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9:20 PM ET, January 20, 2011

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People.com:
Jesse James & Kat Von D Are Engaged  —  Start your engines.  Motorcycle king Jesse James and tattoo artist Kat Von D are going to be married.  —  “You know sometimes the public and press gets it wrong.  This is one of those times.  2010 was actually the best year of my life because I fell in love with my best friend.
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Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Sandra Bullock Not Blindsided by Jesse James' Engagement  —  While the rest of America shook their heads in surprise at the swift engagement between Jesse James and his girlfriend of six months, Kat Von D., one woman took it all in stride: Jesse's ex, Sandra Bullock.
Kay West / People.com:
Taylor Swift & Jake Gyllenhaal: Back Together Again?  —  Is Taylor Swift giving Jake Gyllenhaal another chance?  —  The two stars, whose brief relationship fizzled in December, arrived quietly together on Wednesday at Bound'ry, a restaurant near Swift's Nashville condo …
Roger Ebert / Roger Ebert's Journal:
Leading with my chin  —  After surgery, I studiously avoided looking at myself in a mirror.  In my mind my face was still whole.  This was not the case, and one day in the hospital Dr. David J. Reisberg came to visit.  He was a professor of craniofacial medicine at the University of Illinois in Chicago …
Star:
Exclusive: Ke$ha's Big Lie  —  TiK ToK, TiK ToK: It was only a matter of time until Ke$ha's big lie about the identity of her father caught up with her!  —  In the Jan. 31 issue of Star, on sale now, we exclusively reveal that the pop singer is rewriting her family history …
The Superficial:
Macaulay Culkin Knows How to Handle a Break-Up  —  Despite Michael Jackson touching him in places that can only be pointed out on a teddy bear, Macaulay Culkin seems to be handling his break-up from Mila Kunis, along with the fact she was blind the entire time, surprisingly well.
Sarah Cristobal / StyleList:
New Lady Gaga Song & House of Mugler Short Film [FULL VIDEO]  —  Club kids, beware: Lady Gaga's new bass-pumping anthem will have you hitting the dance floor in a matter of mere beats.  View the video above to listen to the pop queen's newest song, in a short, somewhat shocking and amazing film …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
A Racy Show With Teenagers Steps Back From a Boundary  —  MTV executives have a new hit drama on their hands, featuring the sexual and drug-fueled exploits of misfit teenagers.  They also have something else — a fear that coming episodes of the show may break the law.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Halle Berry's Screaming Fits At Ex Gabriel Aubrey, He Believes She's Hired PI  —  Don't believe all those reports that everything is peachy between ex-couple Gabriel Aubry and Halle Berry — the reality is far from it.  —  A source tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that Gabriel …
People.com:
Tamera Mowry Is Engaged!  —  Good news seems to come in twos in the Mowry family.  —  Sister, Sister star Tamera Mowry has announced her engagement to Fox News Channel correspondent Adam Housley - just days after her twin, Tia, revealed she is pregnant with her first child.
Discussion: PopEater, Bumpshack.com and The Insider
Stephanie / X17 Online:
Britney Spears Premieres Fierce New Look For Hold It Against Me Music Video  —  Courtesy: Shane and Falguni Peacock Britney is back!  A sketch from one of Ms. Spears' new looks for the highly anticipated Hold It Against Me music video has just been revealed, and it has us drooling!
Discussion: PoorBritney.com
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Celebslam:
Mila Kunis doing her best Britney Spears impression …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Oksana's Ex-Bodyguard Sides With Mel Gibson  —  The person who knows more about Oksana Grigorieva's claims against Mel Gibson than anyone tells TMZ ... Oksana is grossly exaggerating or downright lying about the alleged domestic violence incident.  —  Kristian Herzog — who served …
Rebecca Macatee / PopEater:
Sacha Baron Cohen to Play Saddam Hussein in ‘The Dictator’  —  Sacha Baren Cohen, the funny man and character actor behind ‘Borat’ and ‘Bruno,’ is gearing up to play his most political role to date.  The actor will be playing the role of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
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FRANNY-GLASS:
Guess what I found while browsing Gettyimages for “volunteer” photos.  I wonder how long ago this was.  She looks like she could be in her early 20's.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Enquirer: Jennifer Aniston is a boozehound & she needs rehab  —  The National Enquirer has a very interesting/funny/sad/angry- making story about Jennifer Aniston in this week's print edition.  I guess your reaction to it will depend on your views on Aniston.
