Today's Evil Beet Gossip

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AmIdol winner Fantasia Barrino‘s new album drops December 12. Check out the first single, “Hood Boy,” here. [Juicy-News]

Look, I’ve seen 8000 celebrity Halloween costume photos this week, including a completely baffling Paris Hilton, but Anne Curry as Cher deserves its very own link. [Go Fug Yourself]

Because you haven’t lived until you’ve seen Chris Klein as a slice of pizza, the kids at Celebrity Smack put together two fairly comprehensive collections of celeb Halloween costumes. See, I had planned to do this, but I quickly realized it would require time and effort. Linking is much better. [Celebrity Smack, more]

Katie Holmes doesn’t actually want to befriend Brooke Shields; she’s fishing for tips on how to behave as though you actually just had a kid. [PCW]