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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:
NO SETTLEMENT YET: Zucker Threatened To Ice Conan! Said “I'll Keep You Off The Air For 3 1/2 Years”; Team Conan Counters: “This Will End Up In Front Of A Judge If NBC Doesn't Wise Up”; NBC Boasts About O'Brien'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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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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 …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Real Housewives Drama: Teresa Giudice's Husband Arrested for DUI — The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice's husband, Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice, was charged Thursday with driving under the influence after crashing his car into a telephone pole in New Jersey, PEOPLE confirms.
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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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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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Charlotte Spratt / Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan braces herself for release of internet sex tape …
Lindsay Lohan braces herself for release of internet sex tape …
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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” …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Marc Forster lured by Ludlum — Director attached to writer's ‘Manuscript’ for Par — Marc Forster is attached to direct “The Chancellor Manuscript” for Paramount. The studio — which paid a rich $4 million for the Robert Ludlum political thriller in 2005 — has tapped Peter O'Brien to adapt.
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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Charleston Daily Mail:
Jennifer Garner visit creates statehouse buzz — CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jennifer Garner's appearance at the governor's State of the State address proved that even lawmakers can get a little star struck. — The Hollywood actress took her seat behind Gov. Joe Manchin's family Wednesday night …
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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X17 Online:
George Clooney Organizes Haiti Telethon — George and Brangelina are such do-good celebs and we love them for it! The Up in the Air actor is just one of many members of Hollywood reaching out to Haiti after the tragic earthquake struck this week... Clooney is currently in the process …
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Roger Friedman / The Hollywood Reporter:
George Clooney to Host MTV Telethon for Haiti
George Clooney to Host MTV Telethon for Haiti
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