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5:25 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:
Beyoncé, Pink Pay Tribute to Etta James
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
‘At Last’ Singer Etta James Dies — Dead at 73
Discussion: omg!, Reuters and X17 Online
Lewis Corner / Digital Spy:
Etta James dies, aged 73
Discussion: TMZ.com
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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.
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)
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Did Miley Cyrus really spend $50,000 to lose fifteen pounds in a few weeks?  —  Last week after the People's Choice Awards, Kaiser took special note of what a damn sexy couple Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth made together.  Indeed, they looked good as always, but Miley seemed well, different.
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.
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
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PIC: Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky Vacation With Matt Damon  —  Elsa Pataky's pregnancy has been nothing but smooth sailing — literally!  —  The 35-year-old Spanish actress, who will give birth to her first child with husband Chris Hemsworth this spring, boarded a luxury yacht with Matt Damon …
Discussion: PopSugar, X17 Online and People.com
The Superficial:
Courtney Stodden's Still Alive, Jogging in Heels  —  Somehow we missed these pics of Courtney Stodden jogging in heels, but that's in the past now, so let's focus on two things that immediately jump out here:  —  1. Apparently Courtney Stodden needs a bodyguard now.
Discussion: theCHIVE
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.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Henry Cavill publicly mistaken for Matt Bomer: who would you rather?  —  These are some new photos of Henry Cavill, our newest Superman, at LAX.  Unfortunately for Henry's career, Fame/Flynet Pictures labeled these pics “Matt Bomer”.  OUCH.  Now, I don't have a reason to dislike Henry Cavill …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Spice Girls Could Reunite For Summer Olympics In London!  —  The Spice Girls could reunite for the Olympics in London this summer, and the girls are hard at work on their musical Viva Forever, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.  —  Scary Spice — a.k.a. Mel B …
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry
 
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Jennifer Vineyard / New York Magazine:
MMA Fighter Gina Carano on Haywire, Kissing Michael Fassbender, and Playing Wonder Woman
Discussion: Us Weekly
Access Hollywood:
Suzanne Somers' Emotional Reunion With 'Three's Company' Co-Star Joyce DeWitt After 30-Year Rift
Discussion: TVgasm and PerezHilton
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Aspen District Attorney: No Plea Deal Talks In Brooke Mueller Drug Case
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Elton John's Husband David Furnish Says No Feud With Madonna
Discussion: X17 Online
Jordan Zakarin / The Huffington Post:
‘The Hunger Games’ Poster: Jennifer Lawrence Takes Aim (PHOTO)
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and The Movie Blog
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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PopWatch:
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Discussion: Inside TV and Jezebel
Associated Press:
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dies at 29
The Superficial:
Rihanna's Still Wearing Bikinis In Hawaii