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7:50 PM ET, January 13, 2010

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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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TMZ.com:
Kidnapping 911 Call at Heidi and Spencer's  —  UPDATE: The man who was cuffed and put in the police car has been released.  He says he works for Spencer Pratt.  —  The LAPD received a call for a “possible kidnapping” at the Los Angeles home of Heidi and Spencer Pratt ... sources tell TMZ.
Tim Stack / EW.com:
Heidi Montag says new album cost almost $2 million, left her broke, is as good as ‘Thriller’  —  It's taken three years, nearly $2 million, and one very questionable Miss Universe pageant performance, but Heidi Montag, star of the The Hills and wife of reality villain Spencer Pratt, finally released her debut album yesterday.
Sam Brand / Popeater:
Heidi Montag Says She's Addicted to Plastic Surgery
Discussion: Extra, ecorazzi.com and Speakeasy
Dylan Stableford / The Wrap:
Exclusive: Kate Gosselin to Get New Reality Show  —  By Dominic Patten  —  Reality superstar Kate Gosselin is set to return to television later this year in a brand new TLC series of her own, TheWrap has learned.  —  According to a source close to the untitled production …
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Us Weekly:
New Details on Kate Gosselin's Upcoming Reality Show
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Michael C. Hall says he's being treated for cancer  —  Buzz up!  —  LOS ANGELES - “Dexter” star Michael C. Hall is undergoing treatment for cancer and the disease is in remission, a spokesman said.  —  “I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed with an imminently treatable and curable condition …
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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:   Dexter Star Michael C. Hall: I Have Cancer
Perez Hilton:
Dexter's Michael C. Hall Is Being Treated For Cancer
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Adam Rosenberg / MTV Movies Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Script Is In, Ivan Reitman Confirms He WILL Direct  —  A few weeks ago, “Ghostbusters” writer and star Harold Ramis revealed that the long-awaited third movie in the series is planned for a 2011 release.  This news broke only a short time after “Avatar” …
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.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   JLove Thinks Every Woman Should “Vagazzle” Her Snatch
Rob Shuter / Popeater:
Jay Leno May Walk Out of NBC, Too  —  EXCLUSIVE: First Conan O'Brien says goodbye to NBC, and now Jay Leno might have one foot out the door as well.  Oh, what a mess!  Word is Jay is furious with the Peacock network for 'Tonight'-gate (trademark!) and may soon walk.
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Jody Callahan / Memphis Commercial Appeal:
Memphis musician Jay Reatard found dead in Midtown home  —  Move comes one day after City Council declined to fund city schools  —  Memphis musician Jimmy Jay Lindsey Jr., better known as Jay Reatard, was found dead in his Midtown home this morning, according to family and friends.  He was 29.
Extra:
Tila Tequila: Casey Johnson is ‘Not Resting in Peace’  —  Casey Johnson's fiancee Tila Tequila tells “Extra” she will seek custody of Johnson's adopted daughter Ava.  —  Johnson's mother has custody of Ava and Tequila says that's not what Casey wanted.  “Her last wish was to have Ava, have me have Ava,” she revealed.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Heartbroken Tila Tequila Reveals …
Discussion: Popeater
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Kardashian reacts to Cowell's ‘Idol’ exit  —  Kim Kardashian has reacted to Simon Cowell's decision to leave American Idol, reports E! Online.  —  The media mogul recently announced that he will depart the Fox competition at the end of its current season to focus on bringing The X Factor to the US.
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Anne Marie Cruz / People.com:
Design Star's Vern Yip Welcomes A Son!  —  Just imagine how fabulous the nursery must be: Vern Yip is now a designing dad.  —  Gavin Joshua Mannox was born Jan. 6 via surrogate to the HGTV star and his partner, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  The baby was 7 lbs., 6 oz., and 19 ½ inches long.
Brittany Talarico / OK! Magazine:
Jen & Angelina: The Feud is Worse than Ever  —  It seems that time does not, in fact, heal all wounds, at least where Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie are concerned.  Five years after Brad Pitt left Jen to be with Angie — and subsequently raise six children with her — OK! …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Anything Hollywood
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
It's a Girl for Mark Wahlberg  —  Baby makes six for Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham, who welcomed a daughter on Monday, a source confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Grace Margaret Wahlberg joins siblings Brendan, 16 months, Michael, 3 ½, and Ella, 6.  —  The The Lovely Bones actor, 38 …
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 …
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Making Music, Laughter with Billy Corgan  —  Sidestepping rumors of a romance with Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan, Jessica Simpson is admitting to enjoying a different kind of hook-up: an artistic one.  —  Though the stars have stayed quiet on rumblings that they're …
Discussion: Allie Is Wired!
Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
Bigger than Batman: Christopher Nolan says ‘Inception’ is 'the biggest challenge I've taken on'  —  On Sunday, the staff of Los Angeles Times Calendar section will be previewing key 2010 releases by Hollywood.  This is an early look at one of the articles in that package.  —  So what exactly is “Inception”?
Matt Goldberg / Collider:
Exclusive: Daniel Craig in Negotiations to Star in Jon Favreau's COWBOYS & ALIENS  —  As we reported on Monday, Robert Downey Jr. has dropped out of the adaptation of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg comic book series Cowboys & Aliens.  But now we are hearing through sources that Daniel Craig …
 
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Liz McNeil / People.com:
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Katy Perry Gets Her First Sonogram!
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LaLa Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony to Wed This Summer
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