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Carrie Underwood's New Bob: Love It or Hate It? | Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood's New Bob: Love It or Hate It?

Originally posted 11/22/2009 10:00PM

The country songstress debuted a shorter do at the AMAs, but is it her best look?

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Originally posted 11/22/2009 06:00PM

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Robin Thicke and Wife Already Picked Baby's Name | Robin Thicke

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Robin Thicke and Wife Already Picked Baby's Name

Originally posted 11/22/2009 04:20PM

As Robin Thicke gets ready to become a father, he can check one item off his to-do list: the baby's name.

"We like Julian if it's a boy and Isabella if it's a girl," he told PEOPLE Saturday while hosting at The Bank nightclub in Las Vegas.

Thicke's wife, Paula Patton, is due with their first child in May.

"My wife is good," he said, "I'm just trying to make her as comfortable as possible and hopefully nature will take care of the rest and give us a healthy baby."

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Source: Kate and Jon Gosselin Finished Fighting Over the Kids

Source: Kate and Jon Gosselin Finished Fighting Over the Kids

Originally posted 11/22/2009 03:00PM

With lingering anger and bitterness, the marriage of Jon and Kate Gosselin is all but dissolved after Saturday's all-day mediation hearing in Pennsylvania, a source close to Kate tells PEOPLE.

"This was the proceeding that essentially ended their marriage," says the source."Kate is just relieved that a very painful chapter of her life is nearly over, and she is looking forward to building a better, brighter future for herself and her kids."

During the hearing, Jon "didn't dispute Kate having primary custody of the kids," says the source, which came as no surprise to Kate.

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Adam Lambert's American Music Awards Preview

Originally posted 11/20/2009 02:00PM

The singer gives the scoop on his performance, plus who he's really psyched to see live

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Susan Boyle Bringing Her Show Tunes to New York | Susan Boyle

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Susan Boyle Bringing Her Show Tunes to New York

Originally posted 11/22/2009 01:10PM

Susan Boyle will celebrate the release of her first album in New York next week.

In her first visit to the Big Apple, Boyle, 48, will perform live on NBC's Today show Monday morning, followed by sightseeing Tuesday – the day her album, I Dreamed A Dream, hits stores.

Holiday crowds in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center will be able to catch her singing three tracks from the album, which already has notched record-setting pre-orders on Amazon.com.

"The album itself is like a reflection on my whole life," Boyle says. "I've waited so long to become a professional singer and now it's become real."

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Ashlee & Pete Bring in SpongeBob for Bronx's 1st Birthday | Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz

Ashlee & Pete Bring in SpongeBob for Bronx's 1st Birthday

Originally posted 11/22/2009 01:00PM

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz celebrated son Bronx Mowgli's first birthday with a SpongeBob-themed celebration at grandparents Joe and Tina Simpson's house in Encino, Calif.

About 30 family and friends, including aunt Jessica Simpson, arrived around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday for a bounce house, cake, the singing of "Happy Birthday" and a surprise appearance by the cartoon character.

Wentz, 30, told PEOPLE last week that Bronx "likes Bob and he likes guitar – which he calls 'itar,' so we're going to have a SpongeBob party for him."

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Jon & Kate's Divorce Could Be Finalized by Year's End | Jon Gosselin

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Jon & Kate's Divorce Could Be Finalized by Year's End

Originally posted 11/21/2009 09:35PM

Jon Gosselin showed up for a daylong divorce arbitration hearing Saturday with a bouquet of long-stemmed red roses for Kate – only to have her turn them down and later leave the courthouse empty-handed.

But while Jon wasn't able to say it with flowers, the former couple were able to express themselves well in other ways, leading to a "successful and productive" session, his lawyer Mark Heller tells PEOPLE.

"This has been called the real-life War of the Roses," says Heller, referring to the 1989 black comedy in which Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner played bitterly battling spouses, "and he brought that as a peace offering to break the ice and try to bring the war to an end."

Things went so well for the Jon & Kate Plus 8 stars that the arbitration's scheduled second day, planned for Monday, is no longer necessary. The arbitrator is expected to rule in a month, and Heller says "it's possible" the contentious divorce could be finalized by the end of the year.

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John Travolta: 'We Know That We Are Loved' | John Travolta

John Travolta: 'We Know That We Are Loved'

Originally posted 11/21/2009 03:40PM

In an emotional appearance in his adopted hometown, John Travolta and his family thanked his Florida neighbors for their support after the death of son Jett.

"It's meant the world to us," Travolta, 55, told the crowd Friday night at the Ocala, Fla., premiere of his film Old Dogs, according to the Ocala Star-Banner. "We know that we have a community. We know that we have friends. And we know that we are loved. We appreciate it. Jett appreciates it. We love you, Ocala."

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Playgirl Releases (Waist-Up) Levi Johnston Photos | Levi Johnston

Playgirl Releases (Waist-Up) Levi Johnston Photos

Originally posted 11/21/2009 01:15PM

Photos from Levi Johnston's much-anticipated Playgirl pictorial made their debut early Saturday morning, with the father of Sarah Palin's grandson losing his shirt but keeping the poses decidedly PG-13.

According to Daniel Nardicio, a spokesperson for Playgirl, additional photos of Johnston will be released on a weekly basis. Johnston, 19, said earlier this month, "People won't be disappointed. It will be tasteful."

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