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2:45 PM ET, January 26, 2007

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NY Daily News:
Stormin' Norman defends his 'Castle'  —  Norman Mailer turns 84 next week, but when it comes to rumbling with The New York Times, he still has all the spunk of an angry punk.  —  Mailer can't complain about the front-page rave freelance critic Lee Siegel gave his new novel, "The Castle in the Forest …
New York Post:
HOOLIGAN ACT  —  JARED Leto's bizarre behavior continued this week when the actor-turned-rocker stirred things up at Harry O's Tao in Park City.  While Hasidic hip-hop artist Matisyahu was performing, Leto unsuccessfully tried chatting up Michelle Smith (rumored girlfriend of Chris Robinson) …
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Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Baby Spice Expecting a Baby  —  Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton is pregnant with her first child, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  "I guess I will be handing over the 'Baby' tag now to a deserving little new owner," the 31-year-old known as Baby Spice said in a statement.
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BBC:
Emma Bunton announces pregnancy  —  Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton has announced she is expecting a baby with her partner, Jade Jones, a former member of boy band Damage.  —  The 31-year-old, who came third in BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing, has been dating Jones, 27, for eight years.
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and Dlisted
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney's Back To Work With Sean And Jayden!  —  Here's what you've been waiting to see!  Britney's back to work at a Hollywood studio, choreographing a team of dancers and gettin' into the groove herself.  And being a good working mom, she took her little tykes along …
Discussion: Holy Candy and Celebrity Baby Blog
Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:
AP: Michael Jackson returns to the U.S.  —  TOKYO - Michael Jackson is back in the United States after living in Bahrain, France and Ireland.  He emerged with his spokeswoman Friday to confirm to The Associated Press that he is back after more than a year in self-imposed exile following …
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A Socialite's Life:
Michael Jackson Reinventing Crazy
Discussion: TMZ.com
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Victoria Beckham's New Hobby: Blogging  —  Victoria Beckham, who always likes to stay current, has taken up one of the more popular 21st-century pursuits: She's become a blogger.  —  For the past few months, the former Posh Spice has been penning small missives to fans on her Web site, www.dvbstyle.com.
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MollyGood:
Blogging Beauty  —  In an effort to make a life of what can only be described as "explicit leisure" that much more leisurely, Victoria Beckham is joining the blogging ranks.  She's eager to shake callousless hands with those of us who work in front of the television and fry our eyes with the glow of CNN.com.
San Francisco Chronicle:
CLOONEY AND ANDERSON DATING?  —  George Clooney and Pamela Anderson have become Hollywood's most unlikely couple after the pair was spotted frolicking together on a romantic, fun dinner date.  —  Oscar-winner Clooney booked a private room at Sherman Oaks, Calif., restaurant the Valley Inn …
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Molly / POPSUGAR:
Jessica and John are Happy, Don't Ruin it With Words  —  I'm pretty sure that Jessica Simpson and John Mayer are awesome (yes, as I have previously admitted, I'm one of the few die hard Simpson Supporters), so I refuse to believe recent reports of things not being as rosy as they seem.
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Spicy Pants / CELEBRITY SMACK!:   If The Bus Is A Rockin' Don't Bother Knockin'..
Veryvera / I'm Not Obsessed:
Following The John Mayer / Jessica Simpson Romance
Discussion: Celebrity Pictures
TMZ.com:
Lohan Rolls Out Again, Rehab Residents Complain  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Lindsay Lohan took yet another break from rehab on Thursday ... to rehabilitate her Mercedes.  And TMZ sources say her fellow residents at the Wonderland rehab facility are annoyed that Lindsay is getting special treatment.
National Enquirer:
MOM'S THE WORD!  JENNIFER ANISTON PLANS TO ADOPT AT LEAST TWO KIDS  —  Jennifer Aniston is about to become a single mom!  —  The 37-year-old star decided she's running out of time, and has spent the past several weeks consulting adoption experts - and looking for a newborn American baby girl, The ENQUIRER has learned.
Starpulse:
Mary-Kate Olsen May Still Be Struggling With Anorexia  —  A representative for Mary-Kate Olsen has slammed reports she has relapsed in her battle with anorexia after an appearance at a Golden Globe Awards after party last week.  The 20-year-old star stunned onlookers by wearing a low-cut dress, which exposed her alarmingly-thin frame.
Discussion: Dlisted and celebwarship.com/wp
People.com:
Who Will Be Justin Timberlake's New Duet Partner?  —  Forget American Idol.  In an online talent contest, five young women are trying to do a lot more than impress Simon Cowell - they're competing for the chance to sing live with Justin Timberlake at the Feb. 11 Grammys.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Tara Burghart / Associated Press:
Winfrey chooses Sidney Poitier memoir  —  CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey turned to an old acquaintance and personal idol for her first new book club choice since the James Frey scandal a year ago, announcing Friday that she had selected Sidney Poitier's "The Measure of a Man."
People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Gets Back to Work  —  Lindsay Lohan is back at work, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  A source close to the situation says Lohan's latest movie, the thriller I Know Who Killed Me, began shooting again on Thursday, and her scenes are scheduled to start filming Friday.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Defamer
POPSUGAR:
Britney Lands in Burbank  —  We were wondering why all was quiet on the Britney front.  Looks like she made a quick trip home to see her mother in Louisiana.  Britney was seen exiting the plane with her two sons, Jayden and Sean P. Word is they headed directly to a recording studio in Burbank.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Zen Pap / FlynetOnline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Makes Grocery 'Run'  —  We caught our dear sweet Lindz out at the market stocking up on groceries again for her continued stay at Wonderland rehab facility in Hollywood Hills, Ca.  Lindz and a couple rehab pals stocked up and then went back to Wonderland but not before chatting with a couple of our snappers.
 
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People.com:
Chad Lowe Talks About Divorce - and Moving On
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Starpulse:
Billy Joel's Suicidal Past And More Comes To Light In New Biography
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Like, A Virgin  —  Woot!  David arrived here in LA last night …
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TMZ.com:
Nicole Kidman Taken to Hospital
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POPSUGAR:
Gwyneth's Sorry For Not Being Britney
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Sarah Hall / E! Online:
Justin Guarini's Idol Comeback
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Joal Ryan / E! Online:
Federline Super Bowl Ad an "Insult"?
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Spicy / CELEBRITY SMACK!:
Carrie Underwood Shooting New Video in Tampa
Michael K / Dlisted:
Sans David  —  Madonna, Guy Richie, Lourdes and Rocco attended …
PerezHilton.com:
Justin's Sundance Hookup!!!
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

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