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5:45 PM ET, January 26, 2011

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TMZ.com:
Jimmy Buffett Hospitalized After Fall from Stage  —  Jimmy Buffett was rushed to a hospital in Australia today after he fell off the stage during a concert ... and it appears flashing lights from the lighting director may have triggered the fall that left him unconscious ... TMZ has learned.
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TMZ.com:
Jimmy Buffett's Frightening Fall — Caught on Tape  —  Jimmy Buffett plummeted off the stage in Australia last night and crashed HARD into the concrete floor — and the devastating accident was all captured on tape ... and obtained by TMZ.  —  The footage shows Buffett casually strolling towards …
RADAR:
NEW DETAILS: Singer Jimmy Buffett Suffers Head Injures After …
Discussion: Extra and National Enquirer
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Jesse James Has More Alarming Nazi Pics  —  After Us Weekly uncovered a 2004 snapshot of Jesse James dressed in a German Nazi hat giving a “Heil, Hitler” salute last spring, the motorcycle mogul, 41, denied claims of anti-Semitism.  —  But now Us has discovered new …
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Glee’ Vs. Kings of Leon, Round 2 … The six-month-old feud between the hit Fox show Glee and rockers Kings of Leon is heating up yet again.  The Grammy winning band famously turned down the show's request to Glee-ify the song “Use Somebody,” sparking outrage from Gleeks everywhere …
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Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Hot Business of ‘Glee’
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Is KOL's Nathan Followill's tweet to Glee's Ryan Murphy homophobic?
Discussion: Us Weekly and msnbc.com
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Cheryl Burke Reveals: I Was Molested  —  As any fan of Dancing with the Stars knows, Cheryl Burke exudes confidence when she's waltzing, quick-stepping or doing the tango in front of millions.  —  But for the two-time DWTS champ, life wasn't always so smooth: As a child …
Mark Pasetsky / coverawards.com:
Harps Stores Causes Outrage By Censoring Us Weekly Elton John Cover  —  This is outrageous!  —  Harps - a grocery store chain in Arkansas - appears to have censored last week's Us Weekly Magazine cover featuring Elton John and David Furnish's new baby.  —  The above photo was brought …
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Richard Lawson / Gawker:
Arkansas Supermarket Covers Up Magazine with Photo of Gay Family
Discussion: Best Week Ever and Allie is Wired
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Hell Is This “Family Shield” Crap?
Discussion: PopEater
Mark Pasetsky / coverawards.com:
Harps Cashier on Elton John Cover Controversy: Why They Censored …
Discussion: Oh, The Scandal! and FishbowlLA
TMZ.com:
‘Top Chef’ Star's Baby Daddy: I Want Custody!  —  The baby daddy of “Top Chef” star Padma Lakshmi has filed legal papers to wrestle custody away from her ... TMZ has learned.  —  Adam Dell — brother of the computer king — filed papers today in a Manhattan court.
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New York Post:
Padma ex fights for custody
People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Is Not Adopting a Child, Rep Says  —  She's been dogged over the years by rumors she's in the process of adopting a child, and once again Jennifer Aniston wants to set the record straight.  —  “It is completely false,” her rep tells PEOPLE of the new round of reports.
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Daniel Jacobson / Gossip Cop:
CLAIM: Jennifer Aniston is Adopting
Discussion: Oh, The Scandal!
PopEater:
Jessica Simpson's Controversial Workout Video May See Light of Day  —  An exercise video Jessica Simpson filmed six years ago may soon be released, despite a long legal battle eventually ensuring the opposite.  —  According to RadarOnline.com, Simpson made the tape for Speedfit but did not approve …
Discussion: The Hairpin
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Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: New Battle Erupts To Release Jessica Simpson's Banned Exercise Video
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Us Weekly:
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem “Doing Great” After Son's Birth  —  Congratulations are in order for Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, who welcomed their first child — a boy! — together over the weekend.  —  “Penelope and Javier welcomed their first son into their family last week,” Cruz's rep confirms to UsMagazine.com.
