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People.com:
Kirstie Alley Tackles Her Weight in New Reality Series  —  Kirstie Alley is ready to get real about her weight struggles.  —  The actress, 58, has signed on to star in a new reality series for A&E, which will follow her as she juggles trying to lose weight with life as a single mom to two teenagers in Hollywood.
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Kirstie Alley set to go unscripted for A&E  —  Actress ready open up life for reality series  —  Kirstie Alley is set to join the docuseries ranks; thesp is close to signing on to star in an unscripted show for A&E.  —  Cabler has picked up 10 half-hour episodes of the untitled series, which is set to run sometime next year.
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Kirstie Alley to Star in Reality Series
Discussion: TV Squad
X17 Online:
Kate Bosworth & Chris Martin Spotted Kissing, Source Says His Marriage To Gwyneth “Definitely Over”  —  Sources tell X17online that Kate Bosworth and Chris Martin were spotted making out in not just one, but two public locations over the past few weeks.  This week's Star magazine reports Kate …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Lainey's Entertainment Update:
Gwyneth humiliated  —  Star Magazine is definitely not the most trustworthy source.  Most of it is bullsh-t.  But this is a story that cannot be ignored.  The new issue of Star Magazine includes an explosive allegation - Chris Martin cheated on Gwyneth Paltrow with Kate Bosworth.  Yes.  Her again.
Michael K / Dlisted:   Did Chris Martin Cheat On Fishy With Kate Bosworth?
X17 Online:
Alec Baldwin And Steve Martin To Co-Host Oscars!  —  Yup, we're as surprised as they are!  But we also think this is a brilliant idea.  Producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said the following in a statement: “We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars.
Discussion: omg!, Popeater, Reuters and Backseat Cuddler
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Bob Tourtellotte / Fan Fare:
Oscar hires Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin ... Huh?
Discussion: omg!
PhillipP / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Penn's Son Arrested At School  —  Sean Penn's 16-year-old son, Hopper Jack, was arrested sometime last week, according to two sources near the investigation who spoke exclusively with RadarOnline.com.  —  The younger Penn was taken into custody by the L.A. County Sheriff's department.
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Popeater:   Sean Penn's Teen Son Reportedly Arrested
Daryl Lang / pdnonline.com:
Celebrity Photographer Dies At Lady Gaga Event  —  Celebrity shooter A.J. Sokalner, admired by his colleagues for his quiet, passionate commitment to photography, collapsed Monday night outside an event in New York and died a short time later, according to his agency.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
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Popeater:   Photog Dies After Taking Lady Gaga Pics
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: James Franco heads to ‘30 Rock’  —  Ready for the latest twist in the incredibly wild and unpredictable career of one James Franco?  Sources confirm to me exclusively that the Spider-Man/Milk actor will follow up his upcoming arc on General Hospital with a guest appearance on 30 Rock.
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entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com:
Fox411 Exclusive: Ashlee Simpson ‘deeply disliked’ by ‘Melrose Place’ cast members  —  Ashlee Simpson's diva behavior got her booted from the CW hit ‘Melrose Place’, a source close to one cast member tells Fox411.  —  “Ashlee was kicked off ‘Melrose Place’ because she was a total diva on set …
People.com:
Josh Duhamel Denies Stripper's Sex Claims  —  Josh Duhamel and Fergie  —  Josh Duhamel and wife Fergie are denying another round of allegations from an Atlanta stripper that she had a one-night stand with the actor.  —  “This is not the first nor will it be the last time that a stripper …
Discussion: Popeater
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Spent Night at Chateau Marmont  —  Friends with benefits?  —  Days after Vanity Fair released an interview with Robert Pattinson in which he declared he was just “friends” with Kristen Stewart, the two spent the night together at Hollywood's famed Chateau Marmont …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Storms Out of Interview With Hailey Glassman  —  More drama for Jon Gosselin and his “semi-single” girlfriend Hailey Glassman.  —  In a joint interview airing Wednesday on Entertainment Tonight, the two argue over the future of their relationship.  —  “We're going to take a break and decide,” Jon, 32, says.
Discussion: Popeater and Backseat Cuddler
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Carrie Underwood on Mike Fisher: It's Love  —  Carrie Underwood may sing about heartbreak, but in real life she's found love with boyfriend Mike Fisher, giving the hockey player a shout-out on the liner notes of her new CD, Play On.  —  “Thank you #12,” she writes in the notes, referring to the Ottawa Senator player's jersey number.
Popeater:
Mariah Carey Takes a Tumble on ‘Leno’  —  Oh, the trials and tribulations of high heels.  Mariah Carey almost went face-first into Jay Leno's stage during a taping of his show on Monday night, thanks to some iffy footwork by the crooner.  As Carey was making her way onto the stage …
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Jacob Osterhout / NY Daily News:
Jay Leno on poor ratings: I would have stayed in later time slot
Josef Adalian / The Wrap:
‘Gossip Girl’ Threesome Has PTC Peeved  —  The Parents Television Council is threatening to declare war on CW affiliates who broadcast next week's Very Special Threesome episode of “Gossip Girl.”  —  In a letter to affiliates obtained by TheWrap, PTC chief Tim Winter blasts the scheduled storyline as …
Contactmusic.com:
GUTTENBERG, DANSON AND SELLECK ARE REUNITING FOR THREE MEN AND A BRIDE  —  TOM SELLECK, TED DANSON and STEVE GUTTENBERG are reuniting for a new THREE MEN AND A BABY sequel - nearly 20 years after the last installment.  —  The trio played bachelor pals forced to raise a baby together …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Perez Hilton
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Heidi Klum Won't Strut, Will Host Victoria's Secret  —  Hot mama Heidi Klum won't be walking the runway at the Victoria's Secret fashion show this year, but she'll still be working the crowd.  —  Instead of strutting her stuff in barely there lingerie like in years past, the supermodel …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Jeremy Piven: I Grew “Breasts” From Drinking Too Much Soy Milk  —  An apple a day keeps the doctor away.  —  Too much daily soy milk, on the other hand, leads to man boobs.  —  So says nutritionally-challenged Jeremy Piven.  —  The Entourage actor has sworn off the healthful dairy milk substitute …
Stuart Kemp / Hollywood Reporter:
Gerard Butler off to war in ‘Coriolanus’  —  Signed on to star opposite first-time director Ralph Fiennes  —  SANTA MONICA — Gerard Butler is the lure for buyers at AFM eyeing a deal for rights to Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut “Coriolanus.”  —  Butler has signed to star opposite Fiennes …
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Not the E.N.D. for Fergie  —  Hubby Duhamel's in doghouse despite denying affair  —  Even though Josh Duhamel has denied the National Enquirer story he had a fling with a stripper, I've learned wife Fergie doesn't believe him.  —  Yet, despite that, a source close to the Black Eyed Peas superstar tells …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Gossip Cop
Just Jared:
Taylor Swift: ‘Band Hero’ Commercial Revealed!  —  Check out Taylor Swift's latest commercial for the Band Hero video game, which was shot last week in Los Angeles by director Brett Ratner.  —  The 19-year-old country cutie slides into action, sharing the stage with Rivers Cuomo from Weezer …
Discussion: TV Envy
 
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
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X17 Online:
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From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

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