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10:45 AM ET, February 5, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Etta James to Beyoncé: I'll Whoop Your Ass!  —  This is not a joke: 71-year-old Etta James actually threatened to beat the crap out of Beyonce Knowles — and it's caught all on tape!  —  The war is all over Etta's song, “At Last ” — Beyonce sang the tune at Obama's 1st Inauguration Ball …
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Natasha / Young, Black, and Fabulous:
Etta James: Beyonce's Going To Get Her Ass Whipped For Singing My Song!  —  Oh snap!  Just when we thought Etta James may have been happy about Beyonce singing her song “At Last” for the Prez and First Ladies' First Dance on Inauguration night, we were thoroughly wrong.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Etta James: “How Dare” Beyonce Sing “At Last”
Michael K / Dlisted:
At Last....Beyonce's Gonna Get Her Ass Whooped!
Discussion: Oh Yes They Did
Matthew Rettenmund / boy culture:
Didn't I (Blow You This Time)?  —  National Enquirer (February 16, 2009) breaks the story of New Kids On The Block's Jonathan Knight being outed by his lover.  From the lovey-dovey pix, it would appear it was worth it—after all, his homosexuality has been an open secret.
Oliver Jones / People.com:
Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle  —  Jessica Alba wants the world to know her body after baby secret - and it has nothing to do with celery sticks or crunches at the gym.  —  “I wore a girdle,” the actress, 28, tells the March issue of Elle.  “Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Holly Madison: Why I Quit Playboy Editor Gig  —  First she quit Hef, now Holly Madison is out at Playboy!  —  “I quit for several reasons,” the 29-year-old — who served as the magazine's “Playmate Editor” — blogged on her Celebrity MySpace page Wednesday night under the title “Annoying!!!!”
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Judith Newman / Marie Claire:
Gossip Girls  —  Get in on the best gabfest in town: Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, and Ginnifer Goodwin, the stars of He's Just Not That Into You, talk about hookups, breakups, and the importance of girlfriends.  —  Ever want to feel like Sally McDork, president of the Model U.N. club …
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Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston: ‘I still have messages from my husband’
Discussion: CandyKirby.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
Jen, This Isn't Helping  —  If I was Jenny Aniston's spokeswhore …
Discussion: Oh Yes They Did
Kevin Van Valkenburg / Baltimore Sun:
Intense scrutiny has Phelps weighing whether he will swim in 2012 Games  —  Swimmer speaks out in first interview since photo of him smoking from marijuana pipe was published in tabloid  —  In his first interview since a photo surfaced showing him smoking from a marijuana pipe …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Michael Phelps: “Wasn't Easy” Explaining Pot Pictures to Mom  —  Michael Phelps admits it “definitely wasn't easy” explaining those pot pics to his mom, Debbie, a middle-school principal.  —  “Seeing my mom reminded me of how it was the day after I got my DUI, and I swore to myself I'd never do that again …
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
How Britney and Kevin Will Share Custody on Tour  —  Kevin Federline, Britney Spears and (from left) sons Jayden and Preston  —  Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are close to finalizing a custody arrangement allowing them both time to spend with their sons during Spears's tour.
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Elizabeth Bougerol / NBC New York:
Record-Breaking Breasts  —  One woman stopped at nothing to achieve her twin dreams: a 38KKK bust, and a world record  — EVENTS - THE SCENE - FASHION - DINING - NIGHTLIFE - SHOPPING - REAL ESTATE - GOLDEN LOCAL  —  We were already fairly impressed last April, when we heard …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
‘Candy Land’ coming to bigscreen  —  Cohen to write, Lima will direct Universal film  —  Universal Pictures is sweet on “Candy Land.”  —  Studio has set Etan Cohen to write and Kevin Lima to direct a live-action feature based on the enduring Hasbro board game.
New York Post:
WHERE AM I AGAIN?  —  TOM Cruise could use a geography lesson.  In Rio de Janeiro hawking “Valkyrie,” Cruise tried to ingratiate himself to reporters by saying hola (hello) and gracias (thanks), not realizing that the language of Brazil is Portuguese, not Spanish.
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
CANDIDS: JAY-Z & DIDDY / SPIKE / JOHN / MEL B & HUBBY / MARIAH & NICK / SNOOP / WHITNEY  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jay-Z were spotted exiting Madison Square Garden after the Knicks played the Cavaliers in New York City on Wednesday night.  Aww look at Jay-Z smile..  —  Director Spike Lee also hit up the Knicks Game..
Discussion: INF Daily
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
New Moon Maybe: 90210's AnnaLynne McCord  —  startraks.com, Peter Sorel/Summit Entertainment  —  Another 90210-er may be making a stop in the Twilight zone.  —  I'm hearing that filmmakers have been considering the idea of casting 90210 star AnnaLynne McCord as Heidi in the upcoming New Moon, the much-anticipated sequel to Twilight.
OK! Magazine:
Gwyneth Paltrow to Write Cookbook  —  Gwyneth Paltrow is branching out all over the place these days.  First she started her own lifestyle newsletter, GOOP, dedicated to nourishing the inner aspect.  Now the Oscar-winning actress has plans to publish her first cookbook, sweetly titled, My Father's Daughter.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
Oliver Jones / People.com:
Brother of Black Eyed Peas' Apl.de.ap Is Murdered  —  Black Eyed Peas' apl.de.ap  —  The half-brother of musician apl.de.ap, one of the creative forces behind the hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas, was murdered in the Philippines on Tuesday.  Joven Pineda Deala was 21.
Discussion: iVillage
TMZ.com:
Mickey Rourke Really Blue It  —  Wearing the official 2008 Los Angeles Douchebag commemorative cap, a lovely Anne Klein scarf, a cobalt Michael Jackson Thriller jacket, a pair of Jessica Simpson limited edition mom jeans and a blinged out chain belt leftover from *NSYNC's 2000 No Strings Attached tour …
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Clay Aiken to Appear on America's Next Top Model  —  After enduring countless barbs from Simon Cowell on American Idol's second season, Clay Aiken is finally getting a place at the judges' table — on America's Next Top Model!  —  Find out where Aiken and your other favorite Idols are now!
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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: ‘Gossip Girl’ spots Anne Hathaway-inspired plot
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TVGuide.com:
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WBD and the NBA settle a lawsuit and agree to let WBD develop new shows with NBA content and grant rights in parts of Northern Europe and Latin America

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Florida billionaire David Hoffmann, who holds an 8.7% stake in Lee Enterprises and 5% in DallasNews, says he aims to make the second-largest US newspaper group

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