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4:30 PM ET, December 30, 2010

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Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — I Apologize, I'm Not Homophobic  —  Chris Brown tells TMZ he's sorry for going off on Raz B yesterday on Twitter, and making crass sexual references that many say were homophobic.  —  Brown tells TMZ, “Yesterday was an unfortunate lack in judgment sparked by public Twitter attacks from Raz B …
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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Racial, Gay Slurs in Twitter Feud  —  So much for anger management ... Chris Brown just unloaded an offensive, scathing Twitter attack on a former member of the R&B group B2K ... and it had to do with comments about Rihanna.  —  Brown got into it with singer Raz B …
Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Death Threat in Raz B Twitter Feud  —  Chris Brown's Twitter feud with former B2K singer Raz B took a violent turn last night — when Raz's brother posted a video threatening to put a “mother f**king pistol” in Brown's mouth.  —  The threat came after a scathing exchange between Brown …
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
‘Jersey Shore’ New Year's Eve Stunt Moves to - Where Else?  - Jersey Shore  —  When you've been kicked around by New York, you can always come home to the Jersey Shore.  The borough of Seaside Heights, N.J., the backdrop for the debut season of the MTV reality series “Jersey Shore,” …
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Bryan Alexander / Hollywood Reporter:
'Jersey Shore's' Snooki Denied New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Times Square
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: J.Lo's Husband Marc Anthony Hit With $3.4M In Unpaid Tax Bills  —  The husband of superstar Jennifer Lopez has been slapped with demands for $1.8 million in unpaid taxes, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  PHOTOS: J.Lo & Family Celebrate Her Birthday In Cabo
TMZ.com:
New ‘Teen Mom’ Audio — Gary's Cover-Up Call  —  Amber Portwood's baby daddy, Gary Shirley, desperately tried to get his other chick to cover up another alleged Amber beating that occurred just two weeks ago ... according to a recording obtained by TMZ.  —  The audio — recorded Dec. 15 …
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Queen Elizabeth Welcomes First Great-Grandchild  —  There's a new royal in the fold: Peter Phillips, cousin to Princes William and Harry, and his wife Autumn welcomed a daughter Wednesday, making Queen Elizabeth a great-grandmother for the first time.  —  The baby girl, whose name has not yet …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
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Us Weekly:
Queen Elizabeth Welcomes First Great-Grandchild!
Sara Hammel / People.com:
French Model Who Suffered from Anorexia Dies at 28  —  French model and actress Isabelle Caro, whose anorexia-ravaged body was featured in a shocking 2007 advertising campaign, has died.  —  The young woman's acting coach, Daniele Dubreuil-Prevot, revealed Caro died on Nov. 17, at the age of 28, according to reports.
Discussion: The Frisky and Bumpshack.com
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Shari Weiss / NY Daily News:
Ryan Phillippe: 'I'm very happy' for Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth  —  Reese Witherspoon's first husband more than approves of the man about to be her second.  —  Ryan Phillippe, who was wed to Witherspoon for seven years until 2008, is praising the actress' recent engagement to CAA agent Jim Toth.
TMZ.com:
David Beckham: I Didn't Have Sex With That Prostitute  —  David Beckham swears under oath, he never had sex with the prostitute who claims she had a threesome with him in 2007.  —  Beckham filed a declaration in his $25 million lawsuit against Irma Nici and the publishers of “In Touch Weekly,” which ran the story.
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Natalie Portman: Everyone Loves Lesbian Sex Scenes  —  How do you get both men and women to reach into their pockets to see a movie?  The answer, at least for the moviemakers behind Black Swan, was simple: girl-on-girl action.  —  “Everyone was so worried about who was going to want to see this movie …
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
No Prenup for Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh  —  Kelsey Grammer is so anxious to get married to his new fiancée Kayte Walsh that he's planning to walk down the aisle as soon as his divorce with wife Camille is finalized.  But surely to his money manager's horror …
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New York Post:
How Camille got $20M more
Discussion: Us Weekly
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Sir Elton John: “Why We Chose Zachary as the Name for Our Son”  —  After welcoming Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John on Dec. 25 via a surrogate, Sir Elton John, 62, and partner David Furnish, 48, shared the joyous news with UsMagazine.com.  —  “We have fulfilled a dream …
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PinkNews.co.uk:
Exclusive- BBC: Gay execution supporter interview was required …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom Get a Spinoff  —  Keeping up with Khloe Kardashian will soon be easier: A source says the star, 26, and her hubby, L.A. Laker Lamar Odom, 31, are set to start work on their long-rumored Newlyweds-type reality show.  —  “It shoots in the spring,” says an insider.
Cele|bitchy:
John Travolta went on a 3 day guys only ski & spa trip right before Christmas  —  Here's a somewhat damning story in The National Enquirer about a semi-secret ski and spa getaway John Travolta took with three male buddies right before Christmas.  We've heard that Travolta likes picking up men in spas …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and Celebs.com
The Superficial:
Salma Hayek in a Bikini  —  Here's Salma Hayek in St. Barts yesterday who's turning into quite the spicy brickhouse.  A lot of people say I only like anorexic chicks because I've made it my mission to point out how pregnant Christina Aguilera is - because she is.
Arthur Vandelay / scenelouisiana.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Brad Pitt returns to New Orleans for 'Cogan's Trade'  —  Brad Pitt, arguably the biggest movie star in the world, will soon be shooting another film in New Orleans.  While the actor shares a residence in the city with Angelina Jolie, it will be his first film in Louisiana since 2008's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
TMZ.com:
Scott Disick Explodes on Photog  —  Kourtney Kardashian's baby daddy Scott Disick went ballistic on a photographer at Miami International Airport yesterday — screaming at a snapper who got too close to the couple's little kid.  —  Multiple photogs — not ours — were shooting Disick and baby Mason …
Justin Elliott / Salon:
Mosque foes launch Bieber boycott  —  The unlikely story of how the teen pop sensation became ensnared in the “ground zero mosque” fight  —  Andy Sullivan, a construction worker and Brooklyn native, has been one of the loudest opponents of Park51, the planned mosque and community center near ground zero.
Discussion: New York Magazine, The Wire and Gawker
 
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Jo Piazza / PopEater:
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Jamie Schram / New York Post:
Swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay's death ruled a homicide
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Ben Todd / Daily Mail:
Keep it under your hat but Gordon Ramsay's had a £30,000 hair transplant
 

 
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

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