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12:10 PM ET, January 9, 2012

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NY Daily News:
Blue over Beyonce's special treatment: Bed-Stuy dad says Jay-Z & Co. turned Lenox Hill into private club  —  Brooklyn dad says Beyonce's security stopped him and wife from seeing their preemie twin girls  —  Mama and Papa; Recording artists Jay-Z and Beyonce became proud parents of Blue Ivy over the weekend.
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Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Baby Blue Ivy: What's In a Name?  —  Beyoncé and Jay-Z's baby girl Blue Ivy Carter arrived Saturday, and while little girls are customarily pretty in pink, this baby is also being surrounded by touches of blue.  —  This was the case over the holidays, when, in anticipation of the baby's birth …
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Why Did Beyonce Name Her Baby Blue Ivy?  —  Beyonce and Jay-Z can't please everyone!  —  In one of the most highly anticipated births in a long time, the superstar couple welcomed their very first child at NYC's Lenox Hill Hospital on Saturday — naming their daughter Blue Ivy Carter.
Jen Chaney / Washington Post:
Beyonce gives birth to daughter Blue Ivy Carter
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Rebecca Macatee / Us Weekly:
Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott Gets Married!  —  Release the doves!  —  Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott is a married woman.  Her rep tells Us Weekly she and Chris Tyrell wed Saturday just before sunset in upstate New York surrounded by family and close friends.  —  PHOTOS: Weddings of the year
Discussion: Rolling Stone
People.com:
Hillary Scott Marries Chris Tyrrell  —  Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott and drummer Chris Tyrrell have tied the knot!  —  “I'd like to introduce you to Mrs. Hillary Scott Tyrrell,” Chris, who popped the question at sunset in East Tennessee last Fourth of July weekend, says in a video posted to Lady Antebellum's official website.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Celeb Gossip …
Naomi Gordon / Digital Spy:
George Clooney, Brad Pitt at Palm Springs Film Festival - pictures  —  Hollywood stars graced the red carpet for the 23rd Annual Palm Springs Film Festival held in Los Angeles over the weekend.  —  Stars attending the international gala, proceeding the Golden Globe Awards set for this weekend …
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Andrea Mandell / USA Today:
Dark roles leave Charlize Theron feeling a little ‘blue’
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TCA: Megan Mullally Confirms ‘Party Down’ Movie Shooting in 2012  —  Promoting her turn on “Breaking In” at the winter press tour, the alum of the canceled Starz series says the script is being written, with filming eyed for late spring or early summer.  —  The Party Down movie is a go.
TMZ.com:
Elin Nordegren: I'm So Rich, I'm Building the Same House I Knocked Down  —  I'm So Rich, I'm Building  —  The Same House I Knocked Down  —  Elin Nordegren is SO rich — she's basically building a replica of the multimillion dollar estate she knocked down.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Sandra Rose
Access Hollywood:
Stars Of ‘In Living Color’ Then... And Now  —  Keyboard Shortcuts: Left Arrow - Previous; Right Arrow - Next; … Also Check Out:  —  A civil judge on Friday granted Selena Gomez a three-year restraining order against a man accused of threatening to kill the singer-actress.
Kate Goodacre / Digital Spy:
Rihanna: “There's nobody really in my league”  —  Rihanna has apparently claimed that no other singers are in her league.  —  The musician - who was named the biggest-selling digital artist of all time earlier this month - said that while the whole industry is technically competition …
Discussion: That Grape Juice and Toya'z World
Annie Karni / New York Post:
ScarJo puts mom in ‘out’ house  —  She's the mother of one of the world's biggest movie stars — but she can't afford to buy a Manhattan apartment.  —  Scarlett Johansson's mom and former manager, Melanie Sloan, signed a contract to purchase a $1.4 million two-bedroom in Midtown in October.
 
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