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12:25 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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Producer / The Superficial:
Heidi Montag: ‘I Made All That Sh*t Up’  —  Presumably after Sony called and threatened to repossess her new body, here's Heidi Montag walking back her claim that Jennifer Aniston banned her from the premiere of Just Go With It.  Via Us Magazine: … So basically Heidi had no intention …
Discussion: coverawards.com, TVgasm and The Blemish
The Huffington Post:
Heidi Montag: I Blew Millions On Music Career
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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Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Wentz ‘Crying And Crushed’ After Ashlee Simpson Files For Divorce  —  Pete Wentz has been left heartbroken and inconsolable since his wife Ashlee Simpson blindsided him by filing for divorce, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  “Pete has been crying a lot to her about this …
Us Weekly:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Partying, Drinking Days Before Split  —  Ashlee Simpson-Wentz sure wasn't feeling down last Friday, Feb. 4.  Five days before she filed for divorce from Pete Wentz after less than three years of marriage, the star, 26, was out on the town in Hollywood — hitting SHG's Eden nightclub.
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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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?
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.
Cara Lynn Shultz / People.com:
Does Lady Gaga's ‘Born This Way’ Sound like Madonna's ‘Express Yourself’?  —  It's arguably one of the most anticipated singles of the year, but is Lady Gaga's “Born This Way” all that new?  —  After leaking the lyrics on her Twitter account, Gaga debuted the single, from her album due out May 23, on Friday.
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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 …
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
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: Perez Hilton and The Playlist
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Cruise Closing Deal to Co-Star in ‘Rock of Ages’
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.
Daily Mail:
‘Stay off crack’: Charlie Sheen's advice to college baseball team as his grin reveals damage drugs did to own his teeth  —  Charlie Sheen has given some sound advice to players of the UCLA baseball team: ‘Stay off the crack’.  —  The actor spent some time with the Los Angeles college team yesterday …
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
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Us Weekly:   Whoa! See Charlie Sheen's Mouthful of Gold Teeth
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 …
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.
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Miley Cyrus to Host SNL  —  Live from New York, it's Miley Cyrus!  —  Cyrus, 18, will host Saturday Night Live for the first time on March 5, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The singer-actress, who recently wrapped the movie So Undercover costarring, will show off her comedic chops but not her vocal skills …
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.
Mike Florio / NBCSports.com:
Rumors fly of Brett Favre landing on Dancing with the Stars  —  We've seen it several times over the past few days, and we're now getting enough e-mails about it to realize that, if we don't mention it, we'll continue to get more e-mails about it.  —  Per various media outlets including USA Today …
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: I Need My Fix and The Playlist
 
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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
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E! Online:
Why Levi Johnston's Teenage Sister Is Getting Naked for Playboy: “It's Easy Money”
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The Playlist:
Zac Efron Attached To Star In ‘The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman’
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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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Rihanna Calls In Sick: Will She Make It to the Grammys?
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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
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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
TMZ.com:
Lindsay's Jeweler Didn't Want to Press Charges
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Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Duke of Hazzard’ Star Peggy Rea Dies at 89
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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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