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3:25 PM ET, January 20, 2009

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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.
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Cancer Strikes Marcia Cross' Husband  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Marcia Cross may be spending a bit more time at a hospital than on Wisteria Lane for awhile.  —  The Desperate Housewives star's husband Tom Mahoney, 50, has been diagnosed with cancer, E! News confirms.
Discussion: Splash News Online
New York Post:
PARIS IS STAR OF DUMB-DANCE  —  SUNDANCE has gone from being a classy Independent-film festival to a week full of D-listers making fools of themselves.  —  Paris Hilton, who seems to have no interest at all in movies, is even being shunned by her sister.  “Nicky can't stand Paris' new BFF …
Perez Hilton:
Michelle Obama Dressed By Cuban American  —  As you've probably seen by now, the new First Lady, Michelle Obama, was wearing a sparkling yellow, knee-length dress along with a matching coat on Inauguration Day.  —  And we've just found out that the dress was made by one of our fellow Cuban Americans!
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Cathy Horyn / The Caucus:
About the Dress  —  Michelle Obama arrives at the Capitol.
Discussion: fashionologie, The XX Factor and Gawker
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 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and X17 Online
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Michelle Tan / People.com:
Queen Latifah, Rosario Dawson to Party at Kids' Inaugural Concert
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.
Mirror.co.uk:
Britney Spears signs £10m deal to write autobiography  —  Critics have been quick to write-off Britney Spears whenever her life has threatened to spiral out of control - but this time she's beaten them to it!  —  The ink should soon be dry on a £10million publishing deal …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Coroner: Dakota Culkin ‘Likely Impaired’ by Alcohol Before Crash  —  Macaulay Culkin with his sister Dakota.  —  Dakota Culkin, who died after being accidentally struck by a car Dec. 9 in Los Angeles, was “more than likely impaired due to alcohol,” Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Access Hollywood:
Shia LaBeouf's Driver's License Suspended  —  Shia LaBeouf,Arrests,Celebrities, Courts  —  Shia LaBeouf's driver's license has been suspended, as a result of his July 2008 car crash, Access Hollywood has learned.  —  The suspension, which took effect January 17, 2009, is the result of LaBeouf's …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Us Weekly
Associated Press:
Man pleads not guilty to Hudson family killings  —  CHICAGO - A man accused of killing three members of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's family in Chicago has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and home invasion.  —  William Balfour entered his plea Tuesday at Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Perez Hilton
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Hudson to Perform at Grammys
Discussion: iVillage and Bossip.com
Nick Levine / Digital Spy:
Coldplay, Duffy lead Brit nominations  —  Coldplay and Duffy have bagged four nominations apiece for this year's Brit Awards.  —  Both acts were shortlisted for the British Single and British Album prizes, with Coldplay also receiving nominations for British Group and British Live Act.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Hollywoodtuna:
Paris Hilton: Tennis Skank  —  It looks like Paris Hilton has found herself a new job, here she is modeling for Fila in a slutty tennis chick outfit.  I seem to remember a chick like this at the last bachelor party I went to, man that chick had a great backhand.
Diana Pilkington / Daily Mail:
'I'm no airhead,' insists Paris as she poses in outrageous blonde wig for photo shoot … With her wealthy background, extensive wardrobe and party-going lifestyle, Paris Hilton is sometimes perceived as a bimbo.  —  But the 27-year insists she is just misunderstood.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Evans, Brandon Routh join ‘Pilgrim’ pic  —  Brie Larson also cast in Uni's graphic-novel film  —  Chris Evans, Brandon Routh and Brie Larson have joined the cast of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” Edgar Wright's adaptation of the cult favorite Oni Press graphic novels for Universal.
Susan Mandel / People.com:
Oprah Hosts Demi Moore, Faith Hill in Washington, D.C.  —  Oprah Winfrey  —  Oprah Winfrey wasn't just busy getting social in Washington, D.C. In the city for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, the media mogul hosted a star-studded edition of her talk show Monday from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Discussion: Associated Press and iVillage
TMZ.com:
“Gossip Girl” Divorce Gets Even Nastier  —  Kelly Rutherford, who plays Lily van der Woodsen on “Gossip Girl,” claims her husband is ominous, violent and bad news for their kid.  —  Rutherford filed legal papers that the judge will consider tomorrow in a showdown hearing.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Brad Pitt prefers to die by shark  —  Brad Pitt is talking about death again.  It's appropriate, I suppose, considering The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is about mortality, aging, et cetera.  But I grow weary of these endless musings of Brad's, and I'm a well-documented Brangaloonie.
 
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NY Daily News:
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People.com:
Jennifer Lopez Starstruck by Barack Obama
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Nellie Andreeva / Reuters:
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Daily Mail:
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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

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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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