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1:40 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 / The Wrap:
Lindsay Lohan In Talks to Play Elizabeth Taylor for Lifetime
Lynette Rice / Inside TV:
Next up for Lindsay Lohan: Playing Liz Taylor?
Discussion: Pop2it and Fashionista
NY Daily News:
Blue Ivy goes home!  Beyonce, Jay-Z leave Lenox Hill Hospital with bouncing baby daughter in tow  —  An elaborate car choreography was orchestrated for the couple's wee-hour departure  —  Beyonce checked into the hospital Friday night using the name Ingrid Jackson, a hospital staffer told the Daily News.
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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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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: INF Daily and PerezHilton
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People.com:
Brad Pitt on Injury: ‘It Was Just an Old Man Tripping’  —  Once again, Brad Pitt was turning heads on the red carpet Monday night.  And it wasn't just because of a gorgeous Angelina Jolie on his arm, but because of his newest accessory: a black cane.  —  The actor, 48, who previously told reporters …
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.
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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!
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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.
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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Kiki Von Glinow / The Huffington Post:
Russell Brand's Divorce: Video Shows Comedian Taking Off Wedding Ring … It's difficult to pinpoint the exact moment that a marriage unravels, but when it comes to Katy Perry and Russell Brand's divorce, that moment was caught on tape.  A video — although it be a jovial one — has emerged …
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
Pooky / RADAR:
Is That Princess Leia?  Carrie Fisher's Stunning Weight Loss!  —  Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi!  —  Carrie Fisher looked almost unrecognizable at a Lakers game in Los Angeles last Saturday, and RadarOnline.com has the stunning photos.  —  Last August, the 5-foot-1 actress — who once weighed 180 lbs …
Discussion: National Enquirer
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
TMZ.com:
Kid from Kid 'n Play — Warrant Issued for Arrest  —  KID FROM KID 'N PLAY  —  Warrant Issued for Arrest  —  Kid has more adult problems ... the former Kid 'n Play rapper is once again a wanted man ... after blowing off a hearing stemming from his 2010 DUI arrest ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Pop2it
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.
 
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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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