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11:50 AM ET, November 11, 2011

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Twitter Management  —  Up until today, I have posted virtually every one of my tweets on my own, but clearly the platform has become too big to be managed by a single individual.  When I started using twitter, it was a communication platform that people could say what they were thinking …
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Ashton Kutcher Sorry for His Ignorance in Defending Joe Paterno
Marco / X17 Online:
ASHTON KUTCHER BASHED BY FANS FOR SUPPORTING PENN STATE'S JOE PATERNO
Discussion: TMZ.com and omg!
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
OSCARS: Billy Crystal Set As (New) Host  —  Tom Sherak On Oscar Drama: “We're Weeks Ahead Of Schedule”  —  UPDATE: The Academy has confirmed to me that Billy Crystal is locked as host.  —  EARLIER: Well, that didn't take long.  Billy Crystal will be the host of the Academy Awards for the ninth time.
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TMZ.com:
Billy Crystal: I'm Hosting the Oscars!  —  Billy Crystal just announced ... he's replacing Eddie Murphy as the host for next year's Oscars show.  —  The legendary Academy Awards host tweeted just minutes ago — “Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions.
Adam Sandler / RADAR:
There's ‘No Reason’ For Me To Host The Oscars
Sofia M. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Crystal to Host the Oscars
Discussion: BET.com and PerezHilton
Lauren A. E. Schuker / Wall Street Journal:
Howard Stern in Talks With 'America's Got Talent'  —  Radio personality Howard Stern is in talks with NBC to become a judge on the network's talent competition show “America's Got Talent,” according to people close to the situation.  NBC and Mr. Stern are talking about a $15 million a year sum to do the job …
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Lauren A. E. Schuker / Wall Street Journal:
Stern Nears Judge Seat on 'America's Got Talent'  —  Radio personality Howard Stern is in serious negotiations with NBC to become a judge on the network's reality competition show “America's Got Talent,” according to people close to the situation.  —  Under the deal being discussed …
RADAR:
Piers Morgan Leaving America's Got Talent
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Charlie Rose and Gayle King in CBS ‘Early’ Plan  —  Coming soon to CBS: Charlie Rose, Gayle King and a complete makeover of “The Early Show,” the network's low-rated morning television show.  —  The network is putting the finishing touches on a two-hour news show, expected to be announced …
The Superficial:
Justin Bieber Is Auctioning His Johnson  —  [Dear horny 15-year-old girls and pedophiles, welcome to The Superficial.  You can find coffee and pastries over on the table, and in a couple of minutes, we'll be giving a short demonstration on the power of incorporating penis jokes into photos of celebrity boobs.
Discussion: 92.3 NOW and Celebuzz
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The Official Site of THE X FACTOR USA:
WILLOW IS ONE BLAZING FIREBALL!  —  She's an actor, singer, role model, and all-around superstar.  We're talking about the sensational 11-year old Willow Smith.  She's accomplished more in her young life than most people have achieved in their entire lives!
Discussion: Crushable and Just Jared
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Katie Holmes Gives Suri A Lift; Heads To David Letterman  —  We caught up with Katie Holmes as she was, once again, carrying the very able-bodied five-year-old Suri from their apartment yesterday afternoon.  If I were a betting person, I'd lay some serious money down that Katie will be spotted carrying Suri until the age of 8.
Discussion: X17 Online
Keith Staskiewicz / Inside Movies:
Stephenie Meyer's ‘The Host’ scoop: Max Irons will play Jared — EXCLUSIVE  —  The fifth and final Twilight film may be scheduled to release next November, but Stephenie Meyer ain't done with you yet.  Her best-selling 2008 science-fiction novel The Host — her only non-Twilight work to date …
Discussion: Pop2it and Hollywood Life
Christina Boyle / NY Daily News:
10-year-old Mexican girl gives birth to baby boy after 31-week pregnancy  —  Country's laws prohibit abortion procedures for children under 12  —  A 10-year-old Mexican girl has given birth to a baby boy after a 31-week pregnancy, according to reports.  —  The premature infant …
Discussion: Gawker
omg!:
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Beat Middleton Sisters as Vogue's Most Stylish  —  Their presence in the fashion world is undeniable, but Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have never appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine — until now.  —  The 25-year-old twins grace the pages of Vogue's annual Best Dressed special issue, on stands November 15.
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DailyFill.com:
Vogue Names Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen Best Dressed Of The Year
Discussion: omg!
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Taylor Lautner: It's ‘Impossible to Avoid’ Reading Internet Rumors  —  From left: Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson  —  Taylor Lautner tries to stay away from reading about himself online, but his efforts are rarely successful.  —  “It's tough because sometimes you'll …
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Heavy D had ‘a touch of pneumonia,’ visited doctor the day before his death: Officials, family  —  Further tests needed to show how he died  —  The late rapper Heavy D will require further medical tests to determine the cause of death.  —  LOS ANGELES — Rap legend Heavy D knew something …
Discussion: Sandra Rose
 
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Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Reggie Love, Obama ‘body man,’ to leave White House by year's end
Discussion: Gawker and The Caucus
NY Daily News:
Brett Ratner apologizes to Olivia Munn after insulting her during appearance on ‘Attack of the Show’
Discussion: PerezHilton and Gawker
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics! Kristen Stewart & Chris Hemsworth Filming Snow White & The Huntsman Outside London!
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Hunger Games’ Full Trailer to Premiere on ‘Good Morning America’
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