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9:40 AM ET, January 9, 2007

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FOX Rides NFL Playoffs to Sunday Win  —  NBC's 'Grease' gets off to decent start  —  Fast National ratings for Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007  —  Big ratings for an NFL playoff game early Sunday helped FOX score a ratings win for the entire night, while NBC's new reality block got off to an OK start.
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
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Rick Kissell / Variety:
Decent start for 'Grease'  —  Ratings flash - Rick Kissell  —  NBC's unscripted contest "Grease: You're The One That I Want" delivered good but not great numbers in its 90-minute series premiere Sunday, a night that Fox carried thanks to a mammoth hourlong NFL overrun.
Discussion: reality blurred and Pop Candy
Toni Fitzgerald / medialifemagazine.com:
Not so rosie: 'Apprentice' hits new low  —  Debut of Trump reality shows earns 5.7 in households  —  Donald Trump's much-publicized tiff with "View" co-host Rosie O'Donnell failed to pump ratings for the sixth-season premiere of "The Apprentice" last night.
Discussion: The Evil Beet and BUZZSUGAR
New York Post:
ROSIE BLOWS UP AT 'LIAR' BABS  —  THE tension between "The View" creator Barbara Walters and co-host Rosie O'Donnell, sparked by O'Donnell's feud with Donald Trump, boiled over yesterday morning when the portly comic called Walters "a [bleeping] liar."  —  The fight started around 8:30 a.m …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Rosie Discusses Kids' Reaction to Trump Slam  —  Rosie O'Donnell returned to The View Monday after a vacation - and several new insults from Donald Trump.  —  Rather than blast Trump anew, O'Donnell and the others on the show, including Barbara Walters, focused on one particular aspect of his name-calling …
Discussion: Defamer and Best Week Ever
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Talks About Madonna's Adoption  —  Angelina Jolie knows something about adopting children from other countries - so she can sympathize with Madonna, whose efforts to adopt 1-year-old David Banda from Malawi have sparked controversy.  —  "I have been horrified by the attacks she's …
NY Daily News:
Rosie has Babs play Trump cad  —  Rosie O'Donnell had a backstage confrontation with Barbara Walters over the continuing Donald Trump feud just minutes before "The View" went on air yesterday, according to an eyewitness.  —  "Rosie had a very firm talk with Barbara," says the snitch.
Lburch / A Socialite's Life:
Orlando Bloom Enjoys Nature  —  First, he takes it upon himself to water the rocks.  Find out what else he gave to nature after the jump.  —  (Flynet)
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Zen Pap / FlynetOnline.com:
Orlando Bloom Rides The Big One
Discussion: pop on the pop
Michael K / Dlisted:   Sand Booger  —  There's nothing worse than a sand booger …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Mariah Carey: Drunk, Stoned or Stupid?  You Pick  —  There is something definitely wrong with Mariah Carey.  This hidden camera video of Mariah in Aspen, taken by a Brazilian fan, shows the singer chatting with some people while holding a glass of Champagne.
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Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Mariah Carey Stays Moist
The Post Chronicle:
Steamy Mariah Carey Owes Vocal Heat ..To Steam Room!
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Christina's Billionaire Birthday Serenade  —  Billionaire Joe Hardy had a super cool 84th birthday.  The owner of 84 Lumber was partying from 2 PM to 2 AM with an a-list group to provide entertainment.  His kids invited Christina to sing Happy Birthday, Bette Midler performed with an orchestra …
Discussion: Associated Press
People.com:
Extra's Dayna Devon Has Son Two Weeks Early  —  Dayna Devon, cohost of TV's Extra, and her husband, plastic surgeon Brent Moelleken, welcomed their second child, a boy, on Friday.  —  Cole Brent Moelleken was born by cesarean section and weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH desperate housewife (not from the show) who lives with her well-born, wealthy husband in New Jersey just bought an apartment off Fifth Avenue?  She uses the pad for rendezvous with her lover of three years, a married exec with a financial services giant …
Discussion: Pop Crunch, Gawker and Tabloid Whore!
Richard Huff / NY Daily News:
Jewel to sparkle as host of 'Star' search  —  Singer-songwriter Jewel makes her debut as the host of USA Network's "Nashville Star" Thursday night, but it's not her first brush with the reality format.  —  Indeed, Jewel said years ago there was a discussion about her becoming part of MTV's …
Discussion: Splash News Online
Celebitchy / Cele|bitchy:
Is Brad Pitt old and washed up?  —  British newspaper The Guardian has a cautionary piece for Brad Pitt, saying that his career isn't as great as it once was and that he can't measure up to Matt Damon's rising star.  Damon has a big hit with the Bourne series and is playing meaty roles lately like in the super-boring Good Shepherd.
Discussion: Glitterati and People.com
A Socialite's Life:
Kelly Clarkson Punks it Up  —  In yet another attempt to appear "edgy," Kelly Clarkson paired up with punk pioneer Mike Watt for her latest album.  Watt, the bassist and founder of legendary punk bands The Minutemen and fIREHOSE, claimed he never heard of Clarkson before he showed up at the studio to record …
Discussion: MSNBC
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
She Against The Music  —  It would seem that there is some significant movement on Britney Spears' attempt at a musical comeback ... it is unclear what her timeline looks like — we're only hearing that a new album is due out "this year".  Britney has been photographed all over town with a CD-R in her hand ...
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Gwen Says Touring Pregnant Not So Easy  —  Gwen is everywhere these days.  She has a new album, a new baby, and a new outlook on life.  In the February issue of Elle magazine Gwen says before Kingston she thought that she was a super woman and that she would be able to breeze through her tour despite the fact that she was pregnant.
Popsugar / Insanely addictive:
Britney's NYE Fiasco to Cost Her Big Time  —  Finally, some pics of a sober looking Britney not holding a drink.  Hopefully, this is the first of many.  While Britney looks to be turning over a new leaf; unfortunately, she is paying for her NYE fiasco.  The people at PURE are evidently thinking …
Chris Field / New York Post:
DONALD IS SUED FOR AGES OF SIN  —  Donald Trump may be 60 years old, but he doesn't want any fogies over age 40 as his "Apprentice," a new lawsuit charges.  —  A New Hampshire man hit Trump with the age-discrimination suit Thursday, claiming he was quickly brushed aside as a potential contestant on …
Discussion: TV Squad and PerezHilton.com
 
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