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4:00 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
Reuters:
John Mellencamp and wife separate after 20 years
Discussion: PopEater and Right Celebrity
Daily Mail:
That's one way to annoy the missus!  Russell Brand posts a picture of bare-faced Katy Perry on Twitter  —  Russell Brand is a very brave man.  —  The comedian posted a rather unflattering picture of his wife Katy Perry on his Twitter page that shows the singer without a scrap of make-up.
Discussion: TheFABlife and The Marquee Blog
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PopEater:
Lisa Rinna Proudly Goes Makeup Free on Twitter  —  Lisa Rinna stood up to a rude follower on Twitter by showing herself with no makeup.  Rinna originally was posting photos of her and her daughters Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray over the Christmas holiday.  The Huffington Post reports that's …
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
Michael K / Dlisted:
Joe Francis Basically Ripped Off Ryan Reynolds' Exit Statement  —  After first denying that his 7-week-old marriage is permanently stuck in the septic tank on the Girls Gone Wild bus, titty pimp Joe Francis has now confirmed that the rumor is true and his one-minute wife Christina McLarty has quit his ass for good.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
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Us Weekly:
Joe Francis Confirms Split From His Wife After Seven Weeks of Marriage
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.
People.com:
Jenny McCarthy Is (Casually) Seeing a New Man  —  It looks like Jenny McCarthy may get her wish to smooch someone new at midnight this New Year's Eve.  —  McCarthy, 38, has been quietly seeing a new man, entertainment-sports attorney Paul Krepelka, 43.  —  “They've been on a couple dates …
Discussion: Just Jared
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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 …
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.
Brian Moylan / Gawker:
Argentina's Dancing with the Stars Is Pretty Much Straight Up Porn  —  On Bailando por un Sueño, the Argentinian equivalent of Dancing with the Stars, stripping the dancer, baring her breasts, licking them, and finger her nether regions are apparently not against the rules.  How can we import this show?
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
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
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
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 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 …
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
Mirror.co.uk:
Inside Take That's private Barbados party  —  WHAT do you get when you throw together Take That, a free bar, Simon Cowell, Rihanna, a swimming pool and the world's number one golfer?  —  Only the Greatest Day [well, party] ever.  —  I was given access all areas to the best festive bash …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopSugar UK
 
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The Sun:
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Charlie Sheen Jokes About Online Death Rumors
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Bryan Alexander / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Million Dollar Money Drop’ …
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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