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8:55 PM ET, January 26, 2011

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Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Cheryl Burke Reveals: I Was Molested  —  As any fan of Dancing with the Stars knows, Cheryl Burke exudes confidence when she's waltzing, quick-stepping or doing the tango in front of millions.  —  But for the two-time DWTS champ, life wasn't always so smooth: As a child …
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Michael Starr / New York Post:
‘Dancing’ star Cheryl's molest agony
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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TMZ.com:
Jimmy Buffett's Frightening Fall — Caught on Tape  —  Jimmy Buffett plummeted off the stage in Australia last night and crashed HARD into the concrete floor — and the devastating accident was all captured on tape ... and obtained by TMZ.  —  The footage shows Buffett casually strolling towards …
RADAR:
NEW DETAILS: Singer Jimmy Buffett Suffers Head Injures After …
Discussion: Extra and National Enquirer
Zach Dionne / PopEater:
Elton John Magazine Censored By ‘Family Shield’ in Supermarket  —  A Harps supermarket in Mountain View, Ark., censored an Us Weekly cover featuring Elton John, husband David Furnish and their new baby, Zachary.  Deemed inappropriate for “young Harps shoppers,” the store placed a “family shield” in front of the magazine.
Discussion: PopEater
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Mark Pasetsky / coverawards.com:
Harps Cashier on Elton John Cover Controversy: Why They Censored …
Discussion: Oh, The Scandal! and FishbowlLA
Richard Lawson / Gawker:
Arkansas Supermarket Covers Up Magazine with Photo of Gay Family
Discussion: Best Week Ever and Allie is Wired
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 …
Lauren Sherman / Fashionista:
Gaga's Fragrance Will Reportedly Smell Like “Blood and Semen”  —  You can't make this stuff up.  —  According to sources close to the nose hired to develop Lady Gaga's first fragrance, the pop star has requested that the scent “smell of blood and semen.”  —  The idea is mildly shocking …
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Rebecca Macatee / PopEater:
Lady Gaga Creating Fragrance That Smells ‘Like Blood and Semen’
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: How Chelsea Handler Broke Rapper 50 Cent's Heart  —  Comedian, TV host...man-eater?  —  A source tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands now) that Chelsea Handler dumped 50 Cent just before the holidays, leaving the 35-year-old rapper “heartbroken.”
Perez Hilton:
Exclusive!  Glee Creator Ryan Murphy Responds To Kings Of Leon Drummer's Homophobic Twitter Comments!  —  We do love this man!  —  This afternoon, The Hollywood Reporter released their cover story about the business end of Glee.  When creator Ryan Murphy was asked how he felt about Kings …
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Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Hot Business of ‘Glee’
PopEater:
Jessica Simpson's Controversial Workout Video May See Light of Day  —  An exercise video Jessica Simpson filmed six years ago may soon be released, despite a long legal battle eventually ensuring the opposite.  —  According to RadarOnline.com, Simpson made the tape for Speedfit but did not approve …
Discussion: The Hairpin
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Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: New Battle Erupts To Release Jessica Simpson's Banned Exercise Video
Discussion: Right Celebrity
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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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Padma Lakshmi Speaks Out on Custody War Over Daughter, Nearly 1
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Will Ferrell Helping Steve Carell's Exit From ‘The Office’ With Four-Episode Arc  —  EXCLUSIVE: Will Ferrell has committed to a four-episode arc on NBC's comedy The Office.  He will play a branch manager who comes from the home office and is just as inappropriate as Steve Carell's Michael Scott character.
copyranter:
(nsfw) American Apparel's new porny pencil illustration ads.  —  (click ads, via) Cotton: the fabric of their underage? lives.  Aw, how innocently sleazy.  The artist is Boris Lopez, whose graphite pencil works have appeared in such cultured periodicals as Hustler's Barely Legal and Tight.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack, The Hairpin and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Vince Neil Pleads Guilty to DUI  —  Mötley Crüe front man Vince Neil just pled guilty to DUI in Las Vegas ... and will most likely spend two weeks behind bars ... TMZ has learned.  —  Neil was busted back in June — and cops say his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.
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Reuters:
Motley Crue's Neil jailed 15 days for drunk driving
Discussion: omg! and Gabby Babble
Dodai Stewart / Jezebel:
Betty White's Nude Photos Are Frankly Adorable [Peep Show]  —  Betty White's Nude Photos Are Frankly Adorable  —  Betty White's recent pin-up calendar isn't out of character: She was a model in the '40s and '50s, and sometimes there weren't any clothes involved!
Discussion: The FABlife, TresSugar and The Awl
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Pal: Eddie Cibrian's Sick of His “Philandering Sleaze” Image  —  Eddie Cibrian's discovered that his bad boy rep doesn't work on everyone.  —  The actor, who left wife of eight years Brandi Glanville, 38, in 2009 after Us uncovered his affair with LeAnn Rimes, 28, has hired an image consultant.
People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Is Not Adopting a Child, Rep Says  —  She's been dogged over the years by rumors she's in the process of adopting a child, and once again Jennifer Aniston wants to set the record straight.  —  “It is completely false,” her rep tells PEOPLE of the new round of reports.
Us Weekly:
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem “Doing Great” After Son's Birth  —  Congratulations are in order for Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, who welcomed their first child — a boy! — together over the weekend.  —  “Penelope and Javier welcomed their first son into their family last week,” Cruz's rep confirms to UsMagazine.com.
Leigh / Hollybaby:
Carrie Underwood Is Reportedly Two Months Pregnant!  —  Although Carrie said she and hubby Mike Fisher wanted to wait a while before becoming parents, sources say the country singer is keeping a big secret!  —  There might be another mommy-to-be in town!  Newlyweds Carrie Underwood, 27 …
X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Justin Bieber Goes Topless In Sexy Photos For “Girlfriend” Selena Gomez!  —  Justin Bieber may only be 16 years old, but it seems like he's already too sexy for his shirt!  The pop phenom was snapped sending shirtless photos of himself to girlfriend Selena Gomez during …
Discussion: Celebs.com
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 her new reality show obtained by TMZ.  —  We got our grubby little mitts …
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Kelsey Grammer Invites Camille to His Wedding  —  Camille Grammar broke the news to me first that she had met her estranged husband Kelsey's fiancee, Kayte Walsh.  And now friends of Camille tell me that the ‘Frasier’ actor wants so badly for his children to attend his upcoming wedding …
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Grey's Anatomy Exclusive: Kate Walsh Returns for March 31 Musical Episode!  —  In what can only be viewed as an ominous sign for that little bun in Callie's oven, Private Practice heroine Kate Walsh is bringing her baby doc back to Grey's Anatomy later this season, sources confirm to me exclusively.
The Superficial:
Vanessa Hudgens in a Bikini For Candie's  —  “Oh, no, I'm trapped in these tubes and my parents left me all alone...” (Cue Chris Hansen.)  —  Here's Vanessa Hudgens posing for the latest Candie's campaign after they finally realized you can't make Britney Spears look like a 15-year-old girl …
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
90210 Exclusive: Lori Loughlin, Ryan Eggold Exit  —  90210's dwindling grown-up population is about to take another major hit: TVLine has learned exclusively that Lori Loughlin and Ryan Eggold will not be returning to the show next season.  —  A 90210 spokesperson confirms that Loughlin …
 
