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Hugh Hefner’s finally getting a divorce. After 11 years of separation, Hef filed papers on Friday to kick Kimberly Conrad to the curb. He’s asking the judge to set spousal support at $20K a month, justifying the amount by saying he’s already paid her close to $12 million since they’ve been separated. Why after 11 years did he finally pull the trigger? Hef’s upset that Kimberly filed a $5 million lawsuit against him because he sold the house he was letting her and their two sons live in.

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Katherine Heigl and her hubby Josh Kelley are adopting a baby girl from Korea. The adoption’s been in the works for about six months and now 10-month-old Nayleigh will be joining her new family this week. A couple years ago Katherine talked about how she’s always planned to adopt. She said, “I’m done with the whole idea of having my own children…It doesn’t seem like any fun. I don’t think it’s necessary to go through all of that. Katherine also says by adopting Nayleigh, she is also honoring her sister, who was adopted.

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Nicole Richie’s peeps posted on her website yesterday, “In the middle of the night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009 Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. He weighs 7lbs 14oz. Nicole, Joel, Harlow and Sparrow are all doing well. Thank you for all of your good wishes.” Joel, of course, is Nicole’s longtime lover Joel Madden, and Harlow is their 20-month-old daughter.

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Chris Brown will be sporting a lovely orange reflective vest as he’s clearing brush from the side of the road in Richmond, VA. Chris will begin his 8-hour workday at 8am when a Department of Corrections bus picks him and 30-40 other offenders up for duty. Not only that, Chris is assigned to trimming bushes along medians, removing gang graffiti from the VCU campus and washing police cars. Chris’ every move will be monitored by a supervisor to ensure he doesn’t cut any corners.

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FOX and Ellen DeGeneres have both announced that she will be replacing Paula Abdul as the fourth judge on “American Idol” when season 9 debuts in January. Ellen announced during her talk show’s taping yesterday and you can see it today. She said her talk show fans don’t have to worry because she’s not giving up her day job. Ellen doesn’t have any musical experience, but she says, “Hopefully I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you. I sit at home and I watch it … I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person. So I’m hopefully going to be that voice of what we’re all doing at home.” Ellen will be on throughout the entire season, joining the judges’ panel after the auditions, which feature guest judgesVictoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Joe Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris, Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry and Shania Twain.