist mom Janice get in some mommy-daughter time together, lunching on Italian good at La Scala Restaurant on Thursday (October 1) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Earlier in the day, the 28-year-old actress came out to support her fashion designer pal Brian Reyes during his appearance at Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills. Rachel toted around the red hot Jimmy Choo “Blthye” handbag.

FYI: Ms. Bilson is the November 2009 cover girl for Lucky Magazine!

20+ pictures inside of La Scala sexy Rachel Bilson…

Jude Law and his BFF assistant Ben Jackson grab Regional European fare at August restaurant in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City on Thursday afternoon (October 1).

On Tuesday, the 36-year-old actor was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He recited the lyrics to Lady Gaga’s hit song “Poker Face” as if he was at a poetry reading. Jude also had a sword fight with Jimmy before the segment’s end. Check it out below!

Hilary Duff and Tyra Banks sound off on their guest-starring roles on Gossip Girl. Watch the interviews below and don't miss the new episode on Monday, October 5 @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW!

Tyra shares, “Most of my scenes are with Blake Lively. She is so cool and normal! The scene’s at the Ziegfeld theater at the movie premiere for [my character] Ursula. Our green room was all the same room. I would think that Blake’s the star of the show, why does she want to sit in the room the guest stars and everyone else? She was right there, eating Greek food, hanging out, playing with her dog, and laying on the couch with rollers in her hair right next to everybody. I was really touched by that and was like, she’s a real girl. And I always knew it because I met her before. But to see her in her environment and her turf and to see her that down to earth is pretty amazing.”

Kanye West and Lady Gaga’s “Fame Kills” tour has been canceled, according to the Associated Press.

The tour, scheduled to kick off next month in Phoenix, Ariz., was canceled earlier Thursday (October 1). Those who have already purchased concert tickets will receive refunds.

The bad news comes on the heels of Kanye receiving negative press for ruining Taylor Swift’s VMAs win.

Lady Gaga recently spoke to Canadian Press about the situation. She said, “But at the end of the day, [Kanye] is a pioneer in hip-hop music, and he changed what hip-hop music means. And I think that it's time for everyone to kind of take their heads out of the newspapers and remember that, in truth, Kanye’s making most of the music we hear on the radio today.”

Kanye, I’ma let you finish!

Director Michael Bay just updated his blog, announcing the release date of Transformers 3.

He writes, “Well its official: We have a great Transformers 3 story. The release date is now July 1st, 2011. Not 2012. Today is Day One. This morning started with an ILM meeting for five hours in San Francisco. Currently I’m flying with writer Ehren Kruger to Rhode Island to talk to Hasbro about new characters.”

Bay continued, “P.S. Megan Fox, welcome back. I promise no alien robots will harm you in any way during the production of this motion picture. Please consult your Physician when working under my direction because some side effects can occur, such as mild dizziness, intense nausea, suicidal tendencies, depression, minor chest hair growth, random internal hemorrhaging and inability to sleep. As some directors may be hazardous to your health, please consult your Doctor to determine if this is right for you. Michael”

This is in response to some of the Transformers crew slamming Megan and one of the film’s production assistants defending her.

Madonna had all sorts of things to say on radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Thursday (October 1).

Here’s what the 51-year-old Material Mom had to say while being flirted with by Seacrest:

On 34-year-old Ryan Seacrest being a suitor for her: “Honey, you’re kind of old for me (laughs).”

On how young she likes her guys: “You have to be old enough to dress yourself… Younger people are generally more adventurous - they’re more open, more fun - have you met many guys my age? Guys my age are married or divorced or grumpy, fat and balding.”

On her self-image: “My body is part of my job. If I’m not in good shape, then how can I dance around on stage with my butt hanging out, right? I look in the mirror and go ‘hmm-mm. Less cake, more work.’”

On Kanye West: “Yeah, he’s a bit impulsive. I would’ve given him a good talking to. He needs to put a lid on it. I do think he’s very talented but he gets confused sometimes.”

On having famous guests at her concerts: “I was getting super-sharp looks from [Jennifer Lopez]. Her ponytail distracted me. Whenever artists come to see my show, they’re studying me.”

On how her music will be impacted by her new life: “It just means it’s gonna get better ’cause I’m happier.”

On getting married again: “I think I’d rather get run over by a train.” (She actually said this on Letterman last night.)

Check out the bright and fun new Season 4 promos for ABC’s hit show Ugly Betty.

The season premiere episode “The Butterfly Effect” airs next Friday (October 9) @ 8PM ET/PT on ABC. Betty (America Ferrera) starts her new job as associate features editor and deals with resentful co-workers; bullies prey on Justin (Mark Indelicato); Wilhelmina (Vanessa Williams) harbors a secret; Daniel’s distress takes its toll, while Betty tries to run her own Mode photo shoot.

Pictured below: Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Natalie, a sexy girl who takes Daniel (Eric Mabius) out for an interesting night on the town).

