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12:05 PM ET, January 19, 2010

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Wall Street Journal:
NBC to Pay $40 Million to Show Conan O'Brien the Door  —  Conan O'Brien is close to signing a nearly $40 million deal to walk away from his dream job hosting NBC's “The Tonight Show,” bringing down the curtain on one of the entertainment industry's biggest debacles in years.
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TMZ.com:
Conan O'Brien Scores $32.5 Mil from NBC
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Jay Leno: I Have No Animosity Toward Conan O'Brien
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hecklerspray
New York Post:
Conan snags nearly $40M in exit agreement with NBC: report
Discussion: Fancast News
Rob Shuter / Popeater:
Jen Aniston and Gerard Butler Get X-Rated ... But Are They Dating?  —  You saw them in full flirt mode at the Golden Globes, and now Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are taking it one step further.  In what will surely get more people talking (and drooling) about the relationship status …
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Jennifer Anistonand / New York Post:
Aniston, Butler snuggle at Globes  —  Gerard Butler an item again?  —  The pair, who dated during the filming of “The Bounty Hunter” last summer, presented the best screenplay award together at the Golden Globes on Sunday night and repeatedly posed for photographs together.
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Heidi Montag: My Surgeries Aren't an Addiction  —  Under fire for the staggering number of cosmetic procedures she's recently undergone, Heidi Montag now says she isn't addicted to plastic surgery - she just wants to be as beautiful as she can be, inside and out.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and FitSugar
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ABCNEWS:
HEIDI MONTAG: ‘Not Addicted’ to Plastic Surgery
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Jeff Conaway Hospitalized — Badly Injured  —  Jeff Conaway from “Grease” was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital today — and according to his girlfriend, he suffered devastating injuries.  —  Jeff's girlfriend, Vikki Lizzi, tells TMZ Jeff fell down a staircase this morning at his home …
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TMZ.com:
MTV ‘Teen Mom’ Allegedly Choked by Her Mother  —  One of the young mothers from the MTV reality show “Teen Mom” was allegedly choked and then hit by her 54-year-old mom this weekend — and mom is now facing domestic violence charges.  —  The Council Bluffs Police Department …
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ‘Glee’ and Neil Patrick Harris to make beautiful music together  —  Remember that giant scoop I told you (via Twitter) I had gotten at the Golden Globes?  This is it: Neil Patrick Harris is nearing a deal to appear in the May sweeps Glee episode that's being helmed by his Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog director, Joss Whedon.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Friend Says Lindsay Lohan Is Still Cutting Herself  —  Lately, Lindsay Lohan has been tweeting about helping the people of Haiti and about her documentary chronicling the trafficking of women in India.  —  But those close to the starlet fear she may be ignoring her most important cause: herself.
People.com:
Chris Pine and Olivia Munn Break Up  —  Though they kept things private while dating this fall, Star Trek star Chris Pine and actress Olivia Munn have ended their romance, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The two kept their distance at the NY Times Style Magazine's Golden Globes cocktail party …
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Popeater:
‘Star Trek’ Star Chris Pine, Olivia Munn Call It Quits
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Paranormal Activity 2’ gets ready with ‘Saw VI’ director  —  Something's moving in the “Paranormal Activity 2” house.  —  Paramount has hired screenwriter Michael R. Perry and director Kevin Greutert to create the sequel to 2009's biggest surprise hit, “Paranormal Activity,” …
Benoit Denizet-Lewis:
What Tiger Will Go Through in Treatment  —  A source confirmed to me what other news sources have been reporting the last two days: Tiger Woods is in treatment at the Pine Grove/Gentle Path program in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  (The treatment center, of course, will never officially confirm or deny that a specific guest is there.)
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
Fox readying U.S. version of ‘Torchwood’  —  Exclusive: Huge news for sci-fi fans: Fox is developing a stateside version of the U.K. hit series “Torchwood.”  —  The project is from BBC Worldwide Prods., with original series creator Russell Davies writing the script.
Discussion: TVbytheNumbers and AfterElton.com
Olivia Smith / NY Daily News:
Mo'Nique: least superficial actress ever?  Before Golden Globes most moving speech, flaunts leg hair  —  Yeah, she was showing off those hairy legs.  Mo'Nique flaunts that leg hair on the red carpet at the Golden Globes.  —  Mo'Nique has more important things on her mind than personal grooming.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack!
People.com:
Katie Holmes Calls Suri ‘Magical’  —  Even when she leaves Suri home to go out on a date with husband Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes can't help but rave about her 3-year-old daughter.  —  “She's doing really well,” the actress told PEOPLE at The NY Times Style Magazine's Golden Globes cocktail party Friday night …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and ImNotObsessed.com
Starpulse:
Dakota Fanning Happy With Her First Lesbian Scene  —  Teenager Dakota Fanning had no problems vamping it up for a lesbian scene in upcoming biopic The Runaways - because the real-life rocker she plays in the film experienced the same-sex moment.  —  The Twilight Saga: New Moon star, 15 …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Robert Pattinson Signs On for Haiti Telethon  —  Robert Pattinson is on board.  —  I just got word that the Twilight star has signed on for Friday's Hope for Haiti telethon.  As of right now, it looks like Rob will be the sole presenter in London, with performances by Jay-Z and Bono.
Us Weekly:
Snooki: “I Got Offers” for My Own Reality Show  —  Is Snooki getting ready to ditch her Jersey Shore housemates for a solo show?  Possibly.  —  The pint-sized MTV star addressed recent chatter that she'll soon helm her own Shot at Love-like reality series Snookin' for Love at a Golden Globes event on Friday.
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse and Yeeeah!
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
More Men Marrying Wealthier Wives  —  Beagy Zielinski is a German-born 28-year-old stylist who moved to New York to study fashion in 1995 and stayed.  Just before Christmas, she broke up with her blue-collar boyfriend, who repaired Navy ships.  —  “He was extremely insecure about my career …
Discussion: Jezebel and The Huffington Post
 
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Jennifer Lopez in Talks With Glee; Is Justin Timberlake Next?
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
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Discussion: Fancast News
Sara Nathan / Daily Mail:
Kate Moss gets a fiancé for her 36th birthday as Jamie …
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Kid Rock: A Taylor Swift Fan
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Julia Roberts Was The Mimi Of The Golden Globes
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

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