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11:55 AM ET, January 24, 2012

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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
OSCARS: 84th Academy Award Nominations - Full List - Only 9 Best Picture Nods  —  OSCARS: Nominations By Picture — ‘Hugo’ Leads With 11  —  The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live today at 5:30 AM PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog and TVLine
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Perez Hilton:
And The Oscar Nominees Are...  Very similar to the Golden Globe nominees ... but we already knew that was going to happen!  —  This morning, the nominees for this year's Academy Awards were announced and the best of the best in Hollywood has A LOT to celebrate.
X17 Online:
THE ARTIST, HUGO, GEORGE CLOONEY, BRAD PITT NOMINATED FOR 2012 OSCARS  —  The nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning and silent film The Artist is the forerunner, racking up 10 Oscar noms.  It's the first silent film in 85 years to be named in the top category.
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2012 Oscars Nominees: Which Stars and Movies Got Nominated?  —  Envelope please...  At the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills Tuesday morning, the nominees for the 84th Academy Awards (aka the big Kahuna of award shows) were announced by an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rep and The Hunger Games' Jennifer Lawrence.
Bob Tourtellotte / Reuters:   “The Artist,” “Hugo” lead the way in Oscar nods
USA Today:
For Seal and Klum, a red flag of overt affection  —  The real secret behind Seal and Heidi Klum's partnership is out: A plethora of PDA does not necessarily a happy marriage make.  —  The kiss-and-tell couple, who cozied up to the extreme in Seal's 2010 Secret video (think intense eye contact …
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Seal: I'm Grieving, in Shock After Heidi Klum Split  —  Despite the pain from his split with Heidi Klum, Seal says he believes the pair can avoid a messy breakup.  —  “In terms of our love and respect for each other, it hasn't changed at all,” he says in an interview airing Friday on Tavis Smiley on PBS.
X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - SEAL STILL WEARING HIS WEDDING RING AFTER ANNOUNCING SPLIT FROM HEIDI KLUM
Discussion: TMZ.com, The Stir, Extra and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Kristin Cavallari & Jay Cutler — Pregnancy Was an ACCIDENT!!!  —  KRISTIN CAVALLARI & JAY CUTLER  —  Pregnancy Was an ACCIDENT!!!  —  If you were surprised to hear Kristin Cavallari was pregnant with Jay Cutler's baby, you're not the only one — the couple themselves were shocked by the news ... TMZ has learned.
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Walsten / RADAR:
Jim Carrey's Daughter Got Special Treatment On American Idol  —  It pays to be the daughter of a celebrity.  —  Jane Carrey, Jim Carrey's 24-year-old daughter, who is heading to Hollywood on the hit show American Idol, was not treated just like any other hopeful RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
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TMZ.com:
Halle Berry's Baby Daddy  —  Investigated  —  for CHILD ENDANGERMENT  —  Halle Berry's baby daddy Gabriel Aubry is being investigated for criminal child endangerment and battery — over an incident involving his and Halle's child ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to the police report …
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Amelia Proud / Daily Mail:
New baby, new car!  Heavily pregnant Jennifer Garner picks up a spacious Range Rover  —  She may be days - or even hours away - from giving birth.  But mum-to-be for the third time Jennifer Garner, 39, is not letting that slow her down.  —  And to go with her new baby …
Discussion: PopSugar and Cele|bitchy
Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Teen Calls Cops When She Hears Mom Having Sex  —  Girl, 15, told police she felt “disrespected” by parent's trysting  —  A Florida teenager who called 911 last week asked police to place her in a Christian children's shelter because she “heard her mother having sex.”
Discussion: Bossip and Gawker
RADAR:
Cynthia Nixon ‘Chooses’ To Be Gay  —  Cynthia Nixon is ruffling more than a few feathers in the LGBT community with her recent comments about her sexual preference.  —  The 45-year-old Sex and the City star, who is engaged to her longtime partner, Christine Marinoni, opened up to the New York Times …
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian: Divorce Was a Bad Business Decision  —  Three months after filing to end her 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian is still forced to defend rumors that her televised nuptials — and her union to the NBA star — was a sham.  —  During a Monday cohosting gig with Kelly Ripa on LIVE!
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Alla Byrne / People.com:   Shannen Doherty's Heart Goes Out to Kim Kardashian
People.com:
Vanessa Paradis Walks the Red Carpet Solo  —  Vanessa Paradis attended the Paris premiere of her new film, Café de Flore, on Monday, marking her first official public appearance since PEOPLE's report that she and longtime partner Johnny Depp are living separate lives.
Discussion: USA Today, PopSugar and Cele|bitchy
omg!:
Confirmed: Emily Maynard The New ‘Bachelorette’  —  It's official - Emily Maynard is the new “Bachelorette.”  —  The single mom who found a love that didn't last with Brad Womack on Season 15 of “The Bachelor” will start her own search for love on the ABC dating reality show.
Discussion: INF Daily
 
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Extra:
Brad Pitt Reveals Plan of Attack Against Clooney: It's ‘So Ruthless’
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TMZ.com:
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Marco / X17 Online:
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Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
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