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8:50 AM ET, January 11, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Photog Makes Snap Decision on Lohan Lawsuit  —  It's a good thing Lindsay Lohan knows a few good lawyers — because the photog who claims he was almost killed by LiLo's driver this weekend is already talking lawsuit.  —  TMZ spoke with the photog — not one of ours — who told us …
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TMZ.com:
Assault Investigation In Lohan Car Incident  —  Lindsay Lohan's car struck a photog this morning, and her driver is now a person of interest in a criminal assault with a deadly weapon investigation.  —  The incident occurred at 12:30 AM in front The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood.
TMZ.com:
Lohan Driver — Zero to Dangerous in 2.5 Secs  —  Lindsay Lohan didn't even have a chance to buckle up before her driver gunned it down an alley last night — allegedly tagging a photog so hard, he needed medical attention.  —  As we previously reported, Lindsay's driver is now a person …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com, Hollywire.com and EW.com
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Lindsay's Driver Runs Over Photographer!
Discussion: omg!
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
NBC confirms Jay Leno out of primetime, network going ‘back to basics’  —  It's official: NBC is booting Jay Leno from primetime.  —  NBC Universal TV Entertainment chairman Jeff Gaspin confirmed Sunday to reporters at the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Pasadena that the network is going …
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Popeater:
NBC Officially Cancels Jay Leno's Prime-Time Show
Discussion: TMZ.com and omg!
Associated Press:
‘Jay Leno Show’ Cancelled
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Michael Ausiello / Hollywood Insider:
NBC confirms ‘Jay Leno Show’ leaving primetime
Discussion: The Ausiello Files and TV Envy
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
It's Official: NBC Canceling Jay Leno's Prime-Time Show
People.com:
Michael Bublé Is Engaged  —  Canadian crooner Michael Bublé is getting hitched to his Argentinian actress girlfriend, Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre - and has been engaged for the last two months, his longtime rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.
New York Post:
Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly set to become Mr. and Mrs. ‘November’  —  Women of New York, start weeping.  —  After months of speculation that the Yankees' hunk and his sexy steady Minka Kelly are headed to the altar, The Post has learned that the super couple may have settled on a wedding date — Nov. 5.
Mike Cidoni / Associated Press:
Townsend replaced in Marvel Comics tale ‘Thor’  —  Buzz up!  —  LOS ANGELES - Stuart Townsend has departed Marvel Comics' movie adaptation of “Thor” because of creative differences, according to sources close to the production.  —  Townsend had been cast as Fandral, an ally of Norse god Thor.
People.com:
Liza Minnelli to Have Knee-Replacement Surgery  —  Liza Minnelli is planning to undergo knee-replacement surgery in the next week in a New York hospital and will be unable to attend the Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, her rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Minnelli, who has been dancing on stage since she was a teenager, is 63,” the rep says.
Discussion: Popeater, Oh No They Didn't! and EW.com
omg!:
Bravo's New Lineup: A Top Chef Spin-Off, More Bethenny Frankel and More  —  Top Chef: Just Desserts just got a little sweeter.  —  Longtime Top Chef judge Gail Simmons has been named the host of the upcoming spin-off, expected to premiere later this year.  The culinary competition's first spin-off …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Carvey plots comeback  —  Comedian and partner Feresten develop sketch show for Fox  —  Dana Carvey is plotting a TV comeback, partnering with scribe-turned-TV host Spike Feresten to develop and star in a new sketch comedy series for Fox.  —  Fox has picked up a half-hour pilot presentation …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Mark Gray / People.com:
Carmen Electra: The Wedding Non-Planner  —  Carmen Electra and Rob Patterson have been engaged for nearly two years, but don't look for a wedding any time soon.  —  “We're happy the way things are,” she told PEOPLE last week at the Swagg VIP Kid Rock Concert at Las Vegas's Hard Rock Hotel.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
News of the World:
Katy Perry's brand new ring  —  NO wonder they're wearing shades as KATY PERRY shows off the dazzling engagement ring from comedian fiance RUSSELL BRAND.  —  I revealed Russell, 34, was shopping for a ring at posh London jewellers Cartier THREE WEEKS before he proposed to Katy, 25.
Discussion: Socialite Life
 
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Just Jared:
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