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1:40 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 …
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Beyonce Gives Birth: Inside Her Chaotic Hospital Stay  —  Everybody loves a baby — but not everybody loved the extreme security measures taken by Beyonce and Jay-Z's entourage at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC Saturday, when the superstar couple welcomed daughter Blue Ivy Carter.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Jen Chaney / Washington Post:
Beyonce gives birth to daughter Blue Ivy Carter
Bagelgirl / Lady Antebellum:
A Message From Hillary And Chris Tyrrell...  Hillary and Chris have a surprise announcement for you, Lady A'ers.  Take a look at the video below for a special message from the couple:  — chris - Hillary - Married - News - Press - Tyrrell  — Login or register to post comments -
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People.com:
Hillary Scott Marries Chris Tyrrell
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Celeb Gossip …
Rebecca Macatee / Us Weekly:
Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott Gets Married!
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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
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.
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.
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Katy Perry on divorce gossip: “No one speaks for me,” not even “my family”  —  When Russell Brand filed for divorce from Katy Perry on Dec. 30, many people assumed that the long pop cultural nightmare was over.  No such luck.  Instead, we've had to endure an endless dissection …
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Katherine Heigl / iVillage:
CelebVillage: Katherine Heigl: It's Difficult to Have It All  —  The actress and mother writes in her first exclusive blog for iVillage's blog series, CelebVillage, about the challenges of balancing family and career … I have always known I wanted to be a mother.
Discussion: USA Today and The Moviefone Blog
Jaimie Etkin / The Huffington Post:
‘Glee’ Spin-Off Dead: Lea Michele, Chris Colfer & Cory Monteith Say They Will Return For Season 4 (UPDATED) … Video , Chris Colfer , Cory Monteith , Glee Season 4 , Lea Michele , Reality Free , Ryan Murphy , TV Canada , Canada Tv , Fox , Glee , Glee season3 , Kevin Reilly , Tv , TV News
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James Hibberd / Inside TV:
Fox: There will not be a ‘Glee’ spinoff
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Jezebel
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Charlie Sheen: 'I'm Not Crazy Any More'  —  Charlie Sheen says that last year's headline-making antics are indeed a thing of the past.  —  “I'm not crazy any more.  That was an episode,” Sheen says, laughing, as he spoke with reporters at Sunday night's Fox Network Television Critics Association party …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bitten and Bound
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
It's Nicki's World  —  PERHAPS it was the brightly colored surgical mask that covered Nicki Minaj's pout at the MTV Video Music Awards last August.  Or maybe it was the neon puffball tunic, which made her look as if she'd fallen into a bowl of Dippin' Dots, that she wore to Carolina Herrera's spring 2012 show in September.
Discussion: Rap-Up.com and Fashionista
Associated Press:
French man ordered to stay away from Kirsten Dunst  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ordered a French man to stay away from Kirsten Dunst and not attempt to contact the actress for at least the next three years.  —  Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson issued the order against Jean Christophe Prudhon …
Discussion: TMZ.com
 
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