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EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: Jon Gosselin & Kate's Estranged Brother Go On A Bar Crawl!  —  New year, new relationships seems to be Jon Gosselin's motto for 2010.  The divorced father of eight spent Friday night partying until 4 am not with his new girlfriend, but with Kate's estranged brother Kevin Kreider.
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 …
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
NBC to keep Coco's masturbating bear
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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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James Desborough / News of the World:
Now Elin's getting ruff  —  Tiger Woods begs for talkies..but wife wants to go walkies  —  TROUBLED love rat Tiger Woods is trying to bribe cheated wife Elin with millions to STAY with him... but he's barking up the wrong tree.  —  The furious Swedish model has dug in her sharpened stiletto heels …
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Joe Jonas: Single and Loving It  —  Joe Jonas, who has dated such beauties as singer Taylor Swift and actress Camilla Belle, is taking a break from the dating game.  —  “This is the longest I've ever been single actually,” Jonas told PEOPLE at the Critics' Choice Awards on Friday night …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Miley Cyrus Is Not Engaged  —  Don't expect Miley Cyrus to be walking down the aisle anytime soon.  —  “Miley's not engaged,” her rep tells PEOPLE, after the Hannah Montana star, 17, was caught stepping out in L.A. on Thursday wearing a sparkly ring on her left hand.
ok.co.uk:
Lady GaGa wants Susan Boyle for a duet  —  Susan Boyle and Lady GaGa are looking to take on the Brit Awards  —  Above: The odd couple: Lady GaGa looking to perform with Susan Boyle  —  ABOVE: Lady GaGa is obsessed with Susan Boyle  —  ABOVE: Susan Boyle with Lady GaGa would be a huge international story
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Would You Drink Guy Ritchie's Beer?  —  Guy Ritchie loves a pint, and he's hoping Americans will love his.  —  The director is planning to open a traditional country-style pub in New York and Los Angeles after the success of The Punch Bowl, a pub he co-owns and regularly frequents in London.
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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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Selena Gomez — Worth Millions at 17  —  It's not Miley Cyrus money, but fellow Disney starlet Selena Gomez still pulls in some serious cash.  —  TMZ has obtained a minor contract filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last month for Gomez's work on the live action adaption of “Ramona” — and she's netting $65,000 for the flick.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and OK! Magazine
People.com:
BUZZ: Is Tiger in Mississippi Sex Rehab?  —  The ever-elusive Tiger Woods has been said to be holed up everywhere from Arizona to South Africa.  Now the latest rumor has all of Hattiesburg abuzz: Several Web sites claim that the embattled golf great is undergoing rehabilitation for sexual addiction …
Associated Press:
Golden Globes host Gervais ready to play favorites  —  LOS ANGELES - Golden Globe Awards host Ricky Gervais has firm ideas about who should win Sunday and who should have been nominated in the first place — for instance, him.  —  Gervais said he plans to follow in the footsteps of Bob Hope …
Discussion: Popeater
Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox Engaged...Again?  —  They were on.  They were off.  They were on again.  Now it looks like Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox have transformed into fiancés.  —  Green tweeted Saturday that he is “engaged and [has] a son from [his] previous relationship …
 
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