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12:20 PM ET, January 6, 2012

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Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Sienna Miller Is Pregnant!  —  Baby on board!  —  Sienna Miller and boyfriend Tom Sturridge are expecting a child, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  The 30-year-old actress and Sturridge, 26, have been together for a year and “don't have plans right away to marry, if at all,” the source says.
Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Hollywood Power In Bizarre Transgender Row  —  Director David O. Russell was quizzed over gym incident with kin  —  Even by Hollywood standards, the volcanic movie director David O. Russell and a transgender relative were involved last week in a truly bizarre incident at a Florida hotel gym that resulted in a visit by police.
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TMZ.com:
‘Fighter’ Director David O. Russell — Investigated for Allegedly Groping Transgender Niece  —  David O. Russell — the Oscar-nominated director behind “The Fighter” — is under investigation in Florida for copping a feel of his 19-year-old transgender niece ... but Russell told cops it was totally consensual.
Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
David O. Russell Fingered in Quasi-Incestuous, Transsexual Groping Claim
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Johnny Depp And Vanessa Paradis' Relationship In Trouble, Heading For A Split  —  Hollywood heavyweight Johnny Depp's long term relationship with Vanessa Paradis is on the rocks RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned, and the actor is struggling to deal with their crucial problems, says a source.
Bill Dipaolo / Palm Beach Post:
Tiger' Woods' ex-wife Elin Nordegren demolishes $12 million North Palm Beach house to build new home  —  shows the former site of Elin Nordegren's $12 million mansion in North Palm Beach.  The home was demolished after the ex-wife of Tiger Woods reportedly decided to build her own dream home.
TMZ.com:
DMX — Attacked on Stage ... But Doesn't Miss a Beat  —  ATTACKED ON STAGE  —  ... But Doesn't Miss a Beat  —  A crazed fan got his hands around DMX's throat for a split second at a concert in Long Beach last night .... and it was all caught on tape.  —  X was performing at the Cáfe Sevilla …
Discussion: Starpulse and Sandra Rose
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Drew Barrymore Engaged to Will Kopelman!  —  Drew's New Year is going to be extra happy!  —  Drew Barrymore is engaged to beau Will Kopelman, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.  —  Kopelman, 34, popped the question in Sun Valley, Idaho around the holidays, according to the insider.
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Blaine Zuckerman / People.com:
Chaz Bono Ready to Date for First Time as a Single Guy  —  “I really want to start dancing again,” Chaz Bono tells PEOPLE.  —  No, he's not expecting to be invited back to Dancing with the Stars, where he lasted an impressive six weeks this past fall.  He's looking to woo the ladies on the dance floor …
Discussion: msnbc.com
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Rolling Stone:
Chaz Bono: I'm Saving to Buy a Penis
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Keri Russell Welcomes Daughter Willa Lou!  —  Keri Russell's biggest Christmas 2011 present arrived a little late: A baby girl!  —  On Dec. 27, the Felicity actress, 35, gave birth to daughter Willa Lou Deary, her rep tells Us Weekly exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Biggest pregnancies of 2011
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Anya / People.com:
Keri Russell Welcomes Daughter Willa Lou
Discussion: Pop2it and Celeb Gossip …
New York Post:
Kelly to do ‘Voice’  —  Kelly Clarkson is playing for the other team.  —  The first — and best-selling — winner of “American Idol” will appear this season as a mentor on rival singing competition “The Voice.”  —  Clarkson, 29, will provide guidance to singers coached by country superstar Blake Shelton …
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Mirror.co.uk:
Russell Brand uninvited from award show Katy Perry is attending  —  No reunion yet for Russell and Katy  —  Bumping into your ex for the first time since a split is always going to be awkward.  But the fireworks are not likely to be exploding anytime soon for Russell Brand and Katy Perry.
Discussion: Crushable, HOLLYWIRE and Hollywood Life
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden Movie Looking To Add Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong And Edgar Ramirez To Killer Cast  —  EXCLUSIVE: While the Republicans keep kicking Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal's Bin Laden movie around like a political football, Annapurna Pictures and Sony Pictures are ready to get the mission underway.
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The Superficial:
Jessica Simpson Thinks She Can Look Like This  —  When bikini photos of Jessica Alba hit the Internet Tuesday, Jessica Simpson cleared the pie off her iPad and immediately tweeted the first thought that entered her head which miraculously wasn't “I'd eat ham ice cream.”
People.com:
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Engaged  —  Jessica Biel may have said only last year, “I was never one of those girls who dreamt of my wedding and my Prince Charming,” but it looks like she's about to have both.  —  Biel and Justin Timberlake are engaged to be married, a source tells PEOPLE.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Kristen Bell: Babies With Dax Shepard Will Be “Our Gift to America”  —  Kristen Bell has been happily engaged to Dax Shepard since January 2010, but the 31-year-old actress tells Us Weekly they “have no plans” to tie the knot.  —  “The ring is on my finger,” she said at the House of Lies premiere in L.A. Wednesday.
Robyn Ross / omg!:
Jason Derulo Fractures Neck, Cancels Upcoming Tour  —  Jason Derulo fractured a vertebra in his neck while rehearsing for his upcoming tour, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  —  The 22-year-old R&B singer was rushed to a Pembroke Pines, Fla., hospital and later released with a neck brace …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Michelle Collins / Best Week Ever:
Meet Alana, The Most Spectacular Toddlers & Tiaras Contestant Ever  —  Every episode of Toddlers & Tiaras is a special gem that should not be ignored.  But every once in a while, one little girl (or boy) reaches through the TV and Kano's our beating hearts directly out of our chest cavities due to sheer fantasticness.
Discussion: The Blemish and The Daily What
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Is Dakota Fanning Too Young to Be on Cover of Cosmopolitan?  —  At 17 years of age, Dakota Fanning has become the latest cover star of the sex-driven, how-to-please-your-man-in-bed women's magazine Cosmopolitan.  —  Fanning, who turns 18 at the end of next month, appears gorgeous and grown …
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Annie Scudder / TresSugar:   Enraged and Underage: Shocking Teen Scandals
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Seacrest Facing Possible Pay Cut As ‘Idol’ Renegotiation Looms  —  As the multihypenate talent's $45 million pact ends and NBC dangles “Today,” a source tells THR the host is unlikely to score another mega-deal.  —  Will season 11 be Ryan Seacrest's last on American Idol?
 
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CW Buys Canadian Series ‘L.A. Complex’
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Access Hollywood:
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