copyranter:
(nsfw) American Apparel's new porny pencil illustration ads.  —  (click ads, via) Cotton: the fabric of their underage? lives.  Aw, how innocently sleazy.  The artist is Boris Lopez, whose graphite pencil works have appeared in such cultured periodicals as Hustler's Barely Legal and Tight.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack, The Hairpin and Gawker
Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Tyson & Wife — It's A Baby Boy!  —  Former boxing champion Mike Tyson is a dad for the eighth time, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  The Hangover star and his wife Lakiha Spicer Tyson welcomed a little boy on Tuesday.  —  PHOTOS: Mike Tyson's Wife Shows Off Her Baby Bump
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Lauren Sherman / Fashionista:
Gaga's Fragrance Will Reportedly Smell Like “Blood and Semen”  —  You can't make this stuff up.  —  According to sources close to the nose hired to develop Lady Gaga's first fragrance, the pop star has requested that the scent “smell of blood and semen.”  —  The idea is mildly shocking …
TMZ.com:
Snooki's New Show — MAJOR Toilet Paper Crisis  —  Snooki is about to face off with some of the GREATEST challenges of her life — mortgages, career decisions ... and toilet paper clean-up ... so says the outline for her new reality show obtained by TMZ.  —  We got our grubby little mitts …
Dodai Stewart / Jezebel:
Betty White's Nude Photos Are Frankly Adorable [Peep Show]  —  Betty White's Nude Photos Are Frankly Adorable  —  Betty White's recent pin-up calendar isn't out of character: She was a model in the '40s and '50s, and sometimes there weren't any clothes involved!
Discussion: The Awl, The FABlife and TresSugar
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Pal: Eddie Cibrian's Sick of His “Philandering Sleaze” Image  —  Eddie Cibrian's discovered that his bad boy rep doesn't work on everyone.  —  The actor, who left wife of eight years Brandi Glanville, 38, in 2009 after Us uncovered his affair with LeAnn Rimes, 28, has hired an image consultant.
TMZ.com:
Vince Neil Pleads Guilty to DUI  —  Mötley Crüe front man Vince Neil just pled guilty to DUI in Las Vegas ... and will most likely spend two weeks behind bars ... TMZ has learned.  —  Neil was busted back in June — and cops say his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: How Chelsea Handler Broke 50 Cent's Heart  —  Comedian, TV host...man-eater?  —  A source tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands now) that Chelsea Handler dumped 50 Cent just before the holidays, leaving the 35-year-old rapper “heartbroken.”
Discussion: Bossip
The Superficial:
Vanessa Hudgens in a Bikini For Candie's  —  “Oh, no, I'm trapped in these tubes and my parents left me all alone...” (Cue Chris Hansen.)  —  Here's Vanessa Hudgens posing for the latest Candie's campaign after they finally realized you can't make Britney Spears look like a 15-year-old girl …
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Grey's Anatomy Exclusive: Kate Walsh Returns for March 31 Musical Episode!  —  In what can only be viewed as an ominous sign for that little bun in Callie's oven, Private Practice heroine Kate Walsh is bringing her baby doc back to Grey's Anatomy later this season, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Oh No They Didn't!
X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Justin Bieber Goes Topless In Sexy Photos For “Girlfriend” Selena Gomez!  —  Justin Bieber may only be 16 years old, but it seems like he's already too sexy for his shirt!  The pop phenom was snapped sending shirtless photos of himself to girlfriend Selena Gomez during …
Discussion: Celebs.com
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Real Housewives of OC's “Feisty” New Star!  —  The Real Housewives of Orange County have a new blonde in town!  —  Stay-at-home mom of two Peggy Tanous is set to join the cast of the smash Bravo reality series, UsMagazine.com can exclusively reveal.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Welcome to the Whitest Oscars in Ten Years  —  Comparing this year's pool of Academy Award nominees to last year's, one major difference is evident: the obvious lack of minorities among the contenders.  In fact, this year represents the whitest group of Oscar contenders in the major acting categories in 10 years, since the 73rd Oscars.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, CNN and Movieline
 
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Leigh / Hollybaby:
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X17 Online:
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TMZ.com:
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People.com:
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New York Times:
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