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4:20 PM ET, January 13, 2009

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Fashion Week Daily:   HEARD  —  Globes scoop!  What went down when the cameras weren't rolling...
TMZ.com:
Howie's Doc — Something Sounds Wrong  —  TMZ now has details on the medical scare than landed Howie Mandel in the hospital last night.  —  Here's what we know.  Early in the day, Howie underwent a “cast physical” for his show “Howie Do It.”  After listening to Howie's heart, the doctor said, “I don't like something.”
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People.com:
Howie Mandel Released from Hospital
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
People.com:
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Reveal Baby's Name  —  Ben Affleck and wife Jennifer Garner in April 2008  —  A week after their second daughter's birth, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have announced her name, Garner's reps tell PEOPLE exclusively.  —  It is Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Woe Is Blake Lively  —  Blake Lively (squint and you'll see the resemblance) is on the cover of Vogue.  Repeat.  The cover of VOGUE.  Personally, I'd rather Wino's Blaaaaaake on the cover.  Or even Blake's hotter sister Robin Lively in one of her amazing Teen Witch outfits.  TOP THAT!
Discussion: PopSugar, Us Weekly and Jezebel
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Lively: ‘Gossip Girl fashion unbelievable’
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Serena French / New York Post:
VOGUE LOOKS LIVELY
People.com:
Wow!  New Mom Naomi Watts Has Already Lost Baby Weight  —  NAomi Watts and Liev Schreiber at Defiance premiere, Jan. 12  —  New moms, eat your hearts out.  On Monday - only two days shy of a month after giving birth to her second child - Naomi Watts was close to having back her pre-baby figure …
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
It's a Girl for Alison Sweeney!  —  The Biggest Loser host Alison Sweeney just gained a daughter.  —  At 12 minutes to midnight on Monday, Sweeney gave birth to a 6 lb.- 7 oz. baby girl named Megan Hope Sanov, PEOPLE confirms exclusively.  —  “Both mommy and baby - and daddy, too - are doing well,” says her rep, Carrie Simons.
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Patrick Swayze Remains “Upbeat” in Hospital, Says Mom  —  Cancer-stricken actor Patrick Swayze, who was hospitalized Friday for pneumonia, is “doing fine,” his mother, Patsy Swayze, told Usmagazine.com on Monday.  “He sounds really upbeat and positive.  —  “We don't talk about illness when I talk to him,” she said.
OK! Magazine:
Jenny McCarthy & Jim Carrey's Online Love  —  In his latest comedy Yes Man, Jim Carrey must say “yes” to every opportunity that comes across his path.  In real life, the comedian, 47, has already said yes to a lifetime of love with girlfriend Jenny McCarthy, 36.
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Britney's Facebook requires a Harvard grad  —  Plus: Seacrest speaks out on Brangelina diss; how to save the Globes  —  Spoiler alert: If you check in on Britney Spears' Twitter feed, Facebook, MySpace page, and other electronic iterations, you might not really be communicating with Britney Spears.
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Aubrey O'Day to Pose for the Cover of Playboy  —  Get ready to see a lot more of Aubrey O'Day!  —  The former Danity King singer will grace the cover of the March issue of Playboy she confirms exclusively to Usmagazine.com.  —  “I'm honored to be a part of the Playboy legacy and look forward …
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People.com:
New Kids Announce Plans to Perform - on a Cruise!  —  Call them New Kids on the Boat.  In this exclusive video for People.com, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan and Jordan Knight announce their plans to hit the high seas for a concert cruise from May 15-18.
The Superficial:
Megan Fox: 'I'm a tranny'  —  Megan Fox apparently took some time out yesterday from meeting her incestuous crush Zac Efron to whine about her body to reporters at the Golden Globes.  The Sun reports: … While there's a simple solution to having Salma Hayek's breasts: Buy them.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
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Travoltas thank Ocala for support through ‘impossibly painful situation’  —  The following letter from John Travolta and Kelly Preston was sent to the Ocala Star-Banner Monday morning by Travolta's attorney, Michael McDermott.  —  To The People of Ocala  —  The enormous amount of love …
Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
Britney leaves ‘jinxed’ home behind and moves into $9m mansion as she starts afresh … Her body has been slimmed and danced back into shape, her career resurrected and her relationship with her family finally restored.  —  Now it seems that Britney Spears is updating her surroundings in fitting with her new start in life.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and L.A. Rag Mag
E! Online:
Katy Perry on Split From Beau: “It Hurts Right Now”  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Katy Perry is hurting.  —  The typically perky pop princess didn't hide her feelings about her split from boyfriend Travis McCoy during an acoustic performance last night at L.A.'s Hotel Café.
Discussion: Socialite Life and THE RAD REPORT
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
OMG!  Twilight Starlet Hating on Pattinson's Buzz Cut  —  Ashley Greene still thinks Twilight star Robert Pattinson is “totally adorable,” but she's not thrilled he cut off his signature long locks.  —  “I heard he got in trouble for cutting his hair,” Greene, who will return …
TMZ.com:
Hayden Calls Cops After Bouncer Boots Her  —  Hayden Panettiere called the police on herself!  Allow us to explain.  —  Law enforcement tells TMZ Hayden P threw a hero-sized fit when she got tossed out of a 21+ club in Suffern, NY just before Christmas.  We're told a bodyguard noticed …
Discussion: The Blemish
 
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast plans to launch StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly reduced price”

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