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12:50 PM ET, January 29, 2007

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MSNBC.com:
T. R. Knight to leave 'Grey's Anatomy'?  —  Plus, Jessica Lange getting it from all sides for anti-war sentiments  —  Is T.R. Knight about to exit "Grey's Anatomy"?  —  The actor was the subject of a widely-publicized homophobic slur by a cast mate and he "is so upset about the situation …
Associated Press:
MARCHELINE BERTRAND, MOTHER OF ANGELINA JOLIE, DIES IN LOS ANGELES  —  LOS ANGELES — Marcheline Bertrand, actress and mother of Angelina Jolie, has died of cancer, her daughter said Sunday.  —  Bertrand died Saturday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after a 7 1/2-year battle with cancer …
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Mary Green / People.com:
Angelina Jolie's Mom Dies  —  Marcheline Bertrand, actress and mother of Angelina Jolie, died on Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Jolie said in a statement to the Associated Press.  —  The 56-year-old Bertrand, who battled cancer for over seven-and-a-half years …
People.com:
Lance Bass & Reichen Lehmkuhl Split for Good  —  Lance Bass confirms to PEOPLE that he and Reichen Lehmkuhl have called it quits once and for all.  —  "We broke up last week," Bass tells PEOPLE.  "But we're really good friends.  Nothing bad at all - nothing bad at all to say."
NY Daily News:
Pals say Washington has equal-opportunity anger  —  Friends of Isaiah Washington are saying he's not anti-gay because for years, he got angry at everybody.  —  The "Grey's Anatomy" star entered a 30-day anger management program after ABC execs met with him for calling fellow cast member T.R. Knight a "faggot."
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Hilary Gets Sloppy at Hyde  —  Hilary Duff was far from her usual goody-two-shoes self on January 25 when she and older sister Haylie showed up at L.A. club Hyde with a huge entourage.  —  Our Usmagazine.com tattler tells us that Hilary — who has been single since splitting in November …
Discussion: celebrity terrorist and Dlisted
People.com:
Jessica Simpson Rocks Out at John Mayer Concert  —  Jessica Simpson and John Mayer continued to share quality time together Friday night at his concert at the Bank United Center at the University of Miami, where Simpson was dancing to Mayer's entire set and 20-minute encore, sources tell PEOPLE.
NY Daily News:
Posh says she's no L. Ron hugger  —  Victoria Beckham is telling pals she has no intention of joining the Church of Scientology, despite her close friendship with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.  —  "There's no way I'd spend any money on that nonsense," she told a friend recently about the faith founded by author L. Ron Hubbard.
X17 Online:
Forget Rehab, How Bout a Little "Retail Therapy"?  —  Lindsay left rehab today to get in a little different type of therapy - retail therapy!  (The best kind, in my opinion!)  Lindsay spent some time and dropped some dough in the Dior store in Beverly Hills today, where she brought mom Dina and sister Ali along for support.
Discussion: Wizbang Pop! and Allie Is Wired
Sharon Churcher / Daily Mail:
Hollywood 'shuns' Katie Holmes  —  Actress Katie Holmes is having problems finding work because of her marriage to Tom Cruise and his belief in Scientology, according to Hollywood insiders.  —  The 28-year-old has reportedly asked her agent to relaunch her career following her break to marry Cruise and have their daughter, Suri.
Discussion: Celebguru and The Blemish
New York Post:
FICKLE FRIENDS  —  SCOTT Storch is a hot record producer, but some of his lady friends are cold.  Storch had a birthday party for himself last month in Miami at the nightclub Mansion.  A friend tells us, "He's upset that none of his famous female friends - Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears - bothered to show up.
Mike Baron / The Post Chronicle:
Is Paris Hilton Profiting From Parisexposed.com?  —  Paris Hilton and her former boyfriend Joe Francis, of Girls Gone Wild fame, have allegedly considered legal action against the operator of the website www.parisexposed.com.  —  As more details emerge about the purchase of Paris' personal items …
TMZ.com:
J.Lo to Cruise: You Got a Point  —  Jennifer Lopez's dirty little secret is out.  —  J.Lo and hubby Marc Anthony continue to cozy up to TomKat, possibly preparing to become Scientology's latest celebrity recruits.  In fact, her father has been a Scientologist for more than 20 years, according to Perez Hilton.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
Hey Now: It's Garry Shandling's Obsession  —  IT was almost nine years ago that Larry Sanders, the fictional talk-show host who was a too-close-for-comfort amalgam of Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jack Paar, signed off the air.  In the final episode of his show …
Discussion: TV Squad and news from me
Zen Pap / FlynetOnline.com:
The Idiots Leave Town With Their Ugly Babies  —  Ok I guess Hazel is kind of cute but Phinnaeus!?!  Boy that kid is homely!  He better learn to be a Black Belt in Karate or he is gonna come home with some bruises!  And look at Danny's outfit...does he think he is Farmer John or something?
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Lara Gould Tv / SundayMirror.co.uk:
ROCK 'N' REHAB  —  EXCLUSIVE Now Big Bro producers plan drug reality show  —  THE producers of Big Brother are planning to lock up celebrity drug addicts in a new shock TV reality show.  —  Endemol will film a group of addicts 24 hours a day as they fight to kick the habit in rehabilitation.
NY Daily News:
Murphy skips out on a Mel of a trip  —  Were Scary Spice's fans enough to scare Eddie Murphy out of a London trip?  —  Why is Bon Jovi's Richie ­Sambora giving Petra Nemcova the cold shoulder?  —  Jared Leto is keeping his mouth shut - at least when it comes to expressing a preference for singing over acting (or vice versa).
News of the World:
KATE FACES AXE  —  SUPERMODEL Kate Moss is facing the axe from her campaign with make-up giants Rimmel because they want someone younger.  —  Rimmel has secretly been holding castings for young girls to find a replacement for Kate, who turned 33 this month.  —  A source said: "Age catches up with everyone—even Kate.
 
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