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Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Dexter's Michael C. Hall Has Cancer  —  Dexter actor Michael C. Hall revealed Wednesday he has been battling cancer, but said he's almost finished with treatment and the disease is in remission.  —  Hall, 38, said in a statement he is lucky to have been diagnosed with the …
Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Dexter's Michael C. Hall Has Cancer
Discussion: Yeeeah!
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
R&B singer Pendergrass dead in Pa. at 59  —  NEW YORK (AP) — R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who was one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer.  He was 59.  —  Pendergrass died Wednesday …
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Reuters:
Teddy Pendergrass Dead at 59  —  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Teddy Pendergrass, the seductive American rhythm-and-blues singer who continued his recording career after he was paralyzed in a 1982 car accident, has died at the age of 59, media reports said on Thursday.
Patrick Walters / Associated Press:
Soul Singer Teddy Pendergrass Dies in Pa. at 59  —  Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, paralyzed in 1982 car crash, dies in Pa. hospital at age 59  —  Teddy Pendergrass, who became R&B's reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s with his forceful, masculine voice and passionate love ballads …
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Heidi Montag: Addicted to Plastic Surgery
Agence France Presse:
Celebrities appeal for Haiti quake relief  —  LOS ANGELES — Haitian-born music star Wyclef Jean led an army of celebrities Wednesday in an urgent appeal for aid following the devastating earthquake which rocked the star's Caribbean homeland.  —  Jean said in statements on his website …
Discussion: Access Hollywood and Pop Crunch
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Us Weekly:
Rep: Katy Perry Is Not Pregnant  —  Despite the rumors circulating online, Katy Perry is not pregnant.  —  The star's rep tells UsMagazine.com that reports claiming Perry — who got engaged to Russell Brand on New Year's Eve in India — was getting a sonogram and showing off a baby bump were “not true.”
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Katy Perry Gets Her First Sonogram!
TMZ.com:
Tila's Relationship with Casey — Publicity Stunt  —  Tila Tequila's relationship with Casey Johnson was nothing more than a publicity stunt ... this, from Casey's own mouth in the weeks before her death.  —  We've learned two of Casey's friends have come forward and said they each received separate calls …
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘House’ exclusive: Jennifer Morrison returns!  —  She's baaaaaaaack!  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that Jennifer Morrison is heading back to House later this season.  The timing and context of her return are being kept under wraps (read: I know but it's too spoilery to reveal) …
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Grey's,' ‘House,’ ‘Glee,’ ‘Bones,’ and more!
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Gossip Girl Insider
PEOPLE TV Watch:
The Bachelor's Bob Guiney and Wife Rebecca Budig Split  —  It looks like Bob Guiney is a bachelor once again.  —  The reality star — who became beloved as the jovial, self-effacing regular guy looking for love with Trista Rehn (now Trista Sutter) on The Bachelorette and then as the star …
Popeater:
Jimmy Fallon Finally Weighs in on Late-Night Wars  —  Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC's ‘Late Night,’ has stayed relatively quiet about the storm brewing at the network over ‘The Jay Leno Show’ and 'The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien.' But now he is speaking out.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Digital Spy and omg!
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Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien Turn on Each Other
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount eyeing ‘Four Brothers’ sequel  —  Mark Wahlberg will star; most of creative team to return  —  Paramount is developing a sequel to its 2005 thriller “Four Brothers,” bringing back many of the creative team for “Five Brothers.”  —  Mark Wahlberg eyeing a return to star and hatched …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Will Sony Spin Spidey Reboot With Webb?  —  Marc Webb, the (500) Days Of Summer director, has climbed to the top of the Sony Pictures' list to rebirth the Spider-Man franchise.  While the studio has a wish list of star directors like James Cameron, David Fincher, and Wes Anderson …
Ali Jaafar / Variety:
Daniel Craig circles ‘Cowboys’  —  Bond thesp may step in for Downey Jr.  —  DreamWorks and Jon Favreau are in talks with Daniel Craig to play the lead role in “Cowboys and Aliens” after Robert Downey Jr. ankled the project.  —  Craig has been offered the role of Jake Johnson in the pic …
Discussion: The Playlist and New York Magazine
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Matt Goldberg / Collider:
Exclusive: Daniel Craig in Negotiations to Star in Jon Favreau's COWBOYS & ALIENS
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Bryan Cranston heading to ‘Mars’ for Pixar  —  “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston has joined the cast of Walt Disney's “John Carter of Mars.”  —  Andrew Stanton is directing the production, which goes before cameras next week.  —  The adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series centers …
TMZ.com:
Elton and ‘American Idol’ - Is the Bitch Back?  —  So TMZ may have led the way in the search for Simon Cowell's replacement on “American Idol.”  —  On TMZ TV — the day Simon announced he was leaving — we floated Elton John as the guy who should take Simon's seat.
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Kardashian reacts to Cowell's ‘Idol’ exit
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
Jody Callahan / Memphis Commercial Appeal:
Memphis musician Jay Reatard runs ‘out of time’  —  In an interview with The New York Times last August, Memphis punk artist Jay Reatard uttered what, in retrospect, was a haunting phrase: “Everything I do is motivated by the fear of running out of time.”
 
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