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Lew Harris / The Wrap:
It's Over! NBC to Pay Conan $30M — By Sharon Waxman — This story was updated to add detail and amended to correct imprecisions at 5:30 p.m. from an earlier version. 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. …
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NBC to keep Coco's masturbating bear — The Masturbating Bear is dead. — As a deal nears for Conan O'Brien's exit from NBC, one thing is certain: the characters and recurring comedy bits O'Brien originated during his 16-plus years on “Late Night” and “The Tonight Show” will not follow the host when he leaves NBC.
TMZ.com:
Conan O'Brien Strikes Departure Deal with NBC — Conan O'Brien and NBC have reached a settlement in principle and the big announcement is expected Saturday, sources tell TMZ. — We're told NBC has already given Conan's lawyers a draft of the agreement and his hired guns were going over it Friday night.
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.
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Dennis Hopper Files For Divorce — Dennis Hopper was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October, and though reports suggest his condition has declined in recent weeks, the actor has just filed for divorce from his wife of 13 years, according to PEOPLE. Hopper, 73, cites irreconcilable differences …
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Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
Streep, Bullock share best actress gong — Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock have been named as the joint winners of the Critics' Choice best actress award. — Both attended the 15th annual ceremony, held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Friday.
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Paul Chi / People.com:
Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock Seal Tie for Best Actress with a Kiss — Pop the champagne and raise a glass! It may have just been the first big awards show of the year, but Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep shared a win - and a kiss - at the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Hollywood, making for an entertaining night.
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” …
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Us Weekly:
Simon Monjack: “Hollywood Broke Brittany Murphy's Heart” — In a new interview with Larry King, Brittany Murphy's husband Simon Monjack and mother Sharon remember the late actress, who died last month at the age of 32. — Asked how he's been holding up Monjack tells King (the interview airs Wednesday), “I don't think I am.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘NCIS’ exclusive: Gena Rowlands unlocks Gibbs' past — Gena Rowlands is headed to NCIS, and she's bringing a world of pain with her. — Sources confirm to me exclusively that the three-time Emmy winner has been cast in the potentially recurring role of Joann, Gibbs' intelligent, upscale mother-in-law.
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Victoria Beckham & Her Blockbuster Boys — Victoria Beckham takes her sons — Brooklyn, 10, Romeo, 7, and Cruz, 4 — to rent Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs on DVD at Blockbuster Video in Hollywood on Friday night (January 15). — All the boys made silly faces and gestures for paparazzi!
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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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