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3:25 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:
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 …
Etta James / TMZ.com:
Home ‘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: 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
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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)
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.
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
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
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 …
Jordan Zakarin / The Huffington Post:
‘The Hunger Games’ Poster: Jennifer Lawrence Takes Aim (PHOTO) … Movies , Video , Jennifer Lawrence , The Hunger Games , The Hunger Games Teaser Trailer , The Hunger Games Trailer , The Hunger Games Poster , The-Hunger-Games , Entertainment News  —  While the world is watching Katniss, she's got her eye on the competition.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and The Movie Blog
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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
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!
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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