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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 …
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Nicole Eggenberger / OK! Magazine:
Jake Gyllenhaal's Not Out for Revenge; “Not Dating” Camilla Belle
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
Jessica / INF Daily:   Camilla Belle Isn't Date Jake Gyllenhaal; Dances With Mario Lopez Instead
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 …
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 …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Halle Berry And Gabriel Aubry Are At War
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip … and BuzzFeed
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 …
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!
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: Fan Fare, PopEater, Digital Spy and omg!
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Jim Farber / NY Daily News:
‘American Idol’ judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez shy away …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
E! Online:
Kim Kardashian vs. Teen Mom: Amber Portwood and Jenelle Evans Fire Back  —  Kim Kardashian doesn't think teen pregnancy should become a trend.  Seems like a pretty noncontroversial stance, right?  —  Send in the Teen Moms!  —  After seeing a “sad and disturbing” report on Today …
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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.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
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 …
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.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
ABC's 'Charlie's Angels' Casts First Angel  —  EXCLUSIVE: Meet the first new Charlie's angel: I hear General Hospital co-star Annie Ilonzeh has landed one of the 3 leads in ABC's Charlie's Angels pilot.  The project, from Sony Pictures TV and Drew Barrymore's Flower Films …
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 …
Discussion: Us Weekly and dailystab.com
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 …
Andrew Stewart / Variety:
Will Smith, Sony exploring ‘Annie’ redux  —  Thesp's daughter Willow would star in pic  —  In his latest keep-it-in-the-family move, Will Smith is exploring with Sony the potential for a remake of the musical “Annie,” with daughter Willow as the star, sources say.
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:
Montana Fishburne to Prosecutor: You Screwed Me!  —  Montana Fishburne believes she's been duped by prosecutors who she says went back on a plea deal she struck, and her lawyer has now gone to court to try and enforce the agreement ... TMZ has learned.  —  TMZ has learned Montana's lawyer …
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.
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.
Michael Lewittes / Gossip Cop:
Katie Holmes in “Drug Shocker”?  —  “Katie Drug Shocker!” blares the cover of this week's Star magazine about Katie Holmes.  —  That's one explosive claim.  —  According to the weekly, Holmes is addicted to a Scientology treatment that has “an effect similar to heroin!”
 
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Andy / Hollywood Life:
‘Jersey Shore’ Exclusive!  Season Four Confirmed To Begin Filming May 2011!
Stephen Heyman / New York Times:
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Hollywood Reporter:
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New York Times:
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WWD:
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

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