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6:10 PM ET, January 26, 2009

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Linda Marx / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Wows Fans Before Dashing to Tony Romo  —  Say this for Jessica Simpson - she doesn't hold back.  —  “I am so excited that I am going to see my boyfriend tonight!” the singer told a crowd of nearly 30,000 fans at Radio 99.9 Kiss Country's annual Chili Cookoff Sunday …
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X17 Online:
If We Wore This, We'd Be On The Verge Of Tears Too  —  Photo courtesy of Getty Images Jessica Simpson performed at the 99.9 Kiss Country 24th Annual Chili Cook Off in Pembroke Pines, Florida over the weekend, and yes, this is what she wore.  Judging by the look on her face, it's pretty safe to assume that Jess knows she effed up.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Shows Off New Curves  —  Jessica Simpson showed off new curves as she performed songs from her country album Do You Know at a concert over the weekend.  —  At Sunday's Kiss Country Chili Cookout in Pembroke Pines, Fla., the singer, 28, bounced on stage in high-waisted jeans and a black vest.
TMZ.com:
Jessica Simpson: This Is How She Rolls
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Breaking: ABC benches ‘Ugly Betty’  —  Things are looking pretty gloomy for Ugly Betty.  —  In a just-announced Thursday night scheduling tweak, ABC is benching Betty beginning March 26 and replacing it with episodes of Samantha Who? and the new Megan Mullally-Cheryl Hines comedy In the Motherhood.
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JEOPARDY!  ONLINE TEST  —  Welcome to the Jeopardy!  Online Test, where you can take the first step toward becoming a contestant on America's Favorite Quiz Show®!  —  Take special note of the date and start time for the test in your local time zone.  East Coast viewers: Central/Mountain viewers:
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston might be an Oscar presenter  —  As reports go, this one is pretty juicy.  Jennifer Aniston might be a presenter at the Oscars, showing up on the night when her ex-husband Brad Pitt is nominated for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and her “uncool” arch-nemesis Angelina Jolie is nominated for Changeling.
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MSNBC:
‘Wrestler’ star Rourke to get in WWE ring  —  Actor says he'll participate in ‘Wrestlemania 25’ on April 5 in Houston  —  LOS ANGELES - Mickey Rourke has received critical acclaim for his comeback role in “The Wrestler,” where he plays a former pro wrestling legend who falls on hard times.
TMZ.com:
Mayer Tape Recovered — Unusual Girth Exposed  —  He's good enough, and he's smart enough ... but did John Mayer carefully check his junky VCR before tossing it out of his NY apt. last week?  We're definitely not sayin' that's where this “self-help” video came from, but....
Discussion: The Superficial
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Pitt-Jolie Malibu mansion to hit market  —  Plus: Clooney casting call; Parker's marriage is fine  —  At Newsweek's Oscar roundtable Brad Pitt mentioned that he and Angelina Jolie are putting their Malibu house up for sale.  (Robert Downey Jr., citing his “pretty good year,” seemed interested in buying it.)
PEOPLE TV Watch:
DeAnna Pappas on Upcoming Bachelor Appearance: It'll Be ‘Worth the Wait’  —  Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas didn't get her fairy-tale ending after enduring two seasons on the reality dating show, but that hasn't stopped her from helping other frazzled brides-to-be plan their big day as the host of Get Married …
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Dakota Fanning Calls New Moon Role ‘Fantastic’  —  Dakota Fanning is ready to bare her fangs as vampire Jane in the Twilight sequel New Moon.  —  “I really hope it works out,” Fanning, 14, told Hitfix.com while promoting her current thriller, Push.  “It would be a really fantastic experience, I'm sure.”
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Gregory Ellwood / Hitfix:
Dakota Fanning on ‘New Moon,’ Chris Evans talks ‘Scott Pilgrim’
Discussion: E! Online, Extra and OH NO!!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Kate And Her Husband Play It Safe  —  Apparently, Kate Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes both had some f**ked up travel experiences.  Sam was supposed to be on American Airlines flight 77 on 9/11.  A month later, Kate was on a flight with her daughter Mia and then-husband Jim Threapleton …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Drew Barrymore on Being Single: “It's Great!”  —  The first line in the movie He's Just Not That Into You proclaims, “A girl will never forget the first boy she ever liked.”  —  For Drew Barrymore, it was Alex Rubenstein.  —  “He used to leave me love letters in the trash,” Barrymore tells me with a laugh.
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Scientologist Bijou Phillips to depressed people: ‘get over it’  —  Bijou Phillips wants you to just get over your depression.  And your sadness.  And your anxiety.  Just tell it to go away, push it out, dance it out, whatever.  But don't you dare act like you're depressed …
Kyle Buchanan / Defamer:
Mike White & Dad Sign Up For ‘Amazing Race,’ Prepare Unsettling ‘Chuck & Buck’ Gambit  —  As the screenwriter/actor behind School of Rock, Nacho Libre, and Chuck & Buck, Mike White's oeuvre has always lacked one thing: rattlesnake stings on the soundtrack.  Now, where he's going, that won't be a problem.
People.com:
CSI's Gerald McCullouch Attacked on a Subway  —  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Gerald McCullouch found himself caught in a real-life crime investigation when he was recently attacked on a New York City subway by a knife-wielding mugger who attempted to steal his laptop.
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NY Daily News:
‘Crime Scene’ star lands in real one
Discussion: Hollywood.com and Scandalist
 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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