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11:00 PM ET, January 20, 2009

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Michelle Obama Steps Out in Jason Wu Gown for Inaugural Balls  —  Michelle Obama celebrated her husband Barack Obama's Inauguration in a dazzling white, one-shouldered Jason Wu gown.  —  “Michelle Obama once more does something new and fresh [by] working with an emerging fashion star …
Discussion: The XX Factor and Jezebel
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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.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Kelly Rutherford Says She Called Police on Her Husband  —  Kelly Rutherford with Daniel Giersch  —  Kelly Rutherford says she twice called the police on estranged husband Daniel Giersch recently, adding the German entrepreneur frightened her and yelled at her within inches of her face, court documents reveal.
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Gossip Girl Mom's Custody Battle for “Still Nursing” 2-Year-Old Rages On
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Natalie Trombetta / Daily Mail:
In bed with the Beckhams: Now David and Victoria appear together in an Armani ad … First they conquered England and America, now the Beckhams have made it big in Italy thanks to the unveiling of a giant billboard in central Milan today.  —  David and Victoria have peeled off …
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
Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
BRAD AND HIS BOOZE  —  Does Brad Pitt have an affinity for the sauce?  —  The 45-year-old recently sneaked booze out of his favourite Italian restaurant in Berlin, aptly titled Vino e Cucina (wine and cooking), and then made off with a bottle of beer after leaving Cinestar where his film …
Discussion: Allie Is Wired!
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Brad Pitt prefers to die by shark
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 …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Marisa Miller Nipple Slip Bikini Pictures  —  Oh hello!  The bikini is the greatest invention ever because of one fact: It doesn't actually work.  So prone is the bikini to falling off, that you are pretty much guaranteed a nipple slip.  And on that note, I give you these Marisa Miller nipple slip bikini pictures.
Discussion: The Superficial and Gone Hollywood
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 …
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.
The Sun:
IT'S like a modern day SHIRLEY VALENTINE.  —  Well, almost.  —  A woman fed up with her life — and husband — leaves the chilly UK behind and jets off in search of some sun and fun.  —  But this is AMY WINEHOUSE and the year is 2009 — so a classic holiday romance and a few jugs of sangria were never going to be enough.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Kline, Dano, Holmes join ‘Extra Man’  —  Springer Berman, Pulcini to co-direct comedy  —  Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes and John C. Reilly are set to star in “The Extra Man,” a comedy that will begin production in February in New York.  —  Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini ("American Splendor") will direct.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Brooke Hogan Sucks  —  This s**t is going around the internets and it's supposedly the most powerful man in the universe Brooke Hogan screeching along to Kelly Clarkson's “My Life Would Suck Without You.”  —  You know, for lunch I had a Cup O Noodle, six Bagel Bites and like eight Pepperidge Farm Milanos.
Beci Wood / The Sun:
Is there another Paris sex tape?  —  The hotel heiress, 27, is “seen in a state of arousal in a New York taxi” in the footage, according to explosive new tome Six Degrees of Paris Hilton by MARK EBNER.  —  Paris - pictured yesterday at the Sundance Film Festival - shot to fame when footage …
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.
Carl DiOrio / Hollywood Reporter:
‘2012’ release date pushed back  —  Sony moves sci-fi pic to November  —  In a move designed to maximize playability, Sony is delaying the release of Roland Emmerich's sci-fi action pic “2012” from July 10 to Nov. 13, two weekends before the lucrative Thanksgiving session.
Discussion: /Film
 
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Alun Palmer / Mirror.co.uk:
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Associated Press:
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Nick Levine / Digital Spy:
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Susan Mandel / People.com:
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People.com:
Jennifer Lopez Starstruck by Barack Obama
Nellie Andreeva / Reuters:
Fox lands squadron of pilots
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Obama Girls Go Nuts for Miley Cyrus, Jonas Bros at Inaugural Concert
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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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