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1:35 PM 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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Hollywood Reporter:
John Mellencamp Splits From Wife of 18 Years … John Mellencamp has split from model Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, his wife of 18 years, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.  —  The couple, who met when she was hired to appear on the cover of his 1991 album Whenever We Wanted …
Samantha McIntyre / People.com:
John Mellencamp & Supermodel Wife Split
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Reuters:
John Mellencamp and wife separate after 20 years
Discussion: PopEater and Right Celebrity
TMZ.com:
‘Teen Mom’ — Staging Another Controversy?  —  It appeared as if “Teen Mom” dad Gary Shirley got into another random “controversy” last night — and the whole thing just “happened” to have been captured on tape.  Coincidence?  We think not.  —  The newest drama went down at Buffalo Wild Wings in Anderson …
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Andy / Hollywood Life:
Amber Portwood Claims She's Been Offered $500,000 To Star In A Porno!
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 …
Kourtney / Kourtney Kardashian Official Website:
Dear Paparazzi...  Paparazzi beware.  Please don't get too close to Mason.  We don't like it.  —  Stay at a friendly distance, don't ask dumb questions and we can all get along.
Discussion: TheFABlife and Socialite Life
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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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TMZ.com:
Sebastian Bach New Year's Resolution — Divorce  —  Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has decided the best way to ring in the New Year is by being single ... Bach and his wife have decided to divorce.  —  Bach and wife Maria Bierk, who were married in 1992, have been separated since April ... according to Sebastian.
Discussion: Dlisted and Hollywood Hiccups
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William & Kate Middleton: No Servants For Us!  —  It's a good thing Prince William enjoys his fiancée's home cooking, because he and Kate Middleton won't be changing their lifestyle anytime soon.  —  The royal couple does not plan to employ a personal chef, butler, valet …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Top World Stories
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.
Michael K / Dlisted:
LeAnn Rimes Thinks She Has This  —  LeAnn Rimes was probably up in her Cabo hotel suite posing in front of the mirror and thinking to herself about how all eyes and lenses will be on her once she sashays down to the beach in her bikini looking like an extra malnourished Aaron Carter …
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
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
TMZ.com:
Willow Smith — I Work For Daddy  —  Willow Smith knows her place — she's a daughter/employee of Will Smith.  —  TMZ has obtained documents filed by Roc Nation, Willow's record label owned by Jay-Z. According to the docs, Roc Nation entered into a recording agreement with Spooky Girl …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: A-Rod's Kids Prefer Kate Hudson Over Cameron Diaz  —  Cameron Diaz can't compare to Alex Rodriguez's ex Kate Hudson — if you ask the New York Yankees player's kids, that is.  —  A source close to A-rod tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands now) that Natasha, 6 …
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
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
Us Weekly:
Joe Francis Confirms Split From His Wife After Seven Weeks of Marriage  —  Joe Francis is starting fresh in the new year.  —  The Girls Gone Wild founder, 37, confirmed the UsMagazine.com report that he and wife of just seven weeks, Christina McLarty, have called it quits.
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 …
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!
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. …
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 …
Michael K / Dlisted:
How Can Kelsey Grammer Offer Camille ONLY $30 Million?!!!!  —  Will you take a look at that beautifully precious face that looks like a Madame puppet that barely survived a terrible tanning bed explosion?  What kind of MONSTER would deny that face half of their fortune?
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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.
 
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