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3:55 PM ET, January 26, 2010

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Paula Abdul / TMZ.com:
Paula Abdul — ‘Dancing’ Is Lucrative  —  Paula Abdul has a million reasons to appear on “Dancing with the Stars.”  —  ABC has offered Abdul a $1,000,000 development deal, with one catch — she has to appear on “DWTS,” sources tell TMZ.  —  ABC has been going after Paula for a few years now, trying to get her on “DWTS.”
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Deadline.com:
TV TUG OF WAR: It's Ellen vs Simon, And ‘American Idol’ vs ‘X Factor’, As Tommy Mottola Is First Choice To Judge Both Shows (And Paula Is Involved, Too)  —  EXCLUSIVE: It was American Idol's newest judge Ellen DeGeneres' first day of the 9th season's taping of the Hollywood segment, and she was excited and nervous, sources tell us.
Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Ant & Dec would consider US ‘X Factor’
Discussion: Gossip Cop and omg!
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger's Wife: The Divorce Is Off  —  Tiger Woods' wife Elin has called off her divorce from the golf superstar, sources tell RadarOnline.com exclusively.  —  Elin spent last week visiting Tiger, and participating in his sex addiction rehab treatment, RadarOnline.com reported exclusively.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jwoww Nude Photos For Sale  —  Jersey Shore fans soon may be getting an eyeful of the “wow” in Jwoww!  —  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that naked photos of Jwoww are being shopped to several media outlets.  —  PHOTOS: Jersey Shore Stars Hit Venice Beach
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Us Weekly:
Jersey Shore's Vinnie Considering Law School at “Yale or Harvard”
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Gawker and RADAR
BBC:
McAvoy and Duff expecting a baby  —  Actors James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff are expecting their first child, they have announced.  —  The couple's spokesman, Rupert Fowler, said they had no further comment or information at this time.  —  Duff, 39, who starred in the BBC4 film Margot …
Discussion: omg!, PopEater and Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Press Association:
McAvoy and Duff to have a baby
E! Online:
Kristen Stewart's Haiti Donation  —  While George Clooney, Robert Pattinson, and practically every other celeb in the world helped raise more than $57 Million for Haiti relief, one star was upset she couldn't partake in the telethon last Friday: Kristen Stewart.
Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
Denise Richards Feels ‘Sad’ for Charlie Sheen  —  When Charlie Sheen was arrested for allegedly threatening wife Brooke Mueller, his ex-wife Denise Richards decided not to tell their daughters that the only way Dad could wish them a Merry Christmas was by calling collect from jail.
Sara Nathan / Daily Mail:
Brad buys £700,000 bachelor pad (complete with its own cave) to ‘get over split from Angelina’  —  Brad Pitt has secretly purchased a bachelor pad to help him sort out his split from Angelina Jolie, it was reported yesterday.  —  The 46-year-old Ocean's Eleven actor has spent £700,000 …
Linda Marx / People.com:
Brooke Mueller Released from Hospital  —  Still fighting an infection and recovering from pneumonia, Brooke Mueller has improved enough to be released from a Los Angeles hospital.  —  “I picked her up [Monday night] and brought her to a friend's house in Los Angeles where we will stay until …
PopEater:
Jane Lynch of ‘Glee’ to Marry Girlfriend in May  —  Jane Lynch let slip following the Golden Globes last week that she and her partner, Dr. Lara Embry, are tying the knot.  The ‘Glee’ star, who won a Screen Actors Guild award over the weekend, told the New York Times that she and her girlfriend are planning a May wedding.
Discussion: omg!, Fancast News and Queerty
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Access Hollywood:   'Glee's' Jane Lynch Reportedly Engaged To Girlfriend
TMZ.com:
Tila Tequila — Baby For Sale  —  Tila Tequila says she's pregnant and she's willing to confirm it — for a price.  —  We've learned Tila is shopping an ultrasound around she says proves she's having a baby.  —  As for who the father is ... God only knows.  —  See Also
People.com:
Katie Holmes Slips into Sundance's Low-Key Vibe  —  The much-anticipated arrival of Katie Holmes at the Sundance Film Festival took place Monday night amid a flurry of flashbulbs and friends.  —  The actress - who's at the Utah fest with two movies, The Extra Man and The Romantics …
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Natalie Portman keeps love quiet  —  Natalie Portmana home wrecker?  The notoriously private actress has reportedly been dating  —  Benjamin Millepied, 32, the New York City Ballet dancer who's choreographing her new movie, “The Black Swan.”  “They've been dating since the fall …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: LeAnn Rimes Sings About Breaking Ex's “Heart”  —  The country crooner, 27, took to the stage Monday at the ASCAP Music Cafe at the Sundance Film Festival, where she debuted one untitled tune.  —  “This song is going to make me cry,” she warned her audience.  “It's about love.”
Discussion: X17 Online
Adam / Showbiz Spy:
