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10:50 AM ET, January 20, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Miss USA Drops the Soap — Takes Up Porn  —  She's already nailed the cheesy dialogue — and now former soap opera villain Kelli McCarty has decided ... she just wants to be nailed.  —  The former Miss USA 1991 — yeah, she was a frickin' beauty queen — has quit the mainstream acting biz …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Obama Girls Go Nuts for Miley Cyrus, Jonas Bros at Inaugural Concert  —  The night before becoming America's next first daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama got toasted by tweens.  —  Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers were among the acts that performed at the Kids' Inaugural Concert …
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Michelle Tan / People.com:
Queen Latifah, Rosario Dawson to Party at Kids' Inaugural Concert
The Sun:
Brit too rude  —  But after a very public meltdown at the beginning of 2007, the troubled pop princess has got herself back on track and is currently preparing for her world tour where she'll be hoping to prove to everyone that she's better than ever.  —  So Brit could have done with a controversy-free 2009.
People.com:
Marcia Cross's Husband Is Battling Cancer  —  Tom Mahoney (left) and Marcia Cross  —  Marcia Cross's husband, stockbroker Tom Mahoney, has been diagnosed with cancer, PEOPLE exclusively confirms.  —  “He is currently under treatment and is responding very well,” the actress's rep Heidi Slan says.
Fox News:
Aubrey O'Day Does Playboy, Gets Mad at the Mormons  —  Aubrey O'Day wasn't up to Diddy's standards (hence she was booted from his girl group ‘Danity Kane’ last year) but it definitely sounds as though she's good enough for Hugh Hefner who is putting the aspiring pop star on the cover of Playboy's March issue.
Discussion: Celebrity Scandals
Hollywoodtuna:
Brooke Hogan's Legs Can Crush You  —  These pictures of Brooke Hogan out exercising her massive legs aren't all that special, you'd think she'd at least flash us some sports bra or something.  I don't want to say anything too insulting, I'm pretty sure she could suck the life out of me with those legs.
Discussion: Celebslam and OH NO!!
Eileen Finan / People.com:
It's a Boy for Jo Dee Messina!  —  Country singer Jo Dee Messina and her husband, Chris Deffenbaugh, welcomed their first child today, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Noah Roger Deffenbaugh was born at a Nashville-area hospital at 1:01 p.m. on Monday, weighing in at 6 lbs., 15 oz.
Ree Hines / MSNBC:
Tidbits: Paris, Angelina have ‘a lot in common’  —  Plus: Neeson bucks Baldwin's horse stance; DiCaprio on Winslet  —  What do Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie and attention-seeking reality TV regular Paris Hilton have in common?  It's hard to say, but according to Hilton, they have their similarities.
Howard Breuer / People.com:
ER' s Parminder Nagra Weds Longtime Boyfriend  —  Parminder Nagra  —  Parminder Nagra and her longtime boyfriend, celebrity photographer James Stenson, were married Saturday afternoon in Hollywood, the actress's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Nagra, 33, who plays Neela Rasgotra on NBC's medical drama ER …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Brook ‘beside herself’ about ‘Talent’ axe  —  Kelly Brook is “beside herself” about being axed from Britain's Got Talent, say reports.  —  Simon Cowell and Talkback Thames confirmed the model and actress, 29, had been removed from the judging panel earlier today.
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kelly Osbourne Arrested for Assault  —  Kelly Osbourne has been arrested for allegedly slapping a journalist in a London nightclub last summer.  —  The 24-year-old daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne was released on bail as inquiries continue.  She is scheduled to return to see authorities in March.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Hudson to Perform at Grammys  —  Jennifer Hudson will perform at next month's 51st Annual Grammy Awards.  —  Her addition to the list of performers was announced today.  It will be the third time she takes the stage since her family was murdered this past fall.
Discussion: Bossip.com and iVillage
Diane Solway / Wmagazine.com:
Scenes From a Marriage  —  IN REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, SAM MENDES DIRECTS HIS WIFE, KATE WINSLET, FOR THE FIRST TIME.  —  Sam Mendes in a rehearsal room at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.  —  The director Sam Mendes has always preferred to leave his work behind at the end of the day …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
The Rules For Interviewing Tom Cruise  —  Like many celebrities, Tom Cruise tries to control journalists.  He hates talking about his heavy involvement Scientology, for example.  But who knew he'd try to force his interviewers to like Valkyrie?  —  Italian publication LeiWeb opened …
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Associated Press:   Tom Cruise ‘always wanted to kill Hitler’
 
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Anna Brooke / Reuters:
Brad Pitt, at 45, not worried about old age
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Daily Mail:
Back again so soon, Posh? …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck: I Will Camp Out at the Inauguration!
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Lifeline Live
Dade Hayes / Variety:
Sony grabs rights to ‘Black Dynamite’
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TMZ.com:
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Daily Mail:
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Discussion: Gone Hollywood
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

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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