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6:00 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 …
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Teen Mom Bristol Palin Continues to Promise Abstinence
Discussion: E! Online and Gawker
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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X17 Online:
Joaquin Phoenix Ditches The Beard, Teams Up With Miley Cyrus & Liv Tyler For Charity!  —  Courtesy TWLOHA The last time we saw Joaquin Phoenix, he was virtually unrecognizable (not to mention incoherent) with a big, unkempt beard and hiding behind a pair of shades.
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X17 Online:
Live Video Coming Soon - Britney Spears On Her Way To Court!  —  After skipping out on her court appearance last Friday, Britney Spears will be back at the Los Angeles County Superior Court for a progress report regarding her conservatorship at 1:30pm PST.  X17 is live at the courtroom …
Discussion: omg!, Associated Press and TMZ.com
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney Spears Due in Court for Progress Review
Discussion: Extra and Perez Hilton
Marcus Barnes / Daily Mail:
Britney Spears works out in the gym before she sweats in court
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Pal: Angelina Yells at Brad that She “Hates” New Orleans  —  The Big Easy is nothing but a big headache for Angelina Jolie.  She and her partner, Brad Pitt, purchased a home in New Orleans in 2007 — but an insider tells Us Weekly that an irked Jolie “calls it ‘his house.’”
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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omg!:
Hope For Haiti Telethon: Will You Watch?
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopEater
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.
Daily Mail:
I have to take Viagra to keep up with Catherine Zeta-Jones: Michael Douglas, 65, reveals their bedroom secrets  —  Michael Douglas has revealed the secret to keeping the fire alive in his marriage to much younger wife Catherine Zeta Jones - and it's not flowers nor candlelit dinners.
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 …
Lisa de Moraes / Moraes on TV:
Jay Leno to keynote White House Correspondents Dinner [updated]  —  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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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 …
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse's ex Blake Fielder-Civil denies ‘dating a pre-op transsexual’  —  Blake Fielder-Civil has denied today's reports that he went on a string of dates with dark-haired transsexual ‘Mia’ McHugh.  —  Mia, 17, who also likes to dress up as his former wife Amy Winehouse …
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TMZ.com:
Amber Rose: I See London, I See France ...  Douchey rapper/fashionista Kanye West loves clothes — his humanoid girlfriend Amber Rose ... not so much.  —  While leaving a runway show in Paris on Thursday, the attention-seeking blonde showed off her gender by wearing a nude bodysuit underneath …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Goss Opens Up About Split With Daisy Fuentes Amidst Infidelity Rumors  —  Matt Goss opened up to RadarOnline.com exclusively about his breakup with Daisy Fuentes after the news surfaced that she had been allegedly cheating on him with Luis Miguel.  —  “We had a long and loving relationship,” Goss said.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Taylor Momsen, pantless brat, is thinking about Haiti, “stupid”  —  Once again, this little girl is 16 f-cking years old.  This is not a costume.  This is how she walks the streets of New York to go to work on Gossip Girl.  Thigh-high stockings?  Check.  No pants?  Check.  Eyeliner?
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
E! Online:
Rihanna's Baseball Player Beau Explains Ex's Restraining Order  —  A date with Rihanna apparently comes with a background check.  —  Domestic violence was not a factor in a restraining order filed against L.A. Dodgers star Matt Kemp by a former girlfriend in 2008, say both Kemp's agent and his ex, Felisha Terrell.
Catriona Wightman / Digital Spy:
Jackson estate ‘refuses to pay Joe money’  —  Michael Jackson's father Joe is not receiving any funds from the late singer's estate, say reports.  —  TMZ claims that the popstar did not want his father to benefit from his will.  —  Meanwhile, lawyers are allegedly worried that Joe wants …
Discussion: Reuters and Associated Press
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
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!
Vermonster / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Charlie Sheen “Definitely Attacked” His Wife, Says Her Dad  —  As Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller recovers in ICU at a Los Angeles hospital from an infection following oral surgery, Brooke's father Jon Fiore exclusively speaks out to RadarOnline.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

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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Writers and publishers criticize Spines, which raised a $16M seed round and charges authors $1,200 to $5,000 to use AI to edit and distribute their books

 
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