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7:15 AM ET, January 24, 2011

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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 …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and The Insider
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.
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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
Discussion: Crushable and omg!
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.
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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.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Fitness Guru Jack LaLanne Dies at Age 96  —  The godfather of physical fitness, Jack LaLanne, died at his coastal California home in Morro Bay from respiratory failure due to pneumonia.  He was 96.  —  “He was surrounded by his family and passed very peacefully and in no distress …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
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!
EditorialGrrl / Bossip:
Justin Bieber Wants Grown Women And Black People To Like Him More  —  Now that he's made a couple million off of feeding the dreams of high school girls the world over, Justin Bieber is ready to switch his style up.  —  According to Sean Garrett, Bieber is ready to revamp his sound and become …
Discussion: Fit Fab Celeb
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 …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Sundance: ‘Margin Call’ To Roadside Attractions And Lionsgate  —  The JC Chandor-directed drama Margin Call sold to Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate after an all night bargaining session.  The film stars Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell and Stanley Tucci.
Discussion: Just Jared and The Playlist
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.
 
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Robert Feder / Time Out Chicago:
Biographer: Oprah's ‘family secret’ is half-sister she never met before
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
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TMZ.com:
Spice Girl Announces Engagement on Twitter
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Mirror.co.uk:
Kelly Osbourne is the new face of Madonna's clothing line
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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