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10:00 PM ET, January 4, 2011

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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Taylor Swift & Jake Gyllenhaal Break Up: Source  —  Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal are starting 2011 single.  —  “They're over,” a source tells PEOPLE about the short-lived relationship.  “It ended last month.”  —  No reason was given for a split, and the stars reps didn't have immediate comment …
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Us Weekly:
Taylor and Jake: Why They Split  —  So what rhymes with Gyllenhaal?  —  Taylor Swift, 21, may be hard at work penning her next break-up ballad — sources confirm to UsMagazine.com that she and Jake Gyllenhaal, 30, have ended their brief romance.  —  “Jake reached out to her and started all of this …
Perez Hilton:
Jake Gyllenhaal & Taylor Swift Break Up!!!!!!!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Ken Lee / People.com:
Police: Lindsay Lohan Committed Battery  —  So much for Lindsay Lohan's clean start in 2011.  —  Police now assert the actress did, in fact, commit battery against a Betty Ford employee in a Dec. 12 scuffle - and plan to hand the case over to local prosecutors for review.
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CNN:
Authorities: Lindsay Lohan violated ‘several aspects’ of probation  —  Tune in to “Showbiz Tonight” at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET on HLN for the latest on what could happen to Lindsay Lohan.  —  Los Angeles (CNN) — Though she is free to leave court-ordered rehab for substance abuse this week …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Causes Uproar In Community By Moving To Venice
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Lindsay Lohan Surfaces At Los Angeles Hotel …
Kay West / People.com:
Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs Have a Surprise Wedding  —  Kellie Pickler is a newlywed!  —  After a proposal on the beach last June, the “elated” country singer, 24, and Kyle Jacobs, 37, eloped, exchanging vows on Jan. 1, in a “small, intimate ceremony on a private island in the Caribbean,” her rep tells PEOPLE.
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Us Weekly:
Singer Kellie Pickler Gets Married!
omg!:
Former ‘American Idol’ Kellie Pickler Elopes In New Year's Day Wedding
Discussion: X17 Online
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Meg Ryan & John Mellencamp Quietly Dating  —  The new year brings new beginnings for Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp.  —  The pair have spent time together on Martha's Vineyard and in New York City in recent days, enjoying a fresh romance just as Mellencamp has announced his separation from wife Elaine after 18 years of marriage.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Source: LeAnn Rimes Got a Boob Job  —  My, how she's grown!  —  A newly-engaged LeAnn Rimes flaunted a noticeably bustier figure Thursday while sporting a teeny bikini during her vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with fiance Eddie Cibrian, 37.  —  “She recently got a boob job,” a source reveals to UsMagazine.com.
Vanity Fair:
Justin Bieber on His Musical Inspirations, His Fans, and Trying to Be a Regular Kid  —  New York, N.Y.— “I'm crazy, I'm nuts,” Justin Bieber tells Vanity Fair contributing editor Lisa Robinson.  “Just the way my brain works.  I'm not normal.  I think differently—my mind is always racing.
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Sherri Shepherd Is Engaged  —  Sherri Shepherd has found the love she's been looking for: She's newly engaged to TV writer Lamar Sally.  —  Sally asked for her hand in marriage on Dec. 26 - and it was no ordinary proposal for the View co-host, who also hosts GSN's The Newlywed Game, her rep tells PEOPLE in a statement.
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Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Sherri Shepherd is engaged, planning August wedding
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Gwyneth Paltrow: ‘I Felt Like a Zombie’ with Postpartum Depression  —  Gwyneth Paltrow had a blissful time during daughter Apple's first few months of life in summer 2004.  Two years later, when son Moses was born, things couldn't have been more different.  The actress found herself living a nightmare.
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Lindsay Miller / PopSugar:
Gwyneth Talks Being Inspired by Chris Martin and Beyoncé …
Discussion: LilSugar
Jenna Sauers / Jezebel:
Ridiculous L'Oréal Ad Stars Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Alba, Jane Fonda And Just About Everyone Else  — This new French L'Oréal ad is like celebrity spokesmodel whack-a-mole.  We spy Beyoncé, Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Alba, Freida Pinto, Claudia Schiffer, Rachel Weisz …
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
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New York Post:
Vivica engaged  —  Vivica Fox got engaged to her younger boyfriend, Atlanta club promoter Omar “Slim” White, 27, during the holidays.  A source told us that White proposed to Fox, 46, on Dec. 26 with an 8-karat stunner while the two were staying at the Ritz Carlton in South Beach.
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National Enquirer:
TRAVOLTA LEAVES WIFE AND BABY TO PARTY WITH PALS  —  In a devastating blow to his marriage, JOHN TRAVOLTA has broken his wife's heart - leaving her and spending the night in a hotel.  —  Less than a month after the arrival of the couple's miracle baby Benjamin, the Hairspray star left wife Kelly Preston …
Discussion: Queerty and Perez Hilton
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: 8 Big Changes Coming to ‘American Idol’ … New judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler aren't the only changes in store for the 10th season of American Idol, premiering Jan. 19 on Fox.  —  Longtime American Idol reporter Shirley Halperin details the series' revamp in new issue …
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Adam B. Vary / Inside TV:
‘American Idol’ exclusive: Exec. producers say no music videos …
TMZ.com:
Gucci Mane Committed to Mental Facility  —  Rapper Gucci Mane believes he's not mentally competent to fight prosecutors' efforts to revoke his probation ... this according to court documents obtained by TMZ.  —  The 30-year-old rapper — real name Radric Davis — appeared in a Georgia courtroom yesterday …
Mike Collett-White / omg!:
“Baker Street” singer Gerry Rafferty dies, age 63  —  LONDON (Reuters Life!)  - Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, whose 1970s hits include “Baker Street” and “Stuck in the Middle With You,” has died at age 63, his agent said on Tuesday.  —  “I can confirm that Gerry very sadly passed away …
Discussion: PopEater and Digital Spy
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TMZ.com:
‘Bachelor’ Slap: Womack Says NOT Criminal Battery  —  ABC is promoting “The Bachelor” with a slap to the face by a contestant, but the victim tells TMZ he doesn't want her prosecuted.  —  You probably saw Brad Womack take a slap to the face, when he was greeted by Chantal O'Brien …
Discussion: The Stir, omg! and Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
PIC: Check Out Kelly Osbourne's New Boyfriend!  —  Kelly Osbourne has got her groove back!  —  Just one week after the E! Fashion Police critic, 26, went off on ex-fiance Luke Worrall on Twitter, calling him “the biggest piece of sh**” and saying he was “trying to get back with me” while …
 
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
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Jon / Egotastic!:
Stephanie Seymour Bikini Pictures With a Taboo Twist
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Elizabeth Townsend / PopEater:
Ice-T Marvels at Wife Coco's Notorious Attributes
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People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Will 2011 mean smooth sailing for Eva Longoria?
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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'Enders baby plot sparks 3,400 complaints
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The Beard and The Bodyguard
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
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From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

Reporters Without Borders:
Investigation: how hack-for-hire Appin tried silencing 15+ outlets since 2022 over articles, newsletters, and podcasts covering Appin's “ethical hacking”

 
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