SOPHIE MONK CONSCIOUS OF CAMEL-TOE  —  SOPHIE Monk says her “camel-toe” is more famous than she is.  —  The English-Australian pop singer, actress and model says she is horrified to have been called out yet again over her tell-tale tight trousers.  —  “I can't believe it,” said Monk.
Discussion: Dlisted and CelebNewsWire
Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Wants to Send 50,000 Pairs of Shoes to Haiti  —  Jessica Simpson is trying to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake by organizing a shoe drive.  —  The singer, 29, has announced plans to team up with Nashville-based shoe charity Soles4Souls to collect at least 50,000 pairs …
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Justin Timberlake Is Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year  —  He's won six Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a host of other accolades.  Now, Justin Timberlake can add another sweet trophy to the pile: the Hasty Pudding award from Harvard University.  —  Timberlake, 28 …
Harris Interactive I Newsroom:
Clint Eastwood is America's Favorite Movie Star  —  Johnny Depp is number 2 and, last year's favorite, Denzel Washington drops to number 3  —  2009 may be the year that brought the movies back.  Between Avatar, the latest Harry Potter movie, Julie and Julia, New Moon from the Twilight series …
Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher Make First Red Carpet Appearance!  —  Carrie Underwood and fiance, hockey player Mike Fisher, made their first official red carpet appearance Monday night at the annual Sens' Soiree fundraiser at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec.
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Gerard Butler Takes a Shine to Street Performer in L.A.  —  Street performers are a dime a dozen around Southern California's Venice Beach area, but one violin player hit just the right notes for Gerard Butler on Sunday.  —  Sources tell PEOPLE that the actor spent much of the day on L.A.'s west side …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
X17 Online:
Kanye And His Gold Digger At Chanel  —  Yesterday Kanye West and his lady love Amber Rose stepped out for the Chanel fashion show in Paris, and Amber wore yet another eye catching ensemble.  But rather than hitting the event covered in a dress constructed of butt floss, Amber covered up her curves in gold knit wetsuit.
Discussion: INF Daily and DailyFill.com
Soraya Roberts / NY Daily News:
Octomom Nadya Suleman celebrates octuplets' first birthday and her own slimmed down figure  —  Octomom Nadya Suleman may be celebrating her new slim figure, but it's her kids who are having the party.  —  To publicize their first birthday, the six boys and two girls from La Habra …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Gary Coleman Leaves Jail In Wheelchair, “It Was Absolutely Miserable!”  —  RadarOnline.com caught up with actor Gary Coleman as he made his way out of Utah County Jail on Monday afternoon.  Looking frail and in a wheelchair, Coleman talked about his jail experience …
Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian: “Hard to Watch” Myself Getting Punched in Face  —  The daughter of one of O.J. Simpson's head trial lawyers, Robert Kardashian, step-daughter to Olympian Bruce Jenner and step-sister to Hills star Brody Jenner, Kardashian first hit the scene as one of Paris Hilton's party pals.
Lindsay Robertson / omg! on Yahoo!:
Diddy's Son Gets A $360,000 Car for His Sixteenth Birthday  —  Money might not buy love, but it will buy a six-figure Maybach for the teenaged son of a hip-hop superstar.  —  Thanks to his dad, hip-hop mogul and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs, now Justin Dior Combs is the proud owner of a $360,000 luxury sedan.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Evan Buxbaum / CNN:
Nancy Kerrigan's brother jailed in father's death  —  (CNN) — The father of American figure skating icon Nancy Kerrigan is dead and her brother is behind bars, accused of assault and battery against 70-year old Daniel Kerrigan, according to Massachusetts authorities.
Discussion: Bossip
Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Mamma Mia!  ABBAWORLD theme park opens in London  —  Buzz up!  —  LONDON - Is it possible to have too much ABBA?  —  Knowing me, knowing you, the answer is no.  —  The spangly Swedish quartet that gave the world “Waterloo” and “Dancing Queen” has sold 400 million records since …
Discussion: PopWatch and ArtsBeat
Kellvin Chavez / Latino Review:
Exclusive: Sam Worthington To Topline Universal's Dracula: Year Zero?  —  Breaking:  —  It's mad late here in NYC so I'll make this brief.  —  Got a hot tip from a trusted source “Pinche Taco,” the story speaks for itself.  —  Today, Tuesday is literally D Day- Dracula Day.
 
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Us Weekly:
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Frank Connelly / Bloomberg:
Vivendi says one of its small investors seeks to delay Vivendi's spinoff of Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette Group; shareholders were due to vote December 9

Daniel Kaplan / Awful Announcing:
The US DOJ and 17 state attorneys general file briefs for Fubo and against Venu Sports, which is trying to get an injunction lifted that blocked Venu's launch

Associated Press:
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