In future episodes of Betty, Shakira will play herself and model Christie Brinkley will play Penelope Graybridge, the editor of a competing fashion mag.

15+ pictures inside of Ugly Betty Season 4 Promos…

Leighton Meester heads to Capitale Lounge with Chace Crawford and Taylor Momsen to shoot new scenes for Gossip Girl in Chinatown, New York City on Thursday (October 1).

Later this month, Leighton, 23, will be releasing her first single “Somebody To Love” off her much-anticipated debut album. As she revealed at the Emmy Awards, it’s an original duet with R&B crooner Robin Thicke. “Somebody To Love” is expected to hit radio on October 27.

FYI: Leighton is wearing Anlo "Kate" studded skinny jeans and Giuseppe Zanotti Design platform boots. Taylor is wearing a “Rivington Necklace” by Pretty Little Thing.

10+ pictures inside of Leighton Meester looking for Somebody To Love…

A sign is hung on the front gate of the Gosselin family home in Reading, Pennsylvania following Jon Gosselin shutting down production of Kate Plus 8.

The sign reads: “Notice: No film crew or production staff from TLC is permitted on this property under penelty of trespass Johnathon Gosselin”. (The misspellings and grammar mistakes are all included!)

Mama Kate Gosselin is speaking out against her estranged husband: “I’m saddened and confused by Jon’s public media statements. Jon has never expressed any concerns to me about our children being involved in the show and, in fact, is on the record as saying he believes the show benefits our children and was taping on Friday with the kids.”

The 34-year-old reality TV mom continued, “I check in regularly with each of the kids to be sure they want to participate in and continue with the show and will continue to do so. I do the show for my family because I believe it provides us opportunities we wouldn’t otherwise have. Jon used to share that belief until as recently as the day the network announced the name change of the show and indicated that Jon would have a lesser role in the show. It appears that Jon’s priority is Jon and his interests. My priority remains our children and their well being.”

On Saturday, Jon is expected to make an appearance and create his very own milkshake at the West Hollywood shake shop Millions of Milkshakes.

Rachel Bilson is a true trendsetter in a Gary Graham military jacket and Marc Jacobs dress on the November 2009 cover of Lucky, on stands October 6th.

“I’m constantly trying new things and experimenting, so I never really settle on one style,” says the 28-year-old actress, who appears opposite her fiancé, Hayden Christensen, in this month’s romantic drama New York, I Love You. “By the time I figure out how to define my look, I’m usually ready to move on to something else.”

Case in point: Rachel wowed everyone on set at Lucky’s Hollywood shoot when she showed up looking flawless in a fashion-forward silky Helmut Lang jumpsuit and simple leather flip-flops. “The trick is rolling the legs so you see some ankle,” she explained.

Check out the behind-the-scenes video from her cover shoot and enter to win Rachel’s cover look at LuckyMag.com!

Star Trek’s George Takei and husband Brad Altman are the first gay couple to ever appear on The Newlywed Game in the history of the show.

Joining the first same-sex couple ever include Christopher Knight (The Brady Bunch) & Adrianne Curry (America's Next Top Model) and Damien Gurganius & Nicole Brewer (The Biggest Loser: Couples 2).

The episode airs on Tuesday, October 13 @ 6PM ET/PT on GSN. The new season of the game show premieres on Monday, October 12 and is hosted by Carnie Wilson.

George and Brad celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary last month (they married on September 15, 2008).

Jessica Szohr takes a big bite out of her Gossip Girl co-star Chace Crawford’s apple at a Stoli party held at Juliet Supper Club in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City on Wednesday (September 30).

Chace and Jessica, both 24, celebrated Stoli’s latest flavored vodka, Stoli Gala Applik (the tenth Stoli flavored vodka).

Also pictured: designer Christian Siriano (in Ben Sherman) and his boyfriend Brad Walsh, The Real Housewives of New York City star Kelly Bensimon and designer Richie Rich.

FYI: Brad has a new album coming out next month called Human Nature. Bravo is giving Sirano his own show, showing him marketing his clothing line.

20+ pictures inside of Big Apple bunch Chace Crawford and Jessica Szohr…

Twilight star Kristen Stewart brings the magic back on the October/November 2009 cover of Interview Magazine’s 40th Anniversary Issue.

LOVE the cover. LOVE!

The 19-year-old actress was interview by actor Dennis Hooper, who just happened to be hospitalized yesterday. She even talks to Hooper’s six-year-old daughter Galen. So cute!

When asked if it bothers her to see herself in the tabloids, Kristen says, “There's nothing you can do about it, to be honest. I don't leave my hotel room—literally, I don't. I don't talk to anybody about my personal life, and maybe that perpetuates it, too. But it's really important to own what you want to own and keep it to yourself. That said, the only way for me not to have somebody know where I went the night before is if I didn't go out at all. So that's what I'm trading. It depends what mood I'm in. Some nights, I think, ‘You know what? I don't care. I'm just going to do what I want to do.’ Then the next day I think, ‘Ugh. Now everyone thinks I'm going out to get the attention’ But it's like, no, I actually, for a second, thought that maybe I could be like a normal person.”

