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11:50 AM 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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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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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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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
Discussion: Inside Movies and EW.com
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 …
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.
Discussion: Dlisted and Mirror.co.uk
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PopEater:   Susan Boyle's Idol Gets Nasty, Calls Her a ‘Virus’
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 …
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.
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
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 …
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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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: Oh No They Didn't! and TV Fanatic
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 …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Brooke Mueller's Step Dad Confirms She's In Treatment Center  —  Brooke Mueller's stepfather has confirmed exclusively to RadarOnline.com that she is in a treatment center, saying “she is recognizing that she needs help and she can't do it on her own.”
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Cameras Follow Heidi Montag to Colorado to Face Mom  —  After keeping her family in the dark about getting 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day, Heidi Montag is finally heading home to Crested Butte, Colo., to confront her mom and reveal what she calls, “the new me.”
David Balls / Digital Spy:
Lady GaGa, Elton John ‘to duet at Grammys’  —  Lady GaGa and Elton John will reportedly perform together at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.  —  The pair are rumoured to be working on a duet for the annual event, which is held at the Los Angeles Staples Center on January 31.
Discussion: X17 Online
X17 Online:
Lindsay Lohan's Out Of The Loop!  —  This is just like that scene in Mean Girls when The Plastics tell Regina, “you can't sit with us!”  Well, sorta.  Madeo was basically a ghost town of Lindsay Lohan's past last night - ex-BFF Nicole Richie, ex-fling Stavros Niarchos (with Nicky Hilton) …
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
ABC to air ‘Bachelor’ Mesnick's wedding  —  ABC is planning another trip down the aisle, as “The Bachelor” couple Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney will tie the knot next month on the network.  —  The two-hour “The Bachelor: Jason and Molly's Wedding” is set to air March 8.
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.
 
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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

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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