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1:00 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
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.
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
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
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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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Sony Going Ahead With ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Sequels Despite Underperforming Box Office  —  UPDATE: Sony Pictures is not known for risky moves.  So all through the holidays rival studio execs were predicting that Amy Pascal et al would not go forward with the 2nd and 3rd film installments …
Discussion: Hollywood.com, Jezebel and /Film
Shannon Vestal / BuzzSugar:
The 10 Best Quotes From the American Idol Panel  —  American Idol returns for an 11th season later this month, and Fox brought out the perennial hit to close out their TCA day.  Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson, and Ryan Seacrest joined producers to talk about the upcoming season …
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
 
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‘All about killing it in the gym!’ …
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From Mediagazer:

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vice Media plans to create a joint venture with Savage Ventures, which will invest “tens of millions of dollars”, to relaunch its sites, including Vice.com

 
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