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EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres: “I Don't Want Anyone To Think I Took Paula's Job Away” — Emmy award winner Ellen DeGeneres called Ryan's radio show Thursday, the morning after the news broke that she'd be joining American Idol as the fourth judge. — LISTEN | Ellen Degeneres: “I'm Not Going To Be Mean”
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Ellen DeGeneres Replacing Paula Abdul on Idol — Ellen DeGeneres is taking Paula Abdul's place as the fourth judge on American Idol. — “DeGeneres will sit alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi and offer her own unique perspective to the contestants throughout the competition,” Fox television says in a statement.
Michael Slezak / PopWatch:Ellen DeGeneres as the fourth judge: Is this the end of 'American Idol …
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Alan Sepinwall / New Jersey Online:American Idol: Ellen DeGeneres is the new fourth judge, replacing Paula Abdul
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Katherine Heigl & Husband Adopting a Girl — Almost exactly a year ago, musician Josh Kelley said he and wife Katherine Heigl weren't talking about starting a family. — Looks like somebody changed the subject. — “Katherine and Josh are adopting a baby,” the actress's rep confirms to PEOPLE.
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Carolelee / RADAR:EXCLUSIVE: Katherine Heigl Adopting Baby This Week
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Us Weekly:BREAKING NEWS: Grey's Anatomy Star Katherine Heigl to Adopt
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Wilson Morales / blackfilm.com:
Exclusive Casting News: A-Team's Murdock role offered to rising star — While Blackfilm.com had previously stated that rapper The Game had been up for the role of Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus in the big sceen adaptation of ‘The A-Team,’ we also had mentioned in the same article …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
TyTy Is Killing Cynthia McFadden With Her Eyes — We finally know the secret to shutting up TyTy Baby's mouth hole in a quick second! Just ask her about Janice Dickinson and Paulina Porizkova. That's what Cynthia McFadden did during her interview with TyTy which aired on Nightline last night.
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Nicole and Joel Twitter About Son Sparrow — Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have taken to Twitter to gush about their newborn son Sparrow. — “What a great day to come back on Twitter,” Richie, 27, writes. “Thank you everyone for your well wishes. I love my family!!” — Madden, 30, is equally excited.
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Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson Doesn't Envy Sister Jessica's Single-Girl Freedom — Clockwise from top left: Alicia Silverstone, Connie Britton and Ashlee Simpson — Ashlee Simpson may only be 24, but she's got one thing older sis Jess wants: a baby. — “She's always saying, ‘Oh, I want a baby!’ ”
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Timothy Dalton Is In Toy Story 3! — Playing hedgehog called Mr. Pricklepants — Just when you thought that Toy Story 3 couldn't get any more exciting: enter Timothy Dalton! — The former 007, Hot Fuzz star and all-round nice guy, will be lending his voice to the Disney/Pixar threequel …
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SATC 2 Stars Reveal Movie Secrets — The new Us Weekly (on stands today) has all the juicy plot details of the Sex and the City sequel —as told by the movie's stars and on-set sources. — According to a casting notice obtained by Us, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mr. Big …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Well, SamRo Does Have A Point... While some of you are still sleeping and the rest of us are trying to wake the hell up by pinching our nipples and snorting coffee beans whole, Blohan is Tweeting. Or should I say she's freebase Tweeting. Whenever I write about celebwhores fighting on Twitter …
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Manilow's Movie Move — Barry Manilow, matinee idol? — Single Cell partners Sandy Stern and Michael Stipe and Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman have joined forces to develop a romantic comedy that will exploit the song catalogue of iconic singer/songwriter Barry Manilow.
TMZ.com:
Hugh Hefner: My Wife Cheated on Me — Hugh Hefner claims his soon-to-be ex-wife Kimberley Conrad cheated on him before their marriage fell apart — but that's not why he's finally demanding a divorce. — TMZ just spoke with the Playboy kingpin, who told us he made the decision to officially break …
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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Office,’ ‘House,’ ‘Fringe,’ and more! — Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you're dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com — Question: Can you do me a huge favor and give me some Gossip Girl scoop pertaining to Blair-Serena?
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Celebrates Her Baby Bliss With a Shower — It was a Girls Next Door Reunion on Wednesday for Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt, who treated their pregnant pal Kendra Wilkinson to a baby shower. — “Kendra was really excited about the shower.
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Caught in the Act! — • Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, sneaking into their friend Bobby Long's concert at The Backstage Lounge in Vancouver after the lights went down. The Twilight stars watched the show from the merch table under the watchful eye of bodyguards.
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Anton Yelchin swims with ‘Beaver’ — ‘Star Trek’ star to play Gibson, Foster's son — Anton Yelchin ("Star Trek") is co-starring with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster in indie dark comedy “The Beaver,” with Foster directing and Anonymous Content's Steve Golin and Keith Redmon producing.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Fantastic Four's Ioan Gruffudd's a Dad! — Fantastic Four star Ioan Gruffudd and his English actress wife Alice Evans are the proud parents of a little girl, his rep confirms to Usmagazine.com. — The couple gave birth to Ella Betsi Evans Griffith at 2:16 A.M. on Sunday morning after a 40-hour labor.
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