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2:05 PM ET, January 22, 2010

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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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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Us Weekly:
Shocker!  See What Joaquin Phoenix Now Looks Like  —  After months of being out of the spotlight, Joaquin Phoenix surfaced Thursday night.  —  And, to the delight of female fans everywhere, he's lost that scraggly beard and is clean cut again!  —  Phoenix, 35, joined ex Liv Tyler to tape …
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TMZ.com:
Joaquin Phoenix Shaves the Homeless Look
Discussion: X17 Online
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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Starpulse:
Rob Lowe Quits ‘Brothers & Sisters’
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
It's true: Rob Lowe to exit ‘Brothers & Sisters’
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.
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:
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 Crush and Hollywood Life
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.
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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.
PopEater:
Hayden Panettiere Dating 33-Year-Old Boxing Champ?  —  Hayden Panettiere has been getting cozy with Ukranian boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko, 33, leading many to speculate they are dating.  The ‘Heroes’ actress, 20, spent the past few weeks in Miami after he invited her to join him in Florida for the New Year.
Discussion: GOSSIPONTHIS.COM
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Daily Mail:
Hayden Panettiere goes for a heavyweight new look... red hair …
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Gets Protection from ‘Stalker’  —  Kim Kardashian says she has a crazed stalker who has been following her ... and she believes he's an immediate threat to her — this according to a restraining order obtained by TMZ.  —  Kim says Dennis Shaun Bowman started by tweeting her last September …
Discussion: Gossip Cop
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
Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney Spears Due in Court for Progress Review  —  A Los Angeles judge seeks face-time with Britney Spears, who's expected to appear in court Friday for a 1:30 p.m. hearing in her ongoing conservatorship case.  —  It's been nearly two years since the pop star's father Jamie gained legal control …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Associated Press:
More you'll love on  —  Lost: The Final Season begins Tuesday Feb 2 8/7c Seasons 1-5 now playing online!  —  The Deep End: New series premieres tonight at 8/7c  —  Scrubs:Watch full episodes online with exclusive commentary.  Check it out now!  —  Wednesdays 9/8c: Modern Family The funniest new comedy on TV!
Discussion: Just Jared and Oh No They Didn't!
omg!:
Trouble For 'Jersey Shore's' Ronnie & Sammi?  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — “Jersey Shore” star Ronnie Magro started out the season of MTV's now hit show saying, “Never fall in love on the Jersey Shore,” but ended the summer on Thursday's season finale with a toast to girlfriend Sammi “Sweetheart” …
Discussion: DailyFill.com
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 …
Jeanne Wolf / PARADE Magazine:
Jennifer Garner: I Need to Find Balance  —  In this week's issue of PARADE, Jennifer Garner talks to Jeanne Wolf about striking the right balance between box-office stardom and raising daughters Violet, 4, and Seraphina, 1.  Plus, how she and husband Ben Affleck keep their love alive.
David Lettermanto / New York Post:
Leno planning Oprah appearance  —  Jay Lenohas taken such a beating over his recent treatment of  —  Conan O'Brienthat the lantern-jawed comic plans to go on “The  —  Oprah WinfreyShow” next week to try to restore his nice-guy reputation.  While everyone from
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
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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Dave McNary / Variety:
Alcon develops ‘Late Bloomer’
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Margaret Lyons / PopWatch:
Jon Hamm and Ashton Kutcher heading back to ‘SNL’
Discussion: Hollywood Life and TV Envy
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Peter Gabriel Says He Won't Reunite With Genesis at Rock Hall Induction
Associated Press:
‘Mamma Mia!’ Producer Plans Spice Girls Musical
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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Meghnad Bose / Columbia Journalism Review:
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

Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, seeking Google to sell two of its ad tech tools and more

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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