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2:25 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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TMZ.com:
Jesse James and Kat Von D — ‘She Said Yes’
Discussion: X17 Online, Perez Hilton and omg!
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 …
Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian videos …:
To All Young Girls Out There...  While I was at the Today Show this morning I saw a story about a Memphis high school where 90 young female students were either pregnant or have given birth this year!  I just couldn't believe this and I find it so sad and disturbing.
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Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Slams Teen Mom Phenom
Discussion: HollywoodNews.com
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 …
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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.
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.
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.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
I Don't Need Anything..... And I Really Don't Need This
Discussion: PoorBritney.com
Miranda / KORA Organics Blog:
Our darling little man xxx  —  On the 6th of January I gave birth to our beautiful little son Flynn.  He weighed 9lb 12 ounces (a very healthy and big baby boy).  I gave birth to him naturally; without any pain medication and it was a long, arduous and difficult labour …
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 …
Jim Farber / NY Daily News:
‘American Idol’ judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez shy away from bad news, singing show is stale  —  What if they gave a talent contest and nobody judged?  —  Anyone interested in finding out could have tuned into Wednesday night's season debut of “American Idol.”
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Bossip
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
‘American Idol’ recap: New Jersey auditions
Discussion: X17 Online
Mediaweek:
NBC 3.6/ 6  —Note: The year-to-year overnight comparisons are not available today.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TV Squad
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
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.
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
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 …
Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
‘X-Men:First Class’: Three exclusive photos and a report from the stressed-out set  —  The movie posters promise that “X-Men: First Class” will be released June 3, but on Tuesday cameras were still rolling on the Fox film's set and director Matthew Vaughn, making his biggest major studio feature film to date …
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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 …
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 …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Lethal Weapon,’ ‘Wild Bunch’ Reboots Revived After Warner Bros. Exec Shuffle  —  Are you ready for a Lethal Weapon reboot?  How about a remake of The Wild Bunch?  —  Those are some of the few high-profile titles now getting a new lease on life at Warner Bros. due to the year-end departure …
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National Enquirer:
TODD PALIN SEX SCANDAL  —  SARAH PALIN's husband TODD is caught up in a sleazy sex scandal, The ENQUIRER has learned!  —  Political bloggers are digging into incredible claims that the “First Dude” - father of the couple's five children - cheated on his wife with a female massage therapist who was busted for prostitution!
Discussion: Celebrity Dirty Laundry and Gawker
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 …
Perez Hilton:
Is Jessica Simpson And Eric Johnson's Relationship On The Rocks??  —  Oh boy!  Given her past history of rushing into relationships, we wouldn't be surprised if this were, in fact, the case!  —  According to the new issue of OK!  Magazine, Jessica Simpson's relationship with Eric Johnson …
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.
PR inside:
GARNER: ‘I WAS DRUNK ON MARTHA STEWART CHRISTMAS SPECIAL’  —  Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)  —  JENNIFER GARNER has confessed she was intoxicated during a recent appearance on TV lifestyle queen MARTHA STEWART's cookery show …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Perez Hilton
People.com:
Antonio Sabato Jr. Expecting a Son  —  The next Antonio Sabato will have a lot to live up to - and even more to learn to pronounce.  —  Antonio Sabato Jr. and his girlfriend, singer Cheryl Moana Marie, announced Wednesday they're expecting a child together, a son due in the spring.
GLAAD:
NOMINEES ANNOUNCED - VIEW THEM HERE  —  Join GLAAD to honor outstanding images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community at the GLAAD Media Awards!  For over two decades, the GLAAD Media Awards have promoted fair, accurate and inclusive LGBT images and set a benchmark for media to build support for equality.
 
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Christian Blauvelt / Inside TV:
Liam Neeson to voice Qui-Gon Jinn in ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ — EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
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Jed Eckert / EarSucker:
Snooki's book is a NY Times best seller?!??
Ann Hoevel / CNN:
SPOILER ALERT!:  Don't want to know anything about what happened …
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Wes Ferguson / ETonline:
Samantha Harris: ‘Jossie Has A Little Sister Now!’
Natasha / The Young, Black, and Fabulous:
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WWD:
Megan Fox, Rafael Nadal Heat Up Armani Ads
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TMZ.com:
Montana Fishburne to Prosecutor: You Screwed Me!
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Hit B-Day Bash
Perez Hilton:
Camille Grammer Backtracks On Kelsey Cross-Dressing Claims!
Jimmy / RADAR:
Tori Spelling's Son Rushed To Hospital After Fall
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Anja Karadeglija / The Canadian Press:
Meta clashes with Canada's CRTC over the Online News Act by declining to publicly release information about its measures to block news content on its platforms

 
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