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2:05 PM ET, January 18, 2009

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Emily Smith / The Sun:
Amy in four-letter outburst (on...the...er...Scrabble board)  —  Bawd game ... Amy plays Sun reporter Emily at Scrabble in St Lucia  —  The wayward singer — who told me she has given up drugs — wanted to spell out rehab as we played during her chaotic “fitness break” in St Lucia — but found the answer was No, No, No.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Amy Winehouse: 'I Won't Let Blake Divorce Me'  —  Amy Winehouse has vowed she will not allow her husband to go ahead with his divorce plan.  —  Blake Fielder-Civil - currently in jail for assault and attempting to pervert the course of justice - has recently instructed a lawyer to file …
People.com:
Patrick Swayze Released From Hospital  —  Patrick Swayze has been released from the hospital, his rep confirms.  —  “I am happy to announce that Patrick Swayze is home after a brief hospitalization for pneumonia,” his rep Annett Wolf tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Access Hollywood:
Patrick Swayze Released From Hospital  —  Patrick Swayze,Hospitalizations,Celebrities  —  Patrick Swayze has been released from the hospital, his rep confirmed to Access Hollywood on Friday night.  —  The star, who is battling pancreatic cancer, checked into the hospital with pneumonia on January 9 …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Headgeek / Ain't It Cool News:
Email from Hugh Jackman regarding WOLVERINE reshoots!  —  Hey folks, Harry here... Apparently Hugh tried to send this to me yesterday.  I never received his email.  Today, a concerned fairy godmother connected loosely between myself and the man-god Hugh Jackman, tells me that apparently I'm ignoring an email from Hugh Jackman.
Mark Gray / People.com:
Joaquin Phoenix: From Oscar Nominee to Rapper  —  After announcing his retirement from acting in October, Joaquin Phoenix made his first public foray into the music world Friday, saying he was ready to put his real self out there and not hide behind movie characters.  —  “This is me saying this is who I am.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
‘Mad Men’ creator Weiner inks deal  —  Lionsgate TV pact includes feature component  —  After months of negotiations, “Mad Men” creator and exec producer Matthew Weiner has cut a two-year deal with Lionsgate TV that will keep him at the helm of his Emmy-winning AMC drama.
Discussion: Gawker, TV Squad and Evil Beet Gossip
Scott Huver / People.com:
Portia de Rossi Is a Changed Woman Thanks to Marriage  —  Five months after her wedding to Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi is declaring that marriage has “completely changed my life.”  —  “Marriage is a different way of being together,” the actress told PEOPLE Friday while promoting …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Miss J: If I'm Not Invited to Tyra Banks' Wedding, “There'll Be a Fight”  —  Take a look at Tyra Banks' sexy style.  —  “I don't even think about that!” the judge, often called Miss J, told Usmagazine.com Monday at an Oxygen Media party for ANTM in NYC.  “I'm too busy in my own head, I can't think about hers.”
Discussion: Top Model Gossip
News of the World:
SINGER'S NEW HOME HAS 10 BEDROOMS, 10 BATHROOMS, A POOL AND CINEMA  —  OOPS! . . .  I deed it again.  This is the new home — well, palace — of former Princess of Pop, Britney Spears.  —  The Circus singer waited as the US house market plummeted before snapping up this sprawling pad for a bargain …
Eugene Hernandez / indieWIRE News:
Senator Takes “Brooklyn's Finest” in First Major Deal of Sundance '09  —  Antoine Fuqua's “Brooklyn's Finest” closed a deal on Saturday night at the Sundance Film Festival, with North American rights going to Senator Distribution, Inc. Buzz began building around the film after Friday night's world premiere …
Discussion: Defamer and Cinematical
Bob Tourtellotte / Fan Fare:
MySpace Cafe at Sundance.  Is it Yahoo II: the sequel?  —  Years ago at the Sundance Film Festival, Yahoo! sponsored a small cafe where festivalgoers could drop in — if they were on the list — and grab a quick bite to eat.  But over time, it seems Yahoo's fame and fortune as an Internet portal …
Discussion: X17 Online
 
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BroadwayWorld.com:
Breaking News: Jeremy Piven Releases Statement in Response to Equity Grievance
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
Gabrielle Donnelly / Daily Mail:
Thank God I'm not like Angelina: Kate Winslet on motherhood …
Ryan Pearson / MiamiHerald.com:
Demi Lovato hopes Obama can end Iraq war
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Nominated for British Oscars
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Joan Fleischman / MiamiHerald.com:
D-Wade divorce takes tawdry turn
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Lisa Timmons / Socialite Life:
Jon Hamm & Tina Fey Ham It Up On ‘30 Rock’
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Boy Oh Boy George: Singer Sentenced to 15 Months
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
KINGSTON ROSSDALE: SUPER HERO AND SUPER CUTIE!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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