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9:20 AM ET, January 14, 2009

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People.com:
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Reveal Baby's Name  —  Ben Affleck and wife Jennifer Garner in April 2008  —  A week after their second daughter's birth, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have announced her name, Garner's reps tell PEOPLE exclusively.  —  It is Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Garner and Husband Ben Affleck Name Second Daughter “Seraphina”
X17 Online:   Seraphina's Big Sister!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake Have Run-In at Restaurant  —  Awkward alert!  —  Britney Spears ran into ex Justin Timberlake at Yatai Asian Tapas Bar in West Hollywood Monday night, an eyewitness reveals to Usmagazine.com.  —  Timberlake was in the middle of a late-night dinner …
OK! Magazine:
Trouble in Paradise for Drew & Cameron?  —  Sunday night's Golden Globes CAA after party at the Sunset Tower Hotel was a 'who's who' of A-list stars.  But for former BFFs, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz, the night was anything but starry.  —  Diaz and Barrymore both arrived …
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NY Daily News:
Paris is a crashing bore at Globes after-party
Discussion: Socialite Life and Pop Crunch
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Moving Into $8.9 Million House  —  New year, new digs!  —  Britney Spears is in the process of moving into her sprawling new Calabasas home, X17 reported on Tuesday.  —  “I just took my babies to our new home, and they loved it!”  Spears wrote on her Twitter account.
Discussion: CelebWarship and iVillage
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X17 Online:   X17 XCLUSIVE: BRIT'S MOVING IN!!!
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough to Be a Dad  —  Howie and Leigh Dorough married in December 2007  —  Backstreet Howie Dorough and his wife Leigh, a real estate broker, are expecting their first child in June, they tell PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “I know she's going to be a great mother,” says Howie.
Whitney Port official web site:
My Miami Beach Bikini Malfunction  —  Okay so a couple photos were captured while I was in Miami that weren't the most discreet and I'm sorry if they offended anyone but I got too caught up in the sunshine and the weather that I guess I wasn't as cautious as I should have been.
E! Online:
Hayden Booted From Bar, Calls Cops for ID Back  —  After being caught in the wrong place at the wrong time—and most unfortunately, at the wrong age—Hayden Panettiere had to make do as her own hero last month.  —  The 19-year-old Heroes star had to call police to a Suffern, N.Y. …
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Amy Elisa Keith / People.com:
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Marie Presley's Twin Baby Girls!  —  Lisa Marie Presley with twins Finley and Harper  —  Time to paint Graceland pink!  —  Elvis Presley's only daughter, Lisa Marie, is now a doting mom to 3-month-old girls Finley and Harper - and she is showing off her tiny additions in the new issue of PEOPLE.
Jill Serjeant / Fan Fare:
New “Idol” judge brings girl power challenge “bully brother” Simon  —  Simon Cowell may have the casting vote in early audition rounds of “American Idol” but it sounds like new judge Kara DioGuardi and Paula Abdul bring some girl power of their own to the tart-tongued British judge they call a '"bully" .
Discussion: Us Weekly and Access Hollywood
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
New Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi Is Engaged
Discussion: iVillage
Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
Nick Fury no more?  Samuel L. Jackson says 'Maybe I won't be Nick Fury'  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Samuel L. Jackson, clearly bristling, said today that negotiations to put him in the role of Nick Fury have broken down because “there seems to be an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics world.”
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • In L.A. to present at the Golden Globes, a solo Blake Lively stopped in eatery Il Tramezzino and was quickly greeted by several young female fans.  The Gossip Girl star smiled and posed for pictures with one while waiting for her order.
Discussion: Just Jared and Style Watch
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Now Victoria Beckham strips for Armani underwear shoot... just like her old man … Victoria Beckham reveals the sizzling results of her first lingerie shoot for designer Giorgio Armani.  —  After being persuaded by Italian fashion boss Giorgio Armani to pose in the series of adverts …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Anne Heche Expecting Another Son?  —  Heche & Tupper  —  Anne Heche has offered some blue clues of the gender of her baby.  —  At the Boom Boom Room's Children's Gifting Wonderland in Los Angeles on January 9, the actress and her boyfriend James Tupper chose a pair of Robeez Guitar leather booties …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
John Carucci / Associated Press:
Lil Kim not happy with Biggie biopic  —  NEW YORK - Lil Kim was a big part of the Notorious B.I.G.'s life, but she's not happy about the way she's portrayed in the new biopic about the late rapper.  —  The Notorious B.I.G. was Lil Kim's mentor and was also romantically linked to the rapper.
Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Katy Perry Hurting Over Breakup  —  Katy Perry and Travis McCoy in L.A. in September  —  Katy Perry let all her emotions hang out during an acoustic set at L.A.'s Hotel Cafe Monday night.  —  “It hurts right now,” said the singer, who recently split with boyfriend Travis McCoy.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Jennifer Hudson's Return to the Spotlight  —  Welcome back, Jennifer Hudson!  —  I can exclusively tell you that Ms. Hudson will return to the stage for the first time since her horrific family tragedy at next month's Super Bowl.  —  The Grammy-nominated songbird will sing the national anthem …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Kate Hudson's Bikini Bum  —  Just about every celebrity in the world is on a beach somewhere, and the same goes for Kate Hudson.  And you've got to love these Kate Hudson bikini pictures, thanks to the awesome angle from which they were taken.  Kate's one of those who look better …
Discussion: Celebslam
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
It's a Girl for Alison Sweeney!  —  The Biggest Loser host Alison Sweeney just gained a daughter.  —  At 12 minutes to midnight on Monday, Sweeney gave birth to a 6 lb.- 7 oz. baby girl named Megan Hope Sanov, PEOPLE confirms exclusively.  —  “Both mommy and baby - and daddy, too - are doing well,” says her rep, Carrie Simons.
 
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Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
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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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