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12:20 PM ET, March 13, 2011

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Us Weekly:
Celebrity Apprentice's Richard Hatch Sent Back to Jail  —  Richard Hatch is headed back to the slammer.  —  The Survivor winner — and current Celebrity Apprentice contestant — was ordered to return to jail for nine months for neglecting to pay taxes on the $1 million prize he won as a part of the CBS series in 2000.
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Christine Fenno / PopEater:
Richard Hatch Headed to Prison Yet Again  —  One of the standouts on the new season of Donald Trump's ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ is in very hot water.  —  Learning his IRS lesson the hard way, original ‘Survivor’ champ Richard Hatch was ordered on Friday to return to prison to serve a nine-month sentence, says the Hollywood Reporter.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Michelle R. Smith / Associated Press:
‘Survivor’ winner Hatch gets 9-month prison sentence
Alec Baldwin / The Huffington Post:
Two and a Half Men Is Better Than None  —  I read in the paper today that Conan O'Brien's documentary is out this weekend.  The one that chronicles the purportedly healing journey/concert tour he went on after his messy divorce from NBC.  I also read that Charlie Sheen is suing Warner Brothers …
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Christine Fenno / PopEater:
Alec Baldwin Tells Charlie Sheen: ‘Take a Nap, Get a Shower, Sober Up’  —  Alec Baldwin may play one of TV's top executives on ‘30 Rock,’ but he harbors a profound disdain for them in real life.  —  And his certainty that network suits are power-hungry, lying “scumbags” …
Sean O'Connell / HollywoodNews.com:
Jake Gyllenhaal scuffle overshadows “Source” - SXSW  —  Hollywoodnews.com: The world premiere of Duncan Jones' “Source Code,” which kicked off this years' South By Southwest film portion on Friday night, is being overshadowed by a strange story involving Jake Gyllenhaal, a camera, and a men's room.
Christine Fenno / PopEater:
Zach Galifianakis Uses ‘SNL’ to Hire an Assistant  —  In his return as ‘Saturday Night Live’ guest host this weekend, ‘Hangover: Part II’ star Zach Galifianakis was uniquely versatile, his understated deadpan humor somehow elevating almost every sketch he was in.
Discussion: omg!
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Jennifer Lawrence Close To ‘Hunger Games’ Lead  —  I'm hearing that Winter's Bone star Jennifer Lawrence has emerged as the front runner for the lead role of Katniss Everdeen in Lionsgate's The Hunger Games, the first installment of the novel trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
Discussion: Movieline and GeekTyrant
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Variety:
Jennifer Lawrence tapped for ‘Hunger Games’
Discussion: /Film and The Moviefone Blog
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
David & Victoria Beckham Expecting a Girl  —  The Beckhams are thinking pink.  —  The bundle of joy David and Victoria expect this July is a baby girl, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The soccer star, 35, announced the news Friday afternoon at an L.A. Galaxy fan luncheon, ESPN reports.
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TMZ.com:
Oksana Will Sue Mel  —  Oksana Grigorieva will file a civil lawsuit against Mel Gibson ... this according to Oksana's lawyer.  —  TMZ reported on September 16, 2010 — just after Oksana hired Daniel Horowitz — Oksana would file a lawsuit alleging battery, emotional distress and defamation.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Socialite Life
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Daniel Sperling / Digital Spy:
Thornton, Baker crowned 'Let's Dance' winners  —  James Thornton and Charlie Baker have been crowned the winners of Let's Dance For Comic Relief 2011.  —  The Emmerdale actor and his comedian partner topped the public vote ahead of Russell Kane's Beyoncé homage with their tap dance to Fred Astaire classic ‘Puttin’ On The Ritz'.
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj Video Star — Demoted After Tweet  —  A guy who appears in an upcoming Nicki Minaj video claims he was demoted from the lead role to a face in the background ... all for revealing top secret information about the project on Twitter.  —  The guy with the six-pack is Toyin Koyejo …
Jessica Biel / People.com:
Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel ‘Wanted Different Things’  —  Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's three-and-a-half year romance had simply run its course, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  “It really was mutual,” the source says.  “There really wasn't a final straw.
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E! Online:
Source: Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis “Flirting”
Discussion: Hollywood Life, Dlisted and PopSugar
E! Online:
Teen Mom War!  Amber Portwood Slams Jenelle Evans: “I Despise What She Stands For!”  —  The battle is on between the bad girls of Teen Mom.  —  Veteran Amber Portwood has learned some life lessons the hard way, and they've all been captured by MTV's cameras.
Discussion: Hollybaby and The Hollywood Gossip
Us Weekly:
Reality Stars Take Sides: Who Should Bachelor Brad Pick?  —  Who will earn Bachelor Brad Womack's final rose?  —  Former contestants on the ABC series are pretty mixed on if it'll be single mom Emily Maynard or spunky divorcee Chantal O'Brien.  In anticipation of Monday's finale …
Discussion: PopEater
X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Vanessa Hudgens Sprints Out Of The Gym With A Smile On Her Face  —  Since her breakup with Zac Efron, not only has Vanessa Hudgens been hitting the gym, but she's been in a much better mood!  The Beastly babe was snapped post-workout in Beverly Hills on Friday afternoon …
 
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Jada Yuan / New York Magazine:
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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