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3:05 PM ET, January 25, 2011

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TMZ.com:
‘Jersey Shore’ Cast — We're Goin' to Italy!!!  —  The entire “Jersey Shore” cast is finally getting THE BOOT — because we're told the plan is to shoot Season 4 in Italy!  —  Sources connected to the show tell us they will be scouting locations in Italy — similar to the way they did it in Miami — to find the right locale.
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Lisa Chudnofsky / MTV Remote Control Blog:
Breaking: ‘Jersey Shore’ To Shoot Its Fourth Season In Italy!  —  Yes yesss y'all — the rumors on TMZ are true.  “Jersey Shore” will be shooting its fourth season in ITALY!  According to an official hot-off-the-press release from our employer, the entire cast and crew of MTV's wildly popular hit show …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
MTV Greenlights Fourth Season Of ‘Jersey Shore’, Sends The Gang To Italy  —  No surprise there: MTV has greenlight a fourth season of its red-hot reality hit Jersey Shore, which will be filmed in the spring in Italy.  From the network: “America's most talked about housemates are leaving the boardwalk behind for the piazzas of Italy.
Discussion: Extra and Pop Crunch
PopEater:
Report: ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast to Film Season Four in Italy
Discussion: Hollywood Life and TVLine
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
‘Jersey Shore’ to film new season in Italy?
Discussion: TMZ.com
PopEater:
'King's Speech' Dominates 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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omg!:
Oscar 2011 Snubs & Surprises!  Julianne Moore & Andrew Garfield Snubbed!  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The 83rd Annual Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning with some surprising nominees - but not all of this year's favorite big screen performances and films were honored with a nomination.
Discussion: PopEater, X17 Online and AOL News
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations: 'King's Speech' Leads With 12; ‘True Grit’ 10, ‘Social Network’ And ‘Inception’ 8 (But Nolan Blanked Again For Best Director)  —  Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts …
Us Weekly:
Natalie Portman: Oscar Nomination Is “Wonderful!”  —  Everything's coming up roses for Natalie Portman!  —  On Tuesday, the pregnant, engaged actress — whose No Strings Attached is a box office smash — was overjoyed by news of her Best Actress nomination in Black Swan (the flick and its director Darren Aronofsky also received nods).
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Oprah's New Half-Sister Turned Down Tabloid Cash  —  Oprah Winfrey stunned viewers on Monday with news that she recently discovered a half-sister she never knew about, but that's only part of the amazing story.  Now it turns out that the talk-show queen's sibling, Patricia …
Hollywood Reporter:
SUNDANCE: Al Pacino-Katie Holmes ‘The Son of No One’ Bombs, Prompts Walkouts … Sundance 2011 can chalk up its first bomb.  —  Dito Montiel's crime drama The Son of No One had its first screening for press and industry at noon Monday at the Yarrow Hotel Theatre ahead of its closing-night premiere at the Eccles Theatre on Friday.
Sydney Morning Herald:
Sophie Monk announces her engagement  —  Australian pop singer Sophie Monk has announced her engagement to boyfriend Jimmy Esebag.  —  Monk announced her engagement this morning on the breakfast show of Sydney radio station 2Day FM, where she is filling in for Jackie O who is on maternity leave after the birth of her first child.
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Daily Mail:
Sophie Monk announces engagement to businessman 20 years her senior
Us Weekly:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Has 3 Engagement Rings Picked Out Just in Case  —  Unlike a slew of Hollywood stars, Jennifer Love Hewitt isn't engaged yet — but she's got her Tiffany engagement ring all picked out.  Three of them, in fact.  —  “I actually have three because I feel like I'm doing the guy a favor …
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Picks Out a Wedding Ring (or Three)
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Scarlett Johansson's double date with Jason Sudeikis!  —  Single life is working out just fine for Scarlett Johansson!  Since announcing her split with Ryan Reynolds on Dec. 14, the actress hasn't been home dabbing her tears with a box of tissues.  In fact, she's already dating!
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TMZ.com:
Dr. Murray — Dead Body Found in Courthouse Sweep  —  Just hours before Dr. Conrad Murray was scheduled to appear at an L.A. County courthouse today for his arraignment in the death of Michael Jackson ... officials discovered a dead body in a sweep of the grounds ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: PopEater, X17 Online, Pop2it and omg!
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TMZ.com:
Dr. Conrad Murray Pleads Not Guilty in MJ Death
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.
Tim Nudd / People.com:
‘Golden Voice’ Ted Williams Quits Rehab: Report  —  The Ted Williams story has taken yet another turn - a troubling one.  —  The homeless man with the golden voice, discovered on the streets of Columbus, Ohio, earlier this month, has left a rehab facility in Texas against the advice of his doctors, according to a report on TMZ.com.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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People.com:
Bret Michaels Undergoes Heart Surgery  —  Bret Michaels had surgery on Monday to repair a hole in his heart - an operation that had been planned for some time and went well.  —  “Bret Michaels underwent a successful heart procedure today at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix,” the hospital said in a statement.
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Star:
Bret Michaels Undergoes Heart Surgery
Discussion: Celebs.com and I Need My Fix
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
Discussion: Celebrity VIP Lounge and PopEater
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.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: NeNe Leakes & My Dad Are Divorcing, Says Stepson — She Owes Him $300K!  —  Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes and husband Gregg are on the verge of a divorce, the couple's stepson tells RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.  —  PHOTOS: NeNe Shows Off Her New Nose
Discussion: The Young, Black … and Bossip
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.
X17 Online:
Megan Fox Looks Lovely After Leaving The Salon  —  Of course, the Transformers beauty looks even more de-lish in her Armani ads!  But ah well.  Check out Megan Fox, who's nominated for a Razzie this year for Jonah Hex, at a salon in Beverly Hills on Monday.  Think Brian Austin Green's wife will be the lucky winner?
Discussion: INF Daily
TMZ.com:
‘Idol’ Waitress Loses Job After ‘A.I.’ Audition  —  The “American Idol” wannabe who was introduced on “A.I.” as a singing waitress at a New York diner was “let go” from her gig at the eatery after the show got in the way of her work schedule ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Bossip
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.
Brad Womack / People.com:
Brad's Bachelor Blog: Michelle Is a ‘Remarkable Woman’  —  Hello, PEOPLE!  —  On this week's episode of The Bachelor I went on an island getaway, got great advice from the “love doctors,” and did the scariest thing I've ever had to do in my entire life!  What a week!
Discussion: Extra and From Inside the Box
TMZ.com:
Lindsay and Sam Have a Bloody Good Time  —  Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson hit up a strange party last week — where the theme seemed to be bleeding from the eyes and weird 3D type glasses.  —  The horror-themed party went down last Thursday, a birthday gathering for a mutual friend.
 
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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”

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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