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Access Hollywood:
Regis Philbin Reveals His One Regret About Leaving ‘Live!’
Discussion: PopEater and TVbytheNumbers
John Hopewell / Variety:
Brian De Palma finds ‘Passion’ project
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Marco / X17 Online:
Jayden James Grabs Frozen Yogurt As Spider Man
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PoorBritney.com
X17 Online:
Report: Kate Hudson And Matt Bellamy Engaged
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome’ …
TMZ.com:
Porn King to Octomom — You HAD Your Money Shot ...
Discussion: omg!, Celeb Dirty Laundry and PopBytes
TMZ.com:
‘King of Queens’ Actor Sues Over Oral Sex Claim
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Real Housewives of OC's “Feisty” New Star!
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
‘Real Housewives’ Coming to Miami and Bringing Along a Drag Diva
Discussion: Extra and Crazy Days and Nights
PopEater:
James Franco Gets Trapped By Mini-Fridge on ‘Daily Show’
Discussion: X17 Online, TV Squad and The Frisky
People.com:
How Reese Witherspoon Found Mr. Right
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
The DOJ's proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships, like with Anthropic, and ban Google from offering exclusive deals to content providers

Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Ad software company Mediaocean buys Innovid, an ad tech company focused on CTV, for $500M; Innovid had a market cap of ~$240M at market close on November 20

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

 
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