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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.
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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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.
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 …
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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!
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 …
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.
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
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.
Discussion: Us Weekly and PopEater
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Daily Mail:
Sophie Monk announces engagement to businessman 20 years her senior
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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:
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: X17 Online, PopEater and Pop2it
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 …
Discussion: Dlisted
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
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!
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
The CW reality project pairs haters with celebrities — EXCLUSIVE  —  If there's one celebrity you just cannot stand,* The CW might give you the chance to confront them — and the star a chance to win you over.  —  That's the idea behind a new reality show in development at the network called H8R.
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
Lauren Turner / PopSugar:
Matt Damon Shares a Serious Man Hug on Set  —  Matt Damon and Thomas Haden Church hugged it out for the cameras on the set of We Bought a Zoo in LA yesterday.  He was joined by his costar after filming solo last week.  The movie's female lead, Scarlett Johansson, hasn't reported to work yet …
Discussion: PopSugar UK
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan & Paris Hilton Offered $1 Million To Fight In Celebrity Boxing Match  —  Lindsay Lohan & Paris Hilton have been offered $1 million to fight in a celebrity boxing match, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  Damon Feldman of Hollywood Boxing Federation …
Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Teen Mom's Jenelle: Why I'm Signing Over Son's Custody to Mom  —  Teen Mom 2's Jenelle Evans is ready to change her ways.  —  In an exclusive sneak preview from Tuesday's all-new episode, the reformed partygirl — mom to Jace — calls a truce with her mom, Barbara Evans.
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Hollybaby
TMZ.com:
Tiny Porn Star — Fashion Industry Hates Little People  —  Howard Stern's favorite 79-pound porn star claims the fashion world is so obsessed with plus size people — that the needs of TINY women have been ignored — and now she's doing something about it.  —  TMZ has learned …
Discussion: Fit Fab Celeb
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Tila Tequila Declares She's Sober: ‘I Needed Help & Was In Denial’  —  Former reality TV star Tila Tequila has opened up abut her battle with booze and drugs, admitting in a candid interview with RadarOnline.com that she “needed help” and was “in denial.”
Discussion: PopEater
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
Runteldat / Entertainment Spotlight:
Rihanna's Dad Feels Sorry For Chris Brown  —  Now the last time I checked, Rihanna's main issue with her father, Ronald Fenty, these days wasn't his past drug abuse; rather, it was his current diarrhea of the mouth.  —  Oh well and that whole getting drunk on her tour bus thing.
Discussion: INF Daily and Socialite Life
 
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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”

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