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MyFox Detroit:
Aretha Franklin Has Cancer, Fox 2 Confirms — myFOXdetroit.com Staff - Fox 2 News in Detroit has learned that the “Queen of Soul” has cancer. A relative of Aretha Franklin tells reporter Al Allen that the icon has cancer. Another relative says the family is very concerned.
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omg!, Sandra Rose, Ministry of Gossip, Spinner and New York Magazine
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Castina / Pop Crunch:
Aretha Franklin Pancreatic Cancer!?
Aretha Franklin Pancreatic Cancer!?
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Dlisted, The Huffington Post and In Case You Didn't Know
ABCNEWS:
Oprah Winfrey: 'I'm Not a Lesbian' — Media Mogul Opens Up to Barbara Walters on Personal Relationship With Gayle King, Stedman Graham — For 25 years, Oprah Winfrey has dazzled television audiences with her bold personality and candor, sharing her struggle with her weight …
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PopEater, X17 Online, Reuters and Fancast News
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey: 'I'm Not a Lesbian' — The rumors have been around for years. She even made light about them recently. But Oprah Winfrey has once again stated flatly: “I'm not a lesbian.” — “I'm not even kind of a lesbian,” the talk-show queen, 56, tells Barbara Walters in an upcoming interview on ABC.
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Cele|bitchy and The Hollywood Gossip
Danny Shea First / The Huffington Post:
Oprah Addresses Lesbian Rumors, Cries To Barbara Walters (VIDEO)
Oprah Addresses Lesbian Rumors, Cries To Barbara Walters (VIDEO)
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New York Magazine and Towleroad News #gay
Jon / Egotastic!:
NEWSWORTHY: Christina Aguilera Sexy Pictures Leaking Like a Sexy Sieve — Fire. Penecillin. The cameraphone. Perhaps the three most important technical leaps forward for mankind, not necessarily ranked in order of importance. Christina Aguilera is the latest and greatest to be sharing …
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Celebrity Gossip …, Hollywood Life and The Huffington Post
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People.com:
Hacker Leaks Racy Photos of Christina Aguilera — Christina Aguilera is hitting back after some semi-nude photos of her hit the Internet. — “The photos of Christina Aguilera being leaked to the press were illegally obtained by a hacker who tapped into Christina's personal stylist's account …
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TMZ.com and Perez Hilton
Aaron Sorkin / The Huffington Post:
In Her Defense, I'm Sure the Moose Had it Coming — What's Your Reaction: — “Unless you've never worn leather shoes, sat upon a leather chair or eaten meat, save your condemnation.” — You're right, Sarah, we'll all just go f**k ourselves now. — The snotty quote was posted by Sarah Palin on …
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National Enquirer, Pop2it, Big Hollywood, Gone Hollywood, Hollywood.com, Pajiba, Oh No They Didn't!, New York Magazine, PopEater, Jezebel, PopWatch and Videogum
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Jennifer Tells Chatty Chelsea to Zip It About Angelina — Just hours after I clued you in on Jennifer Aniston's new best friend, Chelsea Handler, going on a particularly nasty and graphic rant about Angelina Jolie, calling the mother of six a “f****ing b***h,” and a “c**t …
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Perez Hilton, Hollywood Life, TheFABlife, I'm Not Obsessed, What Would Tyler Durden Do and Crazy Days and Nights
Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Rielle Hunter Wants To Marry John Edwards As Family & Friends Mourn Elizabeth's Death — As friends and family mourn the passing of Elizabeth Edwards, the mistress of her estranged husband John Edwards continues to hold out hope that she and the former candidate …
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Perez Hilton, Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Cele|bitchy, Bossip, The Hollywood Gossip, Crushable and Jezebel
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Katy Perry Officially Becoming Mrs. Brand — Katy Perry is getting Branded! — The pop singer reveals Wednesday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she's in the process of taking new husband Russell Brand's last name. But in fact, she's been going by Katy Brand informally since the Oct. 23 wedding.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Urgent! MPAA Appeal Overturns NC-17 On ‘Blue Valentine’ — EXCLUSIVE: The MPAA has overturned the NC-17 rating on the Derek Cianfrance-directed Blue Valentine. The film will be given an R rating after Harvey Weinstein personally argued his position in today's hearing.
