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7:35 AM ET, January 16, 2013

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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Jessica Simpson to Star in Semi-Autobiographical NBC Comedy  —  Universal Television and Electus will produce the project, which will be penned by “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” writer Nick Bakay.  —  Jessica Simpson  —  Jessica Simpson is moving from reality to scripted comedy.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jessica Simpson To Star In NBC Comedy Pilot Presentation Inspired By Her Life
Jessica Simpson / Us Weekly:   Jessica Simpson to Star in NBC Pilot Inspired by Her Life
Margaret Lyons / Vulture:
Jessica Simpson Sitcom in the Works at NBC
Discussion: VH1 Celebrity
Michael Schneider / TVGuide.com:   Jessica Simpson to Play Herself in NBC Sitcom Project
Jon Boon / RADAR:
Taylor Swift Tries To Hook Up With Bradley Cooper But He's Just Not That Into Her!  —  You just know there's another song that's going to written from this: Taylor Swift wants to hook up with Bradley Cooper, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  And now the superstar singer …
Stephen Marche / Esquire:
Megan Fox Saves Herself  —  Rather than letting her sex appeal burn her out, she is trying to contain it, channel it, make it work for her, not others.  To see if that's possible.  —  Published in the February 2013 issue, on sale any day now  —  Deep in her house, Megan Fox and I are discussing human sacrifice.
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Kandi Burruss Engaged to Todd Tucker: All About the Proposal!  —  Credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Cirque du Soleil  —  She said yes!  Engagement buzz has been building around Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss and her line producer beau, Todd Tucker …
Discussion: Bossip
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People.com:
Kandi Burruss of Real Housewives of Atlanta Is Engaged
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
HELLO! Daily News:
Exclusive: Sir Elton and David Furnish welcome a second son  —  Sir Elton John and David Furnish have become parents for the second time, HELLO! can exclusively reveal.  —  The delighted couple welcomed Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John at 6.40pm on Friday January 11, 2013.
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Pleads Not Guilty — Shawn Holley To the Rescue  —  PLEADS NOT GUILTY  —  Shawn Holley To the Rescue  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Shawn Holley pulled off another miracle — pleading “not guilty” on Lindsay Lohan's behalf today in court ... despite Lindsay firing her yesterday.
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TMZ.com:   Lindsay Lohan — Lawyerless and Screwed
Amanda Bynes / Us Weekly:
Amanda Bynes Pierces Her Cheek, Shows Off New Jewelry on Her Tumblr  —  She's baaaack!  Amanda Bynes emerged from relative obscurity again on Monday, Jan. 14, to share her new look with fans.  —  In a few images posted to her Tumblr, the former child star showed off a new cheek piercing on her left cheek …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Lifetime's ‘Drop Dead Diva’ Cancelled After Four Seasons  —  EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime is closing the book on dramedy Drop Dead Diva after four seasons.  I've learned that the cable network has opted not to order a fifth season of the show starring Brooke Elliott as a dead aspiring model trapped in the body of an intelligent, curvy lawyer.
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Victor Garber Reveals He's Gay and Dating Artist Rainer Andreesen  —  While Jodie Foster made her sexual orientation a public spectacle at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills Jan. 13, Titanic actor Victor Garber quietly confirmed that he's gay in an interview with Greg in Hollywood blogger Greg Hernandez.
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Bill Swift / Egotastic!:
Rosie Jones, Topless, Outtakes, Three Words That Make Us Tingle on a Ta-Ta-Tuesday  —  Oh, sweet and blessed fortune.  The day we get to see Nuts magazine outtakes, the better looking sister of published photos, of our belusted young Britty hottie Rosie Jones being all kinds of boudoir ridiculously hot.
TMZ.com:
Kardashian Family — The Cousin You Weren't Supposed to Meet  —  The Cousin You Weren't  —  Supposed to Meet  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A new member of the Kardashian family has emerged in L.A. ...  he's Armenian, he wears designer clothes, and he wants to be famous ... but despite all the K-qualities …
RADAR:
Daddy Knows Best?  Britney & Jason's Split Was Orchestrated By Trawick & Her Father Jamie Spears  —  Britney Spears' professional life and finances aren't the only things that are controlled by her conservators.  —  In fact, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the Toxic singer …
People.com:
Is Robert Pattinson Rehearsing for The Bachelor?  —  Sean Lowe, you've got competition in the rose-giving department!  —  After Sunday's Golden Globes, West Hollywood's Soho House hosted a private afterparty, where co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler celebrated being the first female duo to ever host a major awards show.
Steve Schmadeke / Chicago Tribune:
Lady Gaga tries to keep courtroom talk a secret  —  Request is latest move in lawsuit by Chicago artist that claims superstar stole music sample … Lady Gaga's attorneys want a federal judge in Chicago to quash portions of a courtroom discussion about whether she and Jennifer Lopez stole …
NY Daily News:
‘David was my soulmate’: Country singer Mindy McCready's boyfriend David Wilson commits suicide  —  McCready, who had an affair with former NY Yankees star Roger Clemens, forced to raise the 9-month-old baby boy she shared with Wilson alone after he turned gun on himself.
Discussion: People.com
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Mindy McCready's Boyfriend David Wilson Commits Suicide: Report
 
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Frank Main / Chicago Sun Times:
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Danica Patrick divorce: NASCAR driver files in Arizona, calls marriage ‘irretrievably broken’
Discussion: Us Weekly
The Superficial:
Katherine Webb's In The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Calls Herself ‘The Anti-Kim Kardashian’
Discussion: VH1 Celebrity and Backseat Cuddler
Glen Levy / TIME:
Could Ryan Gosling Have Been in the Backstreet Boys?
Us Weekly:
Charlie Sheen to Become a Grandpa! »
Discussion: Dlisted
Randee Dawn / TODAY.com:
Kim Kardashian reveals fertility issues; calls pregnancy ‘a pleasant surprise’
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Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Private Practice’ Star Audra McDonald Heads to ‘The Good Wife’ (Exclusive)
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Celebslam:
Mila and Ashton are buying a condo together
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Philly.com:
Abducted girl, 5, found overnight in playground was ‘targeted’
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Sean Lowe / People.com:
The Bachelor's Sean Lowe Blogs: Desiree ‘Just Might Be the One for Me’
Discussion: Style News and PopWatch
Richard Kay / Daily Mail:
Forget the ‘no actors’ rule! Jessica Chastain dating War Horse star Tom Hiddleston
 

 
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