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12:35 PM ET, January 22, 2010

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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
TOLDJA!  Momoa Chosen ‘Conan’ Barbarian  —  EXCLUSIVE: Today's the day for all things Conan to be resolved.  First, there was Conan the late night host getting a whopping check to leave.  Now, Conan the Barbarian has been crowned.  I hear that Millennium Films, Lionsgate …
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El Mayimbe / Latino Review:
Conan Has Been Cast!  EXCLUSIVE EXTRA - Conan's Father Could Be A Wrestler!!  —  It's official.  Momoa is the new Conan!  —  Last week Michael Fleming on Deadline Hollywood reported that Jason Momoa and Kellan Lutz along with a third more well known name were contenders to topline CONAN for Lionsgate.
TMZ.com:
Bristol Palin to Levi Johnston — Pay Up Deadbeat  —  Bristol Palin has gone to court, demanding that Levi Johnston step up as a dad and pay her some of the money he's raked in from his naked media blitz.  —  Court documents were filed by Bristol's lawyer late Thursday afternoon in Alaska …
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Heidi Montag's Mom Horrified Over Her Surgeries  —  When Heidi Montag underwent 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day, the Hills star kept her plans secret from friends - and even her family.  —  Now, nine weeks after her dramatic transformation, Montag is dealing with the horrified reaction of her mom, Darlene Egelhoff.
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X17 Online:
Heidi Montag's Mom Is “Horrified” By Her New Look
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Rob Lowe Leaving ‘Brothers & Sisters’ At Season's End; Staying At ABC?  —  It's a surprise development for the ABC drama Brothers And Sisters, but Rob Lowe has worked out an amicable exit strategy with ABC's Steve McPherson, who brought him in when the series stumbled out of the gate.
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
It's true: Rob Lowe to exit ‘Brothers & Sisters’
Starpulse:
Rob Lowe Quits ‘Brothers & Sisters’
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Mischa Barton sued for $7K in rent  —  Mischa Barton's problems.  The wild-child former “O.C.” star is getting sued by MRA Realties for allegedly stiffing it on three months' rent for a $7,000-a-month loft on Walker Street.  Neighbors said she cleared out of the building late last year, and they aren't tearing up over the loss.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
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PopEater:
Mischa Barton Sued for Refusing To Pay Rent
Discussion: omg! and Reuters
Lisa de Moraes / Moraes on TV:
Jay Leno to keynote White House Correspondents Dinner  —  White House Correspondents Association has picked this week's most unpopular stand-up comic Jay Leno be the keynote speaker at this year's White House Correspondents DInner.  —  An NBC rep confirmed the invitation to The TV Column.
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
NBC Q&A: Leno's ‘Tonight’ will be a ‘hybrid’; Conan exit ‘cost of doing business’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Movieline
People.com:
Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $1 Million for Haiti Relief  —  Leonardo DiCaprio has become the latest Hollywood figure to help with the Haiti earthquake relief, donating $1 million to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.  —  The money will be disbursed through the Leonardo DiCaprio Fund …
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PopEater:
Tonight: Stars Ready For Hope For Haiti Now Telethon  —  Come Back Friday at 8PM Here To Watch the ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ telethon LIVE.  —  Beyonce and Madonna are the latest stars to flock to Friday's ‘Hope for Haiti’ telethon, joining some of the biggest names in music …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Madonna Joins Haiti Relief Effort
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Rosie O'Donnell Tells Oprah She & Tracy Are Moving in Together  —  Two TV queens, one hour, no holds barred and it all airs Monday - when Rosie O'Donnell sits down with Oprah Winfrey and lets fly with the inside stories on her breakup after 12 years with Kelli Carpenter …
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Who knew Katy Perry and Russell Brand could be so traditional?  The couple celebrated their new status - engaged! - with family and friends at Il Cielo in Beverly Hills.  About 50 guests, including the singer's mom, Mary Hudson, came out for cocktails and cake …
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Variety:
Penn, Pattinson circle ‘Water’  —  Duo in talks to star with Witherspoon  —  Robert Pattinson and Sean Penn are circling Fox 2000's Depression-era drama “Water for Elephants.”  —  Reese Witherspoon has already boarded to the film, which will be directed by Francis Lawrence.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
'Twilight's Robert Pattinson Joins Circus; Sean Penn Returns …
Discussion: Pajiba, Movieline and /Film
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Mickey Rourke Calls His Girlfriend a ‘Gift From Heaven’  —  A year after his emotional comeback performance earned him a Golden Globe for The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke was once again on cloud nine at this year's show, thanks to the new love he squired down the red carpet.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
MyFox Twin Cities:
Prince Releases ‘Purple and Gold’ Vikings Song  —  ‘Purple and Gold’ was written for Sunday's game  —  Prince released a new song about the Minnesota Vikings.  —  Prince said he hadn't seen the Vikings play in a very long time, until he went to the game against the Dallas Cowboys last week.
E! Online:
Casey Johnson and Courtenay Semel's Sex-Tape Scheme  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  The shocking revelations about Casey Johnson just keep on coming.  —  The deceased 30-year-old Johnson & Johnson heiress …
Us Weekly:
Experts: There's Nothing Wrong With the Way Shiloh Dresses  —  On Jan. 16, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh, 3, was spotted wearing a tie and bowler hat in Los Angeles — and many bloggers expressed outrage over the girl's tomboy style.  ("Do Brad & Angelina Want To Turn Shiloh Into A Boy?" one headline read.)
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fisher, Serkis, Wilkinson in ‘Burke and Hare’  —  Isla Fisher, Andy Serkis and Tom Wilkinson have joined Simon Pegg in “Burke and Hare,” a horror comedy that marks John Landis' return to feature directing after more than 10 years.  —  Written by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft, “Hare” …
The Huffington Post:
Scott Brown's Wife Music VIDEO: Gail Huff's RACY ‘Girl With The Curious Hand’ (PHOTOS)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  On Tuesday night, Scott Brown's wife pleaded with her husband to stop advertising his “available” daughters, but a video we've dug up reveals that Gail Huff wasn't always so prim and proper.
Discussion: Gawker, Mediaite and Bumpshack.com
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Scorsese eyes ‘Hugo’ for next project  —  Helmer to reunite with ‘Departed’ producer King  —  Martin Scorsese is eyeing a trip back in time to 1930s Paris.  —  The helmer is in talks with GK Films to direct Brian Selznick's best-selling children's book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” for what he hopes will be his next project.
 
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Margaret Lyons / PopWatch:
Jon Hamm and Ashton Kutcher heading back to ‘SNL’
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Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Vantage gets head start at Sundance
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Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Peter Gabriel Says He Won't Reunite With Genesis at Rock Hall Induction
David Lettermanto / New York Post:
Leno planning Oprah appearance
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‘Promised Land’ finds director
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Something's Raining On Katie Holmes' Parade
Daily Mail:
Hayden Panettiere goes for a heavyweight new look... red hair …
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Us Weekly:
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A profile of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year winner, an Afghan woman who works anonymously and covers the plight of women under Taliban rule

Asif Shahzad / Reuters:
Pakistani TV host Matiullah Jan was picked up off the street and charged with terrorism after investigating claims of casualties in a protest march in Islamabad

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