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1:35 PM ET, February 2, 2010

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Report: Madonna splits from boytoy  —  Madonna has split from her boytoy lover Jesus Luz, according to a new report.  —  The Material Girl is said to be single again after the Brazilian underwear model called off their relationship, citing their age difference and busy schedules, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Snooki Nude Photos For Sale  —  It looks like the ladies from Jersey Shore can't keep their clothes on when there's a camera around!  —  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that nude photos AND video of Snooki are for sale and being shopped to various media outlets.
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Jesse James' Daughter Allowed Calls, Not Visits, From Porn Star Mom  —  It's not exactly a loss for Jesse James—and it's not what you'd call a massive win for his porn-star ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder, either.  —  At a hearing today in the contentious custody battle between Sandra Bullock's current hubby …
X17 Online:
Avatar, The Hurt Locker And Up In The Air Top Oscar Noms  —  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the nominees for the 82nd annual Academy Awards, and both Avatar and The Hurt Locker racked up a whopping 9 nominations, including Best Picture.
Discussion: Associated Press and omg!
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J. Dakar / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
'ROUND THE WAY: PRECIOUS EARNS A LOT OF OSCAR NOMINATIONS + OTHER OSCAR INFO
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly Say They're Done With Television After Lost  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  Hope you're sitting down for this, Lost fans, 'cause it's just another reason to mourn …
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Matthew Fox: I'm Quitting TV After Lost  —  When Lost wraps up this May, don't expect Matthew Fox to find himself on another TV show.  —  “I won't be doing any more television,” the star, 43, tells UsMagazine.com.  —  Fox, who starred as the eldest brother in the '90s drama Party of Five for six seasons …
TMZ.com:
Conan O'Brien Bucks Up for Screwed Crew  —  Conan O'Brien is shelling out his own cash to some ex-staffers who didn't get jack from that $7.5 million separation deal from NBC.  —  According to sources close to production, Conan's stagehands from “The Tonight Show” were not covered by the NBC severance plan.
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Gisele Bündchen Calls Baby Benjamin ‘A Little Angel’  —  Gisele Bündchen may not be getting much sleep since giving birth to her first child, Benjamin, with husband Tom Brady in December - but she doesn't mind.  —  “I haven't slept much,” the supermodel, who says she's …
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Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen claims son Benjamin's birth 'didn't hurt …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Matthew Broderick takes TV role  —  Actor attached to star in NBC comedy pilot ‘Beach Lane’  —  Matthew Broderick is coming to series television.  —  The actor, who had been courted by TV networks for years to headline a show, is attached to star in NBC's multicamera comedy pilot “Beach Lane,” which was given the green light Monday.
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Matthew Broderick headed to TV
Discussion: Movieline and Inside TV Blog
Us Weekly:
All-Star Lineup Arrives to Re-Record “We Are the World” for Haiti  —  We are the ones to make a brighter day, so let's start giving...  On Monday afternoon, an impressive list of stars began arriving at the Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood.  The reason for the day-after-Grammys gathering …
Discussion: PopSugar and The Hollywood Gossip
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HBO eyes biopic about anti-gay activist  —  ‘Sex and the City’ creator to direct film about Anita Bryant  —  HBO is developing a biopic of former beauty queen, singer and celebrity pitchwoman Anita Bryant, who is known mostly for her work as an anti-gay activist.
Mandy Stadtmiller / New York Post:
My night with a prosti-dude  —  Meet the first legal male hooker  —  Who would hire the first legal male hooker in the country?  —  A desperate spinster?  A lonely divorcee?  A New York Post reporter on undercover assignment?  —  Answer: All of the above.
Discussion: coverawards.com and Gawker
RADAR:
Boston Legal Star Justin Mentell Dead at 27  —  Former Boston Legal star Justin Mentell was killed in a car crash near Madison, Wisconsin on Monday, RadarOnline.com has confirmed.  —  Read The Accident Report  —  The actor's 2005 Jeep swerved off the road and went down an embankment before hitting two trees, police said.
The Smoking Gun:
Situation™ Wanted  —  Trademarks sought for valuable nickname of “Jersey Shore” mook  —  For the first time in the republic's history, government officials are being asked to grant a trademark for the nickname a man has given to his abdominal muscles, records show.
Rebecca Lopez / WFAA-TV:
Police: Novacek's wife died of self-inflicted gunshot wound  —  BURLESON — The wife of Jay Novacek, a former Dallas Cowboys tight end, was found dead Monday morning at her mother's home in Burleson.  —  Police said LeAnne Novacek died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Olivia Wilde to star opposite Daniel Craig in ‘Cowboys and Aliens’  —  Olivia Wilde is in negotiations to star opposite Daniel Craig in the sci-fi Western “Cowboys & Aliens,” which Jon Favreau is directing for DreamWorks Studios.  —  Wilde will play a character named Ella who joins …
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
‘The Bachelor’: Episode 5 recap  —  The remaining five women arrive in San Francisco as their road trip up the California coast comes to an end.  —  One-On-One Date: Tenley  —  Tenley meets Jake for a trolley ride to Chinatown.  She explains that she has been cautious about her feelings since …
Discussion: omg!
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
German-born Diane Kruger revels in her ‘Inglourious’ role  —  LOS ANGELES — She's dainty and delicate, with seemingly endless legs and cheeks that can cut glass.  —  But Diane Kruger has more to offer than an impeccable sense of style.  —  Quentin Tarantino found that out when he cast …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Just Jared
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
On Winfrey's Channel, a Show About Her Show  —  When Oprah Winfrey's cable channel makes its debut in January, she will still be the host of her syndicated talk show on local stations.  Contractual agreements will prohibit her from appearing in something similar on OWN …
People.com:
Jessica Simpson Checks Out the ‘Cute Doctors’  —  At the hospital over the past few days to visit her “Nana,” who had a tumor removed Jan. 29, Jessica Simpson has been passing the hours admiring the “cute doctors” - and it looks like they are returning the attention.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Style Watch:
Pink Happy to Be Standing After Grammy Acrobatics  —  If you found yourself getting dizzy watching Pink's astonishing aerial acrobatics on Sunday night's 2010 Grammy Awards, you weren't alone.  —  The singer herself was a bit disoriented by the end.  —  “When I do it [on tour] …
Adam K. Raymond / New York Magazine:
Did ABC Already Announce the Oscar Nominations on Its Website?  —  Has ABC, the network that will air the Oscars on March 7, prematurely announced the nominations on its website?  It certainly looks that way!  A simple search of the word “oscar” on ABCNews.com brings up a long list of results titled “2010 Oscar Nominations.”
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Should Lady Gaga Make Music With Lindsay Lohan?  —  Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Donato Sardella/Getty Images  —  Lindsay Lohan could be jumping onto Lady Gaga's disco stick.  —  Über-producer Rodney Jerkins says he'd like the two young ladies to hit the recording studio together.
Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Bret Michaels for President?  The ‘Rock of Love’ Star Thinks It's a Good Idea  —  Bret Michaels went from hard-partying rock star in eighties hair band Poison to lovelorn reality television dating contestant on VH1's ‘Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.’  —  After three seasons Michaels …
Discussion: CelebNewsWire, Ear Sucker and Asylum
Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Baby Josie Duggar's 18 Siblings Getting to Know Her Onscreen  —  Grab the popcorn!  Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's crew of 17 kids still at home have a nightly movie date - and their preemie sister Josie is the star of the show.  —  The newest Duggar, who was born three months premature Dec. 10 …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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