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2:45 AM ET, January 20, 2009

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 Top News: 
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne Arrested!  —  Kelly Osbourne stands by her man!  —  The reality star has been arrested for allegedly slapping a gossip columnist who called her fiance, Luke Worrall, stupid.  —  The incident occurred in August 2008, reports The Daily Mail.
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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.
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.
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 …
ETonline:
OPRAH'S ‘TOP SECRET’ DINNER WITH BARACK OBAMA  —  ET has learned that Oprah Winfrey shared a private dinner last night with President-elect Barack Obama and Oprah's best pal Gayle King tells us all about it.  —  Gayle tells ET the dinner, which she also attended with about 100 people …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and X17 Online
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck: I Will Camp Out at the Inauguration!
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Lifeline Live
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: 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.
TMZ.com:
Dude Looks Like a Lady, Cuz She Is  —  Here's 72-year-old thespian Dyan Cannon (left) at a Laker game this weekend — and 60-year-old Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler (right).  —  Neither of them is Carly Simon.  —  We're just sayin'.  —  See Also  — Robert Redford: The Way We Are
Matthew Drake / Daily Mail:
As Madonna poses for yet ANOTHER raunchy album picture, will she still be doing this at 70? … She has no intention of growing old gracefully - or in comfort, it seems.  —  Madonna strapped, wrapped and laced herself into a very improbable outfit to promote her 11th studio album, Hard Candy.
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’
Anna Brooke / Reuters:
Brad Pitt, at 45, not worried about old age  —  Celebrity Video: Winslet on Golden Globe success BBC  —  BERLIN (Reuters) - Actor Brad Pitt says he is not afraid of growing old, but is worried about how he will die.  —  Pitt, who turned 45 last month, was in Berlin for the European premier …
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Kissing Kate Winslet's like ‘kissing a family member,’ gushes Leonardo DiCaprio … He says that kissing her on a film set is like kissing a family member - though we assume he means a very distant cousin.  —  Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet stood side-by-side in London last night …
Discussion: MSNBC and Gabby Babble
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Hulk's Ex-Wife Linda Causes Chaos at Sundance  —  Hulk's Ex-Wife Linda Causes Chaos at Robert Redford's Film Festival “Un-American”  —  Has the Sundance Film Festival lost its prestige?  Is it the economy, inauguration or over commercialization of Robert Redford's 25-year-old independent film festival …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Cele|bitchy
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson back together in DC  —  Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson are back on!  (Hurray!)  The two appeared together at the “Declare Yourself” event in Washington.  Sam was the DJ, Lindsay was there to... pose for pictures?  Lend moral support?  Perpetuate the drama?
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OK! Magazine:
Lindsay & Sam Put Split Rumors to Rest
 
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Michelle Tan / People.com:
Queen Latifah, Rosario Dawson to Party at Kids' Inaugural Concert
Mirror.co.uk:
Snoop Dogg asks Madonna, David Beckham and Paul McCartney to help beat UK ban
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Daily Mail:
Back again so soon, Posh? …
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
Dade Hayes / Variety:
Sony grabs rights to ‘Black Dynamite’
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Jamie Foxx Considers Playing Obama in Movie
Phil / Egotastic!:
Marisa Miller Was Built for a Bikini
Discussion: Popoholic and Right Celebrity
 Earlier Picks: 
Daily Mail:
Scarlett likes it hot: Johansson goes for the Marilyn Monroe look in striking D&G ad
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Hellomagazine.com:
You vote 007 star Daniel the most convincing action man of 2008
Dan Wootton / News of the World:
Amy's £1m wine label
Discussion: Hecklerspray and Scandalist
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
MUSICIANS ROCK OUT AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL
NY Daily News:
G-ratin' Jim Carrey's birthday Sun-dance
Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Christina's ‘Wild’ First Birthday Party for Max
Just Jared:
Shia LaBeouf's Vintage Vehicle
Discussion: OH NO!!
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Anne Heche Expecting a Baby Boy!
 

 
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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