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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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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 …
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Popeater:
VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel Sabotages Jay Leno — Jimmy Kimmel was a video guest on ‘The Jay Leno Show’ on Thursday night, and was supposed to simply be a guest for Jay's normal ‘Ten at Ten’ segment, wherein he asks someone ten questions. With nearly every answer, however, Kimmel managed to find …
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.
People.com:
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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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 …
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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Reagan Alexander / People.com:
Audrina: Heidi's Plastic Surgery ‘A Little Much’ — Her body, her choice - so says The Hills star Audrina Patridge about costar Heidi Montag's decision to undergo extensive plastic surgery. — “I haven't seen how she looks, so it's hard for me to comment on it, but these are her decisions …
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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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.
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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.
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 …
Boston Globe:
Gisele gives $1.5m to Haiti relief effort — The benevolent Gisele Bundchen yesterday wrote a $1.5 million check to the Red Cross to aid the relief effort in Haiti, according to a source close to the supermodel. We're told Tom Brady's wife was prompted to pitch in after seeing the devastation done by this week's earthquake.
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Joe Flint / Company Town:
Weinstein Co.'s ‘Piranha 3-D’ isn't going to be biting anyone for a while — In what is becoming a recurring theme for Weinstein Co., the production company said it was delaying yet another movie premiere. — This time it's “Piranha 3-D,” which is moving from April 16 to sometime in August at the earliest, the company said today.
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Golden Girls' Rue McClanahan Suffers Stroke — Golden Girl Rue McClanahan has suffered what her rep terms a “minor” stroke while recovering from heart bypass surgery. — The erstwhile Blanche Devereaux had her heart operation in November. The Emmy winner then spent two weeks in the ICU …
ComingSoon.net:
Jonah Hill Gives Update on 21 Jump Street — ComingSoon.net chatted with Jonah Hill today at a special Dreamworks Animation presentation of their animation slate where the star revealed details about his upcoming film adaptation of the popular 1980s television show, “21 Jump Street.”
Starpulse:
Claudia Schiffer Pregnant — Supermodel Claudia Schiffer is expecting her third child with husband Matthew Vaughn. The catwalk beauty, who married the film producer in 2002, announced the happy news on Friday and revealed she is due to give birth in May. — She tells British newspaper …
Willlee / Hollywood Life:
Is Miley Cyrus Engaged? She's Sporting a Sparkler on Her Ring Finger! — Hey, Miley! Is that an engagement ring on your finger? Aren't you a little too young — 17 years old —to be moving so fast with your boyfriend Liam Hemsworth? — Miley Cyrus was spotted yesterday by photogs …
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New York Post:
What Simon Cowell gave up for ‘X Factor’ — Simon Cowellturned down $100 million to stay at “American Idol,” a source told Page Six, and he now wants to hire music mogul — Tommy Mottolaas a judge on his new show, “The X Factor.” — But Cowell insists there are no hard feelings …
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/Film:
TEKKEN Movie Trailer — The movie trailer for the big screen adaptation of Namco's popular fighting video game Tekken is now online. Directed by Dwight H. Little, the guy responsible for crappy bargain bin titles such as Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid and Marked for Death …
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 …