PopWatch:
This week's cover: How ‘Glee’ is leading TV's gay-teen revolution  —  Gay teens are suddenly popping up in major roles all over television, with Glee's popular pairing of Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) leading the way.  How did gay teens go from marginalized outcasts …
X17 Online:
American Idol's Ratings Take A Dip, But We Loved J Lo And Steven Tyler Last Night!  —  image courtesy of FOX A whopping 26.1 million Americans tuned in for the 10th season premiere of American Idol last night, and while that seems like an impressive number, the show is actually down 13 percent …
Discussion: omg!, Fan Fare, PopEater and Digital Spy
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Ken Levine / The Huffington Post:
American Idol: Season 10 Debut
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Celebslam:
No more of this please, Rumer  —  Rumer Willis should never do this again  —  Rumer Willis was leaving a club in West Hollywood last week and, uh, she did that.  Boy, she's getting me all hot and bothered.  I don't know what turns me on more about this picture: her pale, blotchy skin …
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Clint Eastwood To Direct Beyoncé In Musical Of ‘A Star Is Born’  —  This is a real shocker, and not just Hollywood but the rest of America should love it.  What a coup for Warner Bros getting The Man.  Of course, Clint Eastwood wiIl produce as well as direct the script …
TMZ.com:
Octomom's Baby-Whipping Bondage — THE VIDEO!!!  —  PREPARE TO NEVER SLEEP AGAIN — TMZ has obtained VIDEO FOOTAGE of Octomom whipping the bejesus out of that fully grown man ... the only time you'll ever hear her say, “Do you want it harder?!?!”  —  It's not so bad once you get used …
Peter Gicas / E! Online:
Which Kardashian Could Be Getting Naked Now?  —  This would certainly be one way to steal some of the spotlight usually directed at your sisters.  —  So which Kardashian has just gotten an offer to pose nude?  Read on...  Playgirl confirms to E! News that the adult mag wants Kim …
Us Weekly:
Prince and Madonna End Decades-Long Feud!  —  Holiday, celebrate!  —  Fellow music superstars Prince and Madonna appear to have ended their decades-long feud.  —  The Material Girl, 52, was among the celebrities cheering on Prince's sold-out Tuesday show at NYC's Madison Square Garden.
Jay A. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Lawrence on Being Painted Naked Daily for ‘X-Men: First Class’ … As if some of us here at Heat Vision don't already spend enough time fantasizing about becoming superheroes or working on the productions of our favorite comics adaptations, here's a fun little anecdote from the set of X-Men: First Class.
TMZ.com:
‘Survivor’ Winner Jailed - Under the Influence  —  Judson Birza, the winner of “Survivor,” season 21 in Nicaragua, was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us cops noticed Birza at around noon.
Us Weekly:
Cameron Diaz: “I Bought Weed” From Snoop Dogg  —  Katy Perry isn't the only “California Gurl” hanging out with Snoop Dogg — Cameron Diaz says she and the rapper go way back.  —  “We went to high school together,” the Bad Teacher actress, 38, said of her fellow Long Beach Polytechnic High School alum, 39, on Wednesday's Lopez Tonight.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Downey Jr. Out of ‘Oz,’ Johnny Depp to Take Over?  —  Robert Downey Jr. has fallen out of Oz, the Great and Powerful, Disney's prequel-ish take on The Wizard of Oz tale, and the studio is in discussions with Johnny Depp to step into the great wizard's robe.
Wes Ferguson / ETonline:
Samantha Harris: ‘Jossie Has A Little Sister Now!’  —  Breaking baby news!  ET's Samantha Harris is jumping for joy with the birth of her second child.  —  “It's a girl!” she says excitedly.  “[My daughter] Jossie has a little sister now.”  —  Born January 19, 2011 at 11:04 p.m. …
Danger Guerrero / FilmDrunk:
This Will Haunt You.  —  Much has been made of Natalie Portman's dorky laugh from the Golden Globes last weekend.  It was discussed in real time on Twitter, and the next day on blogs everywhere.  Then someone created an 8 second loop of the laugh, and posted it on YouTube.
RumorFix / rumorfix.com:
Exclusive: Jon Gosselin Quits Job  —  Can you picture Jon Gosselin in a business suit, making a sales call to your office?  —  Neither could he.  —  RumorFix has learned exclusively that Jon Gosselin has quit his new 9 to 5 gig with a eco-friendly company.
 
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