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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  —  Turns out Tobey Maguire has already had his last dance with Mary Jane.  —  A few days after script issues pushed it off the May 2011 calendar, Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced today that Spider-Man 4 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and poponthepop.com
Mike Moody / Digital Spy:
Sony reboots ‘Spider-Man’ film franchise
Discussion: omg!
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.”
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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.”
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Simon Cowell leaving ‘American Idol’  —  Reality series' judge to focus on ‘X Factor’  —  Simon Cowell has been telling everyone for years that he would exit “American Idol” after this season , but no one believed him.  —  Now they do.  —  Cowell took the stage during Fox's portion …
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: Gawker and Silicon Alley Insider
Michael Malone / Broadcasting & Cable:   Analysis: Many Fox Affiliates Lukewarm on Conan
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 …
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Bachelor Contestant Calls Sex Scandal a ‘Blatant Lie’
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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.
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.
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 …
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.
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) …
Joanne Fowler / People.com:
Blizzard Hits Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch on Mt. Kilimanjaro  —  Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch and Isabel Lucas trudged through a blizzard Monday on the fifth day of their hike with other entertainers and activists up 19,340-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro.  —  “It's pretty gnarly,” Elizabeth Gore …
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
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
It's a Boy for Big & Rich's John Rich  —  Call them Big & Rich ... & Baby.  —  John Rich, one half of the country duo Big & Rich, and his wife Joan welcomed their first child, a son, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Cash Rich made his debut early Sunday morning at a Nashville hospital.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
What's Next for the Cast of Jersey Shore  —  With rumors swirling about a second season of the hit MTV show Jersey Shore, all seven current stars admit they'd love to spend another summer in their Seaside Heights, N.J., beach house.  Still, Tony DiSanto, head of programming at MTV …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
DailyFill.com:
Jon Gosselin Taking Hailey Glassman To Court  —  Just because they have Hailey on tape raiding his apartment and sticking a knife through his dresser doesn't make her guilty...oh wait...it does, she's screwed.  —  It was believed that they might be able to work things out on their own …
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Was ‘Simpsons’ Episode Edited to Spare Seth MacFarlane's Feelings?  —  Someone get Chief Wiggum on the case!  A special 20th anniversary episode of “The Simpsons” ended with a thank-you message from the show's producers to viewers, but appeared to omit a joke at the expense of their Fox colleague and sometime-rival Seth MacFarlane.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Gawker
 
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