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David Caplan / People.com:
Kim Kardashian: Jessica Simpson ‘Looks Hot!’ — Kim Kardashian is coming to Jessica Simpson's defense - one curvy girl to another - following a slew of reports ridiculing Simpson's fuller figure. — In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE Wednesday, Kardashian, 28, said, “Call me crazy …
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Ashlee Simpson / Ashlee Simpson:
Since when did a woman's weight become newsworthy... I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister's weight. A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read …
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OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Tom & Katie's Baby News — When Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes exited the Ivy restaurant in L.A. on Jan. 21, the smiles on their faces as they glanced at each other said it all: “We're in love!” But when Tom gently placed his hand over his beautiful wife's belly and she clasped …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Why Angelina Jolie Wore Her Dress Backward — Blogs have been buzzing that Angelina Jolie wore her cornflower blue Max Azria gown backward at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. — Well, she did. — Her stylist Jen Rade tells Usmagazine.com Jolie purposefully turned around the dress …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Lara Croft Reboots Without Angelina — Angelina Jolie's loss may just be Megan Fox's gain. — Warner Bros. has confirmed plans to relaunch—and completely overhaul—the hot-pants-wearing, artifact-collecting Lara Croft: Tomb Raider franchise, with the first major casualty being Jolie.
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Lara Croft to return to the big screen — Warners, Dan Lin in early development on reboot — Lara Croft could soon be going on a new big-screen mission. — Warners Bros. and producer Dan Lin are in early development on a a reboot of “Tomb Raider,” the popular video game action franchise.
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Alba schools Fox's O'Reilly — Plus: Simpson won't spin weight loss; Anderson finds trailer-park love — Jessica Alba is setting the record straight: Sweden was neutral during World War II. — Alba and Fox TV show host Bill O'Reilly traded punches last week after the presidential inauguration.
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Billboard:
Kelly Clarkson Breaks Record For Hot 100 Jump — Kelly Clarkson will make history on this week's Billboard Hot 100, to be posted tomorrow (Jan. 29) on Billboard.com, with the largest leap to No. 1 in the chart's 50-year history. — Her new single, “My Life Would Suck Without You,” …
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Jen / Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: Tour Rehearsal Pics — “WTF im verry mad britney did not make an anouncemetn that she was addind dates” —anthony saavedra — “SO hot!” —karm — “Hi Britney just want to tell you that as someone who has suffered from manic” —kelley — “look at those arms, want to see the vegas show... hope i can!”
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
It's the Economy, Girlfriend — The economic crisis came home to 27-year-old Megan Petrus early last year when her boyfriend of eight months, a derivatives trader for a major bank, proved to be more concerned about helping a laid-off colleague than comforting Ms. Petrus after her father had a heart attack.
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The Real Story with Michael Lohan:
PLEASE HELP!!! — Like I said in the past, “if I see or hear of anyone or anything causing harm or is seen as a threat to my children,” I will speak about it, and do anything I can to try to intervene regardless of the repercussions on me. — With that said, after seeing promise …
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner Dishes on “New Love” — Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt may be moving on, but Hugh Hefner's not exactly missing his Girls Next Door...he's too busy with three new girlfriends. — “The best solution to lost love is new love,” Hef tells E! …
Reagan Alexander / People.com:
HIMYM's Cobie Smulders Flashes Her New Engagement Ring — Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam — How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders is clearly ringing in the New Year in style: with a baby due this spring and some new hardware adorning her left hand. — Asked by PEOPLE if it is …
Silas Lesnick / MTV:
Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson Dish About Dating Advice — 'He's Just Not That Into You' stars talk cherry tomatoes and the downside of dating in the public eye. — Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Scarlett Johansson are three of the lovely ladies in next week's …
Ryan Seacrest Blog:
Coachella 2009 Lineup Announced! — The West coast's foremost music festival Coachella just released the lineup for the 2009 weekend and it does not disappoint! Check out some of the biggest acts below! — FRIDAY — Nine Inch Nails — Morrissey — Franz Ferdinand — Katy Perry
Associated Press:
Justin Timberlake Discusses His ‘SNL’ Jokes — NEW YORK (AP) - One visit to Beyonce's dressing room was all it took for Justin Timberlake to ease her concerns about a “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring the two of them. — When Beyonce told him she was having second thoughts about a sketch …
ETonline:
DONNY OSMOND WON'T BE ON NEXT SEASON OF ‘DWTS’ — Donny Osmond sets the record straight with ET regarding the rumors that he will be a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars” this spring. — “I'm definitely not doing this upcoming season,” Donny tells ET. “If there was an offer on the table, I'd do it in the fall.
People.com:
Good Charlotte Rocker Is a Dad! — Billy Martin and wife, Linzi. — Good Charlotte guitarist Billy Martin and his wife Linzi, a hairstylist, have welcomed a son, the rocker tells PEOPLE exclusively. — Dreavyn Kingslee Martin was born on Jan. 26 in Pasadena, Calif. He is the first child for the couple.
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Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Brit's in snit over K-Fed — Pop tart doesn't want his new girlfriend near their kids — Everyone knows Britney Spears is no fan of ex-hubby Kevin Federline's new galpal, ex-volleyball champ Victoria Prince. But on Monday, a longtime Spears insider called this column to share tidbits …
Bossip.com:
Exclusive* Kelly Rowland Fires Manager Mathew Knowles, Relationship with Beyonce Said To Be “Strained” — A highly placed source in Kelly Rowland's camp exclusively tells Bossip she fired manager Mathew Knowles yesterday. The well positioned source tells Bossip a big argument went down and at the end …
E! Online:
Bahamian Politician Bailed in Travolta Extortion Plot — Jerome Ware/ZUMAPress.com; Photo by Farreno Ferguson/ZUMA Press; Farreno Ferguson/ZUMAPress.com — A former Bahamian lawmaker today turned up in court to face charges of conspiring to extort $25 million from John Travolta and Kelly Preston …
Starpulse:
Jennifer Aniston Turns Down Playboy — Jennifer Aniston has turned down a $4 million offer to pose naked for Playboy. — Magazine boss Hugh Hefner reportedly approached the former Friends star after her recent photo shoot for GQ, in which she posed nude except for an appropriately placed necktie.