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12:45 PM ET, January 13, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Conan's Royal Screw Up  —  Conan O'Brien may have a claim against NBC, but not because the network wanted to move his show to 12:05 AM.  —  We're now told Conan's contract never specified a guaranteed time period.  If NBC wanted to run the show at 3:00 AM, Conan would have no recourse.
Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Conan O'Brien Says He Won't Host ‘Tonight Show’ After Leno  —  Conan O'Brien released a statement Tuesday saying that he no longer wanted to be the host of “The Tonight Show” on NBC if it appeared at 12:05 a.m.  —  Mr. O'Brien's brief run as host at 11:35 p.m. is to be cut short next month …
Mike Hess / Popeater:
Conan O'Brien Rips NBC in Monologue
Discussion: Starcasm
Extra:
'Southland's' Ben McKenzie ‘Glad’ ‘Jay Leno Show’ Failed
Discussion: From Inside the Box
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Heidi Montag: Addicted to Plastic Surgery  —  At just 23 years old, The Hills star Heidi Montag decided to go under the knife for a second time and have a staggering 10 plastic-surgery procedures in one day.  —  “For the past three years, I've thought about what to have done,” the reality star tells PEOPLE.
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Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag's New Song: “Eat My Panties Off of Me”  —  Adam Lambert has some new competition in the sexually charged singer department: Heidi Montag.  —  On Tuesday, after three years of waiting, she officially dropped her debut album, Superficial — and she gets racy.  Verrry racy.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner: Twins Moving out of Playboy Mansion  —  Is Hugh Hefner ready to be a one-woman man?  —  The Playboy mogul exclusively tells me that two of his three girlfriends, 20-year-old twins Kristina and Karissa Shannon, are moving out of the legendary Mansion and into the neighboring Playmate House.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Zach Galifianakis, Paul Rudd reteaming  —  Duo sign on for ‘Will,’ marking their second comedy together  —  Zach Galifianakis and Paul Rudd, who appear together in Paramount's upcoming comedy “Dinner for Schmucks,” are teaming up again to star in the Paramount comedy “Will.”
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Rudd, Galifianakis eye ‘Will’
Discussion: FilmDrunk and MTV Movies Blog
People.com:
BUZZ: Has Tiger Woods Checked into Sex Rehab?  —  In the ever-changing story about Tiger Woods, word has resurfaced that he may have entered an upscale clinic in Arizona for sex rehab, according to sources contacted by PEOPLE.  —  The sources say that Woods entered The Meadows …
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Us Weekly:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Angry After Boyfriend Calls Her “Pear Ass”  —  “We had a rough patch in the beginning because the first time we went on vacation, I was going to be in a bikini, and I was very nervous,” she said Tuesday on the late-night TBS talk show Lopez Tonight.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Cops Believe Jon Gosselin's Ransack Claims Are Publicity Stunt  —  New York police investigating the “ransacking” of Jon Gosselin's apartment believe the event was a publicity stunt, sources familiar with the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Chuck’ Star Zachary Levi Splits with Girlfriend  —  Chuck star Zachary Levi is back on the market.  The actor, 29, has broken up with singer Caitlin Crosby after two years together, a source tells UsMagazine.com exclusively.  —  “He broke up with her on Saturday after his big NBC premiere aired …
Discussion: Popeater and The Hollywood Gossip
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Hollywood's Top-Earning Couples  —  These Tinseltown twosomes have fame, love and money.  Lots and lots of money.  —  LOS ANGELES — The indisputable king and queen of the hip-hop prom are Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles.  The couple, who quietly married in 2008, not only produce and sing …
Hollyscoop Entertainment News:
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Officially Over  —  HOLLYSCOOP EXCLUSIVE  —  by:  —  Ani Esmailian  —  Good news for all the ladies—It looks like Justin Timberlake is officially back on the market!  —  While Jessica Biel is in Africa climbing the 19340 -foot Mt. Kilimanjaro …
Steve Helling / People.com:
Joey Fatone Welcomes a Daughter  —  It's a second daughter for Joey Fatone and wife Kelly, the 'NSYNC singer tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Kloey Alexandra Fatone arrived Monday evening in Orlando, Fla., weighing in at 5 lbs., 8 oz.  She joins big sister Briahna, 8 ½.
Alice Olins / Times of London:
Emma Watson burnishes her ethical fashion credentials  —  The Harry Potter star has designed a range of ethical clothing.  Is it stylish or merely on-message politically?  —  The thought of a young successful actress designing an ethical fashion range might seem, at first glance …
Discussion: FabSugar UK
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Vera Farmiga, Michelle Monaghan speak ‘Code’  —  Golden Globe nominee Vera Farmiga is in negotiations and Michelle Monaghan is set to star opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Vendome Pictures and the Mark Gordon Co.'s time-travel thriller “Source Code.”  —  Summit is distributing in North America.
Nicole Sperling / Hollywood Insider:
‘Lives of Others’ director to helm ‘The Tourist’ with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp  —  The many machinations of the spy flick The Tourist seem to all be coming to a head.  Graham King's GK Films has just confirmed that German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck …
E! Online:
Seacrest Pulling Double-Duty on Idol?  “Anything Possible,” Says Source  —  Does Ryan Seacrest have it in him to start playing favorites on American Idol?  —  Sources tell E! News that the idea of Seacrest doubling as host and judge remains in play as producers grapple with the question …
Discussion: OK! Magazine, iVillage and Idolator
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Model Vanessa Lopez, linked to lineup of NBA stars, says Shaquille O'Neal harassed her after affair  —  Orlando model Vanessa Lopez is threatening to file a suit claiming Shaquille O'Neal harassed her after she ended their sexual affair  —  LOS ANGELES - An Orlando model linked to a lineup …
 
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Josh Rubin / Toronto.com:
Major Canadian news organizations, including Torstar, Postmedia, and CBC, sue OpenAI, alleging breach of copyright and terms of use

Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
China sentences journalist Dong Yuyu, an ex-Nieman Fellow whose work has appeared in Chinese editions of the NYT and FT, to seven years in prison for espionage

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