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David Caplan / People.com:
Kim Kardashian: Jessica Simpson ‘Looks Hot!’  —  Kim Kardashian is coming to Jessica Simpson's defense - one curvy girl to another - following a slew of reports ridiculing Simpson's fuller figure.  —  In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE Wednesday, Kardashian, 28, said, “Call me crazy …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Why Angelina Jolie Wore Her Dress Backward  —  Blogs have been buzzing that Angelina Jolie wore her cornflower blue Max Azria gown backward at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.  —  Well, she did.  —  Her stylist Jen Rade tells Usmagazine.com Jolie purposefully turned around the dress …
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner Dishes on “New Love”  —  Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt may be moving on, but Hugh Hefner's not exactly missing his Girls Next Door...he's too busy with three new girlfriends.  —  “The best solution to lost love is new love,” Hef tells E! …
Billboard:
Kelly Clarkson Breaks Record For Hot 100 Jump  —  Kelly Clarkson will make history on this week's Billboard Hot 100, to be posted tomorrow (Jan. 29) on Billboard.com, with the largest leap to No. 1 in the chart's 50-year history.  —  Her new single, “My Life Would Suck Without You,” …
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Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Kelly Clarkson Breaks Britney Spears's Record
Discussion: iVillage
Sam / That Grape Juice:
Official: Kelly Rowland Leaves Music World  —  I have literally just received this from Music World.  Kelly Rowland has officially ended her working relationship with the company: … What I would have done to be a fly on the wall during Kelly and Mathew's convo LOL.
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM and Sandra Rose
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Kelly Rowland Parts Ways With Beyonce's Manager Dad
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  Nate Lowman and Mary-Kate Olsen  —  • Mary-Kate Olsen, making out with her artist boyfriend Nate Lowman at New York's Indochine.  The two even had an audience.  Says a source: “The restaurant was so busy since it's [bargain-priced] Restaurant Week.”
Candy / CandyKirby.com:
Shauna Sand: Pure Elegance on a Segway  —  Oh, stop rolling your eyes.  As if YOU've never ridden a scooter in Lucite stripper heels before.  —  No Responses to “Shauna Sand: Pure Elegance on a Segway”  —  Comment a lot?  Register here.  Already registered?  Login here.  —  Want your own gravatar?
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Simon Rothstein / The Sun:
Amy's game of topless Scrabble … AMY WINEHOUSE scores a couple of extra points during a game of Scrabble - by throwing off her top.  —  The singer stripped down to just a tiny pair of bikini bottoms as she helped a fellow holidaymaker with her triple word scores.
People.com:
Good Charlotte Rocker Is a Dad!  —  Billy Martin and wife, Linzi.  —  Good Charlotte guitarist Billy Martin and his wife Linzi, a hairstylist, have welcomed a son, the rocker tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Dreavyn Kingslee Martin was born on Jan. 26 in Pasadena, Calif. He is the first child for the couple.
Mischa Barton:
No One Else Kisses Their Friends?  —  As I'm sure most of you have already seen, I was photographed at my 23rd birthday party engaging in what most of the gossip blogs refer to as a “girl on girl kiss”.  Well I just wanted to take this moment to clear the air by saying that the kiss was purely platonic!
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer split again for good  —  John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston have broken up for the final time, according to Us Weekly.  The pair haven't been spotted together in ages (well, since around Christmastime, which is ages in Hollywood), and have finally called it off.
Discussion: CandyKirby.com
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Guardian:
Protests at Indian cinemas over Slumdog Millionaire  —  Armed guards have been deployed outside cinemas in the east of India after protests against the title of the Oscar-nominated British film Slumdog Millionaire threatened to turn violent.  —  The protesters, who have threatened …
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Telegraph:
Slumdog child stars miss out on the movie millions
Jen / Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: Tour Rehearsal Pics  — “WTF im verry mad britney did not make an anouncemetn that she was addind dates” —anthony saavedra  — “SO hot!”  —karm  — “Hi Britney just want to tell you that as someone who has suffered from manic” —kelley  — “look at those arms, want to see the vegas show... hope i can!”
Contactmusic.com:
DMX - DMX 'DIDN'T MEAN TO COMMIT IDENTITY FRAUD'  —  Embattled rapper DMX “had no intention” of committing identity fraud after checking into an Arizona hospital under a false name last year (08) - he simply wanted to avoid attracting more attention than necessary.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Popsquire
Just Jared:
Clive Owen: The Boys Are Back in Town  —  Clive Owen shops at Barney's New York with a friend on Wednesday (January 28) in Beverly Hills, Calif.  —  Yesterday, the 44-year-old British actor was seen juggling two phones (including a Blackberry) while he waited for his bags at LAX airport in Los Angeles.
Pete Samson / The Sun:
Macca: Divorce has been so dark  —  SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY has spoken out on his bitter divorce from HEATHER MILLS, saying: “I've been through a dark place.”  —  Macca, 66, gave his most honest account of his love-split pain and made a thinly-veiled attack on his ex-wife.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Jake G. Kicks Ass — Ours!  —  Our photog got a kick out of Jake Gyllenhaal today outside court — as in, Jake mule-kicked him in the leg!  —  Our cameraman was waiting for Jake to return from a scheduled lunch break from jury duty, when a frustrated Gyllenhaal walked into the door after pushing instead of pulling.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Who The F**k Is Next?  —  The last time we left ScarJo's singing career, she had just finished butchering a bunch of Tom Waits songs.  Sad.  I hope she gave them a good titty jiggle before they met their demise.  Well, ScarJo's next victim is Jeff Buckley.
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Lynyrd Skynyrd Keyboardist Billy Powell Dead at 56  —  Billy Powell, the only keyboardist Lynyrd Skynyrd ever had, died last night at his home near Jacksonville, Florida.  He was 56.  No cause of death has been announced, and a post on the official Synyrd Website reads, “A Great Loss …
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Bitten and Bound
Hollywoodtuna:
Paris Hilton's Magical Boobies Have Disappeared  —  Normally I only do Paris Hilton posts when she's showing off her magical boobies, but here she is exiting a car and as you can see she's flat as a board.  No double-sided tape.  Nothing!  So basically, now she really has no talent.  What a waste of time.
TMZ.com:
Kristen Stewart Keeps On Truckin'  —  Apparently, Kristen Stewart is spending her “Twilight” dollars on things besides fancy new cars.  —  The 18-year-old upped her hipster cool points by keepin' it real in a dirty pickup truck.  —  Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Robert Pattinson.  —  See Also
Discussion: OH NO!!
 
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