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12:40 PM ET, January 14, 2011

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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Camille Grammer Meets Kelsey's New Love: ‘It Was a Little Uncomfortable’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Camille Grammer and ex Kelsey Grammer had their first meeting in months on Thursday, and the ‘Fraiser’ actor even brought along his fiancee and mother of his next child, Kayte Walsh, the 'Desperate Housewives …
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Camille Grammer Dishes on Tense Meeting With Kelsey's Fiancee  —  Oh, if only Bravo's cameras were rolling in NYC on Wednesday — when Camille Grammer brokered a surprise first meeting with Kayte Walsh, her estranged husband Kelsey's 29-year-old fiancee.  —  “It was interesting to say the least …
RADAR:
Kelsey Grammer Says He Plans To Marry Fiance Kayte Walsh ‘Sometime in February’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopEater
Us Weekly:
Kelsey Grammer: I'm Marrying Kayte in February
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop and omg!
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Selma Blair to Be a Mom!  —  It's baby makes three for Selma Blair and her fashion designer boyfriend, Jason Bleick, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Blair, 38, and Bleick, founder and creative director for EVER fashion line, met while collaborating for the brand and have been dating about a year, according to a friend.
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Martha Stewart / The Martha Stewart Blog:
My Emergency Room Experience!  —  I returned home from my trips to Cartagena, Colombia, South America, and Orlando, Florida on Tuesday night, right before the predicted snowstorm.  I unpacked, sorted my stuff, and played with the dogs.  I planned to get into New York City that night …
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PopEater:
Trump Officially Announces ‘Apprentice’ Cast on ‘Late Night’  —  Though the roster for the next ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ was leaked in October, Donald Trump made the official announcement on ‘Late Night.’  —  He brought along 8x10s of each cast member, and Jimmy Fallon unveiled them one by one …
Discussion: omg! and TV Squad
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Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Donald Trump turns down Lindsay Lohan for Celebrity Apprentice!  —  Troubled star Lindsay Lohan was rumored to be a part of this season's Celebrity Apprentice, but the Donald turned her down.  —  “[The Lohans] approached me, and we did talk about it.  It's just not the right time,” Donald Trump told Life & Style.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and L.A. Rag Mag
Access Hollywood:
NEW YORK, N.Y.  —  Bret Michaels is about to lose his crown to a new …
Discussion: PopBytes
Jeff Jensen / Inside Movies:
‘Captain America’ first look: Chris Evans in his full costume — EXCLUSIVE  —  As you may have see via some blurry, scanned photos today on the blogosphere, this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly includes an exclusive first look at Chris Evans in his full Captain America suit in this summer's Captain America: The First Avenger.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg Teaming for ‘I Hate You Dad’ … Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg are in talks with Columbia Pictures to star in I Hate You Dad, a comedy that Sandler's Happy Madison banner is producing.  —  The story centers on a father who moves in on the eve …
Abrown / The Smoking Jacket:
Exclusive: Rare Christina Hendricks Playboy Pictures!  —  Are you following @Playboy on Twitter?  If not, you should be.  The above photo is stunning proof of that.  It was initially posted with a bit of a trivia challenge attached to it:  —  A handful of readers with an eye for detail …
Jasonhanna / This Just In:
No, your zodiac sign hasn't changed  —  Tattoo parlor owners must be salivating.  An assertion in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article that our understanding of the zodiac is off by about a month - and that therefore people have been identifying themselves with the wrong sign …
Sara Hammel / People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Andrew Garfield Puts on the Spider-Man Suit  —  Make way for a new superhero - or at least a new version of an old superhero.  —  In the first photo released from the set of the fourth Spider-Man movie, a brooding and intense Andrew Garfield slips into the skin-tight …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Adam Hetrick / Playbill:
Troubled Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark Delays Broadway Opening Again
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Charlie's Party Pad — ‘Looked Like Porn Star Auditions’  —  Charlie Sheen's Vegas hotel room was an orgy of booze and women — complete with “big booby blonde girls fighting for his attention” ... this according to a source who viewed the debauchery with her own eyes.
