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4:35 PM ET, January 29, 2012

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Josh Saul / New York Post:
Soap actor commits suicide after pup's ‘forced’ euthanasia  —  A down-on-his-luck soap-opera actor took his own life this week after he was forced to put his beloved dog to sleep under pressure from his Upper West Side condo and became wracked by grief, pals said.
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Candice M. Giove / New York Post:
Condo board member refuses to accept responsibility for actor killing self after he ‘betrayed’ dog  —  A member of the condo board that soap actor Nick Santino said pressured him to euthanize his pit bull — a “betrayal” that drove him to suicide — refused to accept any responsibility for the double tragedy yesterday.
Discussion: Gossip Cop and TMZ.com
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Katy Perry Sizzles in First Post-Split Red Carpet Appearance  —  All eyes were on Katy Perry when she hit the red carpet Friday night.  —  In her first official appearance since Russell Brand filed for divorce December 30, the 27-year-old singer joined her friend, jewelry designer Markus Molinari …
Discussion: TMZ.com, PerezHilton and X17 Online
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Michael K / Dlisted:
So Xtina Sang “At Last” At Etta James' Funeral Today...  Let that screen shot be the warning label you need to stuff pieces of egg crate into your ear holes and hit the mute button on your laptop (Note: You can still hear Xtina's “soprano walrus giving birth while getting ass f**ked without lube …
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The music world lost one of its greats when Etta James lost …
Discussion: TMZ.com and PerezHilton
Karen Nickel Anhalt / People.com:
Brad Pitt: My Kids Aren't Allowed to Google Me  —  Brad Pitt is well aware that an Internet search of his - or his partner, Angelina Jolie's - name yields hundreds of millions of results.  —  But their kids would never know it.  —  “On all the kids' computers we had our names blocked,” the actor, 48, told Germany's Bild.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Is Taylor Lautner Back With Ex-Girlfriend Sara Hicks?  —  Is Taylor Lautner giving his ex another shot?  —  PHOTOS: Love lives of Breaking Dawn stars  —  The actor, 19, took his ex-girlfriend Sara Hicks to an 8 p.m. performance of OVO by Cirque du Soleil in Santa Monica, Calif. Friday.
Kc Baker / People.com:
Kirstie Alley: Demi Moore Will ‘Work It Out’  —  Kirstie Alley has all the confidence in the world in Demi Moore as her friend copes with a health crisis.  —  “Demi is a smart, insightful girl and she will work through it,” Alley said Friday.  “I have no doubts.  I love Demi.  She'll work it out.”
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Superficial
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Katie Nicholl / Daily Mail:
Scarlett Johansson wants a new life and love in London away from ex-husband  —  Scarlett Johansson is so keen to avoid any encounters with ex-husband Ryan Reynolds and his new girlfriend Blake Lively in New York that she is considering buying a property in London.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Directors Guild of America Awards 2012: Complete Winners List  —  Patty Jenkins earns the dramatic TV series award for “The Killing,” while Robert B. Weide takes the comedy TV prize for “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”  —  DGA Awards names Michel Hazanavicius Director of the Year for “The Artist.”
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and PopSugar
Nyay Bhushan / Hollywood Reporter:
David Fincher Refuses to Cut ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,’ India Release Canceled  —  The local censor board “has adjudged the film unsuitable for public viewing in its unaltered form.”  —  NEW DELHI - The much-awaited Daniel Craig starrer The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo won't be seeing …
Discussion: Gawker
Natalie Abrams / omg!:
Watch the First 10 Minutes of Grey's Anatomy's Alt-Reality Episode  —  Ever wonder what a “bright and shiny” Meredith would look like?  —  The Thursday, Feb. 2 episode of Grey's Anatomy will feature an alternate reality where Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) was never stricken with Alzheimer's …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
‘Terminator 3’ Star Nick Stahl — Arrested for Stiffing Cabbie  —  ‘TERMINATOR 3’ STAR NICK STAHL  —  Arrested for Stiffing Cabbie  —  Nick Stahl found himself a little short on cash Friday night when his cab driver told him his bill was $84 ... so then Nick Stahl found himself arrested, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

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