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4:25 PM ET, January 15, 2010

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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Executive Leaps to Leno's Defense  —  PASADENA, Calif. — The verbal battle in the late-night wars got louder Thursday as a top NBC executive struck back against on-air attacks on the network's once and future “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno.  —  The executive, Dick Ebersol …
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Popeater:
VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel Sabotages Jay Leno  —  Jimmy Kimmel was a video guest on ‘The Jay Leno Show’ on Thursday night, and was supposed to simply be a guest for Jay's normal ‘Ten at Ten’ segment, wherein he asks someone ten questions.  With nearly every answer, however, Kimmel managed to find …
Kim Masters / The Daily Beast:
Conan's Exit Confirmed  —  Blogs and Stories  —  The late-night nightmare is almost over.  Conan O'Brien is leaving NBC and receiving a payout—and he'll be free to appear on another network before his contract expires, Kim Masters reports.  —  The NBC-Leno-Conan war is close to ending, according to a knowledgeable source.
TMZ.com:
Leno and NBC Strike 1 Hour ‘Tonight’ Deal
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NBC Executive Dick Ebersol Calls Conan, Letterman ‘Chicken-Hearted & Gutless’
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Reagan Alexander / People.com:
Audrina: Heidi's Plastic Surgery ‘A Little Much’  —  Her body, her choice - so says The Hills star Audrina Patridge about costar Heidi Montag's decision to undergo extensive plastic surgery.  —  “I haven't seen how she looks, so it's hard for me to comment on it, but these are her decisions …
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Audrina Patrdige forgets she's 85% plastic, too
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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Noah Wyle Separates from Wife  —  Noah Wyle and his wife, Tracy, have separated after 11 years of marriage, the actor's rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Tracy Wyle and Noah Wyle, who separated in late October 2009, have confirmed they have entered into a mediation process,” rep Eddie Michaels announced in a statement on the couple's behalf.
WLFI-TV:
Purdue's Lady Gaga concert postponed  —  Lady Gaga doesn't perform due to sudden illness  —  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A suddenly ill Lady Gaga postponed her concert at the last minute.  —  A sold out crowd gathered at Elliott Hall of Music in West Lafayette to see Semi Precious Weapons, Jason DeRulo, and headliner Lady Gaga.
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Boston Globe:
Gisele gives $1.5m to Haiti relief effort  —  The benevolent Gisele Bundchen yesterday wrote a $1.5 million check to the Red Cross to aid the relief effort in Haiti, according to a source close to the supermodel.  We're told Tom Brady's wife was prompted to pitch in after seeing the devastation done by this week's earthquake.
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New York Post:
What Simon Cowell gave up for ‘X Factor’  —  Simon Cowellturned down $100 million to stay at “American Idol,” a source told Page Six, and he now wants to hire music mogul  —  Tommy Mottolaas a judge on his new show, “The X Factor.”  —  But Cowell insists there are no hard feelings …
Willlee / Hollywood Life:
Is Miley Cyrus Engaged?  She's Sporting a Sparkler on Her Ring Finger!  —  Hey, Miley!  Is that an engagement ring on your finger?  Aren't you a little too young — 17 years old —to be moving so fast with your boyfriend Liam Hemsworth?  —  Miley Cyrus was spotted yesterday by photogs …
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Golden Girls' Rue McClanahan Suffers Stroke  —  Golden Girl Rue McClanahan has suffered what her rep terms a “minor” stroke while recovering from heart bypass surgery.  —  The erstwhile Blanche Devereaux had her heart operation in November.  The Emmy winner then spent two weeks in the ICU …
Georgina Littlejohn / Daily Mail:
Oh, the shame!  An embarrassed Victoria Beckham hides her dressed-down look from the cameras  —  Being caught make-up free and in baggy jeans and flat shoes once this week must be bad enough for Victoria Beckham.  —  But to be snapped twice looking her less-than-glamorous self was clearly more than she could bear.
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears to Appear In Court  —  Britney Spears will be in court today in her conservatorship case, sources tell TMZ, because the court commissioner wants to see how she's doing.  —  We're told Britney will show up for a 1:30 PM meeting with the commissioner — in the commissioner's chambers.
Discussion: X17 Online, Perez Hilton and Gossip Cop
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Jenna Fischer joining Owen Wilson film  —  Will play actor's wife in Farrelly brothers' comedy ‘Hall Pass’  —  Jenna Fischer is in negotiations to star as Owen Wilson's wife in “Hall Pass,” a New Line comedy being directed by the Farrelly brothers.  —  The story centers on a married couple …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kellan Lutz: Yes, I'm Up to Star in Conan the Barbarian  —  Jaimie Trueblood/ The CW, Universal Pictures  —  Twilight star Kellan Lutz confirms he's a lead contender to star in the new Conan the Barbarian.  —  “It's something that I've been actively going after because I'd die to put the weight back on …
 
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