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3:20 PM ET, January 29, 2012

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Josh Saul / New York Post:
Soap actor commits suicide after pup's ‘forced’ euthanasia  —  A down-on-his-luck soap-opera actor took his own life this week after he was forced to put his beloved dog to sleep under pressure from his Upper West Side condo and became wracked by grief, pals said.
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Candice M. Giove / New York Post:
Condo board member refuses to accept responsibility for actor killing self after he ‘betrayed’ dog  —  A member of the condo board that soap actor Nick Santino said pressured him to euthanize his pit bull — a “betrayal” that drove him to suicide — refused to accept any responsibility for the double tragedy yesterday.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Gossip Cop
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Katy Perry Sizzles in First Post-Split Red Carpet Appearance  —  All eyes were on Katy Perry when she hit the red carpet Friday night.  —  In her first official appearance since Russell Brand filed for divorce December 30, the 27-year-old singer joined her friend, jewelry designer Markus Molinari …
Discussion: TMZ.com, PerezHilton and X17 Online
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Katy Perry Steps Out in Las Vegas  —  Back in the United States to see friends and support a charity, Katy Perry strolled down a red carpet for the first time since her split with Russell Brand.  —  The singer rocked her blue hair and donned a cocktail dress with metal studs …
Michael K / Dlisted:
So Xtina Sang “At Last” At Etta James' Funeral Today...  Let that screen shot be the warning label you need to stuff pieces of egg crate into your ear holes and hit the mute button on your laptop (Note: You can still hear Xtina's “soprano walrus giving birth while getting ass f**ked without lube …
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The music world lost one of its greats when Etta James lost her two-year battle with leukemia January 20.  Hundreds of the legendary blues singer's family, friends and fans gathered in an L.A.-area church Saturday to honor the “At Last” musician.  —  PHOTOS: Us Weekly's photo tribute to stars we've lost
Discussion: TMZ.com and PerezHilton
Karen Nickel Anhalt / People.com:
Brad Pitt: My Kids Aren't Allowed to Google Me  —  Brad Pitt is well aware that an Internet search of his - or his partner, Angelina Jolie's - name yields hundreds of millions of results.  —  But their kids would never know it.  —  “On all the kids' computers we had our names blocked,” the actor, 48, told Germany's Bild.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Kc Baker / People.com:
Kirstie Alley: Demi Moore Will ‘Work It Out’  —  Kirstie Alley has all the confidence in the world in Demi Moore as her friend copes with a health crisis.  —  “Demi is a smart, insightful girl and she will work through it,” Alley said Friday.  “I have no doubts.  I love Demi.  She'll work it out.”
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Superficial
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TMZ.com:
‘Terminator 3’ Star Nick Stahl — Arrested for Stiffing Cabbie  —  ‘TERMINATOR 3’ STAR NICK STAHL  —  Arrested for Stiffing Cabbie  —  Nick Stahl found himself a little short on cash Friday night when his cab driver told him his bill was $84 ... so then Nick Stahl found himself arrested, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Nyay Bhushan / Hollywood Reporter:
David Fincher Refuses to Cut ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,’ India Release Canceled  —  The local censor board “has adjudged the film unsuitable for public viewing in its unaltered form.”  —  NEW DELHI - The much-awaited Daniel Craig starrer The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo won't be seeing …
Discussion: Gawker
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Is Taylor Lautner Back With Ex-Girlfriend Sara Hicks?  —  Is Taylor Lautner giving his ex another shot?  —  PHOTOS: Love lives of Breaking Dawn stars  —  The actor, 19, took his ex-girlfriend Sara Hicks to an 8 p.m. performance of OVO by Cirque du Soleil in Santa Monica, Calif. Friday.
Natalie Abrams / omg!:
Watch the First 10 Minutes of Grey's Anatomy's Alt-Reality Episode  —  Ever wonder what a “bright and shiny” Meredith would look like?  —  The Thursday, Feb. 2 episode of Grey's Anatomy will feature an alternate reality where Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) was never stricken with Alzheimer's …
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