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2:20 AM ET, January 28, 2010

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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ABC cancels ‘Ugly Betty’  —  This is about as ugly as it gets, folks.  —  ABC has just informed Ugly Betty producers that the show's current fourth season will be its last.  What's more, the network has trimmed the show's episode order from 22 to 20.
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Perez Hilton:
ABC Just Cancelled...  Ugly Betty!  —  It was bound to happen.
Discussion: omg!
Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
‘Ugly Betty’ canceled by ABC
Discussion: Hollywood Life and TV Squad
ETonline:
BROOKE MUELLER IN REHAB  —  ET breaks news that Brooke Mueller is in rehab.  —  Sources confirm that the Hollywood mom is now seeking treatment at a drug and alcohol rehab center in North Carolina.  —  Her attorney Yale Galanter tells ET that she's doing ok, but that he still has concerns for her.
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People.com:
Brooke Mueller Enters ‘Wellness Program’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and iVillage
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Poltergeist Star Zelda Rubinstein Has Passed Away  —  Poltergeist star Zelda Rubinstein has passed away, RadarOnline.com has exclusively confirmed.  —  EXCLUSIVE: Poltergeist Star Zelda Rubinstein Nearing Last Days  —  In December, the petite actress had been taken off …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck Boozing Again After Rehab Stay  —  Ben Affleck has fallen off the wagon and is boozing again despite swearing off alcohol for good when he checked into rehab in 2001, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Ben Affleck At Sundance
TMZ.com:
‘Heroes’ Star Busted for DUI  —  Adrian Pasdar — the guy who plays the flying Senator Nathan Petrelli on “Heroes” — was busted for DUI early this morning after cops say he was burning rubber and swerving all over a Los Angeles freeway.  —  TMZ has learned 44-year-old Pasdar was arrested …
Us Weekly:
Idol: Katy Perry Threatens to Throw Coke in Kara DioGuardi's Face  —  “I've always been brutally honest,” American Idol guest judge Katy Perry warned on Tuesday's show as Los Angeles auditions kicked off.  —  But it seemed that she packed the best punches for fellow judge Kara DioGuardi - not the contestants.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTO & INTERVIEW: Tila Tequila “I'm Pregnant”, See The Sonogram  —  Tila Tequila has been hinting at and tweeting about a possible pregnancy for months, with many speculating the reality TV star is not with child, but rather just desperate for attention.
Us Weekly:
Hayden Panettiere on New Red 'Do: “I Was Tired of Being a Blonde”  —  Why'd Hayden Panettiere ditch her blonde 'do to become a redhead?  —  “Because I could!” the Heroes star, 21, told UsMagazine.com at the NYC premiere of Temple Grandin Tuesday night.  “I was tired of being a blonde and being …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Zac Efron Picks Pair Of Projects  —  The list of young actors who transition to adult leading men isn't that long... Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Christian Bale, etc.  Zac Efron is hoping to make that transition so he's linked himself to a pair of projects he hopes will give him the chance to broaden his range.
People.com:
Elizabeth Edwards's Breaking Point  —  After meeting the love child that rocked her 32-year marriage to one-time presidential candidate John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards has had enough.  —  “She said, 'I've had it.  I can't do this.  I want my life back,' ” her sister, Nancy Anania, tells PEOPLE in the latest cover story.
Contactmusic.com:
KRISTEN STEWART - KRISTEN STEWART UNDERAGE DRINKER … KRISTEN STEWART UNDERAGE DRINKER  —  Kristen Stewart couldn't use her celebrity status to get into a bar over the weekend as she wasn't old enough to drink at the bar.  —  Kristen Stewart was denied entrance to a bar.
HisHighness / ianundercover.com:
Aniston Won't Take Pitt Back; Has signed With a Top San Francisco Matchmaking Agency To Find The Right Dude  —  Don't look for Jen to take Brad back.  IUC has learned that the former Friends star is so desperate to hook up with the right match that she paid over a six figure lump sum to top matchmaking agency Kelleher International.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and Showbiz Spy
Us Weekly:
Rachel Zoe Calls Eating Disorder Rumors “Silly”  —  Despite an alarmingly thin frame, A-list stylist Rachel Zoe insists she doesn't have an eating disorder.  —  The Rachel Zoe Project star, 38, drew stares when she walked the St. Bart's shore in a bikini Jan. 8.
DailyFill.com:
Brad And Angelina Still Together.  Technically.  We Think  —  What is going on?  And why do we care so much?  It's just the chick from Tomb Raider and the guy from True Romance.  —  While many were curious to see if Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt would be walking the red carpet together, don't hold your breath.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Perez Hilton
Access Hollywood:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz On Life After ‘Chicago’ & Jessica Simpson's ‘Price Of Beauty’  —  Ashlee Simpson,Jessica Simpson,Broadway,'The Price Of Beauty',Parenthood,TV,Reality TV  —  Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is wrapping up her run on Broadway in the musical “Chicago,” but the former “Melrose Place” …
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Lindsay Lohan's Out Of The Loop!
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Associated Press:
Lucy Liu set for Broadway's ‘God of Carnage’
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Perez Hilton
People.com:
Taylor Swift Sings Along with Keith Urban and John Mayer - in the Audience!
Discussion: Extra
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
The CW orders ‘La Femme Nikita’ remake
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PopEater:
CoCo's Back on NBC ... Sort Of
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
George Lucas producing a CGI musical! Featuring ... fairies?
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

 
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