Hitfix:
Press Tour: Steve Carell's ‘The Office’ departure plan takes shape  —  BY ALAN SEPINWALL - Internal candidates down to three, Michael Scott has a farewell date, and a lot more  —  At the summer press tour, I talked with “The Office” showrunner Paul Lieberstein about the plan …
Sarah / People.com:
Natalie Portman: 'I'm Very Superstitious' About Pregnancy  —  Don't ask Natalie Portman about the color scheme for her baby's room — the actress says it's way too soon to start planning the arrival of the child she's expecting with her fiancé Benjamin Millepied.
Us Weekly:
Courteney Cox: “My Life Is Kind of Crazy Right Now”  —  Courteney Cox knows what's on everyone's minds lately.  —  “Obviously, my life is kind of crazy right now,” the Cougar Town star, 46, admitted at a Thursday set visit and press event in L.A. for her hit ABC show.
Warp.net:
Broadcast: A statement  —  It is with great sadness we announce that Trish Keenan from Broadcast passed away at 9am this morning in hospital.  She died from complications with pneumonia after battling the illness for two weeks in intensive care.  —  More on Warp.net  —  Warp - Records - Broadcast - A statement
Deadline.com:
SUNDANCE: Oprah's OWN Acquires Docu ‘Becoming Chaz’ About Ex-Chastity Bono  —  (Deadline freelancer Sharon Swart is helping cover the Sundance Film Festival) EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Oprah Winfrey's upstart cable network OWN has acquired Becoming Chaz, the Fenton Bailey/Randy …
Discussion: TV Tattle and The Corsair
Cele|bitchy:
Selena Gomez's parents freaked out when she removed her purity ring  —  Here's a story from the National Enquirer that cracked me up a little.  You may have heard this already, as I vaguely remember some gossip about it, but apparently little Disney star Selena Gomez, 18, has removed the …
Discussion: TheFABlife
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Rep confirms: Justin Bieber taken to hospital!  —  Justin Bieber had a bit of his own personal drama while shooting scenes for another guest appearance on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on Jan. 12.  —  An insider tells Life & Style that the 16-year-old singer was taken to Providence St. Joseph's Hospital …
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Kourtney Kardashian: New Show Is Mason-Free  —  He graced the cameras on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but little Mason Dash Disick is taking a break from the small screen - for now.  —  “You're not going to see Mason,” Kourtney Kardashian tells PEOPLE, regarding her and Scott Disick's son appearing …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and I'm Not Obsessed
Chris Herring / Wall Street Journal:
Not-Guilty Plea in '93 Crime  —  A once-successful Manhattan rapper pleaded not guilty Thursday to fatally shooting a man 17 years ago, just weeks after he voluntarily turned himself in to authorities to admit his role in the shooting.  —  The plea in Manhattan Supreme Court came after the rapper …
Vanessa Franko / PE Angels Baseball:
Etta James ill, family battles over money  —  Download story podcast  —  The Press-Enterprise  —  Singer Etta James, known best for her iconic recording of “At Last,” is gravely ill, diagnosed with dementia and undergoing treatment for leukemia, according to court documents.
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Mom-to-be Kate Hudson was “relaxed, smiling and in good spirits,” during a dinner out with two friends at Indochine in N.Y.C. Though her rocker beau Matthew Bellamy wasn't there, the actress was enjoying the company of her pals.  “It was a nice, quiet, happy dinner among friends,” the onlooker says.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan: Burned  —  It's like a scene out of “Backdraft” ... only not really.  Michael Lohan heroically broke through a glass fire extinguisher case with his bare hands to help put out a fire in his apartment building.  —  It happened last night at the Santa Monica apartment building of Lindsay Lohan's daddy.
Discussion: TheFABlife and RADAR
Access Hollywood:
Aretha Franklin Sets The Record Straight On Her Health  —  Aretha Franklin,Shaun Robinson,R&B,News,TV One,Rumors,Access Hollywood,Music  —  Aretha Franklin is speaking out regarding her recent health scare.  —  Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson — a friend of the Queen of Soul for nearly 20 years …
Marianne Garvey / E! Online:
Teen Mom's Jenelle Keeps It Classy, Announces Breakup on Facebook  —  Teen Mom troublemaker Jenelle Evans has taken to Facebook to confirm she's broken up with her latest boyfriend, Kieffer Delp—and to let people know she was the dumper, not the dumpee.  —  The Oak Island, N.C. …
 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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