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11:55 AM ET, January 26, 2011

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Us Weekly:
Report: Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem Welcome a Boy!  —  According to Spanish newspaper El Pais, the infant was born at Cedars Sinai Hospital in L.A.; Spanish magazine Hola broke news of the baby's gender.  Hola also reports that members of the couple's family flew in from Spain for the birth …
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Marco / X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - Penelope Cruz Gives Birth, Source Says  —  Penelope Cruz and husband Javier Bardem are proud new parents!  A source tells X17online exclusively that Penelope entered an LA area hospital Monday to give birth to the couple's first child.  Javier and Penelope first met on the set …
Discussion: INF Daily, Oh, The Scandal! and Reuters
omg!:
Report: Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem Welcome a Child!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Hot Business of ‘Glee’ … The following story appears in the current issue of The Hollywood Reporter available on newsstands Thursday.  —  The note was practically a high “A-sharp”; the cacophony of voices blended perfectly to form an instantly recognizable tone …
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Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Glee’ Vs. Kings of Leon, Round 2 … The six-month-old feud between the hit Fox show Glee and rockers Kings of Leon is heating up yet again.  The Grammy winning band famously turned down the show's request to Glee-ify the song “Use Somebody,” sparking outrage from Gleeks everywhere …
Sean O'Neal / A.V. Club:
Glee creator Ryan Murphy: “F**k you, Kings Of Leon”
TMZ.com:
Jimmy Buffett Hospitalized After Fall from Stage  —  Jimmy Buffett was rushed to a hospital in Australia today after he fell off the stage during a concert ... and it appears flashing lights from the lighting director may have triggered the fall that left him unconscious ... TMZ has learned.
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DailyTelegraph:
Singer Jimmy Buffett falls off the stage in Sydney, taken to hospital
Discussion: USA Today, PopEater and dailystab.com
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Tyson & Wife — It's A Baby Boy!  —  Former boxing champion Mike Tyson is a dad for the eighth time, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  The Hangover star and his wife Lakiha Spicer Tyson welcomed a little boy on Tuesday.  —  PHOTOS: Mike Tyson's Wife Shows Off Her Baby Bump
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Mike Tyson welcomes eighth child  —  Mike Tyson has become a father for the eighth time, according to reports.  —  A representative for the boxer has confirmed to People that he and wife Lakiha Spicer Tyson welcomed son Morocco Elijah Tyson on Tuesday.  —  Tyson tied the knot with Spicer …
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
‘Top Chef’ Star's Baby Daddy: I Want Custody!  —  The baby daddy of “Top Chef” star Padma Lakshmi has filed legal papers to wrestle custody away from her ... TMZ has learned.  —  Adam Dell — brother of the computer king — filed papers today in a Manhattan court.
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New York Post:
Padma ex fights for custody
Discussion: PopEater and Pop Crunch
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Jesse James Has More Alarming Nazi Pics  —  After Us Weekly uncovered a 2004 snapshot of Jesse James dressed in a German Nazi hat giving a “Heil, Hitler” salute last spring, the motorcycle mogul, 41, denied claims of anti-Semitism.  —  But now Us has discovered new …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Naomi Watts Joins ‘J. Edgar’ Hoover Cast  —  EXCLUSIVE: Naomi Watts has signed on to star in J. Edgar, the Clint Eastwood-directed biopic.  Watts will play Helen Gandy, J. Edgar Hoover's loyal secretary for 54 years.  Hoover (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) called her indispensible …
TMZ.com:
Snooki's New Show — MAJOR Toilet Paper Crisis  —  Snooki is about to face off with some of the GREATEST challenges of her life — mortgages, career decisions ... and toilet paper clean-up ... so says the outline for hew new reality show obtained by TMZ.  —  We got our grubby little mitts …
Discussion: Jezebel and Celeb Dirty Laundry
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Grammer creates reality TV banner  —  G3 Prods. partnering with Zodiak for formats, series  —  Kelsey Grammer is looking to add to his portfolio as a producer by diving into the unscripted biz.  —  Grammer has formed production entity G3 Prods. with reality TV maven Stella Bulochnikov-Stolper …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and PopEater
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Us Weekly:
Kelsey Grammer Wants His Own Reality Show
Style News:
The Designer Details of Natalie Portman's One-of-a-Kind Engagement Ring  —  When it came to designing Natalie Portman's engagement ring, the star's choreographer fiancé, Benjamin Millepied, relied on his leading lady and the art of ballet for inspiration.
