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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Goes On Maternity Leave

The spotlight was supposed to be on Elisabeth Hasselbeck as she spent her last day on "The View" before taking maternity leave.

But the attention was drawn to one of the several pregnant women in the audience when her water broke just before the show started.

Hasselbeck says she and Barbara Walters were mopping it up, but not Whoopi Goldberg. She says she doesn't "mop any floors."

Hasselbeck will be gone until January to have her second baby. She's flying to Arizona to be with her husband, Tim, who's a quarterback for the Cardinals.

They also have a 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Grace.

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Photos: Baby Bumps

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2Two co-defendants pleaded guilty to reduced charges Tuesday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case, agreeing to testify against Simpson and three others in the alleged hotel room theft of sports collectibles from two memorabilia dealers.

"Guilty, sir," said Walter Alexander, who entered the plea to felony conspiracy to commit robbery. Charles Cashmore pleaded guilty to felony accessory to robbery during a separate arraignment minutes later.

Clark County District Attorney David Roger agreed to drop charges including kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy against both men. Both men remained free pending sentencing.

Marie Osmond Collapses On "Dancing With The Stars"

3Marie Osmond collapsed during the live broadcast of "Dancing with the Stars" Monday night, just after she had performed the opening number of the show. Osmond was getting a critique for her samba when she suddenly fainted and fell to the floor. The show's host, Tom Bergeron, quickly cut to commercial. Osmond was on camera backstage after the commercial, and explained, "Once in a while that happens to me when I get winded. I stop breathing, I'm so sorry." A rep for ABC told CBS Mobile News that Osmond is fine, and it's up to her whether or not she will return next week.

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Photos: Dancing with the Stars

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Author and radio host Garrison Keillor has gotten a restraining order against a Georgia woman he claims has sent him explicit e-mails, telephone calls and disturbing gifts, including a petrified alligator foot and dead beetles. Keillor claimed in court papers that the harassment started April 28, after Campbell attended a live performance of his public radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion," in Columbus, Ga.

Keillor's filing said the e-mails and letters were often "disturbing, unintelligible and rambling," and in one, Campbell "graphically described making love to me."

He also alleged Campbell showed up at his home in St. Paul in July.

Campbell denied the allegations in a telephone interview with the St. Paul Pioneer Press. She said she only wanted to show her gratitude for Keillor's work.

Howard K. Stern Wants His Share

4Lawyer Howard K. Stern wants 6 percent of whatever Anna Nicole Smith's estate might win from her late husband's $500 million fortunate. As first reported on CelebTV.com, Stern filed court papers in the matter Oct. 18 in Los Angeles Superior Court. Last week Stern filed papers to have Smith's daughter Dannielynn named the sole heir to the late reality star's estate. Stern was Smith's lawyer and long-time companion.

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Photos: "Blonde Ambition"

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5Mariah Carey says she's never been much of a perfume fan, but that hasn't stopped her from designing her own signature fragrance. Carey tells The Associated Press, "This is the first fragrance that I wear. I'm not really a perfume person at all ... Things that are too strong and overwhelming, that's what I was always not a fan of." Carey says she was involved in every detail of the creation of the fragrance, which is a combination of Moroccan incense; a flower called the Living Tahitian Tiare and toasted marshmallows. The singer says the marshmallows bring back happy memories from her childhood.

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Photos: Curvy. No Apologies.

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The title of Paul McCartney's new album, "Memory Almost Full," was inspired by a cautionary message on his cell phone. He said, "It seemed symbolic of our lives today. Your messages are always full. And your mind is full. And it doesn't matter if you're my age or 20. I think that we all need to delete stuff every so often."

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Photos: Paul McCartney

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