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1:45 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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Art Beast / The Daily Beast:
Brittany Death Suit  — Home - Cheat sheet - Buzz board - Big Fat Story - Blogs & stories - Videos - Galleries - Crossword  —  Blogs and Stories  —  In an exclusive interview, Brittany Murphy's husband Simon Monjack reveals he's suing Warner Brothers for wrongful death …
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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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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Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Will Ferrell Welcomes Third Son  —  Exit Conan, enter Axel!  —  Hours after performing ‘Free Bird’ on the final Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, comedian Will Ferrell and wife Viveca Paulin welcomed their third son.  —  Axel Ferrell arrived Saturday morning, Jan. 24, in Los Angeles …
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 …
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
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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.
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.
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
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.
Boston Globe:
Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87  —  Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and whose books, such as “A People's History of the United States,” inspired young and old to rethink …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
George Lucas producing a CGI musical!  Featuring ... fairies?  —  George Lucas is tackling his first musical.  —  The untitled, top-secret CGI-animated film is in preproduction at Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in Marin County.  —  The project marks a rare foray outside the “Star Wars” …
Mike Collett-White / Reuters:
Pete Doherty fined for carrying heroin in court  —  Buzz up!  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty was fined Wednesday for walking into a court last month with heroin in his pocket.  —  The British singer, who has a history of drug arrests and once dated supermodel Kate Moss …
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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People.com:
Taylor Swift Sings Along with Keith Urban and John Mayer - in the Audience!
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PopEater:
CoCo's Back on NBC ... Sort Of
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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

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”

Frank Connelly / Bloomberg:
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