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11:40 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 Bumpshack.com
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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Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Dexter's Michael C. Hall Has Cancer  —  Dexter actor Michael C. Hall revealed Wednesday he has been battling cancer, but said he's almost finished with treatment and the disease is in remission.  —  Hall, 38, said in a statement he is lucky to have been diagnosed with the …
Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Dexter's Michael C. Hall Has Cancer
Discussion: Yeeeah!
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TMZ.com:
Tila's Relationship with Casey — Publicity Stunt  —  Tila Tequila's relationship with Casey Johnson was nothing more than a publicity stunt ... this, from Casey's own mouth in the weeks before her death.  —  We've learned two of Casey's friends have come forward and said they each received separate calls …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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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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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
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.
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.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
The Bachelor's Bob Guiney and Wife Rebecca Budig Split  —  It looks like Bob Guiney is a bachelor once again.  —  The reality star — who became beloved as the jovial, self-effacing regular guy looking for love with Trista Rehn (now Trista Sutter) on The Bachelorette and then as the star …
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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Ali Jaafar / Variety:
Daniel Craig circles ‘Cowboys’
Discussion: The Playlist and New York Magazine
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Will Sony Spin Spidey Reboot With Webb?  —  Marc Webb, the (500) Days Of Summer director, has climbed to the top of the Sony Pictures' list to rebirth the Spider-Man franchise.  While the studio has a wish list of star directors like James Cameron, David Fincher, and Wes Anderson …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘House’ exclusive: Jennifer Morrison returns!  —  She's baaaaaaaack!  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that Jennifer Morrison is heading back to House later this season.  The timing and context of her return are being kept under wraps (read: I know but it's too spoilery to reveal) …
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
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
‘Idol’ premiere dominates, ratings drops halted  —  Coming off Fox's record fall in the ratings and unprecedented buzz over the departure of judge Simon Cowell, the ninth season premiere of “American Idol” was steady in the ratings.  —  Halting its recent trajectory, the two-hour “Idol” …
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Kardashian reacts to Cowell's ‘Idol’ exit
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Katy Perry Gets Her First Sonogram!  —  X17 photographers JUST spotted Katy Perry leaving the Century City Doctors Hospital in Century City, California, and we're hearing that the recently engaged songbird was there to get her first sonogram!  X17 photographers …
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.
 
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