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• Nick Hogan was released from jail early this morning after serving 166 days of his eight-month sentence stemming from his reckless driving arrest, which left his friend John Graziano critically injured for life. — E! Online
• Barack Obama is taking time off from his presidential campaign this week to return to Hawaii and visit his grandmother, who is seriously ill. — CitizenSugar
• Gillian Anderson gave birth to a baby boy named Felix Griffiths on Oct. 15 in London. He is Gillian's third child, and her second with boyfriend Mark Griffiths. — People
• Scarlett Johansson is cohosting the 2008 Nobel Peace Concert in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 11, the day after the Nobel Prizes are presented. — AP
• Brooke Burke injured her right foot in Dancing With the Stars rehearsal on Sunday and went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where they said she just had a severe bruise. She performed last night despite the injury. — People
• Sean Penn is currently in Venezuela once again visiting with Hugo Chavez. The actor first made the trek down in 2007 and has since expressed admiration for Chavez in interviews. — Page Six

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• Ellen Degeneres, via her blog, asked people to vote no on California Proposition 8, which is trying to ban same-sex marriage. She called the wording "tricky" and said it's "not protecting anyone's marriage." — Ellen's Blog
• The Bachelor's Andrew Firestone and his wife Ivana, who wed in July, are expecting their first baby. — Us Weekly
• Nick Hogan will be released from Pinellas County Jail on Oct. 21, three months early, due to good behavior. — TMZ
• Kanye West has teamed up with Comedy Central and Jimmy Kimmel's production company for a new show, tentatively called Alligator Boots, similar to The Muppet Show but with hip hop music. — Hollywood Reporter
• The first Dancing With the Stars elimination of the season happened last night; check out who got the ax. — AP
• Lance Armstrong is rumored to be one of the people buying the French company that owns the Tour de France race, which he recently announced he will be participating in again this year. — LA Times

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• Christian Bale's alleged assault might have been a verbal one provoked by his mother insulting his wife; his mother and sister also spoke about the event. — PopSugarUK
• Sienna Miller is suing two UK papers and a photo agency for invasion of privacy over the photos of her frolicking topless in Italy with Balthazar Getty. — The Guardian
• Candy Spelling traded the largest house in Los Angeles, her Holmby Hills home, for a new $47 million condo in LA's Century City high rise. — CasaSugar
• Heather Locklear has left rehab after checking herself in on June 19 for anxiety and depression. — People
• Nick Hogan will be transferred from the juvenile prison to an adult jail on Sunday when he turns 18. — TMZ
• Courtney Love is being sued for almost $1 million by a business management and accounting firm, which claims she hasn't paid them a promised 5 percent of profits from the sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog. — AP
• Elizabeth Berkley will join the cast of Showtime's The L Word for a multi-episode arc in its next and final season. — BuzzSugar

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• Michelle Williams will be the first contributor to a newly established scholarship for struggling Australian actors in Heath Ledger's name. — People
• Nick Hogan has been transferred from solitary confinement to a cell shared with three other juvenile inmates in the prison where he is currently serving time on reckless driving charges. The move is unrelated to Nick's request to be placed under house arrest. — The St. Petersburg Times
• Shania Twain addressed her recent split from husband Mutt Lange on her personal blog, thanking fans for their support and saying that she needs, "some time to heal this broken heart but make no mistake; I will be back and hopefully stronger than ever." — ShaniaTwain.com
• After news broke that the legendary TV host Ed McMahon is in danger of losing his Beverly Hills mansion to foreclosure after defaulting on $4.8 million in home loans, he appeared on Larry King Live last night to discuss his deteriorating financial state. — AP
• Vin Diesel has a baby and a girlfriend! He and model Paloma Jimenez welcomed a daughter on April 2. — People

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• After the last of the primaries ended yesterday, Barack Obama secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination for President. While Hillary Clinton has yet to officially concede, many are wondering what her next step will be. — CitizenSugar
• Sources say Ethan Hawke and his pregnant fiancée and former nanny, Ryan Shawhughes, applied for a marriage license yesterday. — Page Six
• Brigitte Bardot, 73, was convicted for the fifth time on Tuesday of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying France in a letter to Nicolas Sarkozy. The actress will have to pay a $23,325 fine and $1,555 in damages. — AP
• Actor and director Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn's ex-husband, passed away Monday at the age of 90 after months of failing health. — AP
• Gillian Anderson announced that she is expecting again. It will be her third child, the second with current boyfriend Mark Griffiths. — People
• A judge denied Nick Hogan's request to be let out of Pinellas County Jail and placed under house arrest until his 18th birthday. — TMZ

