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3:45 PM ET, January 20, 2012

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Todd Leopold / CNN:
Singing legend Etta James dies at 73  —  Etta James has died, according to her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon.  She was 73.  —  (CNN) — Etta James, whose assertive, earthy voice lit up such hits as “The Wallflower,” “Something's Got a Hold on Me” and the wedding favorite …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Etta James Dies  —  Etta James, the powerful blues voice behind the chart-topping 1961 evergreen “At Last,” has died after a lengthy struggle with leukemia.  She was 73.  —  Her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon, first confirmed the news to CNN.  “This is a tremendous loss for the family …
Lewis Corner / Digital Spy:
Etta James dies, aged 73
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
‘At Last’ Singer Etta James Dies — Dead at 73
Discussion: omg!, Reuters and X17 Online
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Heather Locklear Secretly Entered Rehab After Jack Wagner Split  —  Heather Locklear's private pain was made public when she was rushed to the Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif. on January 12.  (The actress' sister was reportedly scared the '90s TV star …
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Heather Locklear, Jack Wagner Face Court Date, Possible Battery Charges After Physical Fight
Discussion: msnbc.com and Extra
Sara De Boer / People.com:
Kenny G.'s Wife Files for Legal Separation  —  After 20 years of marriage, Kenny G. and wife Balynda “Lyndie” Benson-Gorelick are parting ways.  —  Benson-Gorelick wants to legally separate from the popular smooth jazz musician, 55, according to documents filed in the L.A. County Superior Court on Jan. 9.
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TMZ.com:
Kenny G's Wife Files For Legal Separation
Discussion: omg!, PerezHilton, Gossip Cop and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Wife Scores BIG In Divorce  —  Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa is the big winner in their divorce property settlement ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources connected to the couple and with direct knowledge of the situation tell TMZ ... the property settlement agreement is signed, sealed and delivered — a done deal.
Discussion: Pop2it, The Blemish and Essence
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Katy Perry Unfollows Russell Brand on Twitter  —  Katy Perry is cutting Russell Brand out of her life in more ways than one.  —  The 27-year-old “Firework” singer has unfollowed her soon-to-be ex-husband on Twitter.  As of Friday, Perry is still one of the 78 people Brand subscribes to via the social networking site.
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
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Matt Cherette / BuzzFeed:
Beavis And Butthead In Real Life  —  TV Buzz This is what nightmares are made of, people!  Special makeup effets artist Kevin Kirkpatrick made these prosthetic models of Beavis and Butt-Head to show what the cartoon legends would look like in real life.  The answer: Terrifying! (via Reddit)
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Shirtless Michael Phelps Relaxes In The Sun With Questionable Facial Hair  —  With all the great bikini photos we snap, it's only fair we get a little something in for the ladies (or the gentleman, as the case may be).  INF Daily's photogs found Olympian Michael Phelps relaxing …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Joins Family for a Sunny Caribbean Getaway  —  Mustique, with the Duchess of Cambridge (inset)  —  Rainy and 48 degrees in London on Friday.  No matter: The Duchess of Cambridge - with parents Michael and Carole, and sister Pippa - is off on a sunny vacation, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollywood Life
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
‘30 Rock’ Seeks to Close a Controversial Chapter With Comedy  —  When real-life events pierce the fictional world of “30 Rock,” the NBC series unhesitatingly turns it into fodder for comedy, whether it's the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il or a controversy that engulfed its co-star Tracy Morgan while the show was on hiatus.
Daily Mail:
Click to rate Rating 104  —  “I just want to be left alone...”...Probably shouldn't have gassed about it on national TV then, eh love?  —  Well done her for having standards.  I remember a stunningly beautiful girl actress/model who turned down playboy for a very large sum.  Probably a lot of money even now.
Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Lopez got her boytoy a vague job at Idol & she supposedly wants his babies  —  If it wasn't enough to be paying her 18 year younger boyfriend a stipend of $10k a week just to hang around, Jennifer Lopez managed to land him some kind of vague job working on the American Idol set.
Discussion: NY Daily News
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Housewife No More?  Camille Grammer Likely Not Returning For Third Season Of Real Housewives  —  Kelsey Grammer's ex-wife Camille will likely not be returning for the third season of the hit Bravo series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and producers are already auditioning new ladies to replace her …
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Hollywood Life
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Zoe Saldana Helps Elderly Woman After Car Accident  —  Zoe Saldana (far right) with the victim and another Good Samaritan  —  Zoe Saldana has played an action hero on the big screen - and this week she played a hero in real life.  —  The Avatar star, 33, rushed to the aid of an elderly woman …
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TMZ.com:   Zoe Saldana 911 Call — Car Crash Rescue Mission
TMZ.com:   ‘Avatar’ Actress Zoe Saldana — To the Rescue After Bloody Car Accident
Associated Press:
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dies at 29  —  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died Thursday, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah.  —  Burke, who lived near Whistler in British Columbia, was 29.
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TMZ.com:
Sarah Burke Dies — X Games Champ Dead After Skiing Accident
Discussion: omg!
 
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Henry Cavill publicly mistaken for Matt Bomer: who would you rather?
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Elton John's Husband David Furnish Says No Feud With Madonna
Discussion: X17 Online
Jordan Zakarin / The Huffington Post:
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Discussion: I Watch Stuff and The Movie Blog
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PIC: Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky Vacation With Matt Damon
Discussion: X17 Online, PopSugar and People.com
Naughty But Nice Rob / The Huffington Post:
Sammi Giancola Considers Posing For Playboy
TMZ.com:
Boycott Kim Kardashian Website — Run By Convicted Con Man
Discussion: Celebrity Scandals
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Robert Jablon / Associated Press:
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Discussion: Stereogum, The Daily What and Pitchfork
PopWatch:
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Discussion: Inside TV and Jezebel
The Superficial:
Rihanna's Still Wearing Bikinis In Hawaii
Sarah / People.com:
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