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12:35 PM ET, January 28, 2010

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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 …
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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.
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PopEater:   Susan Boyle's Idol Gets Nasty, Calls Her a ‘Virus’
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 …
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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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.
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Zac Efron to star in spy thriller from Marvel scribe Brian Michael Bendis
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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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.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywood Life
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Alleged Tiger Escort: Sex Rehab Won't “Help,” He's Not “Healthy”
Discussion: X17 Online
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Mel Gibson in talks to join ‘Cold Warrior’  —  Spy thriller is from ‘Lethal Weapon’ writer Shane Black  —  Mel Gibson is in negotiations to reteam with his “Lethal Weapon” scribe Shane Black for Universal's spy thriller “Cold Warrior.”  —  Black, directing his second movie after 2005's …
Discussion: Pajiba and EW.com
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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.
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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.
Ali Jaafar / Variety:
Cyrus, Moore circle ‘L.O.L.’  —  Both in talks for stateside remake of French hit  —  Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore are circling the English-language remake of Gallic smash “L.O.L.: Laughing Out Loud.”  —  Mandate Intl. is handling international sales on the project, which original helmer …
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.
TMZ.com:
WWE Star Chris Jericho Arrested in Kentucky  —  WWE wrestler Chris Jericho was arrested at a gas station in Kentucky early Wednesday morning after cops say he and a fellow wrestler were both “extremely intoxicated” in public.  —  39-year-old Jericho was taken into custody in Kenton County around 5 AM for …
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: Cele|bitchy
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Michael Douglas's Son Admits Drug Dealing  —  Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of Oscar winner Michael Douglas, pleaded guilty in a New York courtroom Wednesday to distributing a large quantity of crystal meth, a charge that carries a mandatory 10-year prison sentence.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Glee,’ ‘NCIS,’ ‘House,’ ‘Castle,’ ‘Fringe,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: Any information on what's going on with Tony and Ziva on NCIS?
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Oh No They Didn't!
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
HBO is a ‘Mind Hunter’  —  Fox 21, Theron and Fincher developing drama series  —  Charlize Theron and David Fincher have teamed to develop a drama series, “Mind Hunter,” for HBO and Fox 21 revolving around the investigation of serial killers.  —  Fox 21 has optioned the book “Mind Hunter …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Taylor Momsen, 16, caught smoking a cigarette  —  Seriously, at this point what's the difference between Taylor Momsen and a teenage runaway who supports herself by hooking?  Because there's absolutely no visual difference at this point.  I just saw these photos of Taylor Momsen walking around …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
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Celebslam:
Taylor Momsen is cool, hip, precancerous
Discussion: Deceiver.com
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?
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.
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TMZ.com:
LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian — Life of the Potty
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David Balls / Digital Spy:
Lady GaGa, Elton John ‘to duet at Grammys’
Discussion: X17 Online
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
DreamWorks nabs ‘Eat, Sleep, Poop’
Discussion: Inside Movies, The Playlist and EW.com
Access Hollywood:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz On Life After ‘Chicago’ & Jessica Simpson's ‘Price Of Beauty’
X17 Online:
Lindsay Lohan's Out Of The Loop!
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Boston Globe:
Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Associated Press:
Lucy Liu set for Broadway's ‘God of Carnage’
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Perez Hilton
HisHighness / ianundercover.com:
Aniston Won't Take Pitt Back; Has signed With a Top San Francisco …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and Showbiz Spy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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”

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

 
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