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10:00 AM ET, January 15, 2009

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Sophie Barnett / The Sun:
Do not serve drinks to the Wino  —  Creepy crawler ... Amy goes on all fours as she prowls resort for booze  —  WASTED AMY WINEHOUSE is reduced to crawling up to holidaymakers and grabbing their drinks — after fed-up resort staff refused to serve her.  —  The sneaky singer also BEGS guests …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Gossip Girl Spins Off Serena's Mom  —  The juiciest story right now is what happened way back when.  —  Putting the not-happening rumors to rest, the CW has ordered up a pilot for a Los Angeles-set Gossip Girl spinoff, E! News confirmed Wednesday.  —  The new venture from GG creators Josh Schwartz …
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Gossip Girl’ spinoff moving forward  —  CW orders backdoor pilot for prequel  —  It's been the biggest mystery on the CW's “Gossip Girl” this season.  No, it's not whether Lily and Rufus will find their love child, though the two are conspicuously related.  It's whether the show will launch a spinoff.
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch exclusive interview:J. Lo: “Divorce is not an option”  —  In Touch exclusive interview:  —  J. Lo: “Divorce is not an option”  —  After weeks of speculation that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were on the verge of a split, J. Lo finally put the rumors to rest in an exclusive interview with In Touch on January 11.
Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
‘Fantasy Island’ star Ricardo Montalban dies at 88  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's “Fantasy Island,” died Wednesday morning at his home, a city councilman said.  He was 88.
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Oliver Jones / People.com:
Ricardo Montalban Dies At 88  —  Ricardo Montalban, the velvet voiced Mexican born actor who greeted the plane as Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, died in his Beverly Hills home Wednesday.  He was 88.  —  His son-in-law Gilbert Smith tells PEOPLE that Montalban had been in declining health …
Lauren Johnston / NY Daily News:
The Oscars have a secret ... but does anyone care?  —  Don't even try to find out which stars will be presenting the awards at this year's Oscar ceremony - it's top secret information until the show airs.  —  But will this strategy hatched by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
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MTV UK:
Britney To Star In SATC?  —  Sarah Jessica Parker lines Britney up for the Sex And The City sequel.  —  It is reported that Sarah Jessica Parker is keen to cast Britney Spears in the next Sex And The City movie.  —  The SATC actress thinks the Womanizer singer would be perfect …
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Li-Lo squeezes into mini-shorts and a wig to pair long legs and long hair in wild-child look … Lindsay Lohan swapped her natural look for a blonde wig with a defined fringe during a day of filming in Los Angeles.  —  The Mean Girls star looked almost unrecognisable in the flowing wig as she strutted around on set.
Kellvin Chavez / LatinoReview.com:
Exclusive: McG Wants A Bad Boy To Go 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea!  —  I am writing this after watching the Terminator Salvation roadshow presentation that I saw with my good buddy Ron Henriques, whose in depth coverage you can read HERE!  —  Director McG did a hell of job selling the s**t …
Essence.com:
DeShawn Snow No Longer a ‘Real’ Housewife: 'I Didn't See It Coming'  —  Kenya N. Byrd  —  View DeShawn's personal photos with her family and friends »  —  Check out interviews and photos of the other Atlanta housewives »  —  See who won ESSENCE.com's Best RHOA Moments awards »
Daily Mail:
‘Bear with it,’ says Big Brother as the celebs object to dressing as teddies and eating honey … In their everyday lives they are used to being treated with a fair bit of respect.  —  But it appears Big Brother is not impressed by claims of celebrity.  —  When former pop star Michelle Heaton …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kelis, Nas Expecting Their First Child  —  From “Milkshake” to mommy!  —  A source tells the newest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now, that singer Kelis, 29, and her husband, rapper Nas, 35, are expecting their first child together.  —  See photos of stars who date musicians.
Rob Owen / Tuned In Journal:
Press Tour Journal: Poehler series' premise  —  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — The premise of NBC's untitled Amy Poehler sitcom from “The Office” executive producer Greg Daniels has been revealed.  NBC put scripts to the first episode in TV critics' press kits with our names emblazoned across every page …
Discussion: Pop Crunch
TMZ.com:
Boy George Escorts Himself Outside  —  Wearing no makeup or his usual barrage of outlandish accoutrements, Boy George left his London home on Wednesday, looking like an engorged shell of his former self.  —  The 47-year-old fallen '80s singer is facing a prison sentence after being found guilty …
Discussion: OH NO!!
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Call it a meeting of Nashville moms: Sheryl Crow and Kimberly Williams-Paisley enjoyed brunch together at Nashville's Loveless Café with their boys - Wyatt, 20 months, and Huck, almost 2, respectively.  Kimberly, who is expecting her second baby with Brad Paisley …
Discussion: Just Jared and OH NO!!
New York Post:
EX SETS CASEY'S HAIR ON FIRE  —  CASEY Johnson - the madcap Band-Aid heiress whose father, Woody Johnson, owns the Jets - is said to be wearing her hair in a short, butch style following a vicious catfight with her ex-girlfriend, Courtenay Semel.  “Casey had a fight one night with her current girlfriend …
Molly / PopSugar:
Why Josh Missed Katie on Broadway and When to Hit on Girls  —  The stars of Fox celebrated their shows last night at LA club My House as part of the TCAs.  The Osbournes mingled to support their new reality show while the young and adorable cast of the new show Glee were happy to chat.
Hollywoodtuna:
Pamela Anderson Is Ugg And Needs A New Wardrobe  —  I know everyone has their favourite outfit to wear.  Mine is my Spiderman t-shirt with a pair of tight baby blue polka-dots silk boxers that show off my bulge.  There weren't any polka-dots when I first bought them, but after 3 years of working at home …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Fuggie & Josh's Precious Wedding Picture  —  I'm pretty sure UsWeekly screwed up that quote from Fuggie Fug.  What she really said is, “I held back the crotch tears.”  Obviously, she did a bad job and that's why she had to pose with her ass to the camera.  Hiding the piss stains!
 
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