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1:30 PM ET, April 12, 2010

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Craig Wilson / USA Today:
Kitty Kelley's new Oprah bio has plenty to talk about  —  WASHINGTON — Celebrity chronicler Kitty Kelley is doing what she often does when one of her unauthorized blockbuster biographies is about to come out.  —  She's at her Georgetown office showing a visitor a wall of file cabinets filled …
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Kitty Kelley Biography Explores Oprah Winfrey's ‘Secrets’
Discussion: New Yorker and msnbc.com
X17 Online:
Jessica Simpson Goes Short And Sweet  —  pics courtesy of Jessica Simpson's Twitter  —  Jessica Simpson posted the following snapshots (courtesy of Ken Paves) on her Twitter account last night, and we're not sure if it's a wig or what, but we can't imagine the pop star would chop off her luscious locks!
Discussion: omg!
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Us Weekly:
PICS: Jessica Simpson Chops Off Hair?  —  Did Jessica Simpson cut her hair for a retro chin-length look — or is it a belated April Fool's prank?  —  Jury's out.  —  On Sunday, Simpson and Ken Paves (stylist and BFF) shared her latest snapshots via Twitter.  “Carol Brady who :)?” she joked.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Did Jessica Simpson chop off her hair, or is this a wig?
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: New Jesse James Mistress Revealed — Read Their Email Correspondence  —  Jesse James has led a secret life of cheating on his wife Sandra Bullock, and now RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained emails between Jesse and mistress number 5, a sexual relationship that went from obsession to legal action.
Joyce Eng / TVGuide.com:
Conan O'Brien Going to TBS  —  Conan O'Brien is going to TBS.  —  “In three months I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I'm headed to basic cable,” O'Brien said in a statement.  “My plan is working perfectly.”  —  A formal announcement is expected at 1 p.m. ET.
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Leno at Top of Late Night TV, With Older Viewers
New York Post:
Mario Lopez wants ‘Extra’ beauty  —  Mario Lopez is so body-obsessed, he persuaded his beautiful girlfriend, Courtney Mazza, to undergo rigorous personal training and encouraged surgery to get her into even better shape.  —  Sources say friends of Mazza are concerned that the image-conscious …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
We Can't All Be As Perfect As AC Slater
Discussion: Crushable
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Exclusive: Green Lantern's Suit Will Be CG  —  Everyone is curious to see what Ryan Reynolds will look like in costume in the big screen adaptation of DC Comics' Green Lantern.  Production started earlier this month in New Orleans, and while the first set photos have begun to hit the web …
E! Online:
Paris Hilton & Doug Reinhardt Split Again?  —  Have Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt split up for a second time?  —  Despite rumors that the two were on their way to wedded bliss, a source tells E! the couple recently split up and that Paris is the one who broke it off.  “Obviously she broke up with him,” says our source.
Mark Gray / People.com:
PHOTO: Heidi Montag Reveals New Bikini Body  —  Aside from posing in a bikini for PEOPLE after going under the knife last November, Heidi Montag said no one had seen her surgically enhanced body in swimwear.  That all changed Saturday.  —  The Hills star, joined by her husband Spencer Pratt …
Discussion: Celebritology 2.0
Dean Piper / Mirror.co.uk:
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel split  —  During three years together, it's fair to say their relationship has been on and off more times than a light switch.  —  But news reaches me this week that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have finally ended their union - and this time it looks permanent.
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New York Post:   Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz flirt on set
NY Daily News:
Rumored lovebirds Brody and Avril make it official - with matching tattoos  —  Brody Jenner and Avril Lavigne are making their recently rumored romance VERY official.  —  So official, in fact, that they put it in ink: We hear that the lovebirds got matching tattoos over the weekend.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Gossip Girl: Inside Dorota's Shotgun Wedding  —  In her break out role as Dorata, Blair Waldorf's loyal maid and confidante on Gossip Girl, actress Zuzanna Szadkowski becomes the center of attention as she walks down the aisle to get married on an episode airing tonight (9 p.m. EST) on the CW.
Associated Press:
America Ferrera Developing TV & Web Telenovela Based On ‘Romeo & Juliet’  —  America Ferrera,TV,MTV,NBC,Ugly Betty,Media,Behind The Scenes  —  “Ugly Betty” will soon be over for its star, America Ferrera, but she's got a new project in the works from behind the scenes.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
Lady Gaga: I'm Not Embarrassed to Be “Celibate”  —  Lady Gaga is known for her racy, sexually-charged songs.  But in real life, the 24-year-old singer (real name: Stefani Germanotta) is celibate.  —  While recently discussing her role in Mac's Viva Glam campaign, which supports global HIV …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Gabby Babble
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Benji Wilson / Daily Mail:
Lady Gaga gets lippy: The pop star teams with Mac to raise Aids awareness
 
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