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3:55 PM ET, January 4, 2012

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Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Engaged!  —  After a series of breakups and makeups, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have finally decided to get married!  —  Several insiders tell the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands Friday) that the couple of four and a half years became engaged in late December.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Mario Lopez Engaged to Courtney Mazza!  —  Mario Lopez is ready to make an honest woman out of Courtney Mazza.  —  The 38-year-old Extra host popped the question over New Year's weekend in Ixtapa, Mexico, Lopez tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands Friday).
The Superficial:   Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel Are Engaged
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Kim Kardashian Is A ‘Homewrecker’ Says Kanye West's Ex Amber Rose  —  Kim Kardashian has always insisted that she and Kanye West are just friends, but that may not be the truth after all!  —  In an exclusive interview with Star magazine, Kanye's ex girlfriend, Amber Rose …
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The Superficial:
Amber Rose: ‘Kim Kardashian is a Homewrecker’
Jessica / INF Daily:
Breaking: Mariah Carey Tweets Nick Cannon's Been Hospitalized For Kidney Failure - Pics  —  Woah, this is possibly some very heavy stuff.  Mariah Carey just tweeted a photo of herself laying in husband Nick Cannon's hospital bed along with the note: “Please pray for Nick as he's fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure.”
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Nick Cannon Hospitalized
Discussion: X17 Online
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Why Katy Perry & Russell Brand's Split Shocked Friends  —  When Russell Brand announced on Dec. 30 that he was divorcing Katy Perry, it wasn't just their fans that were caught off guard.  —  “I was shocked when I found out,” a source who knows the couple tells PEOPLE.
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Chloe Melas / Hollywood Life:
Katy Perry Couldn't Satisfy Russell Brand's Wild Sexual Urges — Report  —  Russell, a former sex addict, reportedly grew dissatsified with Katy no matter how she tried to keep things hot in the bedroom.  Plus four other reasons why he ended their marriage!
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Universal Considering ‘Bridesmaids’ Sequel Without Kristen Wiig (Exclusive)  —  The “Saturday Night Live” star is refusing to do a reprise and tells THR she is working on something else with writing partner Annie Mumolo.  —  By every measure, Bridesmaids was a huge success story of 2011.
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Kashing in with a glossy  —  There's no end to the Kardashian empire's ambition.  Sources say the reality attention-grabbers, perhaps because of negative publicity after Kim's ill-fated marriage, now want to lead their own coverage and are close to landing a deal with American Media Inc. …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Kim Kardashian wants a tabloid solely dedicated to her assy shenanigans
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse and Hollywood Life
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Celebrity Apprentice’: George Takei, Clay Aiken, Adam Carolla Among Season 12 Contestants (Exclusive Photo)  —  Premiering Feb. 12, the new season will feature additional episodes as well as its largest pool of contestants to date.  —  When Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice returns Feb. 12 …
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Associated Press:
Trump Unveils New ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Cast
Discussion: Best Week Ever and PopBytes
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Teresa Giudice vs. Victoria Gotti: New Celebrity Apprentice Cast Revealed
Discussion: The Stir
Perez Hilton:
Demi Lovato Talks Drug Abuse And “Brutal” Fights With Miley Cyrus!  —  Sh*t's about to get real!!!  —  Last winter, Demi Lovato went to rehab to treat her cutting and eating disorder.  But it looks like there might have been some other issues to deal with...
Discussion: omg! and Girls Talkin Smack
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Todd Brown / Twitch:
BREAKING: Taylor Swift Offered Eponine In Tom Hooper's LES MISERABLES  —  At the end of November word came out that director Tom Hooper was auditioning a number of women to play the role of Eponine in his upcoming film adaptation of the musical Les Miserables.
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Exclusive: The Good Wife Cues Up Glee's Jonathan Groff for Guest Gig  —  The Good Wife is taking Jesse St. James to court!  —  Recurring Glee star Jonathan Groff has landed a guest stint on the CBS drama, TVLine has learned exclusively.  —  Groff will appear in this season's 15th episode as Jimmy …
People.com:
James Franco to Publish His First Novel  —  Actor, producer, graduate student, Oscars host.  He's had plenty of titles.  And now James Franco is set to add one more: novelist.  —  Franco, 33, has sold his first novel, Actors Anonymous, loosely based on his life, to Amazon Publishing, the New York Observer reports.
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Nick Parker / Bizarre - The Sun:
Someone likes you, Adele  —  Cuddle ... Adele and charity boss Simon Konecki  —  SMITTEN singing superstar Adele shows who is top of her charts as she kisses her new love on holiday.  —  The Someone Like You star, 23, cuddled up with bearded Simon Konecki in Florida.
Jenni Avins / New York Magazine:
Cosmopolitan Put 17-Year-Old Dakota Fanning on the Cover  —  We were kind of surprised to find out that it's Dakota Fanning covering the February issue of Cosmopolitan.  She looks beautiful with a blunt haircut and pink-beaded J.Mendel dress, but she's surrounded by cover lines like …
NME:
Lily Allen's baby name revealed  —  Lily's mother let the heavily guarded news out on Facebook  —  Lily Allen has reportedly named her daughter Ethel Mary.  —  The ‘retired’ popstar gave birth to her and husband Sam Cooper's first child in November last year.
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Martha losing show, Home Depot dumps paint  —  “The Martha Stewart Show,” the domestic diva's flagship TV property, is to close at the end of the broadcast season in April — a victim of poor ratings, The Post has learned.  —  Hallmark Channel, its current home, has informed Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia …
People.com:
Bachelor Host Chris Harrison: Ben Flajnik's Season ‘Very Nude’  —  He famously bared his soul on The Bachelorette last season, but this time around, Ben Flajnik is daring to reveal even more.  —  “It's a very nude season,” host Chris Harrison says of Flajnik's turn as the Bachelor …
 
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Exclusive: Kim, Khloe, Kourtney Kardashian Made into Barbie's Doll Pals!
Discussion: Pop2it and Celeb Gossip …
X17 Online:
ASHTON KUTCHER REMAINS LOYAL TO THE LAKERS
Discussion: Reuters
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Is Rachel Zoe Pregnant? Fashion Guru Keeps Suspiciously Covered-Up In St. Barts
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and OK! Magazine
Nadia Mendoza / Daily Mail:
Jump into bed with Paris!  Topless Hilton strips off as she boasts about socialising with the Princes
TMZ.com:
Sofia Vergara — Heroic Maneuvers in Vegas During Casino Emergency
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Extra:
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Dsiegel / National Enquirer:
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Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry
People.com:
Demi Moore: I Have a ‘Love-Hate Relationship with My Body’
Discussion: Celebs.com
Neggenberger / OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett & Holly Madison — How They Got Their Bodies Back!
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry and HaveUHeard
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Snooki: Ready for Boob Job and $500K Engagement Ring?!
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
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From Mediagazer:

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Spain's El País launched a digital edition to cover the US in Spanish in May with 11 bilingual correspondents; as of April, the outlet had ~366K subscribers

 
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