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3:50 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 …
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.
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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.
USA Today:
Disney's dazzling 'Dreams'  —  When it comes to wishing upon a star, Annie Leibovitz has far more influence than Jiminy Cricket.  —  The famed photographer's reputation, combined with the allure of Disney, has sent a pop princess to Wonderland, a soccer stud to slay a dragon …
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Just Jared:
David Beckham is Prince Phillip  —  Would you wake up if David Beckham kissed you?  —  In his first big endorsement deal after signing with soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy, David Beckham helped kick off Disney Park's Year of a Million Dreams celebration by portraying the gallant Prince Phillip from Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
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.
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) …
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 …
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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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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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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People.com:
Hilary Duff Calls Being Single 'Kind of Exciting'  —  Hilary Duff says she and ex-boyfriend Joel Madden still speak to each other - but that she's excited to start playing the field and jump into dating.  —  Appearing on Ryan Seacrest's L.A. radio show Thursday morning, the now single actress and singer said dating "is fun.
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
POPSUGAR:
JT Shows Off Black Snake Moan  —  Black Snake Moan premiered at Sundance this week and while JT may not be the lead in the film he continues to promote it with all his heart.  We've already told you about how weird this film sounds where Samuel L Jackson plays a washed up musician who makes …
Sky News:
PETE'S LIP LEGAL BATTLE  —  Pete Burns thinks his lips look "physically repulsive".  —  The Dead Or Alive singer is now suing the doctor who carried out his lip surgery for alleged negligence.  —  Pete claims that Dr Maurizio Viel botched his lip op, with doctors telling him he might have to have his lips amputated as a result.
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
ROSIE O'DONNELL SENDS 'IDOLS' TO DISNEY WORLD  —  Last week, while I was covering the Golden Globes and the Sundance Film Festival, I'm sorry to say I missed Rosie O'Donnell's tirade against "American Idol."  —  Now that I've seen the clips on YouTube, I see what she meant.
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Sans David  —  Madonna, Guy Richie, Lourdes and Rocco attended …
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Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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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