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12:55 PM ET, January 10, 2012

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Laurie Sandell / Marie Claire:
Christina Aguilera: Drop Dead Diva  —  Say what you want about her — she's heard it all (and couldn't care less).  Now, on the heels of her 31st birthday, the pop icon is finally ready to set the record straight about her divorce, the tabloid rumors, and her new curves.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Lindsay Lohan In Talks To Play Elizabeth Taylor In Lifetime Movie  —  EXCLUSIVE: After emulating Marilyn Monroe in a series of photo shoots, most recently for Playboy, Lindsay Lohan may be taking on another screen legend, Elizabeth Taylor.  I have learned that the 25-year-old actress …
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Tim Kenneally / Reuters:
Lindsay Lohan in talks for Elizabeth Taylor TV movie  —  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Lindsay Lohan might not have ended up playing XXX actress Linda Lovelace — but she just might end up portraying another iconic screen presence.  —  Lohan, 25, is in talks to play Elizabeth Taylor …
Life + Times:
GLORY feat.  B.I.C.  — GLORY feat.  B.I.C.  —  Life just got REALLY good.  —  Hello Hello Baby Blue!  —  We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012.  —  Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful, we are in heaven.
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Beyoncé & Jay-Z: 'We're In Heaven' with Baby Blue  —  Their careers are demanding, but Beyoncé and Jay-Z are taking a moment to bask in the joys of becoming new parents.  —  “We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday …
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Justin Bieber Talks Sex, Drugs and Turning 18  —  He may be on the brink of adulthood, but Justin Bieber isn't ready to let go of his past.  —  In V Magazine's spring preview issue, the 17-year-old singer admits that while “people need to know I'm not a kid anymore,” he doesn't feel “completely grown-up” just yet.
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack
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Marco / X17 Online:
JUSTIN BIEBER ON TURNING 18: I DON'T WANT TO START SINGING ABOUT SEX  —  Justin Bieber doesn't officially become an adult for a few months, but it hasn't stopped the teen sensation from talking about drug, swearing and “making love” in the latest issue of V Magazine.  —  Biebs, who turns 18 on March 1, tells the mag:
Discussion: omg!
Mr. V / V MAGAZINE:
WATCH THE THRONE  —  Fashion Editor Nicola Formichetti
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Angelina Jolie Wows in Tight Leather Skirt at Critics' Circle Awards  —  Fans can expect to see a lot more of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt over the next few months.  —  On Monday, the A-list power couple walked hand-in-hand at the 77th Annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards Gala in NYC.
Discussion: PerezHilton and INF Daily
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad Is Engaged  —  On AMC's Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul plays troubled drug addict Jesse Pinkman, but in real life, the actor's life is getting better and better.  —  Paul, 32, just got engaged to his girlfriend Lauren Parsekian, 24, in Paris, according to RumorFix.com.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and EW.com
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Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
That's one way to sell jewellery!  Katie Holmes goes topless in sexy and sultry new campaign  —  She's become known for dressing down in recent months, usually going casual in loose jeans and tracksuit bottoms.  —  But now Katie Holmes has proved that when it comes to being sexy, she can still pull it out the bag.
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Evan Rachel Wood Engaged to Jamie Bell — See Her Ring!  —  Jamie Bell is ready to make an honest woman out of Evan Rachel Wood!  —  The British actor, 25, recently proposed to the True Blood actress, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  The Billy Elliot star was first spotted shopping for engagement rings in late December.
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Liz Raftery / People.com:
Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell: Engaged?
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3 GUNS.  400 BULLETS.  9 SHOTS OF BOURBON.  AN AFTERNOON WITH CHANNING TATUM.  —  THE ALABAMA-BRED ACTOR IS DOWN FOR ALMOST ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO FILMS TOO: COMEDY (21 JUMP STREET), ACTION (HAYWIRE), ROMANCE (THE VOW).  MEET THE ONE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR WHO ACTUALLY IS HAVING THE TIME OF HIS LIFE.
SUCCESS Magazine:
How Kim Kardashian is Selling More Than Gossip  —  Kim Kardashian, the 31-year-old woman who graces this month's cover of SUCCESS, has 6.9 million Facebook fans and 11.6 million Twitter followers.  These people can't help but keep up with Kim's shows, books, fragrances …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Gossip Cop
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star Kim Richards Leaves Rehab  —  After more than a month of treatment, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards has checked out of rehab, Us Weekly can exclusively report.  “Kim is doing well,” a source says.  —  PHOTOS: Biggest RHOBH bombshells
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Paige Feigenbaum / ETonline:
Andy Cohen: Taylor Didn't Shed a Tear at Reunion
Necole Bitchie.com:
Willow Smith On A Stripper Pole In Vegas?  —  What is Willow Smith doing in Vegas?  Better yet, what is she doing on a stripper pole?  —  Yesterday, the multi-talented Smith kid caught some of her fans off guard when she posted a photo of herself playing around on a pole on her instagram.
Discussion: Miss Jia and Crunk + Disorderly
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Playtime for Penn  —  Are things over already for Penn Badgley and rock royalty Zoë Kravitz?  After vacationing together in Miami during the holidays, the “Gossip Girl” actor was seen dancing at Southside in SoHo on Saturday night without Kravitz but with friends including some “very pretty girls,” a source said.
Matthew Breen / Advocate:
Gayest Cities in America, 2012  —  It's no secret that megalopolises New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles have robust LGBT life — and we've even heard tell of little queer hoods like the Castro and P-Town.  This isn't that list.  —  There's the official census with information …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Sightings . . .  Matt Damon dropping into the new Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf store on Amsterdam and 86th.  We're told the cashier — who apparently didn't recognize him — asked for his full name for his order of a vanilla latte, which he politely supplied, prompting giggles from others on line …
Discussion: CBS New York and Sandra Rose
 
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Liz Raftery / People.com:
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Michael Shain / New York Post:
Bravo in talks with Jenny McCarthy to do talk show
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Anya / People.com:
Lisa Loeb Expecting Second Child
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