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8:20 AM ET, January 13, 2010

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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 …
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TMZ.com:
‘The Tonight Show’ with Jay Leno ... The Sequel  —  Jay Leno will get his one-hour show back, and it will be called “The Tonight Show”.... sources tell TMZ.  —  We're told NBC honchos still have to sit down with Jay's rep and put the finishing touches on a new deal, but NBC has signed off …
The Huffington Post:
Conan O'Brien Statement: I Will Not Follow Jay At 12:05  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  On Tuesday afternoon, Conan O'Brien released a statement saying he will not follow an 11:35 pm Jay Leno show with a 12:05 ‘Tonight Show’ out of respect for the ‘Tonight Show’ brand and for Jimmy Fallon.
TMZ.com:
Conan O'Brien — Sayonara NBC  —  Conan O'Brien has made it crystal clear — he's leaving NBC.  —  O'Brien just released a candid letter to the “People of Earth,” in which he addresses his “personal disappointment” in losing the show.  Conan adds, “The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn't The Tonight Show.”
Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Conan O'Brien Blasts NBC, Refuses to Host The Tonight Show  —  No joke: Conan O'Brien says he will not host The Tonight Show if it is moved to 12:05 a.m.  —  Leno seems to agree with the move, but in a harsh statement (read below), O'Brien slams it.  —  He writes:  —  People of Earth:
Mike Hess / Popeater:
Conan O'Brien Rips NBC in Monologue
Discussion: Starcasm
TMZ.com:
Conan's Royal Screw Up
Discussion: TV Tattle
Extra:
'Southland's' Ben McKenzie ‘Glad’ ‘Jay Leno Show’ Failed
Discussion: From Inside the Box
Details Magazine:
CHANNING TATUM IS PROUD OF HIS PACKAGE  —  WHAT BOTHERS A TOUGH-AS-NAILS ACTION HERO?  THAT HE CAN'T FIND A GOOD SPOT IN L.A. TO SHAKE HIS MONEYMAKER.  —  Channing Tatum's penis is gross.  It looks like a hot dog that's been left too long on the grill.  The tip is hot-pink, singed, and shriveled.
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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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TMZ.com:
Tiger Woods' Wife — A Renter!
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.
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
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Peter Sarsgaard in ‘Green Lantern’ talks  —  Peter Sarsgaard is in negotiations to play the villain in “Green Lantern,” Warner Bros.' big-budget, Martin Campbell-directed tentpole based on the DC Comics super hero.  —  Ryan Reynolds is starring as Hal Jordan, the test pilot who finds …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Green Lantern’ finds its villain
Discussion: Comic Book Resources
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 …
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Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Cybill Shepherd's Son Arrested on Theft Charges  —  The 22-year-old son of Cybill Shepherd was arrested at Philadelphia's airport Tuesday after he allegedly tried to rob sleeping passengers on an overnight cross-country flight.  —  Cyrus Zacharia Shepherd-Oppenheim was flying from San Francisco …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
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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.
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.
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
ABC orders ‘Bachelor’ all-stars spin-off  —  Exclusive: ABC has ordered a spinoff of its hit “Bachelor” franchise in which former contestants will live together in a “Big Brother"-style house.  —  Titled “Bachelor Pad,” the series produced by Mike Fleiss' Next Entertainment in association …
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Bachelor's Rozyln: I Wish I Had “Gone for It” With Male Producer
Discussion: X17 Online
PopSugarTV / PopSugar Rush:
PopSugar Rush's American Idol Kickoff: Top 5 Biggest Success Stories  —  Kelly Clarkson was the first contestant to win American Idol, but is she the most successful of them all?  Seems Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry have been giving her a run for her money!
Discussion: PopSugar
Ryan D'Agostino / Esquire:
Blake Lively's Last Interview  —  The most significant consequence of Gossip Girl may be the rise of its lead blond, who's about to become a serious movie star … The guest on the late-night talk show crosses her long, bare legs.  No one is looking at her.
Sam / That Grape Juice:
EXCLUSIVE: MICHELLE WILLIAMS PARTS WAYS WITH MUSIC WORLD  —  That Grape Juice has exclusively received word that Michelle Williams has parted ways with Mathew Knowles and Music World Entertainment!  Check out Michelle's official statement below: … WOW!  —  Your thoughts?
TMZ.com:
Snooki Puncher KO'd from His Job  —  The guy who punched Snooki in the face on “Jersey Shore” won't even be punching the clock anymore — TMZ has learned he's being fired from his job as a gym teacher at a high school in New York.  —  NY City Department of Education says they are drafting …
 
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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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