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Just Jared:
The O.C. Officially Cancelled! — We've been hearing this for many months now (perhaps longer) but word on the street is that Fox has "officially" pulled the plug on The O.C. in its fourth (and final) season. Big surprise because just yesterday, the pilot pickup season kicked off …
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Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Fox's once-hot 'The O.C.' is canceled — LOS ANGELES - "The O.C.," the once-hot teenage soap opera that saw its ratings plummet like a delinquent student's grades, has been canceled. The final episode of the drama will air 9 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 22, Fox TV and Warner Bros.
TMZ.com:
Orange Crushed — FOX Cancels "The OC" — Like you didn't see this one coming down the 405? — After killing off their most famous character, turning Summer into a hippie, and forcing Ryan to fight just about everybody who looked at him the wrong way, the folks behind "The OC" have finally thrown in the beach towel.
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Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Welcome Back, Badasses! — After the holidays, we've got unfestive Justin Timberlake and sourpuss Scarlett Johansson to help bring you vicarious types back down to hardly ho-ho-ho reality, are ya ready to get bitchy with it? Which means we've also got that cranky mail bag hissin' up...
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JUSTIN & CAMERON: HE SAYS, IT'S OVER — This Christmas season, Justin Timberlake spent his holiday at home in Tennessee, surrounded by his close-knit family, including mom (and onetime manager) Lynn, stepfather Paul Harness and his three younger half-brothers.
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Access Hollywood:
After New Year's Nap, Britney Recovers In Arizona — After falling asleep (or, according to some reports, possibly passing out) at a New Year's Eve bash in Las Vegas, Britney Spears reportedly checked in to an Arizona spa for some good ol' fashioned R&R on New Year's Day.
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
TROUBLED TUNES — YOU'VE maybe heard about Britney Spears' sort of fall-down meltdown in Las Vegas just after the stroke of the new year. What I have heard that you haven't heard is that her seeming out-of-control spiral personally might be the downbeat of major inharmony professionally.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Ashlee Simpson Nipple Slip Pictures!!! — Yeah, that's right, not only are these Ashlee Simpson bikini pictures, but they're Ashlee Simpson nipple slip pictures too! This year just keeps getting better and better and better. — Stay tuned, cuz I'm hoping to have som hi-res versions …
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PerezHilton.com:
Ass Nip Slip! — Ashlee Simpson showed off a little more than intended - but not as much as Britney - while on vacation in Hawaii this week. — CLICK HERE to see the uncensored nippleicious photo! And an extreme close-up for good measure! — [ Keep reading ... ]
Hollyscoop:
Halle Berry Pregnant? — Hollyscoop has learned exclusively through sources that actress Halle Berry might be expecting a visit from the stork. The actress has been spotted wearing baggy tops and sporting what some believe is a baby bump. She has been extra cautious to cover her tummy from the photogs in recent weeks.
A Socialite's Life:
I'm Sure That Was One Hot Immaculate Conception — Artist, Kate Kretz, has unveiled a painting portraying Angelina Jolie as the Virgin Mary and her brood of children as her cherubs . The painting, which deals with the issue of celebrity worship is to be displayed at the Art Miami Fair from Jan. 5th - 8th.
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Abby / Yeeeah!:
Vanessa Minillo Likes to Have a Good Time — Dropping the f-bomb in the middle of MTV's Goes For Gold live New Year's Eve party was only the beginning of the end for hostess Vanessa Minillo. Us Weekly chronicled the remainder of her evening below: … The best part of the play-by-play is Nick's "unamused and stony silence."
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Tyra Banks is Fat — Tyra Banks has always said that her role model in life is Oprah Winfrey, and after being really rich, and having a talk show, you can add being pretty fat to her list of accomplishments. — Now, I know some of you are probably going to get mad at me for saying Tyra Banks is fat …
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Lost's Emilie de Ravin, Husband Separate After Six Months Of Marriage — Emilie de Ravin, who plays Claire Littleton on the hit ABC series Lost, has separated from her husband after six months of marriage, her spokesman told the Associated Press Wednesday. — The 25-year-old Australian actress …
popbytes:
BRITNEY SPEARS: DO HER KIDS COME LAST? — good morning y'all! with all of britney spears' recent partying/puking/fainting/pussy- flashing of course the tabloids are going to jump on the 'what about the kids?' train! this week's STAR magazine asks the question - 'do her kids come last? …
Popsugar / Insanely addictive:
Justin Goes From Cameron to Scarlett? — As expected, rumors are running wild that Justin and Cameron are over and he is already being attached to a new blonde. We heard JT and Scarlett may be working together on a music video but now some assume there is something more going on.
TMZ.com:
Paris: Nice Piece of Ice — Paris Hilton is known for flashing some serious bling (and other things), but it was a different kind of ice that got the heiress' attention in Las Vegas. — Hilton was "singing" a track from her debut album at PURE nightclub recently, when she was pelted with an ice cube as she walked off stage.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Barbara Walters: I Don't Regret Hiring Rosie — Barbara Walters, star and executive producer of The View, did some cleaning up Wednesday in the wake of Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump's pre-Christmas war of words that began when O'Donnell criticized Trump on the show over his dealing with the behavior of Miss USA Tara Conner.
Washington Post:
But It's Thomas Jefferson's Koran! — Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, found himself under attack last month when he announced he'd take his oath of office on the Koran — especially from Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, who called it a threat to American values.
Popoholic:
Kelly Brook Is So Hot It Hurts — Here's Kelly Brook doing what she does best: looking hot as hell in lingerie. I don't know of any other model that poses so well in skimpy clothing. Warning: Kelly Brook lingerie pictures may cause you some pain in your wrists, so be careful. Other than that, enjoy!