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6:40 AM ET, February 12, 2011

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Alla Byrne / People.com:
Andy Cohen Prefers Knives in His Eyes to Heidi Montag on Real Housewives  —  She got plastic surgery and can deal with drama and reality TV cameras but it looks like Heidi Montag won't be going from The Hills to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills any time soon.
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People.com:
Heidi Montag Upset by Andy Cohen's ‘Hurtful’ Comments  —  Andy Cohen struck a nerve when he said Thursday that he'd rather “stab ... knives into my own eyes” than have Heidi Montag join The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  —  “Andy's tasteless remarks were hurtful and completely unnecessary,” Montag tells PEOPLE.
Producer / The Superficial:
Heidi Montag: ‘I Made All That Sh*t Up’
Discussion: coverawards.com, TVgasm and The Blemish
TMZ.com:
Ashlee and Pete — They Were In Different Marriages  —  It's as if Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz were in two different marriages ... sources connected with the couple tell TMZ.  —  TMZ broke the story ... Ashlee filed for divorce Wednesday.  Turns out she's been “extremely unhappy for a long time …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, The FABlife and PopBytes
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People.com:
Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz Married Too Young, Says Source
Discussion: PopEater
Ilovegossip / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Prosecutor Insisting On Jail Time For Lindsay In ANY Plea Deal  —  Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers is INSISTING that any plea bargain for Lindsay Lohan include jail time, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.  —  Lindsay's lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley …
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TMZ.com:
Kelsey Grammer and Kayte At City Hall For Wedding!  —  Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh just left City Hall in New York City for a wedding, but it wasn't theirs ... TMZ has learned.  —  Kelsey's daughter, 27-year-old Spencer, got married to James Hesketh in a City Hall ceremony.
Lynn Hirschberg / Wmagazine.com:
Venus de Mila  —  MILA KUNIS, THE UKRAINIAN-BORN STAR OF “BLACK SWAN,” TALKS ABOUT COMING TO AMERICA—AND WHY SHE'LL NEVER DANCE AGAIN.  —  Lynn Hirschberg: In Black Swan, you play the wild-child devil girl.  You're both seductive and scary.  Had you danced before you took the part?
Us Weekly:
Mario Lopez: I Cheated on Ex Ali Landry Days Before Wedding  —  Back in April 2004, longtime loves Mario Lopez and model/actress Ali Landry tied the knot — only to annul the union two weeks later, amid rumors of Lopez's rampant cheating.  —  Now, almost 7 years later …
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Hot with Oscar buzz, Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman look to new roles in ‘Stoker’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Colin Firth has had his pick of roles in Hollywood ever since the Oscar buzz started for his portrayal of King George VI in “The King's Speech.”  Now it looks like he's made up his mind.
TMZ.com:
Jamie Foxx Brawl Aftermath — The VIDEO  —  Jamie Foxx was held in a headlock last night before club security broke up the brawl and dragged the other guy out in a choke hold ... and TMZ obtained video from inside the club seconds after the fight.  —  As we first reported …
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TMZ.com:
Jamie Foxx Brawls at Usher Show
Us Weekly:
Whoa!  See Charlie Sheen's Mouthful of Gold Teeth  —  Charlie Sheen looks like a million bucks — literally.  —  The 45-year-old Two and a Half Men actor — whose divorce from Brooke Mueller will be made official May 2 — flashed several gold teeth during a Thursday meet-and-greet with UCLA's baseball team.
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Daily Mail:
‘Stay off crack’: Charlie Sheen's advice to college baseball team …
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Will Oscarcast Co-Host Anne Hathaway Duet With Tom Cruise In ‘Rock Of Ages?’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Now that Tom Cruise has closed his deal to co-star in Rock of Ages, I'm hearing that the next big star New Line and director Adam Shankman want is Oscarcast co-host Anne Hathaway.
Discussion: The Playlist and Perez Hilton
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Cruise Closing Deal to Co-Star in ‘Rock of Ages’
Discussion: MTV Movies Blog and Hollywood.com
Jon / Egotastic!:
Kelly Brook Nude Pictures Provide Red Hot Heat for Exhibition Magazine  —  Wow, the Internet and our readers are a-panic with this most amazing news — Kelly Brook nude pictures.  Yep, I know, it's awesome.  And, of course, we've been ogling them here for a bit, we do need some private …
