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10:35 AM ET, February 2, 2012

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Tony Radar / RADAR:
Jersey Shore Star Snooki Is Secretly Knocked Up!  —  Mamma Mia!  —  Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is about to drop her most scandalous bombshell ever, Star magazine has exclusively learned.  —  The pint-sized reality star and her boyfriend of a year, Jionni LaValle …
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TMZ.com:
Snooki — I'm NOT Pregnant ... And Stop Calling Me Fat!
Michael K / Dlisted:   The Orange Mutant Ewok Invasion Has Begun...
Us Weekly:
Cover Story: “Desperate” Demi Moore “Tracked Down” Zac Efron  —  The night of Demi Moore's Jan. 16 911 call was even scarier than it sounded.  —  “Everyone thought she was going to die,” a source tells the new Us Weekly of the emergency, in which Moore, 49, collapsed, and was “convulsing” after smoking an unknown substance.
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TMZ.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker Wigs Out on ‘Lovelace’ Set ... After Demi Moore Drops Out  —  Wigs Out on ‘Lovelace’ Set  —  After Demi Moore Drops Out  —  Sarah Jessica Parker was hard at work on the L.A. set of “Lovelace” on Wednesday ... taking over the role Demi Moore vacated after she was hospitalized last week.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Inside Demi Moore's Dangerous Desperation to ‘Stay Young and Skinny’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Leslie Carter — Prescription Drugs Suspected in Death  —  Leslie Carter was battling an addiction to prescription medication in the days before her death ... and family members believe she died as a result of an overdose.  —  Sources close to the “House of Carters” reality star tell TMZ …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:   Exclusive: Leslie Carter's Family “Completely Blindsided” by Her Death
Marco / X17 Online:
NICK AND AARON CARTER'S SISTER DIES AT 25
Discussion: omg! and TMZ.com
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Nick, Aaron's Sister Leslie Carter Dies at 25
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Liz Raftery / People.com:
Julianne Hough Dishes on Her ‘Great Relationship’ with Ryan Seacrest  —  Julianne Hough is used to going toe-to-toe with leading men on Dancing with the Stars, but in real life, her biggest challenge is coordinating with her extraordinarily busy boyfriend, Ryan Seacrest.
Discussion: PerezHilton
X17 Online:
GWYNETH PALTROW SHOWS SOME SKIN IN HARPER'S BAZAAR  —  Gwyneth Paltrow covers the March issue of Harper's Bazaar, and we can't believe how hot she looks!  Sure, the 39-year-old Oscar winner has always been a stunner, but after looking at these photos, it seems like she's only getting better with age.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Gwyneth Paltrow talks Beyonce, feminism & infidelity with Harper's Bazaar
Discussion: Gawker
The Superficial:   Gwyneth Paltrow Said Words Again
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Don Cornelius, ‘Soul Train’ Creator, Is Dead  —  Don Cornelius, the producer and television host who created the dance show “Soul Train,” was found shot dead in his Los Angeles home early Wednesday morning in what appears to be a suicide, the Los Angeles Police Department and the county coroner's office said.
Discussion: L.A. NOW and The Huffington Post
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Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Don Cornelius Remembered by Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle & More
Discussion: PerezHilton and TMZ.com
Todd Venezia / New York Post:
Gisele e-mails friends, family asking for Super Bowl support for hubby  —  Tom Brady may be the quarterback in the family, but his wife is the one throwing Hail Marys.  —  In a disgustingly sappy e-mail, supermodel Gisele Bundchen implored friends and family yesterday to pray hard …
TMZ.com:
Pilar Sanders — Deion Will Only Give Me Money for Sexual Favors  —  Deion Will Only Give Me $$$  —  ... for Sexual Favors  —  Pilar Sanders claims Deion Sanders is holding her as a “financial hostage” ...completely severing her cash flow ... and has only offered to give her money in exchange for sex …
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Emily Maynard Is ‘Scared to Death’ About Being the Bachelorette  —  Is Emily Maynard getting cold feet?  —  Production for her season of The Bachelorette begins next month but Maynard, 25, isn't quite ready.  —  “It really hasn't hit me, what I've signed on to do,” she tells PEOPLE.
Alex Ben Block / Hollywood Reporter:
Kodak Asks Court to Remove Its Name From Oscars Theater  —  As part of its federal bankruptcy filing, the company is trying to get out of the naming rights deal it made in 2000 for the Hollywood and Highland property.  —  Kodak will soon be out of the Oscar picture.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Courtney Love blames her Benzos addiction on Winona Ryder and Andy Dick  —  Here's a photo of Courtney Love trashed out of her mind while exiting the Chateau Marmont on 1/13 because she always keeps it classy.  That's just a precursor for this warning to brace yourselves, for there's a new …
Discussion: The Fix and Celeb Gossip …
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Walter Armstrong / The Fix:
The Book on Courtney Love
Hollywood Reporter:
9 Untold Secrets of the High Stakes ‘Hunger Games’  —  From budgets and salaries, to the accident that sent star Jennifer Lawrence to the hospital, the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter features director Gary Ross and never-revealed details about the fast-approaching pop culture phenomenon, in theaters March 23.
Discussion: Us Weekly and PopSugar
Michael Slezak / TVLine:
Glee Exclusive: Matt Bomer, Darren Criss Set to Duet With [SPOILER] Mash-Up!  —  Save a prayer for Glee's Blaine Anderson.  Things will come undone (so to speak) for Glee's notorious prepster when White Collar's hunky Matt Bomer turns up as his brother in an episode set to air in April.  Who knows?
Discussion: TV Fanatic and AfterElton.com
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Kevin Bacon To Star In Kevin Williamson's Serial Killer Fox Pilot  —  EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Bacon is headed to primetime.  In a big casting coup, I've learned that the feature actor is set to topline Kevin Williamson's Fox drama pilot.  This marks the first major series role for Bacon …
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Home Improvement's Taran Noah Smith Arrested for DUI, Drug Possession: Report  —  Taran Noah Smith, who played youngest child Mark Taylor on the '90s sitcom Home Improvement for eight years, was arrested early Wednesday for DUI and drug possession, according to a report.
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Foster Kamer / The New York Observer:
Yeezy of Arabia: Kanye West to Make Film in Middle East
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Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Once Upon a Time Scoop: Barbara Hershey Cast as Evil Queen's Mother
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The Superficial:
At Least Four Dudes Could've Been The Father of Snooki's Baby
Discussion: Hollywood Life
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans

Neal Mohan / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan argues that creators should be eligible for Emmys, as the awards “should reflect what viewers are actually watching on their TV screens”

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