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11:40 AM ET, January 13, 2010

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Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Conan O'Brien Says He Won't Host ‘Tonight Show’ After Leno  —  Conan O'Brien released a statement Tuesday saying that he no longer wanted to be the host of “The Tonight Show” on NBC if it appeared at 12:05 a.m.  —  Mr. O'Brien's brief run as host at 11:35 p.m. is to be cut short next month …
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TMZ.com:
Conan's Royal Screw Up  —  Conan O'Brien may have a claim against NBC, but not because the network wanted to move his show to 12:05 AM.  —  We're now told Conan's contract never specified a guaranteed time period.  If NBC wanted to run the show at 3:00 AM, Conan would have no recourse.
TMZ.com:
‘The Tonight Show’ with Jay Leno ... The Sequel  —  Jay Leno will get his one-hour show back, and it will be called “The Tonight Show”.... sources tell TMZ.  —  We're told NBC honchos still have to sit down with Jay's rep and put the finishing touches on a new deal, but NBC has signed off …
Mike Hess / Popeater:
Conan O'Brien Rips NBC in Monologue
Discussion: Starcasm
Extra:
'Southland's' Ben McKenzie ‘Glad’ ‘Jay Leno Show’ Failed
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Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag's New Song: “Eat My Panties Off of Me”  —  Adam Lambert has some new competition in the sexually charged singer department: Heidi Montag.  —  On Tuesday, after three years of waiting, she officially dropped her debut album, Superficial — and she gets racy.  Verrry racy.
People.com:
BUZZ: Has Tiger Woods Checked into Sex Rehab?  —  In the ever-changing story about Tiger Woods, word has resurfaced that he may have entered an upscale clinic in Arizona for sex rehab, according to sources contacted by PEOPLE.  —  The sources say that Woods entered The Meadows …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner: Twins Moving Out of Playboy Mansion  —  Is Hugh Hefner ready to be a one-woman man?  —  The Playboy mogul exclusively tells me that two of his three girlfriends, 20-year-old twins Kristina and Karissa Shannon, are moving out of the legendary Mansion and into the neighboring Playmate House.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Chuck’ Star Zachary Levi Splits with Girlfriend  —  Chuck star Zachary Levi is back on the market.  The actor, 29, has broken up with singer Caitlin Crosby after two years together, a source tells UsMagazine.com exclusively.  —  “He broke up with her on Saturday after his big NBC premiere aired …
Discussion: Popeater and The Hollywood Gossip
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Zach Galifianakis, Paul Rudd reteaming  —  Duo sign on for ‘Will,’ marking their second comedy together  —  Zach Galifianakis and Paul Rudd, who appear together in Paramount's upcoming comedy “Dinner for Schmucks,” are teaming up again to star in the Paramount comedy “Will.”
Steve Helling / People.com:
Joey Fatone Welcomes a Daughter  —  It's a second daughter for Joey Fatone and wife Kelly, the 'NSYNC singer tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Kloey Alexandra Fatone arrived Monday evening in Orlando, Fla., weighing in at 5 lbs., 8 oz.  She joins big sister Briahna, 8 ½.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Cops Believe Jon Gosselin's Ransack Claims Are Publicity Stunt  —  New York police investigating the “ransacking” of Jon Gosselin's apartment believe the event was a publicity stunt, sources familiar with the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively.
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Hollywood's Top-Earning Couples  —  These Tinseltown twosomes have fame, love and money.  Lots and lots of money.  —  LOS ANGELES — The indisputable king and queen of the hip-hop prom are Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles.  The couple, who quietly married in 2008, not only produce and sing …
Alice Olins / Times of London:
Emma Watson burnishes her ethical fashion credentials  —  The Harry Potter star has designed a range of ethical clothing.  Is it stylish or merely on-message politically?  —  The thought of a young successful actress designing an ethical fashion range might seem, at first glance …
Discussion: FabSugar UK
E! Online:
Seacrest Pulling Double-Duty on Idol?  “Anything Possible,” Says Source  —  Does Ryan Seacrest have it in him to start playing favorites on American Idol?  —  Sources tell E! News that the idea of Seacrest doubling as host and judge remains in play as producers grapple with the question …
Discussion: iVillage, OK! Magazine and Idolator
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
‘Up in the Air’ nabs NBR best picture award  —  NEW YORK —George Clooney, watch your back.  —  At Tuesday's National Board of Review gala, where Clooney was honored for playing a corporate downsizer in the drama Up in the Air, his costar and fellow honoree Anna Kendrick admitted that working with him has its downsides.
Discussion: Socialite Life
Nicole Sperling / Hollywood Insider:
‘Lives of Others’ director to helm ‘The Tourist’ with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp  —  The many machinations of the spy flick The Tourist seem to all be coming to a head.  Graham King's GK Films has just confirmed that German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck …
Sam / That Grape Juice:
EXCLUSIVE: MICHELLE WILLIAMS PARTS WAYS WITH MUSIC WORLD  —  That Grape Juice has exclusively received word that Michelle Williams has parted ways with Mathew Knowles and Music World Entertainment!  Check out Michelle's official statement below: … WOW!  —  Your thoughts?
Nicole Eggenberger / OK! Magazine:
Robert Pattinson to Play Spider-Man?  —  Robert Pattinson is reported to be the top pick for a Tobey Maguire replacement for Spider-Man 4.  We've seen him scale a tree, so he can probably handle some skyscrapers!  —  News spread Monday that Tobey, who played Peter Parker/Spider Man …
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Peter Sarsgaard in ‘Green Lantern’ talks  —  Peter Sarsgaard is in negotiations to play the villain in “Green Lantern,” Warner Bros.' big-budget, Martin Campbell-directed tentpole based on the DC Comics super hero.  —  Ryan Reynolds is starring as Hal Jordan, the test pilot who finds …
 
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