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11:10 AM ET, January 13, 2009

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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Howie Mandel Hospitalized for Irregular Heartbeat  —  TV host Howie Mandel was hospitalized Monday with an irregular heartbeat, but his condition was not believed to be serious, his rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Doctors expect him to be released and back to work [Tuesday],” rep Lewis Kay says.
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TMZ.com:
Howie Mandel Rushed to Hospital  —  Canadian news reports are circulating that Howie Mandel was rushed to a Toronto hospital after suffering severe chest pains.  —  According to the reports, Mandel was conscious when he arrived at the hospital and was treated for an irregular heart beat.
Discussion: Cinema Blend Feeds
TMZ.com:
Howie's Doc — Something Sounds Wrong  —  TMZ now has details on the medical scare than landed Howie Mandel in the hospital last night.  —  Here's what we know.  Early in the day, Howie underwent a “cast physical” for his show “Howie Do It.”  After listening to Howie's heart, the doctor said, “I don't like something.”
PopEater:   ‘Deal’ Host Howie Mandel Hospitalized
Perez Hilton:
Howie Hospitalized!!!  —  Howie Mandel was rushed to the emergency room …
Access Hollywood:
'Law & Order: SVU's' Mariska Hargitay Suffers Collapsed Lung  —  Mariska Hargitay is suffering from a collapsed lung, according to a rep for the “Law & Order: SVU” star.  —  “Mariska Hargitay has been sidelined with a pneumothorax (a partially collapsed lung),” the rep told Access Hollywood exclusively.
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Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Mariska Hargitay Suffers a Collapsed Lung  —  Mariska Hargitay  —  Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay has a partially collapsed lung, but won't miss any work, according to her rep.  —  “Mariska Hargitay has been sidelined with a pneumothorax (a partially collapsed lung),” the rep says.
TMZ.com:
Hargitay's Lung Collapses Again
Discussion: Just Jared
Fashion Week Daily:
HEARD  —  Globes scoop!  What went down when the cameras weren't rolling...  (NEW YORK) Blake Lively allegedly refuses to wear anything but a size zero, causing the Gossip Girl costume department to cut the tags from larger-sized samples.  Anyone else think her Nina Ricci gown looked a little snug? …
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Michael Ausiello / Entertainment Weekly's …:
'Grey's Anatomy' exclusive: Melissa George checks out  —  As I taught you long ago, the Golden Globes aren't so much a showcase for award-worthy talent and polarizing fashion as they are a hotbed for exclusive prattle.  To wit, shortly after Sunday's kudosfest ended, Melissa George presented …
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Aubrey O'Day to Pose for the Cover of Playboy  —  Get ready to see a lot more of Aubrey O'Day!  —  The former Danity King singer will grace the cover of the March issue of Playboy she confirms exclusively to Usmagazine.com.  —  “I'm honored to be a part of the Playboy legacy and look forward …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Kelly Rutherford Fears Estranged Husband Will Vanish with Son  —  The divorce action between Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford and her estranged husband has turned ugly, with the actress seeking to bar him from leaving the United States with their 2-year-old son for fear they'll disappear.
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OS | http://www.ocala.com:
Travoltas thank Ocala for support through ‘impossibly painful situation’  —  The following letter from John Travolta and Kelly Preston was sent to the Ocala Star-Banner Monday morning by Travolta's attorney, Michael McDermott.  —  To The People of Ocala  —  The enormous amount of love …
New York Post:
KNICK SLAPPED WITH SEX-HARASS SUIT  —  GUY DRIVER: EDDY CURRY PUT MOVES ON ME  —  Knicks center Eddy Curry was slapped with a shocking sex-harassment suit Monday by his former driver, who claims the 6-foot-11 hoopster tried to solicit gay sex from him.  —  The stunning court papers claim Curry …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Expectant Mom Carnie Wilson Reveals Baby's Name  —  Carnie Wilson with Bonnie Hunt on The Bonnie Hunt Show, Jan. 13  —  Carnie Wilson can get the personalized pillow ready - she's already picked her new baby's name, five months ahead of the impending delivery.  —  “It's Luciana - but we'll call her Lucy.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Is Gossip Girl's Love Child Alive?  —  Get ready for the next huge Gossip Girl shocker!  —  As you fans know, the show's cornerstone couple, Dan and Serena, have hit a snag: They apparently now share a secret half brother.  (Oh, the romance-killing humanity!)
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox, Warners ‘close’ to ‘Watchmen’ settlement  —  Companies met Monday to discuss possible deal  —  Warner Bros. and Fox are “close” to reaching a settlement regarding the “Watchmen” lawsuit, according to those familiar with the dealmaking.  —  A federal judge has ruled that Fox …
MrDisgusting / Bloody-Disgusting:
Major Update on ‘Scream 4’!  —  While all sorts of rumors have been floating around the web over the past six months, we've been digging and digging to get the real story on Dimension Films' Scream 4.  Today we have an update that comes from a 100% reliable source, although I can't use names.
Kyle Buchanan / Defamer:
Unsigned ‘Mad Men’ Creator Sounds Ominous Season 3 Alarm  —  Though AMC recently set an optimistic summer return date for the next season of Mad Men, show mastermind Matthew Weiner (whose contract dispute remains unresolved) has a much gloomier forecast, he tells E!
Serena French / New York Post:
VOGUE LOOKS LIVELY  —  ANNA BETS ON BLAKE  —  Anna Wintour is hoping to make Vogue a bit more lively - one way or another.  —  Amid swirling rumors that the editor of “the world's most influential fashion magazine” is leaving the helm to either become an ambassador to France or to wear …
Hellomagazine.com:
Liev with Naomi at first post-baby outing to ‘Defiance’ prem  —  Having recently joined the dad-of-two club, during interviews to promote his new film Defiance Liev Schrieber has been lamenting the loss of “me time”.  There was a chance for the actor and his partner Naomi Watts to enjoy …
Discussion: INF Daily
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Loves Restraining Orders  —  A 62-year-old man accused of stalking Jennifer Love Hewitt has been ordered to stay the hell away from her — and the Universal Studios Backlot Tour — for the next three years.  —  JLH told a Burbank court she feared for her life after David Nolte began sending …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and omg!
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Associated Press:   Court grants Love Hewitt restraining order
 
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