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11:20 AM ET, January 12, 2010

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Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘SPIDER-MAN 4’ SCRAPPED; SAM RAIMI & TOBEY MAGUIRE & CAST OUT; FRANCHISE REBOOT FOR 2012  —  UPDATES EXCLUSIVE: ‘Spider-Man 4’ Officially Has No Start Date As Of Today Because Of Script Problems; Sony “Unlikely” To Make Scheduled May 5, 2011, Release Date BREAKING NEWS!
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Spider-Man 4 Unravels as Franchise Moves On Without Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and poponthepop.com
Mike Moody / Digital Spy:
Sony reboots ‘Spider-Man’ film franchise
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Simon Cowell Courts Paula Abdul  —  Paula Abdul has had discussions with Simon Cowell about being a judge on the U.S. version of “X Factor”... sources tell TMZ.  —  The irony is stunning — Simon, the lynchpin of “American Idol,” abandoning ship and teaming up with the woman who was unceremoniously dumped from “A.I.”
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
Fox gets ‘X-Factor,’ Cowell quits ‘Idol’  —  TCA — UPDATED: This is the last season Simon Cowell will judge “American Idol.”  —  Sources confirmed to Hollywood Reporter exclusively that Cowell will quit the top-rated show on television at the end of this season as part of his plan to focus on launching a new series, “The X-Factor.”
Popeater:
Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien Each Take Shots at NBC  —  Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien, who've both been unexpectedly moved from their time slots by NBC, took turns bashing the network on their shows last night.  —  Leno, on at 10, went first.  “But you know, we're not just a show anymore, we are now a collector's item,” he jokes.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Fox Woos O'Brien, but Pact Is a Hurdle
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider and Gawker
Michael Malone / Broadcasting & Cable:
Analysis: Many Fox Affiliates Lukewarm on Conan
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Brangelina Skipping the Golden Globes  —  Golden Globes presenter Jennifer Aniston can breathe easy—there will be no showdown between her, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at this year's awards show.  —  Angie's stylist, Jen Rade, broke the tragic news to us—Brangelina is sitting out the red carpet!—at last night's Audi party:
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Tom & Julia Together Again; Hanks Wrote And Will Direct ‘Larry Crowne’ For Them  —  (Mike Fleming's not going to be up and running for a few days yet.  But he confirmed this major scoop and wanted to share it with Deadline Hollywood.)  Tom Hanks must have gotten along spectacularly …
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Robert Downey Jr. won't be Jon Favreau's ‘Cowboy’  —  Robert Downey Jr. won't ride into the wild West after all.  —  The actor, who had been poised to reunite with “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau for the science-fiction western “Cowboys & Aliens,” won't star in the film.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Zemeckis finds Beatles for ‘Yellow Submarine’  —  It's “all together now” for the cast of Robert Zemeckis' upcoming Beatles feature.  —  Cary Elwes, Dean Lennox Kelly, Peter Serafinowicz and Adam Campbell are in negotiations to portray the members of the band in “Yellow Submarine,” which the director is remaking for Disney.
Details Magazine:
CHANNING TATUM IS PROUD OF HIS PACKAGE  —  WHAT BOTHERS A TOUGH-AS-NAILS ACTION HERO?  THAT HE CAN'T FIND A GOOD SPOT IN L.A. TO SHAKE HIS MONEYMAKER.  —  Channing Tatum's penis is gross.  It looks like a hot dog that's been left too long on the grill.  The tip is hot-pink, singed, and shriveled.
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Bachelor Contestant Calls Sex Scandal a ‘Blatant Lie’
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
ABC orders ‘Bachelor’ all-stars spin-off  —  Exclusive: ABC has ordered a spinoff of its hit “Bachelor” franchise in which former contestants will live together in a “Big Brother"-style house.  —  Titled “Bachelor Pad,” the series produced by Mike Fleiss' Next Entertainment in association …
TMZ.com:
Snooki Puncher KO'd from His Job  —  The guy who punched Snooki in the face on “Jersey Shore” won't even be punching the clock anymore — TMZ has learned he's being fired from his job as a gym teacher at a high school in New York.  —  NY City Department of Education says they are drafting …
Discussion: omg! and Gawker
MyFox Atlanta:
Singer Usher Victim of Car Break-in  —  ATLANTA (MyFOX ATLANTA) - Atlanta police said Monday that a million dollars in jewelry and electronics were stolen from singer Usher Raymond.  The incident happened across the street from one of Atlanta's busiest shopping malls.
TMZ.com:
Casey's Ex to CNN: Tila Tequila, A Big Fat Liar  —  Casey Johnson's ex has put “Larry King Live” and CNN on notice ... Tila Tequila is not to be believed.  —  Jasmine Lennard's attorneys just fired off a letter to “LKL” and CNN — warning them not to let Tila use the show …
David Caplan / People.com:
Brittny Gastineau Meets 20-Year-Old Half-Brother for First Time  —  It's been more than two decades since Brittny Gastineau's father Mark, the legendary New York Jets player, left Brittny's mom Lisa for actress Brigitte Nielsen.  But it wasn't until last week that Brittny met the fruit of that union …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Rob Shuter / Popeater:
Prince William Wedding News  —  Get the bubbly ready, because my sources are telling me that Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton are finally going to take the marriage plunge this year.  Sure, it's because they love each other, but is it really because The Queen is pressuring …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and Us Weekly
Jim Rutenberg / Media Decoder:
Sarah Palin to Contribute to Fox News  —  Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has signed on as a contributor to the Fox News Channel.  —  The network confirmed that Ms. Palin will appear on the network's programming on a regular basis as part of a multi-year deal.  Financial terms were not disclosed.
Gina McIntyre / 24 Frames:
‘Twilight’ producer: ‘Breaking Dawn’ could begin shooting this fall  —  It's been one of the biggest questions surrounding Summit Entertainment's uber-successful “Twilight” franchise (apart, of course, from whether stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson really are a couple off-screen) …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Land taps sitcom vets for pilot  —  Bertinelli, Leeves, Malick, White to star in ‘Hot in Cleveland’  —  TV Land has tapped sitcom veterans Valerie Bertinelli ("One Day at a Time"), Jane Leeves ("Frasier"), Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot Me") and Betty White ("The Golden Girls") to star in its comedy pilot “Hot in Cleveland.”
Discussion: Pop Crunch
 
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Was ‘Simpsons’ Episode Edited to Spare Seth MacFarlane's Feelings?
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Martyn Palmer / Daily Mail:
‘I did a pretty good hatchet job on my marriage’: Mel Gibson …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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”

Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Nielsen launches The Media Distributor Gauge, showing TV usage ranked by company: Disney accounted for 11.5% of TV viewing in April, YouTube accounted for 9.6%

 
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