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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
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.
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Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Conan stiffed us, staffers say — Conan O'Brienstaffers are furious that they're losing their “Tonight Show” jobs while O'Brien walks away from the fiasco with $30 million, sources tell Page Six. — About 200 of O'Brien's production team, who last year uprooted from New York to Los Angeles for his show …
TMZ.com:
Conan O'Brien, NBC Settlement — No Trash Talk — Conan O'Brien can get a whole lot of money from NBC as a parting gift, but there will be strings attached — not the least of which ... Conan cannot trash the network. — Sources tell us NBC wants a liquidated damages clause if Conan …
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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.
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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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.
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People.com:
Brittany Murphy's Mom: My Daughter Didn't Do Drugs — In their first interview since her death in December, the mother and widower of actress Brittany Murphy tell PEOPLE that they believe she died because of a congenital heart murmur. — “She had a little bit of a cold,” …
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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.
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Just Jared:
Katie Holmes Hits Golden Globes Party with Tom Cruise — Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes kick back at a the 2010 Golden Globes party at Chateau Marmont on Friday (January 15) in Los Angeles. — Katie, 31, wore a black woven Lyell dress and matching Givenchy peep-toe shoes. She looks gorgeous!
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Popeater:
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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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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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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