Discussion: The Frisky
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InStyle.com What's Right Now:
Natalie Portman's Engagement Ring: The Designer Details!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
John Currin / Interview Magazine:
Tom FORD  —  I DECIDED I WOULD NEVER GO BACK TO FASHION UNTIL I HAD SOMETHING NEW TO SAY, UNTIL I COULD HAVE FUN CREATING FASHION AGAIN.  IT HAD BECOME REALLY FORMULAIC.  —  When Tom Ford walked away from womenswear more than six years ago, he wasn't just vacating his post as creative director …
Tanner Stransky / Inside TV:
Sarah Michelle Gellar's new CBS thriller pilot ‘Ringer’: The producer spills details!  — EXCLUSIVE  —  The networks have been on a pilot-greenlighting tear lately.  But which possible show has the potential to be a gem of the 2011-12 season?  We'll go out on a limb here …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and TV Squad
People.com:
How Reese Witherspoon Found Mr. Right  —  What kind of bride-to-be is Reese Witherspoon?  A focused one.  —  The actress, 34, hit Paris with three of her closest girlfriends for a whirlwind pre-wedding weekend on Jan. 20.  Gearing up for her nuptials to showbiz talent agent Jim Toth, 40 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Exclusive: Will Wonder Woman Lasso McG?  —  Charlie Angels helmer McG is being called upon to help revive another female superhero franchise.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that McG has emerged as the odds-on favorite to direct the pilot for NBC's much-hyped Wonder Woman remake.
PopEater:
Did ‘Bachelor’ Brad Ditch a Girlfriend for the Show?  —  In his second turn at being ‘The Bachelor,’ Brad Womack has claimed over and over that he's a new man, that he's gone through years of therapy and that he's really ready to settle down.  —  According to Life & Style magazine …
TMZ.com:
Miss Teen Arkansas — ‘Mortified’ Over Drunk Arrest  —  An ex-Miss Teen Arkansas USA — who was arrested last weekend for public intoxication — is “mortified” about the situation ... and says she's “sorry if I brought any shame on my state.”  —  A rep for the Miss USA Organization tells TMZ …
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey Is ‘Taking It Slow’ with Half-Sister Patricia  —  The half-sister Oprah Winfrey never knew she had has been revealed to the world, and now the two siblings are getting to know each other.  —  “We're taking it slow,” Winfrey said of Patricia (whose last name has not been revealed) …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Silvia / AceShowBiz.com:
Disney's Princess Ke$ha in New Funny or Die Video  —  The foul-mouthed princess chooses a different look with ‘glitter, fur and animal prints’ in this newly-unveiled video.  —  Following her previous Funny or Die video where she explains the meaning of “$” in her moniker …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
SPOTTED: CHRIS BROWN SPRAY-PAINTING MURAL IN LOS ANGELES + TALKS ART INSPIRATION (VIDEO)  —  Singer Chris Brown has been busy tapping into his visual artistic talent lately.  The 21 year-old recording artist was spotted outside an art studio earlier this week in West Hollywood, working on an animal animated, spray-painted mural.
Discussion: INF Daily
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Skins’ ratings drop sharply for second episode: What's to blame?  —  MTV can't catch a break with Skins.  After the teen drama's strong debut last week, the ultra-controversial series fell 52 percent in the ratings for its second episode.  Monday's airing delivered 1.6 million viewers after last week's 3.3 million.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Real Housewives of OC's “Feisty” New Star!  —  The Real Housewives of Orange County have a new blonde in town!  —  Stay-at-home mom of two Peggy Tanous is set to join the cast of the smash Bravo reality series, UsMagazine.com can exclusively reveal.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
‘Real Housewives’ Coming to Miami and Bringing Along a Drag Diva  —  The wildly successful ‘Real Housewives’ series is taking its talents to South Beach, well, Miami to be exact, for its latest expansion of the franchise.  But aside from the possibility of bumping into the odd ‘Jersey Shore’ straggler …
Discussion: Extra
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate's ‘The Hunger Games’ Gets a Release Date … Lionsgate has chosen a release date for high-profile event picture The Hunger Games: March 23, 2012.  —  Gary Ross is directing the feature adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestselling young adult tome.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Save-the-Date Faxes Sent for William & Kate's Wedding  —  For those royal families in Europe who didn't already know, there's a wedding happening on April 29.  Now the senior members of those families have received save-the-date notices from Buckingham Palace - via fax.
Discussion: omg!, I Need My Fix and The Frisky
 
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Catriona Wightman / Digital Spy:
Fox orders two more comedy pilots
Discussion: omg!
Ben Fritz / Company Town:
'King's Speech' may be recut for lower rating, gets new ad campaign …
Discussion: The Wrap, Guardian and The Playlist
Rebecca Macatee / PopEater:
John Travolta to Play Mafia Boss John Gotti?
Lindsay Powers / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Facebook Responds to 'The Social Network's' 8 Oscar Nominations
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Paris Hilton Straps On A See-Thru Dress & A Dog To Visit Sister
Discussion: X17 Online
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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