Check out Kristen’s full interview and more pics at InterviewMagazine.com.

Here is your first look at Christina Aguilera standing next to host Heidi Klum on the October 15 episode of Project Runway.

Access Hollywood confirms the 28-year-old singer will be a guest judge for the episode. The contestants will have to design a costume for Christina to wear in concert.

In music news, Producer Tricky Stewart reveals he’s working on Christina’s upcoming fourth album and reveals a collaboration with rapper Flo Rida.

Project Runway airs @ 10PM ET/PT on Lifetime on Thursdays. Bigger pics inside…

Padma Lakshmi is pregnant with her first child, her rep confirms to JustJared.com.

“Model, author, and Emmy-nominated Padma Lakshmi confirms that she is carrying her first child after years of struggling with endometriosis, a cause for which she has co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America,” her rep says of the 39-year-old Top Chef host. “As a result of her condition, this pregnancy has been referred to by her physician as nothing short of a medical miracle, and due to its delicate nature, we ask/implore the press to respect Ms. Lakshmi’s privacy at this time.”

Padma has been seen holding hands with Manu Nathan, but he is just her cousin, her rep tells us. She was married to novelist Salman Rushdie from 2004 to 2007.

Pictured here in purple is Padma at last week’s 2009 Emmy Awards. Other pictures include Padma and Manu at a movie screening last month.

Padma recently signed a development deal with NBC and Universal Media Studios to develop a half-hour sitcom that she would headline.

James Franco has joined ABC soap opera General Hospital for a multi-episode arc starting Nov. 20.

The Associated Press reports 31-year-old movie star will take on the small screen as a “mystery person who comes to the soap opera’s town of Port Charles.”

Executive producer Jill Farren Phelps says it’s “an honor that an actor of Franco’s caliber would choose to spend some of his valuable time in Port Charles.”

WILL YOU TUNE IN to watch James Franco on a soap series General Hospital?

Jon Gosselin’s legal team has been telling TLC lawyers that he “unequivocally believes that his children’s continued participation in your client’s television production is ‘detrimental‘ to his children. Accordingly, Jon expects that your client will cease and desist from any and all further production which includes his eight children.”

TLC is firing back with their own lawyers in a statement obtained by JustJared.com: “We are aware of Jon Gosselin’s recent statements, and remain deeply disappointed at his continued erratic behavior. He and the family were shooting as recently as last Friday, without incident, and his latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic. Despite Jon Gosselin’s repeated self destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC. Direct filming of the children has been currently suspended, pending further conversations between both parents.”

And the claws are out, people!!

Rihanna and her BFF Melissa arrive at the Balmain ready-to-wear show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 on Thursday (October 1) at Intercontinental Paris Grand Hotel in Paris, France.

The 21-year-old Bajan beauty showed off a new hair-raising hairdo and donned one of Balmain’s signature jackets with strong shoulders.

Yesterday, Rihanna sat front row at the Gareth Pugh ready-to-wear show at Palais De Tokyo in Paris.

20+ pictures inside of Balmain babe Rihanna’s new hairdo…

• Nicky Hilton would’ve bought Khloe a gift from her wedding registry, but…
• Oprah wants the 2016 Olympics to be in Chicago
• An iCarly star shares what’s coming up in a future episode
• Reese Witherspoon is heavenly on her new movie’s set
• The cast of Hair will take a day off and perform at the National Equality March
• Michael Cera crashes posed pictures
• Taylor Momsen has a toned tummy
• Bruce Willis and Emma Heming say bonjour to Paris
• Lady Gaga helps raise money with her musical talent
• Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, Vanessa Hudgens and others will lend their voices to "A Very Special Christmas Volume 7," to be released Nov. 24.
• Emma Watson was reportedly "quite shaken" Saturday after being harassed by Harvard students while at the university Saturday to cheer on her school, Brown. It turns out the harassment was the result of a targeted campaign by the Harvard Voice student magazine to draw as much attention to her as possible.

After news hit that TLC retitled Jon & Kate Plus 8, Jon Gosselin has been trying to shut down production on the show by not allowing his children to be videotaped.

His attorney fired off a letter to TLC, saying, “Effective immediately, no production crews are to enter Jon’s family home for any reason. In the event that anyone enters the marital property, Jon Gosselin will notify the local authorities to effectuate police action against any trespassers.’ ”

The Insider reports, “Jon found out about the name change the same way we all did — through The Associated Press. He and his attorney assert to ‘The Insider’ they’ve been in discussions to pull the plug on the program and take the kids off the show for weeks prior to (Tuesday’s) announcement.”

What a mess and a half!

TELL JJ: Now that Jon isn’t part of the show anyone, do you think he has the right to shut down production on Kate Plus 8?