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10:25 AM ET, February 13, 2009

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Sara Hammel / People.com:
T.R. Knight, Katherine Heigl Not Leaving Grey's Anatomy  —  Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes wants to set the record straight: T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl are not leaving the show.  —  “That was a very interesting rumor,” Rhimes said Thursday night at the 40th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles.
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Stars Deny Being Textually Active With Chris Brown  —  WENN, Lester Cohen/Getty Images, George Pimentel/Getty Images  —  Following reports that Chris Brown and Rihanna's blowout may have been started by a text message from another woman, several celebs are stepping forward to deny their involvement.
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Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Rihanna Convinced Chris Brown Cheated
PopEater:
Leona Lewis Denies Involvement With Chris Brown
Discussion: Us Weekly
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Mira Sorvino Expecting Third Child  —  Mira Sorvino is pregnant with her third child, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively.  —  “We are overjoyed at the thought of welcoming a new addition to the family,” Sorvino, 41, tells Us.  “With each child, the love in our hearts …
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Mary-Kate Olsen: We Worked for Gummy Bears on Full House  —  Mary-Kate Olsen  —  Ever wonder how Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen hit their marks on Full House before they could talk?  It seems gummy bears were involved.  —  To decide which young girl would do a scene, “It was basically …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
‘Housewives’ will smooch on future episode  —  Plus: Kudrow talks ‘Friends’ reunion; Jason set to slash box office  —  Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria are set to lock lips during an upcoming episode of “Desperate Housewives,” according to Celebuzz.  —  The Scoop  —  msnbc.com
Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Octuplets fertility doctor at center of another multi-pregnancy  —  The Beverly Hills doctor who helped Nadya Suleman conceive octuplets also provided fertility treatment to a 49-year-old woman who is pregnant with quadruplets and is hospitalized at County-USC Medical Center.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly and MomLogic
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Perez Hilton:   AGAIN! Octo-Doc Just Can't Quit His Multiple Embryo Habit
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jonas Brothers Dish about Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift on Letterman  —  The Jonas Brothers made their first appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman Thursday, chatting about their overnight success and their past flings.  —  After Nick talked about the band's ups and downs …
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Liz McNeil / People.com:
INSIDE STORY: How Tameka Raymond's Plastic Surgery Went Wrong  —  Tameka Raymond and Usher  —  A Brazilian plastic surgeon has revealed details of the procedure that temporarily left Usher's wife, Tameka Raymond, in a medically-induced coma.  —  Two months after giving birth to the couple's second son …
Emily Smith / The Sun:
Did Jacko get skin bug from nose job?  —  MICHAEL JACKSON is suffering from an acute MRSA-type skin infection which threatens to EAT his flesh.  —  The singer has been receiving antibiotics via a drip in a bid to beat the superbug, which sources say has spread throughout his body.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney's Ex Under Investigation for Assault with a Deadly Weapon  —  Ghalib and Spears in January 2008  —  Britney Spears's ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib allegedly tried to run over a man on Monday who was trying to serve Ghalib with court papers in Los Angeles, police say.
Discussion: CelebWarship, Popsquire and MSNBC
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Admits Her Pants Have Split  —  Jessica Simpson's biggest concern about her performance Thursday at NYC's Madison Square Garden?  —  Her outfit.  —  “I've had times when my pants split right down the middle when I bent down to reach a note,” the singer told fans, laughing.
Discussion: Dlisted and Newsday
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jerry O'Connell Tries Out Breast Pump  —  Jerry O'Connell with Ellen Degeneres  —  With their twin girls, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, born Dec. 28, Jerry O'Connell says his wife, Rebecca Romijn, is performing double duty in the breastfeeding department.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
ComingSoon.net:
3 60-Second Wolverine Spots Coming to Fox!  —  Beginning Sunday, Feb. 15, viewers across the nation can witness the origins of one of the year's most anticipated movies, when Twentieth Century Fox debuts an exclusive, three-part reveal of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the first chapter in the X-Men saga, on Fox.
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CNN:
Nude photo of Madonna goes for $37,500  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — A nude photograph of pop singer Madonna was sold for $37,500 Thursday afternoon at a Christie's Art House auction.  —  The photo, originally expected to go for between $10,000 and $15,000, was purchased for more than double …
Discussion: Jossip and Oh No They Didn't!
Buffalo News:
49 killed as plane crashes into Clarence Center home  —  Forty-nine people reportedly died when an aircraft identified as a Continental Airlines flight crashed into a house in Clarence Center shortly after 10 p.m. last night, starting a huge fire which poured thick smoke throughout the hamlet.
Discussion: CNN, Perez Hilton and Bitten and Bound
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Joanna Pacitti Disqualified From American Idol  —  American Idol contestant Joanna Pacitti — who advanced to the top 36 — has been disqualified, a show rep announced Thursday.  —  “It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition,” stated a Fox press release.
Discussion: iVillage
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Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Has a Quiet Birthday at Home
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From Mediagazer:

Bruna Horvath / NBC News:
Zuckerberg says Meta will restore “free expression” on its platforms, including by replacing its fact-checking program with Community Notes, starting in the US

Michael Flaherty / Axios:
Getty Images Holdings and Shutterstock agree to merge in a deal that creates a $3.7B company; Getty CEO Craig Peters will remain CEO of the combined business

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Washington Post is laying off roughly 4% of its workforce, affecting fewer than 100 people across its business divisions; its newsroom is not affected

 
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