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5:45 PM ET, January 8, 2009

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Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
Trump rounds up celebs for new ‘Apprentice’ season  —  NEW YORK - Early last October, NBC unveiled the 16-member cast of “Celebrity Apprentice” to reporters.  Everyone on hand at the locked-down news conference swore to keep the participants' identities a secret until NBC said “go.”
Discussion: OH NO!!, Evil Beet Gossip and Videogum
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Trump Enlists New Batch of Celebrity Apprentices  —  Sure you might quibble with NBC's definition of celebrity, but Donald Trump's latest incarnation of The Apprentice is shaping up to be some must-see trainwreck TV.  —  The Peacock just announced the 16 participants for the second installment …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TV Envy
Whitney Pastorek / EW.com:
‘Celebrity Apprentice 2’: Who will be fired...and why!
Access Hollywood:
Joan Rivers, Khloe Kardashian Among New ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Cast
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights and iVillage
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X17 Online:
Lindsay Gives One Heck Of An Interview!  —  Images courtesy of Interview Magazine Lindsay Lohan is Interview magazine's February 2009 cover girl, and Lauren Hutton interviewed the 22-year-old actress and the two ladies discussed the paparazzi, fame, movie roles, and the media's perception of the young starlet.
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People.com:
Ugly Betty's Ana Ortiz Is Pregnant  —  Ugly Betty star Ana Ortiz is pregnant with her first child, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Ortiz, 37, and her husband Noah Lebenzon, the guitarist for the band Half Life, are expecting the baby at the end of July.  —  “They are thrilled and ecstatic,” says a friend of the New York City-based couple.
New York Post:
SEX SECRETS OF BARBIE & KEN  —  BARBIE and Ken are beloved by millions of children - but the people behind the world's most popular dolls were involved in unsavory sexual behavior they kept secret for years, a new book reveals.  —  In “Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel,” …
Discussion: MomLogic, notorious news, Jezebel and Jossip
TMZ.com:
Kevin Costner 911  —  TMZ has learned Kevin Costner was rushed to the hospital Tuesday.  —  It happened in Hollywood, at around 10 AM.  We're told Costner was driving to a meeting when he began feeling ill and lightheaded — so bad he pulled over and called 911.  As he waited for paramedics, we're told Costner began vomiting.
Discussion: X17 Online and Backseat Cuddler
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Kevin Costner Briefly Hospitalized  —  Kevin Costner was hospitalized overnight Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, but was released the following day after tests showed nothing was amiss, his rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Kevin was driving in the Hollywood area Tuesday morning …
Discussion: iVillage
TMZ.com:
Tom on Jett's Death — “Horrific”  —  A visibly shaken Tom Cruise finally opened up about the death of his good friend's son — describing Jett Travolta's death as “horrific” and addressing Scientology's role in the tragedy.  —  Struggling to find the right words, Cruise addressed …
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Hollywoodtuna:
Heidi Montag Because I Hate Myself  —  Proving once again that she's a money grubbing media whore, Heidi Montag had the Chanel logo painted on to her fingernails before going shopping in the Chanel store with the paparazzi right on her tail.  I hate myself for putting this chick on the site …
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Just Jared:
Heidi Montag: Chanel Fingernails!
Discussion: OH NO!! and Best Week Ever
Extra:
Donor Hubby Wants Kidney Back from Ex  —  A Long Island doctor is going through a messy divorce, and he's asking for an unusual bit of compensation from his wife — his kidney!  According to the NY Post, surgeon Richard Batista, 49, dumped his wife after she allegedly cheated on him …
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New York Post:
WE HEAR . . .  THAT artist Alex Gardega is painting a nude, 6-foot portrait of “charming and sexy” Rachael Ray and using paprika mixed with oils for the TV chef's skin tones . . . THAT Kanye West, Benicio Del Toro and Eva Amurri will be at the Louis Vuitton SoHo store tonight to check …
Discussion: Dlisted, OH NO!! and Pop Crunch
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Fergie and Josh Kick Off Their Wedding Week  —  Fergie and Josh Duhamel at their party Jan. 7  —  Forget keeping the boys and girls apart.  Three days before her wedding, Fergie took a break from her intense bride-to-be workouts for a co-ed bachelor-bachelorette party with fiancé Josh Duhamel.
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Balthazar Leaving Brothers Earlier Than Expected?  —  The Walker family from Brothers & Sisters may be losing a loved one sooner than we thought.  —  According to sources who work on the fan-favorite ABC drama, the show's writers and producers have rewritten certain scenes and storylines …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Mischa Barton Posted Bikini Pictures  —  Wow!  Mischa Barton is really scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to trying to get publicity.  We've already seen her posing for staged “paparazzi” bikini pictures, and now she's posting bikini pictures on her website, in a bid to get attention.
Jenny Hontz / People.com:
Hogan Family's Jeremy Licht Becomes a Dad  —  Jeremy Licht and Kimberly Wallis's wedding photo  —  Jeremy Licht, former child star of the '80s sitcom The Hogan Family, and his wife Kimberly Wallis Licht welcomed their daughter New Year's Eve, he tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Mickey Rourke circles ‘Iron Man 2’  —  Sam Rockwell also in talks for a villain role  —  Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell are in talks to star as the villains in “Iron Man 2,” being directed by Jon Favreau.  —  Marvel has been keeping a very tight lid on the script for the sequel …
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POPSUGAR:
Lauren and Lo Wine and Dine
Discussion: OH NO!!
Diane Garrett / Variety:
DGA unveils director nominees
Just Jared:
Ryan Seacrest & Simon Cowell: Jetski Buddies
Discussion: OH NO!!
New York Post:
NOBODY CARES  —  SOMEBODY should tell Taylor Momsen that even though …
New York Post:
‘CITY’ GUY HAS ARREST RECORD
Discussion: Gawker and Show Tracker
 Earlier Picks: 
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ellen DeGeneres to Find Mr. Right for Anne Hathaway
Discussion: Defamer
Tiffany McGee / People.com:
Confirmed! Taylor Lautner Will Be Back in Twilight Sequel
Discussion: The Dish Rag
TMZ.com:
Ryan Gosling Gets Smashed
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Just Jared
Daily Mail:
Nicole Richie watches over baby Harlow as she takes her first tentative steps
 

 
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