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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: History Channel Pulls ‘The Kennedys’; Says Controversial Miniseries ‘Not a Fit’ … In a surprise move, A&E Television Networks has canceled plans to broadcast The Kennedys, the ambitious and much-anticipated miniseries about the American political family that was set to air this spring on the History Channel.
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Us Weekly:
Kennedy Miniseries Starring Katie Holmes Axed By History Channel — Looks like Katie Holmes won't get her big moment in the sun as Jackie O after all. — A&E has canceled the eight-part miniseries The Kennedys, in which Holmes, 32, stars as former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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Christine Fenno / PopEater:
Katie Holmes' New ‘Kennedys’ Miniseries: Canceled! — After millions spent on the highly anticipated ‘The Kennedys’ — starring Katie Holmes as Jacqueline Kennedy and Greg Kinnear as JFK — surprising news from A&E Television Networks on Friday night: The History Channel has suddenly decided not to air its epic Emmy bait.
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omg! and Big Hollywood
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Exclusive Video Of History's Cancelled ‘Kennedys’ Mini, Which Now Eyes Showtime — UPDATE: Muse Entertainment and Asylum Entertainment, who co-produce The Kennedys, just issued the following statement about the mini-series' cancellation by History: “We are proud of the work all of our talent put …
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Oh, The Scandal!, TVbytheNumbers and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Kardashians Sued for Ginormous Debit Card Loss — The Kardashian women — Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Kris — are accused of causing more than $75 million in debit card damage ... and they never pulled a single card out of their wallets. — The Revenue Resource Group, LLC filed a lawsuit in Fresno …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Kardashian Sisters Dinged for Debit Card Debacle
Kardashian Sisters Dinged for Debit Card Debacle
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Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
NPR:
Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and six others died after a gunman opened fire at a public event on Saturday, the Pima County, Ariz., sheriff's office confirms. — The 40-year-old Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a …
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Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Arizona Congresswoman Shot Outside Grocery Store (Update) — A gunman indiscriminately fired into a crowd at a gathering for Democratic representative Gabrielle Giffords outside a Safeway in Tucson, Arizona this morning. Giffords and at least five others were shot, according to NPR.
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Hollywood Life and Runnin' Scared
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo to Guest Star on Hawaii Five-0 — Book 'em Danno - for guest roles. — Real-life engaged couple Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey have been cast on the CBS drama Hawaii Five-0, PEOPLE has learned. — According to a source, in an episode airing February …
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TMZ.com:
SamRo Rolls Out Red Carpet for Lindsay Lohan — Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson were this close to becoming the new Hatfields and McCoys — but TMZ has learned the former couple just struck a truce over LiLo's move to Sam's block in Venice, CA. — Sources extremely close to Lindsay tell us …
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Celebrity Gossip … and The Hollywood Gossip
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Handler: I Can't Handle Dating 50 Cent — Like most things in Chelsea Handler's life, she isn't taking her current relationship too seriously. — Though she's been linked to 50 Cent since early October, the 35-year-old comedienne seemed surprised when UsMagazine.com asked …
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Lynette Rice / Inside TV:
'Sarah Palin's Alaska': No second season. (Dang?) — It's easily one of the most-buzzed about (or should we say slammed?) shows in the history of TLC, so it's natural to assume that Sarah Palin's Alaska could have a future on the cable network, right? Unfortunately for you caribou-hunting fans …
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The Superficial:
‘Teen Mom’ Farrah is in a Bikini, And Those Are Definitely Implants — Allow me to introduce Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham, the latest addition to the MTV Reality Stars Who Get Implants Then Stage Bikini Photos With the Paparazzi Club. What's incredible is despite the new bolt-ons …
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Exclusive: Glee Does Justin Bieber! — Heads up, Twitter: You're seconds away from exploding. Sources confirm to me exclusively that Glee is doing a February sweeps episode that's Justin Biebercentric. — Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Chuck, Glee, Bones, Smallville, House, Grey's and More!
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TMZ.com:
Mel to Judge: Strip Oksana of Custody, STAT! — Mel Gibson's lawyer went to court for an emergency hearing Friday, asking the judge to immediately strip Oksana Grigorieva of custody of baby Lucia ... TMZ has learned. — Sources connected with the case tell us the trigger for the hearing …
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The Hollywood Gossip, Celebrity Dirty Laundry and FilmDrunk
Susan Dominus / New York Times:
The Six Degrees of Andy Cohen — SOME people say hello when they run into a friend at a restaurant. For Andy Cohen, a Bravo executive and talk show host, hello would be boring. It would be flat. It would not reflect his oversize pleasure in the smallest of surprises, the magnitude of the serendipity, as he sees it.
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Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Jane Krakowski Is Pregnant — 30 Rock-a-bye baby! — Practically a year to the day after she announced her engagement to British-born clothing designer Robert Godley, 30 Rock star Jane Krakowski was photographed on a beach in the Caribbean on Thursday, showing off what appears to be a budding baby bump - because she is expecting.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: See Natalie Portman's Dazzling Engagement Ring! — It's a ring out-of-this-world enough for Princess Amidala herself! — On Wednesday night, after attending the People's Choice Awards, Natalie Portman quietly debuted her engagement ring from fiance Benjamin Millepied in L …
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Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Exorcism of Emily Rose’ Director Scott Derrickson Taking on ‘Goliath’ — Director Scott Derrickson is getting his slingshot ready for Goliath, a new take on the David vs. Goliath Biblical tale from Relativity Media. — Ryan Kavanaugh of Relativity as well as Wyck Godfrey …
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AceShowBiz.com and PopWatch
Naomi Rainey / Digital Spy:
Eva Longoria club ‘files for bankruptcy’ — Las Vegas nightclub and restaurant Beso, which is part-owned by Eva Longoria, has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. — The Las Vegas Sun reports that the venue, which is owned by Longoria and a number of co-investors, applied for Chapter 11 protection over $2.5m …
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TMZ.com:
‘This Is It’ Producer: I Didn't Cause Michael's Death — The producer/director of Michael Jackson's “This Is It” tour is scoffing at Katherine Jackson's wrongful death suit in which he's named as a defendant, because he had nothing to do with the drugs or treatment that caused the singer's death.
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