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A one-car accident. No suspicion that the driver was intoxicated. No immediate evidence that a crime was committed.

Yes, if Tiger Woods were you, what happened Thanksgiving weekend on Deacon Circle would have stayed on Deacon Circle.

"He wouldn't be able to get a police officer to write a report," Mark D. Rasch, an attorney and former federal prosecutor, told us. "There wouldn't be a second or third attempt for an interview. There wouldn't be a first."

But Tiger Woods is not you. And, no, what happened on Deacon Circle, private road though it may be, is not a "private matter."

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Adam Lambert has been having second thoughts.

After initially writing off his erotically charged appearance at the 2009 American Music Awards as envelope-pushing showmanship, the singer is now wondering whether his performance was more for his entertainment than for yours.

"It was maybe a little too far," the 27-year-old artist admitted during a sit-down with The Ellen DeGeneres Show that airs Tuesday.

"I think in hindsight I look back on it and I go, 'OK, maybe that wasn't the best first impression to make again, the first second impression.' I mean, I had fun up there, I had a good time, my dancers had fun and the band had fun.

"I respect people and feel like people walked away from that feeling disrespected. I would never intend to disrespect anybody. So that was not my intention."

But count DeGeneres among those who believes there's a double standard on TV when it comes to male vs. female sexuality.

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In the absence of a definitive accounting of what happened between Tiger Woods, his wife Elin Nordegren and that golf club, there have been statements, denials and speculation on everything from what really went down that night to the state of the couple's marriage.

Case in point: "Tiger is a one-man conglomerate and can be difficult to live with," a source tells E! News.

But as long as the only two people who know what happened aren't talking, we figured it's a good time to take a look back at some family photos of Tiger and his seemingly close-knit clan.

One thing's for sure, they look pretty happy in pixels.

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As we wait for a full accounting of the perplexing drama that's been playing out around Tiger Woods, one question is being repeated frequently.

What's the story on Woods' beautiful wife, Elin Nordegren?

Even the golf great's biggest fans don't know much about the platinum-blonde stunner. Up until last week, she had been as private as the much-photographed wife of an internationally revered star can be.

But sifting through the info out there, here are the five things you should keep on the front burner:

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Not including the awards shows that take place year-round on a near weekly basis, the real, movie-honoring awards season is upon us.

Perhaps a portent of things to come, Oscar-wise, the widely praised Iraq war film The Hurt Locker was named Best Feature tonight at the 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, a precursor to the oodles of year-end accolades that will be pouring fourth momentarily from critics groups and industry associations.

Case in point: The nominees for Film Independent's Spirit Awards come out tomorrow, and the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures reveals its best-of-'09 list on Thursday.

The cast of The Hurt Locker, which included Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes,  Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Evangeline Lilly, shared in the award for Best Ensemble, while Chilean actress Catalina Saavedra scored Breakthrough Actor honors for The Maid.

Food Inc., which made the short list of contenders for the Best Documentary Oscar, started what its makers hope will be a fruitful awards season with a win at the Gothams in that category.

Tonight's ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC also included career tributes to Natalie Portman, who kicked her career off with a bang in The Professional when she was 13, and veteran character actor Stanley Tucci.

Also in on the celebration were attendees Alec Baldwin, Patricia Clarkson, Rosie Perez, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Chris Rock, Brooke Shields, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ellen Burstyn, Sam Rockwell and Oliver Platt.

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Pull on your boots—awards season is upon us! As always, everything you'll need to traverse those slippery slopes will be in our Red Carpet section.

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Nick Jonas is striking out on his own. Sort of.

The 17-year-old star is planning to hit the road in January with his alternaband, the Administration, for a month-long tour.

Jonas started working on an album with the quartet in Nashville earlier this year, while the Jonas Brothers were on a break from crisscrossing the globe. Who I Am by Nick Jonas & the Administration is due out Feb. 2.

The band will make their performance debut on the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! special, airing Dec. 2 on CBS. Their tour kicks off a month later in Dallas and wraps up Jan. 30 in Berkeley, Calif.

"With this tour we're going to try to accomplish the same thing we did in the studio," Nick said in a statement. "That's capturing some heart and soul in the music, and having fun doing it."

He also tweeted this afternoon, "Make sure to tell your friends... Maybe there's even a trending topic waiting to happen... : )"

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Iron Man has company.

While the original was pretty much a love poem to Robert Downey Jr., the first promotional poster for next summer's highly anticipated Iron Man 2 suggests that the sequel has gone the Batman-and-Robin route—because our hero's got himself a sidekick.

Downey's magnetism aside, our Iron Man can't do it alone forever—"it" being entertain CGI-accustomed audiences without even more wicked battle scenes.

Hence the admittance of Don Cheadle's War Machine, whose presence on the poster indicates that he's going to be right behind the big, red guy when Iron Man 2 hits theaters May 7.

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So Iron Man 2 is still six months away, but that doesn't mean we can't get excited now! Check out what else there is to get excited about in our Movies From the Future! gallery.

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When it comes to standing by a prize endorser, Nike is just doing it.

Tiger Woods' sneaker-happy pals have finally weighed in on the brouhaha that has jeopardized his good name—and temporarily prevented him from modeling their sportswear on the links.

"Tiger and his family have Nike's full support," the Swooshed Ones said in a statement today. "We respect Tiger's request for privacy and our thoughts are with Tiger and his family at this time."

However, not all Tiger-touted brands are falling in line. AT&T declined to comment when asked about how the incident would impact Woods' endorsement.

As for Gillette, whose razors and other manly man products Woods has endorsed since 2007, the company doesn't feel the need to comment.

"Gillette isn't issuing a statement on the subject," a spokesperson said, referring to Woods as a "Gillette Champion." "We feel that Tiger's statement speaks for itself…Tiger has appeared in marketing programs supporting Gillette blades and razors, shave preps, antiperspirants/deodorants, body wash and hair products." 

Just in case you forgot Gillette makes all that stuff.

—Reporting by Lindsay Miller

(Originally published Nov. 30, 2009, at 1:47 p.m. PT)

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck's nemesis is a real gluten for punishment.

Barely two weeks after losing her first bid for wheat-eschewing supremacy, Living With Celiac Disease author Susan Hassett has filed a second lawsuit against the View host over her more breezily titled tome The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide.

Hassett maintains that her first copyright-infringement suit was dismissed on a technicality, and that this time, she has included plenty of evidence to prove that Hasselbeck ripped off her "scrupulously researched" book, which she self-published in early 2008.

She filed complaint No. 2 today in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.

Hasselbeck has called the accusation of plagiarism "baseless," and we doubt she'll take kindly to Hassett's latest allegation, that the info in Hasselbeck's book is "misleading and dangerous" to Celiac Disease sufferers.

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Elisabeth is just one of many stars who closely watch what they eat. Now you can watch what they eat in our gallery of celebs chowing down.