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9:55 PM ET, January 24, 2011

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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 …
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Bristol Palin Reluctantly Confirms She's in a New Relationship  —  Bristol Palin is managing to be both excited and coy about reports she's dating a new guy.  —  When asked on KWHL's The Bob & Mark Show Friday if she and a 20-year-old Alaska pipeline worker are an item as rumored, she replied …
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Bristol Palin Reveals She Has A New Boyfriend While Bashing Her Old One
Discussion: PopEater and omg!
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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What's it like working with Bruce Willis? …
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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.
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TMZ.com:
Oprah Winfrey REVEALS Secret — I Have a Sister!
Don Babwin / Associated Press:
Oprah's secret? She has a half-sister
Discussion: StraightFromTheA [SFTA] and Bossip
Lisa Respers France / The Marquee Blog:
Oprah Winfrey has a secret sister
Discussion: Perez Hilton and This Just In
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.
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Mike Vilensky / New York Magazine:
James Franco Looked ‘Horrible’ in His Sex Tape
Us Weekly:
Why Jaime Pressly Split With Hubby of 16 Months, Simran Singh  —  So far, 2011 hasn't been a banner year for Jaime Pressly.  —  Less than three weeks after the My Name is Earl actress, 33, was arrested on suspicion of a DUI, multiple sources confirm she and entertainment lawyer husband Simran Singh are calling it quits.
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.”
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.
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
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Octo-Mom ‘Scared’ Child Services Will Take Away Her Kids After ‘Vulgar’ Fetish Video  —  A destitute Nadya Suleman is afraid Child Protective Services is going to take away her 14 children after she appeared in a wild fetish video wearing a black corset and whipping a man dressed as a giant baby.
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.
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.
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
Sadao Turner / Ryan Seacrest:
EXCLUSIVE: Sneak Peek at Rihanna's New “S&M” Video [PHOTOS]  —  Rihanna rocks a Playboy bunny-inspired outfit in an all new still shot from her new video for “S&M” that was exclusively released to RyanSeacrest.com Monday.  —  The sneak peek at the video comes after Rihanna tweeted the first look …
People.com:
Chelsea Handler Gets Cozy with Andre Balazs at Sundance  —  Andre Balazs appears to have earned five stars from Chelsea Handler.  —  The comedian and E! talk-show host kept warm with the hotelier at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, this weekend - even with her previously rumored love interest …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and omg!
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Sandra Preps Stepdaughter, Sunny, for a Third Mom  —  Now that Sandra Bullock's cheating ex, Jesse James, is engaged to Kat Von D and getting remarried as early as next month, the actress has the heartbreaking task of preparing her beloved stepdaughter, Sunny, for another mommy in her life.
Discussion: Hollywood Life
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,” …
Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne Replaces Taylor Momsen as Face of Madonna's Line  —  Kelly Osbourne is a material girl.  —  The E! Fashion Police co-host, 26, will take over the spokesperson role previously held by Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen.  —  “Material Girl is thrilled to confirm that [Kelly Osbourne] …
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 …
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” …
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
 
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

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