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5:00 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!
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.
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 …
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.
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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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears' Beau Signs Back On as Agent
Discussion: I Need My Fix
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.
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” …
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 …
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.
The Superficial:
There is.. Another.. Olsen Twin..  —  Or maybe just a little sister.  —  Because I didn't spend my childhood watching Olsen twins movies [(My Barbies weren't going to dress themselves!)], I had absolutely no idea they have a sister, Elizabeth Olsen, who's apparently starring in two indie films currently playing at Sundance.
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Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Elizabeth Olsen Makes Her Sundance Debut
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.
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
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.
Zach Dionne / PopEater:
Willow Smith Debuts New Song Clip, ‘21st Century Girl’  —  ‘Whip My Hair’ had its day in the sun, and it was glorious.  Moving on, Willow Smith is ready to release a new single and video for ‘21st Century Girl,’ which the 10-year-old star says is going to make people dance.
Darren Franich / Inside Movies:
James Cameron: ‘Avatar’ sequels coming Christmas 2014 and 2015  —  James Cameron has spoken frequently about his intention to turn his mega-hit Avatar into a trilogy.  Now, according to the director himself, those two sequels have release dates.  Cameron tells EW, “I am in the process of writing the next two Avatar films now.
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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Jeffrey Dean Morgan Poised To Star In Starz's Period Drama Series ‘Magic City’
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TMZ.com:
Jack LaLanne's Son — I'm Taking Over the Family Biz
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Dimi Gaidatzi / People.com:
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Doug / RADAR:
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Elise / INF Daily:
Pics - Orlando Bloom Is A Really Cute New Dad!
 

 
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

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