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11:40 AM ET, January 14, 2009

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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.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
IDOL: “Bikini Girl” Outrages New Judge, Blind Contestant Advances  —  The claws came out on the eighth season premiere of Fox's American Idol Tuesday as new judge Kara DioGuardi made her television debut.  —  To stand out from the crowd, 20-year-old contestant Katrina Darrell decided to wear …
Discussion: EW.com and Bitten and Bound
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Jill Serjeant / Fan Fare:
New “Idol” judge brings girl power challenge “bully brother” Simon
Discussion: Access Hollywood
PEOPLE TV Watch:   Idol's Back! Season 8 Kicks Off in Phoenix with New Judge
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
New Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi Is Engaged
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 …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
First Pictures!  Fergie and Josh Duhamel Reveal Official Wedding Photos  —  The new issue of Us Weekly has eight pages of gorgeous official photos from Fergie and Josh Duhamel's estimated $1 million rock ‘n’ roll wedding.  —  The bride — who donned two one-of-a-kind Dolce & Gabbana dresses …
Discussion: PopSugar, People.com, Just Jared and Jossip
NY Daily News:
Paris is a crashing bore at Globes after-party  —  Hey, it was worth a try.  —  Paris Hilton hid in the bathroom at Creative Artist Agency's big post-Golden Globes bash Sunday night after CAA's Kevin Huvane caught her slipping in uninvited — and loudly demanded she be removed from the Sunset Towers party.
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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 …
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 …
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!
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.
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE: BRIT'S MOVING IN!!!
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.”
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.
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.
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 …
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. …
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.
Lynette Rice / EW.com:
‘Prison Break’ exclusive: Exec producer talks about the final season  —  Prison Break is going to that great, big slammer in the sky: Fox has announced that its once-signature drama will end its four-season run later this year.  Exec producer Matt Olmstead tells EW exclusively that there was …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Watchmen’ hearing canceled  —  Settlement in the case could be near  —  A scheduled Tuesday court conference between Fox and Warner Bros. attorneys has been canceled, fueling talk that a settlement in the contentious “Watchmen” case is imminent.  —  Fox sued Warners last February …
Discussion: The Playlist
Hellomagazine.com:
Marcia Cross' twins Eden and Savannah blossom in the spotlight  —  While some celebrity offspring make their debut in a flurry of excitement and are then rarely heard of again Marcia Cross' twin daughters Eden and Savannah seem to be rivalling their mum in the profile stakes.
Discussion: INF Daily
 
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James Montgomery / MTV:
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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
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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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