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3:40 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: 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)
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.
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 …
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
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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: X17 Online, PopSugar and People.com
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Aspen District Attorney: No Plea Deal Talks In Brooke Mueller Drug Case  —  The Aspen County District Attorney tells RadarOnline.com exclusively there hasn't been any plea deal discussed in Charlie Sheen's ex-wife, Brooke Mueller's drug case, and that there's a motion to continue her arraignment again.
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
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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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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Elton John's Husband David Furnish Says No Feud With Madonna
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Naughty But Nice Rob / The Huffington Post:
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