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6:15 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 …
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Leno and NBC Strike 1 Hour ‘Tonight’ Deal
Jeff Labrecque / PopWatch:
Jimmy Kimmel torches Leno: Did he cross the line?
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Barbie Doll / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Cops Called To Tiger Woods Sex Addiction Rehab Facility
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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.
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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Us Weekly:
Jessica Biel: Justin Timberlake Relationship Is “Precious”  —  Good luck getting Jessica Biel to dish on her on-and-off relationship with singer Justin Timberlake.  —  “I don't want to talk about it,” she says in the February issue of Vogue.  “I don't feel the need to clear anything up.
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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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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 …
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Is Miley Cyrus Wearing an Engagement Ring?
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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Oliver Jones / People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Bradley Cooper Gets Buff for The A-Team  —  To pound his body into shape for the big-budget version of The A-Team, Bradley Cooper speed-hiked up The Grind, a famous trail outside of Vancouver that shoots up 2,800 feet of mountainside, completing the grueling trek in just 37 minutes.
Discussion: Socialite Life
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ComingSoon.net:   New Photos From The A-Team  —  20th Century Fox has provided …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Miranda Kerr Lingerie Pictures Leave Me Speechless  —  Do I honestly have to write something about this?  I think these pictures of Miranda Kerr in incredibly hot pink lingerie speak for themselves.  If there are any guys out there who are reading this garbage instead of clicking on the pictures …
 
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Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

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