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12:15 PM ET, January 24, 2011

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Robert Feder / Time Out Chicago:
Biographer: Oprah's ‘family secret’ is half-sister she never met before  —  Oprah Winfrey is calling it “the miracle of all miracles” and “news that literally shook me to my core.”  On Monday's show, according to her unauthorized biographer, the world will be introduced to the half-sister Oprah never knew she had.
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John Mitchell / PopEater:
Oprah Winfrey Reveals Surprise Half-Sister  —  Oprah Winfrey's big family secret?  The talk-show queen announced on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Monday that she has discovered a half-sister, named Patricia, who was given up for adoption as a child.  She said her mom gave Patricia up in 1963 in secret.
Discussion: X17 Online
Jawn Murray / BV Buzz:
Oprah Winfrey: Big Reveal is Long-Lost Sister  —  Last Thursday, Oprah Winfrey told viewers on her syndicated talk show that she would have a big reunion on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ on Monday.  —  Though she didn't disclose with whom, the talk show titan shared that it involved something she's learned …
Discussion: Dlisted and Reuters
Andrea Reiher / Pop2it:
Oprah's secret is half-sister Bunny, whom she has never met and with whom she will be reunited  —  Last week Oprah Winfrey revealed that on Monday's show (Jan. 24), she would be sharing with her audience a big family secret that she says “literally shook me to my core.”  Now we know what that secret is.
New York Times:
Oprah Sister: Patricia, Oprah's Secret Half Sister, Revealed
Discussion: coverawards.com
Us Weekly:   SPOILER: Find Out Oprah's Shocking Family Secret
Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Chaz Bono: 'I'm still in the oven right now'
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.
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People.com:
Aaron Carter Seeks Treatment for ‘Emotional and Spiritual Issues’  —  For former Dancing With the Stars contestant Aaron Carter, the road to restarting his music career has taken a detour - into a treatment facility.  —  Carter, 23, the brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter …
Us Weekly:
Rep: Aaron Carter Checks Into Rehab
Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Jack LaLanne, Founder of Modern Fitness Movement, Dies at 96  —  Jack LaLanne, whose obsession with grueling workouts and good nutrition, complemented by a salesman's gift, brought him recognition as the founder of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay, Calif. He was 96.
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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.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Fitness Guru Jack LaLanne Dies at Age 96
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Jewel and Ty Murray: We're Having a Boy!  —  Jewel and Ty Murray can finally start painting their nursery.  —  “We would have been happy either way, of course, but we are so excited to be having a little boy,” the singer, 36, tells PEOPLE.  —  The couple, who are expecting their first child this summer …
Perez Hilton:
First Look!  Brit Brit In Hold It Against Me Music Video!  —  This image alone has us convinced that this video is going to be RIDICULOUS!  —  Britney Spears took to her Twitter last night to not only update her fans that the second day of her Jonas Akerlund-directed shoot for her new music video …
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Us Weekly:
Check Out the First Shot From Britney's Sexy New Video
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Elisabetta Canalis Learns on CNN She'll Never Be Mrs. Clooney  —  When George Clooney sat down for an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, he made it clear to the world that he doesn't want to get married again.  Too bad he forgot to mention this to longtime girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Allie Merriam / PopSugar:
Kate Hudson Heads to London With Her Baby Bump and Boyfriend  —  Kate Hudson arrived at London's Heathrow airport this morning with her boyfriend Matthew Bellamy.  The duo have been out of the spotlight since Christmas, when they joined her family for a holiday vacation in Aspen.
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — I'm Done Clubbing!  (Seriously)  —  Stop us if you heard this one before — Lindsay Lohan is telling her friends she is never clubbing again.  As in forever.  Forever ever.  For reals.  Stop laughing.  —  Sources close to LiLo tell TMZ she is “completely over the club scene” …
 
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