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Carpetbagger, The Moviefone Blog, Just Jared, In Contention, New York Magazine, Gawker and Movieline
Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Richie's Wedding This Weekend; Will Be ‘Small With Romantic Vibe’ — As Nicole Richie and Joel Madden prepare to tie the knot, RadarOnline.com has exclusive details about what the fashionista is planning for her big day and we've confirmed it will be this weekend.
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Ronni Chasen slaying: Gun recovered from man who committed suicide appears to match one that killed publicist — The gun recovered from a man who commited suicide at a Hollywood apartment appears to be the same one that killed veteran Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen, according to a law enforcement source.
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
PHOTO: Céline Dion at Home with Twins Eddy & Nelson — Here they are - the miracle babies. — Céline Dion takes PEOPLE all over her Jupiter Island, Fla., mansion for a collection of intimate photos with 6-week-old fraternal twins Eddy and Nelson in our new issue, on newsstands Friday.
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The Huffington Post, Cele|bitchy, PopEater, Hollywood Hiccups and omg!
Associated Press:
Snooki to help ring in the new year on MTV — LOS ANGELES - You know it's New Year's Eve when the Snooki drops — or at least you will this year. — MTV says it plans to put “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi inside a ball that drops in New York's Times Square to ring in 2011 as part of its “MTV New Year's Bash” special.
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X17 Online, TheFABlife, Gawker, New York Magazine, TV Squad and Inside TV
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Lindsay Powers / Hollywood Reporter:
Snooki to Drop From Ball in Times Square on MTV New Year's Special
Snooki to Drop From Ball in Times Square on MTV New Year's Special
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People.com, The Superficial, I'm Not Obsessed, Perez Hilton, BuddyTV, Best Week Ever and HollywoodNews.com
Jessica / INF Daily:
Halle Berry Buys A Christmas Tree; Gets Holiday Wish From Gabriel Aubry — Halle Berry had a super hectic day yesterday, attending the Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women In Entertainment Breakfast in the morning, then picking up her Christmas tree that afternoon.
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X17 Online
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OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Kendra Loses Her Baby! — Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett has just one wish this holiday season. “I just want to be with my family,” she says wistfully. Though it seems like a modest request, lately the days when the former Playboy model wakes up to her son's beaming smile and her husband's warm embrace are few.
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The Superficial, Dlisted, Bumpshack.com and Hollybaby
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy will be bootleggers — EXCLUSIVE: Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy together? In the 1920s? — The hot young acting pair will team up to make “The Wettest County in the World,” a Prohibtion-era dramatic thriller from director John Hillcoat ("The Road"), according to two people familiar with the film.
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Perez Hilton, Just Jared, FilmDrunk, MTV Movies Blog, Gawker, I Watch Stuff, Socialite Life, PopWatch, Pop2it, Hollywood.com, The Moviefone Blog, BuzzSugar, MovieWeb and New York Magazine
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears Tells Us About “Best Birthday of My Life!” — What scandal? — Days after Star magazine and Radaronline published fake reports about Jason Trawick's alleged physical abuse of girlfriend Britney Spears, the content pop singer and her beau of nearly two years …
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PopSugar, E! Online, PoorBritney.com, Pink is the New Blog, Pop2it, Cele|bitchy, Gossip Cop and People.com
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
HIV-positive porn performer speaks out — Derrick Burts, 24, who tested positive for HIV in October after working in gay and straight porn films, says he now favors enforcing mandatory condom use in porn productions. — The adult film performer who tested HIV-positive at a San Fernando Valley clinic …
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msnbc.com, Pop Crunch, L.A. NOW, The Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gawker, FilmDrunk, Celebrity Smack, Queerty and The Frisky
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
L&S exclusive: Drea de Matteo is pregnant! — Actress Drea de Matteo is four months pregnant, a friend of the star happily reveals to Life & Style! — “She's barely showing but is telling close friends and family how excited she is,” the friend says. — Drea is best known for playing Adriana La Cerva on HBO's The Sopranos.
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Hollybaby, I'm Not Obsessed and Celebrity Baby Scoop
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: More ‘Idol’ Changes: Producers Mulling Top 12 House, Vegas Trip — Fox and American Idol producers are planning more changes for the upcoming pivotal tenth season. — “Transparency” is the production theme this year, an idea being championed by series mastermind Simon Fuller.
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Hollywood.com, The Hollywood Gossip, TVgasm, Perez Hilton, TV Squad, New York Magazine and From Inside the Box