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10:25 AM ET, January 5, 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: I'm Not Obsessed and omg!
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — I'll Move If It Makes Sam Happy  —  Lindsay Lohan is telling friends she had “no idea” her new badass beach house was right next door to ex-girlfriend Sam Ronson ...but she's ready to move out in order to “keep the peace.”  —  Sources close to Lindsay tell us …
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Police: Lindsay Lohan Committed Battery
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
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.
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.
James Meikle / Guardian:
Gerry Rafferty dies aged 63  —  Singer-songwriter behind Stuck in the Middle with You and Baker Street endured battles with music industry and alcohol  —  The singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, whose songs such as Stuck in the Middle with You, Baker Street and Get it Right Next Time soundtracked the 1970s …
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Guardian:
Gerry Rafferty obituary
Discussion: Speakeasy, EW.com and Spinner
Mike Collett-White / omg!:
“Baker Street” singer Gerry Rafferty dies, age 63
Discussion: Digital Spy and PopEater
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.
BBC:
Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray ‘hid drug dose’  —  Dr Murray, shown here in February, joined Jackson's entourage to get him fit for London concerts  —  Michael Jackson's doctor tried to hide the fact that he had given the singer a powerful anaesthetic shortly before he died, a prosecutor has said.
Discussion: Spinner
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omg!:
Bodyguard expected to testify against Jackson doc
Discussion: Guardian
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 …
CBS Chicago:
Woman Calls 911 To Try To Force Boyfriend To Propose  —  CHICAGO (WBBM) — A woman from Chicago's Northwest Side wanted to start the New Year with a marriage proposal, with help from police.  —  As WBBM's Julie Mann reports, the woman is now facing criminal charges.
Discussion: Bossip and Gawker
Brandon Voss / Advocate:
Black Beauty  —  Black Swan's Mila Kunis — whom we asked about jealousy before announcement of her split from longtime boyfriend Macaulay Culkin — recalls nude scenes with Justin Timberlake and the last time she simulated oral sex with a woman.  —  Even if you haven't seen Black Swan …
NY Daily News:
Longtime manager Bernadette Brennan cuts ties with rapper Foxy Brown, vows to sue for studio fees  —  Raunchy rapper Foxy Brown's trash talk on Twitter persuaded her long-suffering manager to dump the hip-hop queen - but not before vowing to sue her.  —  “It's always sad when an artist …
Discussion: Bossip and The Young, Black …
Rachel Quigley / Daily Mail:
Keep it in the Time Lord family: David Tennant to marry Georgia Moffett... daughter of ex-Doctor Who Peter Davison  —  Even by a Time Lord's standards, it's a fairly head-spinning concept.  —  David Tennant, the tenth Doctor Who, has become engaged to the daughter of the fifth Doctor, Peter Davison.
TMZ.com:
Gary Collins Arrested for Felony Dine and Dash  —  It's been rough going for Gary Collins ... TMZ has learned the former Miss America/"Hour Magazine" host has been arrested for allegedly defrauding an innkeeper.  —  Collins — who has been arrested 3 times and convicted twice of DUI …
PETA.org:
LEA MICHELE EXPOSES HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CRUELTY  —  Glee actor Lea Michele is raising her voice against the cruelty of horse-drawn carriages.  In a shocking undercover video, Lea exposes the harsh conditions that these overworked horses are subjected to—all day, every day.
OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds — Yes, They're Together!  —  There are no two people in the world more in need of a fresh start than Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock.  And on New Year's Eve, they got their wish.  It came at the end of a bad year.
Jon / Egotastic!:
Stephanie Seymour Bikini Pictures With a Taboo Twist  —  Let me make a confession: I've been in lust with Stephanie Seymour since before my family jewels even dropped.  This veteran Sports Illustrated swimsuit and Victoria's Secret model (not to mention a million other hot magazine covers …
Discussion: The Blemish
Dave Karger / Inside Movies:
Exclusive: Julia Roberts' Oscar plea for Javier Bardem  —  A couple weeks ago, I groused to you about how I thought Javier Bardem's powerful performance in Biutiful has been unfairly overlooked during this awards season so far.  Well, it turns out I have a sister in my disappointment: Julia Roberts.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
New York Post:
Eva's new guy  —  Eva Longoria has quickly bounced back from her divorce heartbreak with soon-to-be ex-husband Tony Parker — into the company of Penelope Cruz's handsome little brother, Eduardo.  Longoria was spotted Christmas Eve morning walking around barefoot in her garage wearing nothing …
Discussion: Bossip, TheFABlife and Examiner
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Monsters’ Director Stomps to ‘Godzilla’ … Godzilla has a director.  —  Gareth Edwards, the British filmmaker who wrote and directed indie sci-fi movie Monsters, is closing a deal to develop and direct the creature feature for Legendary Pictures, the company that co-produced blockbusters …
Annie Yuan / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Live to Dance’ Contestant Injured During Performance … A contestant on the new CBS talent competition program Live to Dance injured herself during her performance on the show's stage.  She fell on her head as she attempted a mid-air turn.  The fall will be televised during Live to Dance's series premiere Tuesday night on CBS.
Discussion: Gawker.TV, TheFABlife and TV Envy
 
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