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5:50 AM ET, February 10, 2010

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Kyle Buchanan / Movieline:
EXCLUSIVE: Second Season of Jersey Shore to Shoot in South Beach  —  The producers of MTV's breakout hit Jersey Shore have been dealing with a season two conundrum over the last month — and it wasn't just the cost of reuniting the show's cast members, who currently command five-figure appearance fees …
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
PEOPLE EXCLUSIVE: Meet Snooki's New Boyfriend!  —  Just a month ago, Snooki told PEOPLE that she was looking for love.  Well, it seems she got her wish: Just a week or so ago, the Jersey Shore breakout star started dating 21-year-old Emilio Masella, a personal trainer at the Gold's Gym in New Haven, Conn.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and Extra
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Mike Moody / Digital Spy:
Tom Cruise for ‘Mission: Impossible 4’
Discussion: omg!
Kara Warner / PopEater:
‘Idol’ Doesn't Have Bleep Button Big Enough for Stern  —  While we were shocked when Simon Cowell announced his ‘American Idol’ departure, we were not prepared for Howard Stern to throw his hat in the ring to be considered for Cowell's old gig.  At first, we thought Stern might be joking …
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NY Daily News:
‘Idol’ chatter: Oseary favored to replace Cowell
Alan Duke / CNN:
Louis Gossett Jr. announces he has prostate cancer  —  Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Louis Gossett Jr. recently learned he has prostate cancer, but it is in an early stage, the actor said Tuesday.  —  “I count this diagnosis among the many challenges I have faced in my life and overcome,” Gossett said in a statement.
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Louis Gossett Jr.: I Have Cancer
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Style News:
Anne Hathaway On Her “Weird Features” and Surprising Style Icons  —  Courtesy InStyle  —  Anne Hathaway looks as unequivocally gorgeous and radiant as ever on the March cover of InStyle—though she's probably the only person out there who doesn't see it: “I think I've got really weird features.
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne — The Tooth Has Set Him Free  —  Lil Wayne mouthed off to the judge in his weapons possession case — and it actually won him his freedom ... at least temporarily.  —  Lil was scheduled to be formally sentenced today ... to begin serving 1 year in jail, but it didn't happen …
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Celebuzz Latest Stories:
Rihanna Rides a Mechanical Bull to “Sex On Fire” (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)  —  A reader sent in this exclusive clip of Rihanna taking a long ride on a mechanic bull during a recent night out at New York nightclub Johnny Utah's.  Judging by those sweet bull-riding moves, and the Kings of Leon's whiskey-soaked …
TMZ.com:
K-Fed Goes Commando for Weight Loss Show  —  It takes a lot of guts to pose in just a pair of skimpy camouflage underwear — but that's exactly what Kevin Federline did for his first appearance on VH1's “Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp.”  —  A 232-pound Federleezy took the “before” …
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson - 'That's How He Peed'  —  It seems Michael Jackson's longtime doctor, Arnold Klein, was telling the truth about Michael's propensity to pee in bottles ... based on the L.A. County Coroner's autopsy report and a strange item found by the foot of the bed.
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The Superficial:
Michael Jackson preferred an audience while pissing in jars
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
‘Deadliest Catch’ Star Dies  —  Captain Phil Harris — star of Discovery Channel's “Deadliest Catch” — died about an hour ago ... sources tell TMZ.  —  Harris was hospitalized a few weeks ago after sufferring a stroke while unloading crabs.  He had been doing better until the sudden turn.
Deadline.com:
It's A Bird!  It's A Plane!  It's Chris Nolan!  He'll Mentor Superman 3.0 And Prep 3rd Batman  —  EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is trying to ready its DC Comics stalwart Superman to soar again on the Big Screen, and the studio has turned to Chris Nolan to mentor development of the movie.
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Nicole Richie & Joel Madden Celebrate Opening of New Playground  —  Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's daughter Harlow had to take her very first rain check on Tuesday in Los Angeles.  With hail and rainstorms sweeping over the city, the 2-year-old couldn't play at the new playground …
PopSugar:
First Photo - Meet Tom and Gisele's Son Benjamin!  —  The Brazilian magazine Quem got its hands on the first photos of Gisele Bunchden and her son Benjamin, taken during a trip out in Boston at the end of January.  So far this is the only image out of little Benjamin, who's looking so cute at just 2 months old!
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Jen Aniston Explains Her Affection for Gerard Butler  —  Why is Jennifer Aniston so fond of her Bounty Hunter costar and frequent party buddy Gerard Butler?  It's not rocket science.  The guy's fun to be around and doesn't take himself too seriously.  —  “We just had so much fun [making the movie] together, you know.
TMZ.com:
Donald Trump Fires Jay Leno  —  Jay Leno just permanently turned off the lights to his primetime NBC talk show — but not before Donald Trump stepped in to officially fire his ass.  —  TMZ infiltrated the taping of the final “Jay Leno Show” — where just moments ago, Jay was doing a satellite bit with Donald Trump.
Discussion: Movieline
TMZ.com:
Beyonce's Dad — Destiny's Child?  —  Beyonce Knowles has a new half-brother — if you believe Alexsandra Wright.  —  Wright — who filed a paternity suit against Mathew Knowles back in October — gave birth last Thursday to a baby boy.  The name ... Nixon.  Priceless.
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Tiger & Elin's Wedding Pastor Predicts: It Will Work Out  —  The Rev. Ricky Kirton, the pastor who performed the marriage of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, has a message for the troubled couple: “Forgive each other.  Be there for each other, and it will work out.”
Tim Heidecker:
The Garry Shandling Movie Poster Project  —  A few years ago (2006?) while we were deep in the midst of making Tom Goes to the Mayor, myself, Doug Lussenhop and the artists of TGTTM (Kevin Gallegly, Jordan Kim, Chris Shapan) created these movies posters with Gary Shandling puns.  I don't remember why.
Discussion: Boing Boing and I Watch Stuff
Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Anne Hathaway quits Catholicism for gay brother  —  Anne Hathaway, who was among the stars hitting the red carpet in Hollywood last night for the premiere of Valentine's Day, says in the new British GQ that her family left the Catholic Church over its intolerant views on homosexuality.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Jessica Wedemeyer / People.com:
Movie Wife: Vince Vaughn to Make ‘Wonderful Real Husband’  —  She's already been married to Vince Vaughn - albeit in a movie - so Malin Akerman knows the actor made the right decision when he wed real estate agent Kyla Weber in real life.  —  “We're all in love with his wife,” Vaughn's Couples Retreat costar tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Kate Ward / EW.com:
Exclusive: ‘Top Chef Masters’ season 2 competing chef lineup  —  Chicago chef Tony Mantuano, New York's David Burke, and Los Angeles' Susan Feniger are among the 22 renowned chefs set to compete on the upcoming second season of Bravo's Top Chef Masters.  The lineup also includes six returning chefs …
Us Weekly:
Heidi Klum Sending Underwear to Seal for Valentine's Day  —  Heidi Klum will be 3,000 miles away from her husband Seal on Valentine's Day.  —  But Klum — who is taping Project Runway in NYC while her husband watches the kids in Los Angeles — is sending him a little something.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Extra:
Jennifer Garner and Jessica Biel to ‘Laverne and Shirley’?  —  At last night's premiere of the new film “Valentine's Day,” director Garry Marshall hinted to “Extra's” Mario Lopez about a possible “Laverne and Shirley” movie starring Jennifer Garner and Jessica Biel.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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