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9:40 PM ET, January 15, 2010

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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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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
It's Over!  NBC to Pay Conan $30M  —  Deal brokered by Universal COO Ron Meyer after all-night negotiations  —  NBC has its way out of the Conan Crisis.  —  The network has agreed to pay O'Brien $30 million to vacate the 11:35 p.m. “Tonight Show,” individuals involved in the negotiations have told TheWrap.
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 …
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Jeff Labrecque / PopWatch:
Jimmy Kimmel torches Leno: Did he cross the line?
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Noah Wyle Separates from Wife  —  Noah Wyle and his wife, Tracy, have separated after 11 years of marriage, the actor's rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Tracy Wyle and Noah Wyle, who separated in late October 2009, have confirmed they have entered into a mediation process,” rep Eddie Michaels announced in a statement on the couple's behalf.
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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Noah Wyle's Marriage in the ER
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Barbie Doll / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Cops Called To Tiger Woods Sex Addiction Rehab Facility  —  Cops were called Friday afternoon to the sex addiction facility where Tiger Woods is receiving treatment, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  As RadarOnline.com reported first in a world exclusive …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Gawker
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 …
Us Weekly:
Jessica Biel: Justin Timberlake Relationship Is “Precious”  —  Good luck getting Jessica Biel to dish on her on-and-off relationship with singer Justin Timberlake.  —  “I don't want to talk about it,” she says in the February issue of Vogue.  “I don't feel the need to clear anything up.
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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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Popeater:
Is Miley Cyrus Wearing an Engagement Ring?
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 …
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The Superficial:
Audrina Patrdige forgets she's 85% plastic, too
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The Sun:
Susan Boyles over again  —  Real Heroes - New Book Helps Support Armed Forces  —  SUSAN Boyle stunned passengers in a VIP lounge at Heathrow as she flew off the handle - dancing around and crooning into a MOP.  —  The swearing singer, 48, suddenly grabbed the makeshift “microphone” …
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears to Appear In Court  —  Britney Spears will be in court today in her conservatorship case, sources tell TMZ, because the court commissioner wants to see how she's doing.  —  We're told Britney will show up for a 1:30 PM meeting with the commissioner — in the commissioner's chambers.
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Gisele Gives $1.5M to Haiti, Other Stars Step Up to Help  —  Gisele Bündchen is the latest celebrity to make a generous donation to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, which has wiped out much of the impoverished country and is believed to have killed at least 100,000 people.
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The Huffington Post:
Dennis Hopper Divorce Shocker  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Dennis Hopper, who is reportedly facing his ‘final days surrounded by family and friends,’ filed for divorce yesterday from his wife of 14 years, Victoria Hopper, the mother of their six-year-old daughter Galen.
Georgina Littlejohn / Daily Mail:
Oh, the shame!  An embarrassed Victoria Beckham hides her dressed-down look from the cameras  —  Being caught make-up free and in baggy jeans and flat shoes once this week must be bad enough for Victoria Beckham.  —  But to be snapped twice looking her less-than-glamorous self was clearly more than she could bear.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kellan Lutz: Yes, I'm Up to Star in Conan the Barbarian  —  Jaimie Trueblood/ The CW, Universal Pictures  —  Twilight star Kellan Lutz confirms he's a lead contender to star in the new Conan the Barbarian.  —  “It's something that I've been actively going after because I'd die to put the weight back on …
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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