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• George Michael will tour the US for the first time in 17 years, with 25 dates planned between June and August. — AP
• Following accusations of fraud from both parties, Pamela Anderson's marriage to Rick Salomon was annulled by an LA court. There's speculation that the fraud allegations are related to the couple's disagreeing views on having children. — TMZ
• Hulk Hogan is being sued by lawyers representing John Graziano, the man injured in Nick Hogan's August car crash, who argue that Hulk is ultimately responsible for the actions of 17-year-old Nick. — AP
• Oprah's best friend Gayle King has purchased a $7.1 million NYC penthouse apartment in the name of Oprah's deceased dog Sophie. The space is legally owned by a company called "Sophie's Penthouse LLC." — PetSugar
• Diddy will pay an undisclosed amount to a man who claims to have been assaulted by the star following an argument over a woman outside a 2007 Oscars party. — TMZ
• Country singer and former Dancing With the Stars contestant Sarah Evans announced her engagement to Jay Barker, who hosts a radio show in Alabama. — People

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We've been counting down the most shocking headlines of 2007, and we'll be revealing one more each day through December 21. We hope you enjoy this look back at some of the posts and stories that we certainly weren't expecting to see.

While most of this year for Hulk Hogan and his family consisted of another season for Hogan Knows Best and Brooke's near constant inclusion on worst dressed lists, in late August the family suffered a tragedy, changing their year and lives irreparably. Nick Hogan was the driver in a serious car accident that left his passenger and good friend, John Graziano, in a vegetative state. Details quickly emerged that he was allegedly involved in a street race at the time and had a pretty terrible record of traffic (and whoa, speeding) violations. Nick's license was suspended and he was eventually arrested, but that is the least of his worries as Graziano, an Iraq war vet, remains in the hospital and is not expected to recover. There are also stories that underage Nick had been drinking before getting behind the wheel that fateful day. The stress of the tragedy proved to be too much for the family, and in late November Linda Hogan filed for divorce from Hulk after over 20 years of marriage. Hulk recently said he feels hopeful about both situations. I'm sure that he hopes 2008 and his premiere as the host of American Gladiators is a new beginning in more ways than one. As we look back on this story, our thoughts go out to the Graziano family.

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• Hulk Hogan's wife Linda filed for divorce early last week, and although a source close to her claims she doesn't actually want to split, it sounds like the family has crumbled in the aftermath of Nick Hogan's accident. Another reality TV couple bites the dust. — The St. Petersburg Times
• Enchanted took the top spot at the box office over the weekend, followed by This Christmas and Beowulf. As usual, family-friendly fare rules during the holiday season. — BuzzSugar
• EW released their list of the year's top 25 entertainers with J. K. Rowling topping the list, followed by Valedictorians including George Clooney, Angelina Jolie, The Sopranos, and Will Smith. Let the year-end list making begin! — Entertainment Weekly
• Superman star Brandon Routh married his longtime girlfriend Courtney Ford on Saturday. Congrats to the super couple! — ET Online
• Jaime King married director Kyle Newman on Friday, who she met on the set of his movie Fanboys. Big weekend for celebrity weddings! — People
• Negotiations between striking Broadway stagehands and producers have resumed, with both sides agreeing to a twelve hour break today in the process of agreeing on a fair labor deal. With the Hollywood Writers Guild back in negotiations today as well, things are finally looking up for all these strikes. — AP

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• Whitney Houston has announced her comeback concert, which will be in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Dec. 1. She's had some rough times, but she's still got that amazing set of pipes that we can't wait to hear back on stage. — YouTube
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers have filed a lawsuit against Showtime over the title of their show Californication, which is the name of the RHCP's 1999 album and song. It took them until after the (awesome) first season to realize this show existed? — AP
• Bill Nye (the Science Guy) has filed for a temporary restraining order against his estranged wife after she attacked his vegetable garden with a toxic spray. Sounds like she gave him a taste of his own science medicine. — TMZ
• The state of Florida has suspended Nick Hogan's license, after his arrest earlier this month stemming from his car accident. Good call getting him off the road. — Tampa Bay 10