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9:45 AM ET, January 4, 2011

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Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Released From Rehab  —  Lindsay Lohan has been released from the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California after a 90-day stint in rehab, RadarOnline.com has learned.  —  The Mean Girls star, 24, served the rehab stint in connection with her 2007 DUI conviction …
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Get Ready, World: Lindsay Lohan Out of Rehab!  —  Lindsay Lohan has left the building.  And not a day later than she was eligible to.  —  After serving 90 somewhat controversial days at the Betty Ford Center, LiLo quietly made her exit from the facility this morning, disproving reports claiming …
Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Moving Next Door to Ex Sam Ronson  —  Lindsay Lohan may be moving to a new pad — but she's not leaving her old friends behind!  —  The starlet, who finished her 90-day rehab stint at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California on Monday, is leaving …
Elise / INF Daily:
Lindsay Lohan Released From Rehab & Moving Across The Street From Ex Samantha Ronson!  —  In a wacky twist of events, Lindsay Lohan has been released from the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, CA and is setting up shop across the street from her ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson.
Discussion: CNN, TMZ.com and OK! Magazine
Ken Lee / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Leaves Rehab  —  Lindsay Lohan is out of rehab once more, and has yet another chance at turning her life around.  —  The actress was discharged from the Betty Ford Center on Monday, a source confirms.  It's been more than three months since Lohan was ordered back to treatment by a judge after failing a drug test.
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After latest rehab, more uncertainty for Lohan
Discussion: TMZ.com and PopEater
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — A Few More Sobriety Classes
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds Ring in a Friendly New Year Together  —  Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds spent New Year's Eve celebrating together in Austin, Texas - along with a posse of other pals.  —  “A group of old friends that included Ryan and Sandra spent New Year's together …
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TMZ.com:
Selena Gomez — Death Threats Over Bieber Kissy Pics  —  Selena Gomez may have put her life on the line during her romantic Caribbean vacay with Justin Bieber — because ever since pics surfaced of the kissy couple ... she's been getting death threats.  —  The lethal photos came out today …
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Sarah Crow / PopEater:
Read Excerpts From Snooki's Book, Prepare to Have Mind Blown  —  Faulkner, Hemingway and Fitzgerald may be widely acknowledged as America's preeminent literary talents, but none of them have gotten down with The Situation in a hot tub.  This is where Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi enters the equation.
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New York Post:
Snooki's ‘plump’ fiction  —  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the “Jersey Shore” guidette who famously admitted she had only read two books — “Twilight” and “Dear John” — is now an author.  Here are some choice lines from her new novel “A Shore Thing,” out this week:  —  * “He had an okay body.
Us Weekly:
JWoww's New Year's Eve Outfit: Too Hot for TV!  —  You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can't take the Jersey Shore out of JWoww!  —  When the 24-year-old reality star appeared alongside her castmates during MTV's New Year's Bash in NYC's Times Square Friday, JWoww (real name …
Us Weekly:
PHOTOS: See Shania Twain's First Official Wedding Pics!  —  Shania Twain kicked off 2011 with a bang!  —  The 45-year-old country superstar tied the knot with Frederic Thiebaud, 40, on New Year's day in Puerto Rico.  —  “They were married at sunset in Rincon, Puerto Rico …
Discussion: PopEater and Perez Hilton
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People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Shania Twain's Wedding Photo
Discussion: PopSugar UK and TheFABlife
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Brett Favre Sued for Sexual Harassment  —  Brett Favre is in trouble again.  —  Two former massage therapists for the New York Jets, Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole, filed suit against the football star, as well as the New York Jets and Lisa Ripi, a woman who hires massage therapists for the team …
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ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Brett Favre Faces Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Discussion: Bossip and The Stir
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Us Weekly:
Christina Milian: My Failed Marriage was “Hell”
Juliet Izon / Life and Style:
Nicki Minaj and Drake: It's on!  —  The new year started off on a high note for Nicki Minaj and Drake.  While both stars were hosting separate parties in Miami for New Year's Eve, Drake couldn't wait to cozy up to the pint-size, neon-haired Nicki.  “Right after the clock struck midnight …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and I Need My Fix
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TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj's New Year — Six Minutes Behind Schedule
Discussion: Bossip, TheFABlife and Perez Hilton
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.
Discussion: PopEater, AceShowBiz.com and Pop Crunch
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
Exclusive: James Franco Planning to Direct Faulkner, Cormac McCarthy Classics  —  Actor James Franco-headed to an Oscar nomination for “127 Hours” and getting ready to co-host the Academy Awards in February-is planning two big directing efforts.  —  Franco is in talks to direct William …
Us Weekly:
Mila Kunis Splits From Macaulay Culkin After Eight Years  —  Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin have called it quits.  —  Dating since 2002, the Golden Globe-nominated actress' rep confirmed the couple's breakup to New York Post's Page Six on Monday.  —  “The split was amicable, and they remain close friends,” Kunis' rep said.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Jodie Foster Joins Neill Blomkamp's ‘Elysium’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Though it hasn't yet been shopped to studios by Media Rights Capital, Neill Blomkamp's District 9 followup Elysium is looking better and better.  He's just gotten Jodie Foster to commit and join Matt Damon and District 9's Sharlto Copley …
PopEater:
Vivica A. Fox Engaged to Young Concert Promoter  —  Congrats are in order for ‘Independence Day’ actress Vivica A. Fox, who got engaged over the holidays to her much-younger boyfriend, Omar “Slim” White.  —  According to a Page Six source, the 27-year-old concert promoter asked for Fox's hand …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Celebrity Smack
Us Weekly:
Britney Spears To Get Hair Extensions “Down to Her Butt”  —  When it comes to her hair, Britney Spears is going all.  The.  Way.  —  The “Piece of Me” singer has scheduled an appointment to get super-long hair extensions from stylist Kim Vo at the Montage Beverly Hills, a source tells UsMagazine.com.
 
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People.com:
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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

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

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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