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10:50 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!
TMZ.com:
‘Jersey Shore’ Italy Trip — Italian Group FURIOUS!
Discussion: Digital Spy and Perez Hilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
MTV Greenlights Fourth Season Of ‘Jersey Shore’, Sends The Gang To Italy
Discussion: Extra and Pop Crunch
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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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Sophie Monk Is Engaged  —  Sophie Monk is engaged to businessman Jimmy Esebag, the Aussie model and actress announced Tuesday.  —  “He's a keeper,” Monk said on the Australia radio station 2Day FM after dropping the news that “I got engaged!”  —  “It feels right,” she added.  “I think you know when you know.”
Us Weekly:
Actress Sophie Monk, 31, Engaged to 50-Year-Old Businessman
Zoe / The Dirt:
Sophie Monk's Engaged!
Discussion: Dlisted
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: omg!, X17 Online, PopEater and AOL News
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Hollywood Reporter:
Fans are upset that he didn't get a directing nom for ‘Inception.’
Discussion: PopWatch and Perez Hilton
John Mitchell / PopEater:
Oscar Nominations: Who Got Dissed and Who Got Some Surprise Love
Discussion: Reuters, omg!, College Candy and AOL News
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 …
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.
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 …
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
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Daily Mail:
Tears for fears?  Megan Fox looks puffy-eyed after humiliating Razzie nomination
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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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Marianne Garvey / E! Online:
Tiffany Accidentally Outs New Kids on the Block Star Jonathan Knight!  —  Uh, woops.  Tiffany has some ‘splainin’ to do.  —  The '80s pop star accidentally outed former New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight Thursday on Bravo's What What Happens Live show.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   NKOTB's Jonathan Knight was fine with being outed by Tiffany
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.
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 …
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 …
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Vampire Diaries’ billboards urge fans to ‘Catch VD’ — EXCLUSIVE  —  If you've driven along Sunset Blvd. the past few days, you may have seen this:  —  Or if you've been walking in Times Square (burr), you may have seen this:  —  The billboards are actually covert ads for the midseason return …
Jessica / INF Daily:
Paris Hilton Straps On A See-Thru Dress & A Dog To Visit Sister  —  Paris Hilton grabbed a favorite accessory (one of her 18 dogs) before hopping in the car and heading over to her sister Nicky's house this morning.  We can't help but wonder if the tiny pup is meant to distract us from Paris herself …
Discussion: X17 Online
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 …
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Fergie's Got An Awesome Profile  —  Obviously I don't mean that Fergie's got an awesome eHarmony profile.  She looks like she's been doing some pilates or some of that yoga that nutjobs do in extreme heat because she looks pretty damn good in her tight little dress.
Celebslam:
Watch that step Jessica, it's a good four inches  —  Jessica Simpson is drunk  —  I don't know how this happens at a sushi restaurant, but Jessica Simpson was absolutely HAMMERED last night as she was leaving Katsuya in West Hollywood.  She could barely walk.  Or do basic math . . . which I don't think was the alcohol's fault.
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
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, Pop2it, X17 Online and omg!
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Summit Entertainment in Talks to Pick Up Emma Watson's Perks of Being a Wallflower  —  We're pleased to report that Hogwarts grad Emma Watson's next movie appears to have found a home in Hollywood.  Last May, news came that Watson would pair with Logan Lerman in The Perks of Being a Wallflower …
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Source: Glee Stars Chord Overstreet and Naya Rivera “Hooked Up” in Vegas  —  Did Glee costars Chord Overstreet and Naya Rivera get their glee on this past weekend in Vegas?  —  Naya celebrated her birthday at Bank nightclub at the Bellagio and reportedly got über-cozy with Chord inside.
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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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
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Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Elton John: I Won't Be Invited to the Royal Wedding
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Ryan Patterson / omg!:
Glam Slam: Meet The New Faces — Vanessa & Kelly!
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
John Travolta As John Gotti!!!
Tom Jacobs / Smart Journalism. Real Solutions …:
Sexy News Anchors Distract Male Viewers
Discussion: Jezebel, Gawker, Mediaite and TV Squad
Megan Johnson / Boston Herald:
Jay Leno named Hasty Pudding man of year
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
MSNBC Eyeing Alec Baldwin for Hosting Duties?
Perez Hilton:
Another Teen Mom Is Pissed At Kim Kardashian
Michael K / Dlisted:
OctoMom Turns Down A Check
Discussion: RADAR
TMZ.com:
‘Idol’ Waitress Loses Job After ‘A.I.’ Audition
Discussion: Bossip and Hollywood.com
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: NeNe Leakes & My Dad Are Divorcing …
Discussion: The Young, Black … and Bossip
 

 
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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