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10:10 AM ET, January 27, 2012

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Walsten / RADAR:
Demi Moore Took Adderall Before Seizure And Hospital  —  Demi Moore will be seeking treatment for anorexia and her substance abuse addictions, and RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that Adderall is the prescription drugs that she uses.  —  “Demi has been taking Adderall …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Demi Moore Replaced by Mary Louise Parker as Gloria Steinem in Lovelace  —  The show must go on without Demi Moore in Lovelace — and Mary Louise Parker is waiting in the wings.  —  Amidst an emotional and medical crisis, Moore, 49, canceled plans to play feminist legend Gloria Steinem in the porn biopic earlier this week.
Discussion: Gossip Cop, Just Jared, X17 Online and omg!
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Ashton Kutcher ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Demi Moore: Source  —  His active Twitter page has gone silent about Demi Moore and he's been partying in Brazil, but a source insists that Ashton Kutcher's actions - and inactions - are not what they may seem.  —  “Ashton is deeply concerned for Demi …
TMZ.com:
Demi Moore 911 Call — Drug References Will Be Redacted
Vicki Hyman / New Jersey Online:
Robert Hegyes, Juan Epstein of ‘Welcome Back Kotter’ dead at 60  —  Robert Hegyes, the Jersey-born actor who played Jewish Puerto Rican wheeler-dealer Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein on the 1970s classic “Welcome Back Kotter,” died from an apparent heart attack after suffering chest pains at his Metuchen home this morning.
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TMZ.com:
“WELCOME BACK KOTTER”  —  ‘Epstein’ Actor Robert Hegyes  —  Dead at 60  —  Actor Robert Hegyes, one of the stars of the 70s sitcom “Welcome Back Kotter” died today of an apparent heart attack.  —  Hegyes was best known for his role as the Puerto Rican-Jew on that show — Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein.
Discussion: omg! and Associated Press
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Kim Kardashian to Recur on Lifetime's ‘Drop Dead Diva’ (Exclusive)  —  UPDATED: She'll play a new business partner April Bowlby on the upcoming fourth season of the Josh Berman dramedy.  —  Kim Kardashian  —  Kim Kardashian is continuing her push into scripted fare.
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Access Hollywood:
Kim Kardashian Lands Acting Role In ‘Drop Dead Diva’
Discussion: TVgasm
Naughty But Nice Rob / The Huffington Post:
Fran Drescher Believes She Was Abducted By Aliens … Video , Fran Drescher , Fran Drescher Abducted By Aliens , Fran Drescher Aliens , Fran Drescher Interview , Fran Drescher Programmed By Aliens , Celebrity News  —  The nanny from Flushing, Fran Drescher, may in fact be the nanny from outer space.
Liz Raftery / People.com:
George Clooney Plans to Sabotage Brad Pitt's Career with a Prank  —  George Clooney is notorious for playing pranks on his costars while filming.  But he also has his sights set on his friends - specifically Brad Pitt, who's the frequent butt of his jokes.  —  “I have done some horrible things to people.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Brad Pitt Is A LIIIIIAAAAAR!
Gabrielle Olya / People.com:
Michael Jackson's Children Memorialize Him in Handprint Ceremony  —  From left: Prince, Blanket and Paris Jackson  —  His memory will last forever and now Michael Jackson's children have helped memorialize him with a hand and footprint ceremony in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Justin Bieber to join Michael Jackson's kids for Hollywood celebration
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online and Cambio
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Glee Exclusive: Matt Bomer Poised to Play Blaine's [Spoiler Alert]!  —  Apparently, pretty runs in Blaine's family: White Collar hunk Matt Bomer is nearing a deal to guest-star in an April episode of Glee as the Warbler's older brother, TVLine has learned exclusively.  —  This is big for a number of reasons.
Discussion: Just Jared
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Russell Brand Already Seeing Other Women, Trashing Katy Perry  —  Less than one month after filing to divorce wife of 14 months Katy Perry, Russell Brand has moved on.  —  The latest issue of Us Weekly (out Friday) has new details about the Brit comic's bevy of new beauties …
omg!:
Ben Falcone: 5 Things You Don't Know About Melissa McCarthy's Husband  —  You've seen him on the arm of breakout Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy at all of this year's hottest awards shows, but just who is her husband of seven years, Ben Falcone?  —  Us Weekly uncovers five need-to-know tidbits …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Freaked-Out Melissa McCarthy Told Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie to Stop Talking at Bash
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Lands Scouts Magazine Cover  —  The Duchess of Cambridge on Scouting magazine  —  The Duchess of Cambridge has landed another magazine cover - for a decidedly different audience.  —  Kate, 30, is the February/March cover girl on the U.K.'s Scouting magazine after performing some private volunteer work with the scouts.
People.com:
Drew Carey & Fiancée Nicole Jaracz Call Off Engagement  —  Drew Carey and Nicole Jaracz in Nov. 2011  —  It's over for Drew Carey and his longtime fiancée.  —  The Price Is Right host and Nicole Jaracz have ended their nearly five-year relationship.
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Pat Sajak: I've Been Drunk on Wheel of Fortune  —  Ever wonder why Pat Sajak has unending enthusiasm toward the purchase of a vowel?  —  Turns out, margaritas have something to do with it.  —  The host of the long-running game show Wheel of Fortune says that back in the day …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Pat Sajak: I Hosted ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Drunk (Video)
Discussion: Dlisted, OK! Magazine and BuzzFeed
People.com:
Lindsay Sloane Welcomes a Baby Girl  —  Lindsay Sloane is a new mom!  —  The actress and husband Dar Rollins welcomed their first child, a girl, on Jan. 19, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “We thought we knew what love was until we met her,” the couple say of their newborn, whose name is Maxwell Lue.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Taylor Swift is “haunted” by her 3-month relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal  —  Taylor Swift has been in London this week - and she'll be there for months, I believe, as Tom Hooper's Les Misérables begins production soon.  So Swifty arrived in London early to do some photo ops around town, looking sad and winsome, of course.
Mark Shanahan / Boston Globe:
Hasty Pudding's woman of the year Claire Danes parades in style  —  When receiving the celebrated Pudding Pot from Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, it helps to be a good sport.  And Claire Danes, the Pudding's 2012 Woman of the Year, certainly was today.
Discussion: Socialite Life and Bauer-Griffin
 
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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Vanessa Paradis: Rumors of Johnny Depp Split Are “False”
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Bill / Egotastic!:
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
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Discussion: Hollywood Life and Ryan Seacrest
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Robert Seidman / TVbytheNumbers:
American Idol drew a 6.4 adults 18-49 rating last night.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
After Pot Bust  —  Armie Hammer looks like the most clean cut criminal …
Discussion: Celebuzz and Pink is the New Blog
Jessica / INF Daily:
Nick Jonas Is Super Cute All Bundled Up In NYC
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
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From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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