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TMZ.com:
Leno and NBC Strike 1 Hour ‘Tonight’ Deal — Jay Leno has made a new deal with NBC, which gives him “The Tonight Show” from 11:35 - 12:35 ... sources tell TMZ. — As we first reported, under the contract Jay had been working under, he was guaranteed the 10 PM hour.
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Conan O'Brien Likely to End Hosting The Tonight Show Jan. 22 — We've got Tonight? Not after Jan. 22. — Conan O'Brien's last night as host of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien will likely be next Friday, a source close to O'Brien tells PEOPLE. — “Conan does not currently plan …
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
ZUCKER THREATENS TO ICE CONAN! Says “I'll Keep You Off The Air For 3 1/2 Years”; Conan Reps Counter: “This Will End Up In Front Of A Judge If NBC Doesn't Wise Up”; UPDATE: NBC Boasts About CO's Latest Ratings; Secret Negotiator Revealed; To What $$$ Degree Will NBC Blink?
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Executive Leaps to Leno's Defense — PASADENA, Calif. — The verbal battle in the late-night wars got louder Thursday as a top NBC executive struck back against on-air attacks on the network's once and future “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno. — The executive, Dick Ebersol …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
No ‘Tonight’ deal done for Leno ... yet — NBC denies pact, but sources say it will happen — Is Jay Leno the new (old) host of “The Tonight Show”? — A TMZ report on Thursday claimed NBC and the talk-show host have worked out an agreement that restores “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” to run from 11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Kim Masters / The Daily Beast:
Conan's Exit Confirmed — Blogs and Stories — The late-night nightmare is almost over. Conan O'Brien is leaving NBC and receiving a payout—and he'll be free to appear on another network before his contract expires, Kim Masters reports. — The NBC-Leno-Conan war is close to ending, according to a knowledgeable source.
Us Weekly:
PIC: See the Bachelor Producer Involved in Affair Scandal! — UsMagazine.com has obtained a photo of Bachelor producer Ryan Callahan, who was fired after having an alleged inappropriate relationship with contestant Rozlyn Papa. — An insider tells E! News that Callahan “had a girlfriend that worked on the show at the time.
Michael Lewittes / Gossip Cop:
Lindsay Lohan to Gossip Cop: “What sex tape?” — All day there have been rumors about an alleged sex tape, starring Lindsay Lohan. — News of the reported explicit video was trumpeted by the Daily Mail, which ran a headline that read, “Lindsay Lohan braces herself for release of internet sex tape.”
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Kelis' Letter to PETA — Good morning all! — Ok, so you're gonna love this. The other day I got a personalized letter from PETA! Lol so after some thought I've decided to write one back. Goes a little something like this: — There is no humane way to kill anything, let me start there.
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Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Big Breasts Are the Butt of Internet Jokes — Once again, Jessica Simpson's body has become the butt of Internet jokes. On Wednesday, she went out to eat — and bloggers couldn't help but notice her chest. — TMZ.com said the “former singer ... looked really stuffed” …
Us Weekly:
Heidi Klum: “My Boobs Are on a Schedule!” — Heidi Klum may have debuted an impressive post-baby body when she walked the runway five weeks after giving birth to daughter Lou, but she admits she's still bouncing back. — “You don't walk out of the hospital and get right back into your 27s,” she tells the February issue of InStyle.
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Boxoffice:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Captain America’ & ‘JP4’ News — Joe Johnston's career blasted off big time when his first feature, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, scooped up $130 million at the box office and was cemented in the pop culture as a Disneyland attraction. Since then, he's had the luxury of following his instincts …
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Gosselin Hates Her $7,000 Hair Extensions! — Hair today, tears tomorrow? — Kate Gosselin, 34, marked the new year by trading in her signature spiky bob for long, blonde locks in a process that took 20 hours of work and would normally cost $7,000 (hers was comped).
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The Huffington Post:
Heidi Montag's 10 Plastic Surgery Procedures: Before & After PHOTOS — A post-op Heidi Montag crowds the Obamas off the cover of People magazine and inside she dishes on the ten procedures she had done on November 20. — New video of her preop in her hospital gown is here.
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WLFI-TV:
Purdue's Lady Gaga concert postponed — Lady Gaga doesn't perform due to sudden illness — WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A suddenly ill Lady Gaga postponed her concert at the last minute. — A sold out crowd gathered at Elliott Hall of Music in West Lafayette to see Semi Precious Weapons, Jason DeRulo, and headliner Lady Gaga.
Roger Friedman / The Hollywood Reporter:
George Clooney to Host MTV Telethon for Haiti — This is exclusive to this column: actor George Clooney is planning to host a telethon to raise money for the people of Haiti next Friday on all the MTV channels. — George told me last night at a private reception for his movie “Up in the Air” …
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Tila Tequila's Publicist Bails — Even Tila Tequila's own publicist doesn't want to deal with her anymore — and we've learned she just quit, citing “recent events.” — Jessica Cohen tells TMZ “Some matters need to remain private and away from media attention ... I realized we need …
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Nicole Eggenberger / OK! Magazine:
Taylor Momsen “Not So Much Thinking About” Haiti — While the rest of the world is expressing their concern for the people of Haiti while they struggle to recover from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that has taken the lives of hundreds of thousands and left many more without food …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Jenna Fischer joining Owen Wilson film — Will play actor's wife in Farrelly brothers' comedy ‘Hall Pass’ — Jenna Fischer is in negotiations to star as Owen Wilson's wife in “Hall Pass,” a New Line comedy being directed by the Farrelly brothers. — The story centers on a married couple …
Jeanne Wolf / PARADE Magazine:
Kiefer Sutherland: 'It's Amazing That I'm Still Alive' — Kiefer Sutherland was looking forward to wreaking havoc on terrorists on 24, even if Jack Bauer wasn't. It's Sutherland's eighth season in his Emmy-winning role as the guy who puts his life on the line in death-defying acts of heroism, but this time Bauer has some doubts.
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Anne Hathaway to Be Saluted by Harvard — Harvard is sweet on The Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway. — The Ivy League university will bestow its Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award on Hathaway at a parade and ceremony Jan. 28, organizers have announced.
