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Dave Letterman’s Extortionist To Take A Plea Deal
4:42AM John Cook | Robert Halderman, the CBS News producer who allegedly tried to blackmail David Letterman out of $US2 million, will plead guilty today in exchange for an (extremely light) six month sentence. And the trial would have been so much fun!
30 Years Of Oscar Highlights In Three Minutes
7:05PM Matt Cherette | What better way to prepare yourself for this year’s Academy Awards than by looking back at the most memorable moments of Oscars past? Here, an original video compilation of some of the funniest, sweetest and weirdest bits from previous telecasts. More »
“JD Fortune Sighting Inside Vancouver 2010 Event Yesterday”
10:29AM Jess McGuire | I received an email this morning from someone in Canada. The subject was “JD Fortune sighting inside Vancouver 2010 event yesterday” which made me feel tremendously excited because as we all know, spotting the former (current?) INXS frontman in the wild is the showbiz equivalent of managing to snap a clear photo of a Sasquatch while holidaying in the Pacific North West. Or something. More » 
Security Guards Smack Down On Reporter In Name Of Apple Secrecy
2:42PM Adrian Chen | The world is always amazed at how well Apple keeps its newest gizmos secret. How do they do it? One Reuters reporter found out the hard way that you do not go sneaking around their Chinese suppliers’ manufacturing plants. More »
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Rare Tiger Spotted At Sex Rehab
6:16AM Richard Lawson | Benoit was right! Pictures have emerged of golfing great Tiger Woods at Gentle Path, a Hattiesburg, Mississippi rehabilitation facility, where he’s supposedly seeking treatment for a sex addiction. Hattiesburg is a profoundly unsexy place, so seems like a good choice.
Why Diddy Is The Perfect New Mascot For AOL
10:12AM Ryan Tate | AOL has put Sean Combs very publicly in the middle of its directors and managers. A company banking on formulaic, mass-produced content could do worse than the rap mogul, who wished AOL shares luck. They promptly slid. More »
Obama Is Too Busy For Nobel Prize Debauchery
10:06PM Ravi Somaiya | Most recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize luxuriate in it — they accept invitations to lunch with the Norwegian king, go to concerts, give press conferences. Not Barack Obama. He’s doing the drive-through Nobel experience. More »
Tiger Woods Marriage Announcement Pending?
9:39PM Ravi Somaiya | A tipster in Sweden says that Elin Nordegren’s mother, a prominent figure in the Gavleborg region, has cancelled all her pre-scheduled appearances and engagements and will fly to the US to be with her daughter. More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
8:45AM Jess McGuire | Our first video delight for what promises to be a marvellous Friday morning (marvellous Friday not guaranteed) is from Natalie. She says “I love sleep and I also love sausage dogs looking ridiculous – how about a combo of the two?” More » 
