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4:35 PM ET, January 28, 2010

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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Oops!  Jessica Simpson Farts During Business Meeting  —  Let's end this meeting on a high note!  —  A source tells Us Weekly that Jessica Simpson had a, ahem, windy moment during a business meeting for her denim line in late January.  “While one of the executives was speaking …
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Jessica Simpson Lets 'Er Rip
Discussion: omg! and Us Weekly
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Tiger's ‘not normal’ sex play  —  Loredana Joliesays the disgraced golfer is such a freak in bed, his stint in a rehab for sex addiction probably won't cure him.  —  “He would engage in sex from 9 p.m. until the sun came up the next morning.  But he wasn't a healthy guy.
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Alleged Tiger Escort: Sex Rehab Won't “Help,” He's Not “Healthy”
Discussion: X17 Online
Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
‘Susan Boyle is a virus’ claims Elaine Paige as she reveals her true feelings about their duet  —  For years she idolised Elaine Paige, singing along to her songs in her bedroom with a hairbrush for a microphone.  —  But it seems Susan Boyle's admiration for the 61-year-old diva may not be a mutual affair.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Simon & Ellen Not Talking To Each Other  —  While the singers have provided enough entertainment this season, the real show is behind the scenes where Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres are no longer speaking to each other, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.
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MSat / Cele|bitchy:   Are Simon Cowell and Ellen Degeneres not speaking?
TMZ.com:
NFL Star Accused of Beating Pregnant Girlfriend  —  Steven Jackson — the starting running back for the St. Louis Rams — has been accused of one of the most vile crimes imaginable ... beating up his girlfriend while she was nine months pregnant with his child.
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Gisele Bündchen: I Had a Water Birth  —  Only weeks after giving birth to baby Benjamin, Gisele Bündchen is already back to work - and looking hot as ever.  —  On Jan. 25, the supermodel was shooting a campaign for Brazilian fashion label Colicci in Boston, where she was visited …
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Us Weekly:
Gisele: “I Gave Birth in the Bathtub”
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
WWE Wrestler Accused of Smacking a Woman  —  WWE wrestler Greg “Hurricane” Helms allegedly smacked several people — including a woman — before he and Chris Jericho were arrested at a Kentucky gas station yesterday, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  We're told several people …
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Alicia Dennis / People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Reveal Baby Josie  —  It's 19 kids ... and counting their blessings.  —  Seven weeks after baby Josie's surprise early arrival, her relieved parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are talking to PEOPLE about the tiny micropreemie, who is taking breast milk through a tube and weighs 2 lbs. 3 oz.
Charles McGrath / New York Times:
J. D. Salinger, Literary Recluse, Dies at 91  —  J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous …
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People.com:
Author J.D. Salinger Dies at 91
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Lew Harris / The Wrap:
Miramax Dies: Rest in Peace  —  By Sharon Waxman  —  It's been a slow death, but Miramax dies on Thursday.  —  The New York and Los Angeles offices of the arthouse movie studio owned by Disney will close.  Eighty people will lose their jobs.  The six movies waiting distribution …
omg!:
Leno on Oprah: “I Was Devastated” to Lose The Tonight Show  —  Jay Leno said he was “devastated” when NBC executives first told him in 2004 that they were giving The Tonight Show to Conan O'Brien.  —  Oprah Winfrey to Interview Jay Leno; Possibly Conan O'Brien
Discussion: PopEater and TMZ.com
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TMZ.com:
‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Starting to Fold  —  Two of the cast members of “Jersey Shore” have agreed to MTV's offer of $10,000 an episode, but the others are still holding out ... sources connected to the negotiations tell TMZ.  —  Ronnie and J-WOWW have accepted MTV's offer.
K.C. Baker / People.com:
Rihanna's Pal Jasmina Anema Succumbs to Leukemia  —  Jasmina Anema, the spunky 6-year-old Manhattan girl who captured the hearts of President Obama, Rihanna and others with her courageous fight against leukemia, has died.  —  “Today, January 27, at 10:55 p.m., Jasmina lost her fight against leukemia …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
EXCLUSIVE: Samantha Harris Leaving Dancing with the Stars  —  Samantha Harris has left the ballroom!  —  The Dancing With the Stars co-host will not return to ABC's celebrity dance competition when it returns for its tenth season on March 22.  Harris, who has co-hosted with Tom Bergeron …
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Gossip Cop
NY Daily News:
NFL player Eric Green forcibly sodomized transgender New Yorker Angelina Mavilia, her lawsuit claims  —  A transgender New Yorker has filed a $10 million sex assault suit against an NFL player - and in a separate action is also suing the city, saying she was abused and humiliated by cops.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Zac Efron Picks Two 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.
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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: Charlie Sheen's Wife Being Treated For Drugs AND Alcohol, Friends Tried To Bring Her Drugs In Hospital  —  Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller is in rehab for both drugs AND alcohol, multiple sources close to the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively.
PopEater:
‘Idol’ Contestant Angela Martin 'Hasn't Stopped Looking' for Her Missing Mother  —  The search continues for ‘American Idol’ contestant Angela Martin's mother, who mysteriously disappeared in a south Chicago suburb on Dec. 26.  “We haven't heard anything yet,” Martin tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: omg! and PEOPLE TV Watch
Wyntermitchell / Hollywood Life:
EXCLUSIVE!  Lindsay Lohan Is Going Topless in Her New Movie, ‘Machete’  —  We don't know if this is the best kind of comeback role, Lindsay, but at least you'll certainly have everyone talking!  —  Lindsay Lohan is about to let it all hang out in her latest film role - and we're not talking about her emotions, either.
Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Scoop: Tiger's wife stays at Favre's ranch  —  Plus: Madonna and A-Rod reportedly spent weekend together  —  Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren, seen here in July 2009, reportedly visited recently at the clinic where he's said to be undergoing sex addiction treatment.
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Us Weekly:
David Beckham “Feels Quite Shy” Seeing Himself Half-Naked on Billboards  —  Most people would be ecstatic to look half as good as David Beckham does on those enormous, half-naked billboards.  But for the soccer star, it just makes him uncomfortable.  —  “I still feel quite shy when I see a poster …
Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez: My Abs Are “Pretty Flat for Having Twins”  —  Jennifer Lopez has a reason to brag.  —  “My abs are pretty flat for having twins!”  Lopez — who welcomed Max and Emme in February 2008 — told UsMagazine.com at a Scott Barnes book launch fete in NYC Wednesday.  —  What's her secret?
 
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