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5:55 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.
Us Weekly:
SPOILER: Find Out Oprah's Shocking Family Secret
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and TVLine
TMZ.com:
Oprah Winfrey REVEALS Secret — I Have a Sister!
Andrea Reiher / Pop2it:
Oprah's secret is half-sister Bunny, whom she has never met …
New York Times:
Oprah Sister: Patricia, Oprah's Secret Half Sister, Revealed
Discussion: coverawards.com
TMZ.com:
‘Golden Voice’ Ted Williams Bails on Rehab  —  Ted Williams — the homeless man with the “Golden Voice” — has left rehab against medical advice, less than two weeks after checking in for drug and alcohol dependency ... TMZ has learned.  —  Our sources say Ted — who decided to go to rehab earlier …
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Kevin Smith Slams Bruce Willis in Interview  —  Director Kevin Smith has an opinion of Bruce Willis, and he's not holding back.  —  According to the Daily Mail, Smith recently went on the ‘WTF with Marc Maron’ podcast and slammed Willis' committment and attitude while shooting 2010's ‘Cop Out,’ which Smith directed.
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Daily Mail:
What's it like working with Bruce Willis? …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
PopEater:
Tiffany Outs ‘NKOTB’ Member Jonathan Knight  —  Rumors have surfaced in the past regarding ‘New Kids on the Block member’ Jonathan Knight's sexuality, but the pop performer has never admitted to being gay.  —  However, '80s teen queen Tiffany told millions of TV viewers last Thursday that Knight indeed is gay.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Madonna's Fascination With Young Boyfriends Is ‘Creepy,’ Says Brother Christopher Ciccone  —  Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone has admitted that his superstar sister's obsession with younger men is in danger of becoming “creepy”, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
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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Us Weekly:
FIRST PIC: Pregnant Kate Hudson Debuts Her Baby Bump
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.
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Ken Baker / E! Online:
DWTS' Aaron Carter Enters Rehab
Newsweek:
The New Star Power  —  Hollywood's best on playing hurt, kissing onscreen, work/life balance, and why none of them is on Facebook.  Welcome to NEWSWEEK's 14th Oscar Roundtable.  —  Nicole Kidman, we learned, stuttered as a child.  James Franco doesn't care if you know he sleeps in class.
Carlos Greer / People.com:
Britney Spears Returning to ‘Edgy’ Sound on New Album  —  While Britney Spears's new single, “Hold It Against Me,” may have provided an upbeat preview of her new album, what will the rest of the work sound like?  —  “It's way more edgy than the last album,” songwriter Claude Kelly …
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Lindsay Powers / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Subway Fourth Major Sponsor to Pull Ads from MTV's Skins … Another major sponsor has pulled out of advertising on MTV's controversial show, Skins.  —  A rep for Subway tells The Hollywood Reporter that the sandwich chain “will not be advertising on [Monday's] episode.”
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” …
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.
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 …
Dimi Gaidatzi / People.com:
Kate Middleton's Nickname Becomes New Nail Polish Shade  —  Royal tea towels and gold coins not quite your style?  No room for that commemorative china set?  —  Well fear not, Will-and-Kate-watcher, because there's a new royal wedding-themed item that might be right up your alley.
Discussion: Celebritology 2.0
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Steve Harvey Attacked by Ex-Wife in Series of YouTube Videos  —  Steve Harvey's ex-wife posted several videos on YouTube this weekend in which she alleges that the comedian and author was a chronic cheater in their marriage who then took their son and left her with nothing after they split.
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Jenna Bentley's Breasts Are Golden Delicious  —  I normally don't like to give these nobodies a lot of attention, but come on, how could I not post pictures of this kind of thing?  This is how I make a living damn it!  Here's that chick I know nothing about, Jenna Bentley …
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Chaz Bono Had Breast Removal Surgery, Wants to Look Like Michael Chiklis  —  Chaz Bono may have been born a girl, but he always felt he was a boy.  —  As everyone knows by now, Chaz is Sonny and Cher's offspring, formerly known as Chastity.  —  “I've hated my body since puberty,” …
TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton Sex Tape Lawsuit: Freeloaders Beware  —  It's been 7 years since the Paris Hilton sex tape surfaced on the Internet ... but it's still popular as ever — especially on the cyber-porn black market — and the downloaders are now getting their collective asses sued.
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Goes Green as New Face of Midori  —  Kermit the Frog had it wrong - it is easy being green.  Just ask Kim Kardashian, the new face of Midori liqueur.  —  “My new favorite color?  Green, of course!”  Kardashian, 30, tells PEOPLE of the new endorsement deal.
Discussion: I Need My Fix and PopBytes
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
Advice columnist Dan Savage lands MTV pilot — EXCLUSIVE  —  Savage Love may be coming to MTV.  —  Columnist Dan Savage is working on an advice show for the network.  —  MTV has ordered a pilot that follows Savage as he tours college campuses giving his brand of brutally honest (and sometimes graphic) sex and relationship advice.
 
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
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