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5:25 PM ET, January 13, 2010

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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Heidi Montag: Addicted to Plastic Surgery  —  At just 23 years old, The Hills star Heidi Montag decided to go under the knife for a second time and have a staggering 10 plastic-surgery procedures in one day.  —  “For the past three years, I've thought about what to have done,” the reality star tells PEOPLE.
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Tim Stack / EW.com:
Heidi Montag says new album cost almost $2 million, left her broke, is as good as ‘Thriller’  —  It's taken three years, nearly $2 million, and one very questionable Miss Universe pageant performance, but Heidi Montag, star of the The Hills and wife of reality villain Spencer Pratt, finally released her debut album yesterday.
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Heidi Montag ‘Obsessed’ With Plastic Surgery; Undergoes 10 Procedures
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Perez Hilton
Rob Shuter / Popeater:
Jay Leno May Walk Out of NBC, Too  —  EXCLUSIVE: First Conan O'Brien says goodbye to NBC, and now Jay Leno might have one foot out the door as well.  Oh, what a mess!  Word is Jay is furious with the Peacock network for 'Tonight'-gate (trademark!) and may soon walk.
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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.
Dylan Stableford / The Wrap:
Exclusive: Kate Gosselin to Get New Reality Show  —  By Dominic Patten  —  Reality superstar Kate Gosselin is set to return to television later this year in a brand new TLC series of her own, TheWrap has learned.  —  According to a source close to the untitled production …
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Us Weekly:
New Details on Kate Gosselin's Upcoming Reality Show
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Us Weekly:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Angry After Boyfriend Calls Her “Pear Ass”  —  “We had a rough patch in the beginning because the first time we went on vacation, I was going to be in a bikini, and I was very nervous,” she said Tuesday on the late-night TBS talk show Lopez Tonight.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   JLove Thinks Every Woman Should “Vagazzle” Her Snatch
Adam Rosenberg / MTV Movies Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Script Is In, Ivan Reitman Confirms He WILL Direct  —  A few weeks ago, “Ghostbusters” writer and star Harold Ramis revealed that the long-awaited third movie in the series is planned for a 2011 release.  This news broke only a short time after “Avatar” …
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Kardashian reacts to Cowell's ‘Idol’ exit  —  Kim Kardashian has reacted to Simon Cowell's decision to leave American Idol, reports E! Online.  —  The media mogul recently announced that he will depart the Fox competition at the end of its current season to focus on bringing The X Factor to the US.
Discussion: Associated Press and omg!
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Sarah Michaud / People.com:
It's a Girl for Mark Wahlberg  —  Baby makes six for Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham, who welcomed a daughter on Monday, a source confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Grace Margaret Wahlberg joins siblings Brendan, 16 months, Michael, 3 ½, and Ella, 6.  —  The The Lovely Bones actor, 38 …
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X17 Online:
Mark Wahlberg's Porsche Breaks Down At Madeo
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Anne Marie Cruz / People.com:
Design Star's Vern Yip Welcomes A Son!  —  Just imagine how fabulous the nursery must be: Vern Yip is now a designing dad.  —  Gavin Joshua Mannox was born Jan. 6 via surrogate to the HGTV star and his partner, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  The baby was 7 lbs., 6 oz., and 19 ½ inches long.
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 …
Extra:
Tila Tequila: Casey Johnson is ‘Not Resting in Peace’  —  Casey Johnson's fiancee Tila Tequila tells “Extra” she will seek custody of Johnson's adopted daughter Ava.  —  Johnson's mother has custody of Ava and Tequila says that's not what Casey wanted.  “Her last wish was to have Ava, have me have Ava,” she revealed.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Heartbroken Tila Tequila Reveals …
Discussion: Popeater
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Michael C. Hall says he's being treated for cancer  —  Buzz up!  —  LOS ANGELES - “Dexter” star Michael C. Hall is undergoing treatment for cancer and the disease is in remission, a spokesman said.  —  “I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed with an imminently treatable and curable condition …
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Heidi Klum: I Don't Flirt with Anyone Except Seal  —  She's one of the world's most familiar faces, she hosts the hit show Project Runway and she's the doting mom of four - but above all else, Heidi Klum is a woman in love.  —  Speaking about her husband Seal to InStyle for its February issue …
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Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
Bigger than Batman: Christopher Nolan says ‘Inception’ is 'the biggest challenge I've taken on'  —  On Sunday, the staff of Los Angeles Times Calendar section will be previewing key 2010 releases by Hollywood.  This is an early look at one of the articles in that package.  —  So what exactly is “Inception”?
Liz McNeil / People.com:
AmfAR to Hold Special Tribute to Natasha Richardson  —  AmfAR has announced it will honor the late Natasha Richardson at its annual gala, on Feb. 10, to kick off New York City's Fashion Week.  —  Richardson's mother, Vanessa Redgrave, along with Meryl Streep and amfAR founding chairman Dr. Mathilde Krim will take part in the tribute.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Tiffany McGee / People.com:
LaLa Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony to Wed This Summer  —  After a lengthy five year engagement, NBA star Carmelo Anthony and his fiancée, LaLa Vazquez will finally tie the knot this summer in front of their friends and family, Vazquez announced Wednesday on the Wendy William's Show.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Kourtney Kardashian: ‘Baby Mason changed my life’  —  Last January, Kourtney Kardashian was a staple on the social scene.  This year, there's only one guy she's spending face time with: Mason Dash, the son she and her boyfriend, Scott Disick, welcomed on Dec. 14.
 
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Katy Perry Gets Her First Sonogram!
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Brittany Talarico / OK! Magazine:
Jen & Angelina: The Feud is Worse than Ever
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Oli Simpson / Digital Spy:
Simpson ‘pens track with Corgan’
Discussion: omg! and Popeater
Rainbow / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen's Wife Moves Back Home, He Moves Out
Neil Wilkes / Digital Spy:
‘Idol’ premiere pulls in 29.8 million
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TMZ.com:
Shaq Sued for Harassment - ‘Shut Dat Bitch Up!’
Alice Olins / Times of London:
Emma Watson burnishes her ethical fashion credentials
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vice Media plans to create a joint venture with Savage Ventures, which will invest “tens of millions of dollars”, to relaunch its sites, including Vice.com

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

 
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