Discussion: The FABlife
TMZ.com:
Christina Aguilera — Divorce Settled  —  Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman have reached a divorce settlement that was filed with the court ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources tell us they will share joint custody of their son, Max, though the legal papers — filed with the court Wednesday — don't specify the terms of custody.
Michael Cragg / Guardian:
Lady Gaga's Born This Way: first review  —  The Gaga has released a new song online and the internet is still working.  Is this a failure?  No, it's another storming pop tune  —  It's one of the most tweeted, blogged and hyped pop singles in recent memory.
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Cara Lynn Shultz / People.com:
Does Lady Gaga's ‘Born This Way’ Sound like Madonna's ‘Express Yourself’?
Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Angelina Jolie: I'm Not Adopting Again  —  In an exclusive statement, Jolie shuts down rumors that she's adding a young Haitian girl to her family.  Howard Kurtz on the tabloids that fed the bogus claims and distract from her cause.  —  The news ricocheted around the world …
Oldhat / RADAR:
NEW PHOTO: Meg Ryan's Finger — Did John Cougar Mellencamp Put A Ring On It?  —  Forget ‘Jack and Diane’ — Did John put a ring on Meg's finger?  —  RadarOnline.com's got a brand new picture of America's sweetheart Meg Ryan, who flashed a nice piece of bling on her ring finger …
Discussion: EarSucker and Celeb Dirty Laundry
Rachel Abrams / Variety:
Charlize Theron to star in ‘Prometheus’  —  Thesp joins Rapace, Fassbender in Ridley Scott's sci-fi pic  —  Exclusive: Charlize Theron has inked a deal to star in “Prometheus” for Twentieth Century Fox.  —  Theron joins previously-announced cast of Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender.
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Smallville Exclusive!  Michael Rosenbaum Back for Series Finale: 'I'm Doing It For the Fans'  —  The small-screen Superman mythos just breathed an enormous sigh of relief.  —  After nearly a year of will-he-or-won't-he speculation, Michael Rosenbaum has inked a deal to reprise his role …
Discussion: From Inside the Box
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Noam Murro To Direct ‘Die Hard 5’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Die Hard 5 is moving toward the start gate at 20th Century Fox.  I'm told the studio will set Noam Murro to direct the film that has been scripted by Skip Woods.  They will continue to develop the script.  While Murro directed the Sarah Jessica Parker-starrer Smart People for Miramax.
Discussion: The Movie Blog, The Playlist and /Film
The Playlist:
Zac Efron Attached To Star In ‘The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman’  —  Exclusive: Founding his own production company (the cheekily titled Ninjas Runnin' Wild), and being courted for a number of intriguing projects over the past year (including the remake of “Snabba Cash") …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Berlin: Gerard Butler Set For Walden Media Surf Pic ‘Mavericks’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Gerard Butler has been set to star in Mavericks, the Curtis Hanson-directed fact-based drama for Walden Media.  The film is based on the true story of Santa Cruz surf phenom Jay Moriarity and his quest to ride …
Discussion: The Playlist and I Need My Fix
 
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Jessica LeFevre / EarSucker:
Eric Johnson threatens to stop the wedding if Jessica Simpson didn't lose weight?
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
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Christy Lemire / The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Taylor Hospitalized Due To Congestive Heart Failure
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Access Hollywood:
Jennifer Hudson Enthusiastic About Aretha Franklin Film Role
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Jon Weisman / Variety:
Starry guests gather for ‘Phineas’
Cele|bitchy:
The Olsen Twins are jealous of their little sister's success
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Maggie Coughlan / PopEater:
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Access Hollywood:
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Perez Hilton:
Twilight Inspired Stevie Nicks To Write New Album
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Marco / X17 Online:
Justin Timberlake Denies Glee The Use Of His Music
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Charlie Sheen / TMZ.com:
No On Crack, Yes On Chocolate Milk
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Miley Cyrus to Host SNL
 

 
From Mediagazer:

David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

 
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