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11:10 AM ET, December 31, 2010

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TMZ.com:
John Mellencamp and Wife End Marriage  —  John Mellencamp is ending his marriage of 20 years.  —  John and his wife, Elaine Mellencamp, a model, have split, although his rep isn't saying if they've filed divorce papers yet.  —  The couple says they “are proud of their 20 years together …
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Samantha McIntyre / People.com:
John Mellencamp & Supermodel Wife Split  —  It's not all engagement news this holiday: Singer John Mellencamp and wife Elaine have decided to separate after 18 years of marriage.  —  They “are proud of their 20 years together and are very happy with their accomplishments both as parents and as a family …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Reuters:
John Mellencamp and wife separate after 20 years  —  “John and Elaine Mellencamp are proud of their 20 years together and are very happy with their accomplishments both as parents and as a family.  They will continue to raise their two children in Indiana but have decided to call it a day as a couple …
Discussion: PopEater and Right Celebrity
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 …
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Kourtney / Kourtney Kardashian Official Website:
Dear Paparazzi...  Paparazzi beware.  Please don't get too close to Mason.
Discussion: Socialite Life
Mr. Hm / Holy Moly!:
Russell Brand sticks picture of Katy Perry up on Twitter without her makeup, bollocked  —  For reasons known only to himself, Russell Brand decide to post a picture of his new bride in bed without makeup onto Twitter.  He obviously got the bollocking of his life as he deleted it about a millisecond later.
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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 …
Daily Star:
TIMBERLAKE TRACK LEAKS ONLINE  —  JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has given his fans renewed hope he is about to relaunch his music career after a previously unheard track leaked online.  —  The pop superstar has been taking an extended break from music to concentrate on making movies …
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
E! Online:
Gwyneth Paltrow Has a New “F—k” Buddy  —  No doubt, Gwyneth Paltrow's cover of Cee Lo's “F—k You” was one of this year's most memorable moments on Glee.  —  And now, Cee Lo says he and the Oscar-winner may soon be working together!  —  Read on for what the Grammy nominee just told us about …
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.
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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Andrew Pierce / Daily Mail:
The Mail's ANDREW PIERCE is both adopted and gay. …
Andy / Hollywood Life:
Amber Portwood Claims She's Been Offered $500,000 To Star In A Porno!  Exclusive!  —  The troubled ‘Teen Mom’ star could afford a lot more diapers with that kind of money.  Should she do it?  —  A source tells HollywoodLife.com that Teen Mom's Amber Portwood recently bragged …
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X17 Online:
Kim Kardashian Gets Cornrows!  —  Kim Kardashian's ready for a new year with a new look!  Ms. K went all Bo Derek/Cleopatra on us and braided her hair up in cornrows!  The reality show star will host the New Year's Eve party at TAO in Vegas tomorrow night and it looks like this will be her 'do for the big night.
Discussion: PopEater
TMZ.com:
Dave Navarro, Brooke Mueller Suck Face in Aspen!  —  Dave Navarro helped Brooke Mueller get over the pain of her impending divorce from Charlie Sheen last night in Aspen — with a crazy public make-out session!  —  Our Aspen spies spotted the two downstairs at Nobu, at around 8:15 PM.
New York Post:
How Camille got $20M more  —  Kelsey Grammer's soon to be ex-wife, Camille Donatacci, rejected an estimated $30 million divorce offer from the “Frasier” star because he wasn't offering alimony or child support, a source told us.  —  Friends say Donatacci demanded the $50 million she's …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   How Can Kelsey Grammer Offer Camille ONLY $30 Million?!!!!
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Surprise Holiday Visit  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are on the move again.  —  On Wednesday, just days after celebrating the holidays in Namibia, Africa, the couple made an impromptu stop at the St. John's Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center in Springfield, Mo., the town where Pitt grew up.
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Charlie Sheen Jokes About Online Death Rumors  —  Charlie Sheen was as surprised as anyone to discover he'd been killed in a snowboarding accident this week.  —  “When I heard on the news that I had died the other day, I quickly ran to my PC and checked the ratings for my show,” …
Discussion: Gabby Babble and New York Magazine
Uncle Creepy / Dread Central.com:
Exclusive: Tim Burton Working on a Nightmare Before Christmas Sequel  —  Now here's some really cool news sent in to us by a very reliable source on the East Coast!  While Tim Burton is busy toiling away on the highly anticipated Dark Shadows adaptation right now, he also has his sights set …
A. O. Scott / New York Times:
Natalie Portman Embraces Monster and Victim  —  THE subject of “Black Swan” — a leading candidate for the most misunderstood film of 2010 — is the relationship, in art, between technique and emotion.  Ballet, the specific art form in question, is shown to require endless practice and grueling physical discipline.
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Dave Karger / Inside Movies:
Exclusive: ‘Buried’ screenwriter apparently skirts Oscar rules, sends campaign letter directly to Academy members  —  Has Buried screenwriter Chris Sparling just broken Academy campaigning rules?  In one of the more brazen Oscar campaign tactics I've ever seen, Sparling has sent a letter …
ComingSoon.net:
Robert Pattinson Snuggles with an Elephant  —  Source: Entertainment Weekly  —  This week's issue of Entertainment Weekly has a “First Look” at 20th Century Fox's Water for Elephants, starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz and directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend).
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
‘What Not to Wear’ Star Blasts Fellow TLCer Palin  —  ‘What Not To Wear’ fashion guru Clinton Kelly has come out blazing against fellow TLC star Sarah Palin, saying he wasn't thrilled when he heard that the ex-governor would be doing what he calls an “eight-hour info-commercial on my network.”
Discussion: The Clicker
 
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