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11:40 AM ET, January 15, 2013

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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Stupidly Pulls Plug On Rehab Plea Deal  —  Stupidly Pulls Plug  —  On Rehab Plea Deal  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan COULD have avoided almost certain jail time by accepting a plea deal for lockdown rehab — that is, if she didn't fire her lawyer who was literally on the way to the courthouse to make it happen.
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Fires Attorney Shawn Holley ... Hires Mark Heller  — Wanted Singer Max George — Lindsay Lohan Meets the Parents  — James Deen — Did You Bang Lindsay Lohan?  —  561  —  See More: LINDSAY LOHAN , SHAWN HOLLEY , MARK HELLER , 2 More  —  1/14/2013 1:15 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Lindsay Lohan Owes Her Fired Attorney Over $300k In Unpaid Legal Fees!  —  Lindsay Lohan owes her recently fired, long standing criminal defense attorney, Shawn Holley, a whopping $300,000 plus in unpaid legal fees and hasn't made a payment to the famed lawyer in more than half a year, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan: I Didn't Want to Fire Shawn Holley ... BUT  —  I Didn't Want to Fire Shawn  —  BUT ...  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan is telling friends ... she never authorized her New York lawyer to fire Shawn Holley and never instructed him to send her a letter of termination ... but there's one BIG problem with her story.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Greg Hernandez / Greg In Hollywood:
How my interview w/Victor Garber got interesting  —  I didn't plan on asking Victor Garber about his private life.  —  Last week during the TV Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, the actor was onstage with the cast of the new NBC drama Deception and I knew that I'd want to chat with him one-on-one after the panel.
Stephen Marche / Esquire:
Megan Fox Saves Herself  —  Rather than letting her sex appeal burn her out, she is trying to contain it, channel it, make it work for her, not others.  To see if that's possible.  —  Published in the February 2013 issue, on sale any day now  —  Deep in her house, Megan Fox and I are discussing human sacrifice.
Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:
Anne Hathaway to Star in Film Adaptation of Shakespeare's ‘Taming of the Shrew’ (Exclusive)  —  Anne Hathaway will star in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's “Taming of the Shrew,” an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.  —  Abi Morgan, who scripted “The Iron Lady” and …
Michael K / Dlisted:
FYI: Bradley Cooper And Jennifer Lawrence Are Not Doing It  —  Over the weekend there was a rumor that in a darkened conference room somewhere in L.A., Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence were whispering sweet nothings like, “I'll give you 5 staged photo-ops a month if you say that the sex …
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Jennifer Pearson / Daily Mail:
'I'm old enough to be her father': Bradley Cooper, 38, denies he's dating Golden Globes winner Jennifer Lawrence, 22
Claire Danes / Us Weekly:
Claire Danes on Her Post-Baby Bod at the Golden Globes: I Haven't Lost All the Baby Weight
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Matt Lauer Tells NBC Bosses To Let Ann Curry Out Of Her Contract NOW!  —  Matt Lauer is telling his bosses at NBC that his former TODAY co-anchor Ann Curry should be let out of her contract immediately so the respected journalist can take a job at CNN, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
Richard Kay / Daily Mail:
Forget the ‘no actors’ rule!  Jessica Chastain dating War Horse star Tom Hiddleston  —  She declared a strict ‘no actors’ dating policy this year after a frightening experience with paparazzi.  —  But it seems Jessica Chastain has already broken that vow, and fallen into the arms of War Horse star Tom Hiddleston.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Edward Furlong — Arrested AGAIN For Domestic Violence  —  ARRESTED AGAIN  —  For Domestic Violence  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Terminator 2” actor Edward Furlong was arrested this weekend on suspicion of attacking his GF... TMZ has learned ... the THIRD time he's been accused of domestic violence in three months.
NEWS.com.au:
Lady Gaga's machine gun bra worn during concert causes outrage  —  NO stranger to controversy, Lady Gaga has caused outrage once again by brandishing a machine-gun bra just a month after twenty six people were killed in a US school massacre.  —  The popstar donned the outfit …
Discussion: Crushable and Oh No They Didn't!
