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3:40 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
Andrea Reiher / Pop2it:
Oprah's secret is half-sister Bunny, whom she has never met …
TMZ.com:
Oprah Winfrey REVEALS Secret — I Have a Sister!
Discussion: I Need My Fix and Jezebel
New York Times:
Oprah Sister: Patricia, Oprah's Secret Half Sister, Revealed
Discussion: coverawards.com
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
And Oprah's big secret is ...
Discussion: StraightFromTheA [SFTA] and Bossip
Lisa Respers France / The Marquee Blog:
Oprah Winfrey has a secret sister
Discussion: Perez Hilton and This Just In
Jawn Murray / BV Buzz:
Oprah Winfrey: Big Reveal is Long-Lost Sister
Discussion: Reuters, Dlisted 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.
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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 …
Marco / X17 Online:
Aaron Carter Checks Into Rehab For “Guidance” And “Cleansing,” Says Rep
Discussion: omg!
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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 …
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
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.
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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Carlos Greer / People.com:
Britney Spears Returning to ‘Edgy’ Sound on New Album
Discussion: PoorBritney.com
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.
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 …
Discussion: EarSucker
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.
 
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