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10:25 AM ET, January 25, 2011

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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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X17 Online:
Bristol Palin Reveals She Has A New Boyfriend While Bashing Her Old One  —  Bristol Palin was gushing about her new beau, rumored to be a 20-year-old Alaska pipeline worker, as she bashed her old one, baby-daddy Levi Johnston, on a radio show Friday.  When Bristol refused to spill the deets on her new man …
Discussion: Celebrity VIP Lounge and PopEater
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:
James Franco: I “Have a Lot of Respect” For Porn Stars
Discussion: Bossip and Bumpshack.com
Rebecca Macatee / PopEater:
James Franco Made Sex Tape at 19, Promises No Lip-Syncing at The Academy Awards
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
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.
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 …
PopEater:
'King's Speech' Dominates 2010 Oscar Nominations  —  'The King's Speech' rules the 83rd Annual Academy Award nominations — with nods for best picture, best actor, best supporting actress and best supporting actor.  Get the list of nominees!
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations: 'King's Speech' Leads With 12  —  Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo'Nique.
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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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.”
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TMZ.com:
Montana Fishburne Faked Suicide Attempt  —  Montana Fishburne faked a suicide attempt and it was all caught on video ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources tell us that last August, Montana's dad, Laurence Fishburne, was so concerned about his daughter's well-being that he had a private investigator follow her around.
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Glee Co-Stars Chord Overstreet & Naya Rivera Get Cozy In Vegas  —  There's a new romance developing on Glee - but this one is off camera.  —  In exclusive new photos obtained by RadarOnline.com, Glee star Naya Rivera is caught holding hands and getting very close with new cast member, Chord Overstreet.
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Hear Willow Smith's Club-Ready New Song  —  It's back to the dance floor for Willow Smith!  —  Following the runaway success of her debut single “Whip My Hair” last fall, the 10-year-old pop star shot a video for her second single, “21st Century Girl,” in Los Angeles this week, as dad Will Smith and mom Jada Pinkett Smith looked on.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Will James Franco Get In Bed With Kate Hudson For Linda Lovelace Pic?  —  EXCLUSIVE: 127 Hours star James Franco is in discussions to play pornographer Chuck Traynor in a Linda Lovelace film that will be directed by his Howl helmers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
HeraldSun:
Wild man Sam Worthington splits from Natalie Mark  —  Photo by John Sciulli/WireImage.com Source: Getty Images  —  TURNING many heads with his oddball behaviour at the G'Day USA gala, Sam Worthington has been living life in the fast lane after recently splitting with his girlfriend of nearly three years, Natalie Mark.
Discussion: Oh, The Scandal! and PopEater
PopSugar:
Watch the Oscars Nomination Announcement on PopSugar Live Right Now!  —  We're live at the 2011 Oscars nominations announcement, where Mo'Nique will reveal just who earned the coveted recognition by the crown jewel of award season!  Will Natalie Portman continue her streak?
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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Hilary Shenfeld / People.com:
Oprah's Big Secret: She Has a Half-Sister!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and The FABlife
Matthew Rettenmund / boy culture:
On The Kovar Of A Magazine  —  You might've been surprised to read on TMZ that Celebrity Rehab and Real World: Hollywood “star” Joey Kovar (pictured) would soon be posing for Playgirl's March issue.  According to Playgirl's Daniel Nardicio: … But you know who was even more surprised?
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] …
Jason Gregory / Gigwise:
Liam Gallagher: Oasis Fan Snorted My Dandruff At Glastonbury  —  The singer claims...  Liam Gallagher has claimed a fan once snorted his dandruff because he thought it was cocaine.  —  The former Oasis singer said the incident took at Glastonbury place after a man spotted the flake on his scalp.
Discussion: PopEater and Spinner
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.
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
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: Pop2it, Perez Hilton and omg!
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.
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Kristen Bell Is the New Face of Neutrogena  —  Having nice skin can be a really good thing in Hollywood.  Especially if you're Kristen Bell.  —  E! News has exclusively learned from Neutrogena that the Burlesque star will be the face of the company's new Neutrogena Naturals line.
Discussion: PopEater and Pop Crunch
 
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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”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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