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Ryan Gosling loves to knit: ‘If I had to design my perfect day, that would be it’  —  You know what's kind of funny to me?  That stupid-looking Gangster Squad movie only made it to #3 in its opening weekend box office.  Number one was Zero Dark Thirty, as it deserved to be, I think (I saw it this weekend too).
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Britney Spears Steps Out in ‘Love’ Sweatshirt after Split  —  Britney Spears still believes in “love” - at least when it comes to wearing it.  —  The pop star, 31 - whose failed engagement to Jason Trawick, 41, was announced on Friday - grabbed coffee in L.A. on Monday …
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Steps Out Post-Split From Fiance Jason Trawick in “LOVE” Sweatshirt
Discussion: PopSugar
Us Weekly:
Kristen Stewart Joins Robert Pattinson at Golden Globes After-Party  —  Robert Pattinson didn't have a date at the Golden Globes show, but he did have one for the after-party!  Better late than never, girlfriend Kristen Stewart joined the actor at Soho House in West Hollywood Sunday …
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez Was “Beaming” At Ex Ben Affleck During His Golden Globes Win  —  Casper Smart and Jennifer Lopez; Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck  —  Supportive exes!  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were reunited at the 2013 Golden Globes Sunday, Jan. 13.  The former couple, who were dubbed …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
A.J. McLean — Ryan Gosling Coulda Been a Backstreet Boy  —  Ryan Gosling Coulda  —  Been a Backstreet Boy  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ryan Gosling could've ... and SHOULD'VE ... been a member of the Backstreet Boys — this according to actual Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean.
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
‘Honey Boo Boo’ — Co-Star BANNED from Show ... The Man Is NUTS!  —  ‘HONEY BOO BOO’  —  Co-Star BANNED from Show  —  ... The Man Is NUTS!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Mama June is puttin' her foot down ... BANNING Crazy Tony from appearing on future episodes of “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Zack Snyder Shoots Down Report He's Developing ‘Star Wars’ Film  —  The “Man of Steel” filmmaker is not prepping a “Seven Samurai"-style “Star Wars” off-shoot, his rep tells THR  —  Director Zack Snyder has come forward to deny a report claiming he's journeying to a galaxy far, far away.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Claude Brodesser-Akner / Vulture:
Zack Snyder Is Developing a Star Wars Film Outside the New Trilogy
Discussion: Hollywood.com and I Watch Stuff
Shannon Miller Lifestyle:
Shannon Miller Announces She's Pregnant with Baby #2!  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Please direct media inquiries to:  —  Lauren Domené  —  Shannon Miller Lifestyle  —  Ph: 877-344-8502  —  Email: lauren@shannonmillerlifestyle.com  —  GOLD MEDAL GYMNAST, SHANNON MILLER, ANNOUNCES PREGNANCY AFTER CANCER
 
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Deadline.com:
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Golden Globes Climb to 19.7 Million Viewers, Jump 28 Percent in Key Demo
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Colin Ford Cast In CBS Series ‘Under The Dome’ Based On Stephen King's Novel
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Downton Abbey Exclusive: It's Finally Official — Maggie Smith Returning for Season 4!
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Adele on Motherhood: “I Have Eczema From Boiling Bottles”
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Bobby Finger / Vulture:
Everyone Knew a Drunk Glenn Close GIF Was Coming
Discussion: The Blemish and Dlisted
Access Hollywood:
Emilia Clarke Talks Game Of Thrones Season 3, Her Broadway Debut & Seth MacFarlane's Oscars Gig
Discussion: PerezHilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Scott Gimple Promoted To Showrunner Of ‘The Walking Dead’, Replaces Glen Mazzara
Discussion: Hollywood.com
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Steve Helling / People.com:
Mindy McCready Mourns the Death of Son's Father, David Wilson
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Centers for Disease Control — Don't Listen to Hugh Jackman ... GET YOUR FLU SHOT
Discussion: omg!
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Jessica Alba Wears $5.8 Million Diamond Necklace at Golden Globes
Bloomberg:
Brazilian Bikini Waxes Make Crab Lice Endangered Species
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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