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11:25 PM ET, January 23, 2011

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Alex Ben Block / Hollywood Reporter:
Producers Guild Awards Host Judd Apatow Rips Into Ricky Gervais … Producers Guild Awards host Judd Apatow built his opening monologue around a profanity-laced attack on the way Ricky Gervais handled his Golden Globe Awards hosting chores a week earlier in the same room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Discussion: Dlisted, The Moviefone Blog and Gawker
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TMZ.com:
John Travolta — Globes Were ‘More Like a Roast’  —  John Travolta — who was the implied butt of a controversial joke from Ricky Gervais during the Golden Globes — seemed to acknowledge the situation last night when he told our photog the event was “more like a roast” than an awards show.
Discussion: EarSucker
Christine Fenno / PopEater:
Judd Apatow, Host of Producers Guild Awards, Slams Ricky Gervais  —  One of Hollywood's busiest writer-director-producers, Judd Apatow ('The 40-Year-Old Virgin,' ‘Superbad,’ ‘Knocked Up,’ the upcoming 'Wanderlust') took on hosting duties Saturday night at the Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Crushable and omg!
Ken Baker / E! Online:
DWTS' Aaron Carter Enters Rehab  —  The 23-year-old former Dancing With the Stars contestant checked into a private Southern California facility earlier this month, says the source  —  The source reveals that Carter's choice to go to rehab was his move to “finally get help” and not a court-mandated decision.
Associated Press:
Fitness guru Jack LaLanne, 96, dies at Calif. home  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron for decades before diet and exercise became a national obsession, died Sunday.  He was 96.
Shayna Arnold / People.com:
Mena Suvari Wants Two Children - Soon!  —  Don't be surprised if Mena Suvari has some baby news in the not too-distant future.  —  The actress, who wed concert promoter Simone Sestito in a romantic ceremony in Rome last June, tells PEOPLE she's ready to start a family.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Goldie Hawn Opens Up About Kate Hudson's Pregnancy!  —  Goldie can't wait to be a Grandma again!  —  Goldie Hawn gushed about daughter Kate Hudson's second pregnancy —Us Weekly broke the news almost two weeks ago — for the first time in London on Saturday.  —  “I'm excited!
Mirror.co.uk:
Kelly Osbourne is the new face of Madonna's clothing line  —  Kelly Osbourne has been chosen by MADONNA to front her junior fashion brand Material Girl, I can reveal.  —  And I hear Kelly, who recently slimmed down to a size eight, has the queen of pop's 14-year-old daughter Lourdes to thank.
TMZ.com:
Spice Girl Announces Engagement on Twitter  —  Everyone's fourth favorite Spice Girl, Emma Bunton, announced her engagement to someone named Jade Jones on Twitter today.  —  Baby Spice posted a pic with her ring on and the message, “Yahooooo I'm Engaged!  Love you Jade!  I'm a very happy lady!”
Discussion: Swanky Celebs
Stacey Wilson / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Sundance Breakout Elizabeth Olsen Lands Next Role … Coming off of rave reviews for her Sundance debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene, actress Elizabeth Olsen has chosen her next project: Buried director Rodrigo Cortes' Red Lights.  —  Olsen joins the previously cast Robert De Niro …
Discussion: The Wrap and Gossip Cop
Lynette Rice / Inside TV:
Keith Olbermann's next gig: TV comedy writer?  —  Image Credit: Olbermann: Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Sorkin: Valer  —  Now that Keith Olbermann is leaving MSNBC, could he be setting his sights on Hollywood and Aaron Sorkin's next TV project?  The Golden Globe-winning scribe behind …
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TMZ.com:
Keith Olbermann's Exit — Secret Deal
TMZ.com:
Octomom's Neighbors — Every Day Is Hell  —  Relentless screaming ... cackling ... police sirens — just another day in the life of Octomom's neighbors ... who all claim Nadya Suleman is constantly disrupting the community AND damaging property value.  —  TMZ spoke with several neighbors …
Christine Fenno / PopEater:
Kyle Richards Apologizes for ‘Housewives’ Brawl with Sister Kim  —  Bravo's recent season finale episode of ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ wrapped up with a shocking scene: Kyle Richards and her intoxicated sister Kim (both former child actors, and aunts to Paris Hilton) …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
 
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