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2:30 PM ET, January 11, 2007

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Pete Norman / People.com:
It's Official: Posh & Becks Moving to L.A.  —  Goodbye, Madrid - hello, Los Angeles!  —  Sources close to Victoria and David Beckham have confirmed that the couple will move to L.A. later this year.  "David has just signed the biggest deal in global sport history with the Galaxy soccer team," a Beckham business insider tells PEOPLE.
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Associated Press:
Coming to America  —  Beckham will play for MLS' L.A. Galaxy in $250M deal  —  LONDON (AP) — David Beckham, the former England soccer captain known as much for his style as his play, has agreed to leave Real Madrid and join the Los Angeles Galaxy in a deal Major League Soccer hopes will boost …
Associated Press:
David Beckham to Join L.A. Galaxy  —  LONDON (AP) — David Beckham agreed to a five-year deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, leaving the Real Madrid club at which he enjoyed worldwide popularity but experienced disappointment on the field.
Discussion: The Evil Beet
Simon Baskett / Reuters:
UPDATE 2-Beckham's Real career ending with move to LA
TMZ.com:
Posh & Becks to Become American Idols
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Marcia Cross Sent to Bed  —  Desperate Housewives actress Marcia Cross, who is expecting twins in April with her stockbroker hubby, Tom Mahoney, has been put on bed rest by her doctor, her spokeswoman informed the Associated Press on Wednesday.  —  "This is a precautionary measure only," …
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Associated Press:
Pregnant Marcia Cross placed on bed rest  —  NEW YORK - Marcia Cross, who is expecting twins in April with her stockbroker-husband, Tom Mahoney, has been put on bed rest, her spokeswoman said Wednesday.  —  "This is a precautionary measure only," publicist Heidi Slan said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
New York Post:
JOLIE IRKS ADOPTION ADVOCATES  —  PARENTS who have encountered difficulties adopting children from countries like Cambodia are shocked that Angelina Jolie would dare to say anything about Madonna's adoption in Malawi of her son David.  —  Jolie told French magazine Gala she would …
Associated Press:
Richard Gere Promotes Safe Sex At AIDS Awareness Event  —  Actor and AIDS activist Richard Gere brought thousands of sex workers to their feet on Wednesday, urging them to insist their clients use condoms.  —  "No condoms, no sex!"  Gere shouted at an AIDS awareness event in Mumbai, the country's financial and entertainment hub.
Discussion: Dlisted and The DarkHat
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New York Post:
BOMBAY BABES  —  RICHARD Gere supports hookers.  The 57-year-old star whipped up a pep rally of 10,000 sex workers in Mumbai, India, this week, getting them to chant, "No condoms, no sex!" at an AIDS awareness event.  Gere, who famously ran off with a call girl played by Julia Roberts in …
NY Daily News:
Kim-Ray J tape seen as hot seller  —  Paris Hilton's bff Kim Kardashian has denied she made a sex tape with her R&B singer ex, Ray J. So why are they trying to sell one?  —  We spoke to a gentleman who says he viewed the tape and that it is being brokered for the very Dr. Evil price of one meeellion dollars.
NY Daily News:
Posey's mind seems to reel at city film fete  —  That Parker Posey gave a loopy, improvisational performance Tuesday night isn't unusual.  It's just that, this time, she wasn't filming a movie.  —  The indie urchin, obviously not cowed by the presence of Mayor Bloomberg, Steven Spielberg …
Discussion: Jossip and The Corsair
People.com:
Tori Spelling: 'I Like Being Pregnant'  —  Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott are camera-ready for their new Oxygen series Tori & Dean: Inn Love - despite her advanced state of pregnancy.  —  "Every night when I walk by my mirror I just stare at my belly and I'm so impressed by it," …
Sara Jaye / Life&Style Weekly:
Inside Life & Style: Kevin's threat — $50 million or the babies!  —  The only way Britney Spears can guarantee she'll keep custody of her sons, Sean Preston, 16 months, and Jayden James, 4 months, is to give in to Kevin Federline's settlement demands.  —  Brit's estranged hubby turned …
Discussion: Bossip and celebrity terrorist
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Would You Sell Your Kids for $50 Million?
Andrei Harmsworth / Metro.co.uk:
Sienna snubs Bond Girl role  —  Sienna Miller has revealed she turned down the opportunity to be a Bond Girl after being offered the part by James Bond himself, actor Daniel Craig.  —  Sexy Sienna, who recently split from her heartthrob boyfriend, Jude Law, says she turned down the role …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
It's a Baby for Actress Katey Sagal  —  Actress Katey Sagal and her husband, writer-producer Kurt Sutter, 43, welcomed their first child, daughter Esmé Louise Sutter, on Jan. 10, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  The baby was born via surrogate, her rep confirms.
Discussion: Dlisted and Barbie Martini
Sky News:
LA FOR THE BECKHAMS  —  Some people are real homebodies - they just won't be torn from their roots.  —  Others are much more cosmopolitan - preferring to squeeze as many homes onto as many continents as possible.  —  The Beckhams fall into the second camp - having called both England and Spain home in recent times.
MSNBC.com:
Hilary Swank was too cool for school  —  Plus: Pin-up girl Bettie Page is one tough critic  —  In "Freedom Writers," Hilary Swank inspires troubled kids, but in real life, Swank couldn't find that inspiration, and dropped out of high school.  —  MSNBC  —  Hilary Swank is facing …
Discussion: MollyGood, Celebslam.com and HotRag.net
Hollywoodtuna:
Elisha Cuthbert + Hockey = Hot  —  You know what's sexier than a girl in a bikini?  A hot girl wielding a hockey stick.  Yup that's right!  Call me crazy but seeing Elisha Cuthbert on the ice playing my favorite sport is a serious turn on for me.  Anyhow, these photos are really from the set …
USA Today:
For the '24' fan who has everything  —  Fans of Fox's 24 this summer finally will be able to see what ever-on-the-run Jack Bauer looks like standing still.  Star Kiefer Sutherland will make his debut as a high-end adult action figure.  —  Two months ago, toymaker Todd McFarlane …
MollyGood:
Mary-Kate's big girl acting debut!  —  Check out Mary-Kate Olsen's debut (other than her kid flicks and that other one about New York) in the upcoming movie, Factory Girl.  In case you have trouble finding her, there's a still to the side showing you where to look.  This is her whole part in the movie.
 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
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