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10:45 AM ET, January 17, 2013

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Deadspin:
Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The College Football Season, Is A Hoax  —  Notre Dame's Manti Te'o, the stories said, played this season under a terrible burden.  A Mormon linebacker who led his Catholic school's football program back to glory …
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ESPN:
Story of Manti Te'o girlfriend a hoax  —  SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame says a story about Manti Te'o's girlfriend dying, which he said inspired him to play better as he helped the Fighting Irish get to the Discover BCS National Championship, turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker.
TMZ.com:
Manti Te'o — Fake Girlfriend Called Me AFTER Her Supposed Death
Discussion: Bossip
E! Online:
NEWS/Kim Kardashian Talks Baby Names, “Love of My Life” Kanye West and Slams Khloé and Lamar Odom Split Rumors  —  Kim Kardashian has a lot to smile about these days.  —  The pregnant Kourtney & Kim Take Miami star gushed to E! News Wednesday that Kanye West is “the love of my life.”
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Kim Kardashian: I Would Love to Be Divorced  —  Enough is enough - Kim Kardashian just wants to be legally single again.  —  More than a year after filing to dissolve her marriage to Kris Humphries, the reality starlet, 32, said on Tuesday, “In a perfect world, of course I would love to be divorced.”
lifeandstylemag.com:
Khloé Kardashian Kicks Lamar Odom Out, Stays at LA Hotel for Week (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Sarah / People.com:
Baby Boy on the Way for Kara DioGuardi  —  Kara DioGuardi is going to be a mom!  —  The Grammy-nominated songwriter, who also served as a judge on American Idol's eighth and ninth seasons, confirms to PEOPLE exclusively that she and husband Mike McCuddy will welcome their first child via gestational surrogate in the coming weeks.
TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan — My Daughter Lindsay is Not a Hooker!!!  —  My Daughter Is  —  NOT A HOOKER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan is NOT banging rich dudes for money ... despite reports she's a highly paid escort — so says her father.  —  Michael Lohan is quoted in the reports in question …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Michael Lohan Never Said That Lindsay Lohan Is A High Paid Escort, So Says Michael Lohan
Merle Ginsberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Nicole Kidman on Sex Scenes, Scientology and Saying No to Studios  —  Now 45 and happily married, the star of Sundance horror movie “Stoker” proclaims: “My heart is independent.”  —  It's Jan. 10, just a few days before the Golden Globes, and Nicole Kidman has jetted in to L.A. after a whirl­wind few weeks of travel.
TMZ.com:
Conrad Bain Dead at 89  —  Actor Conrad Bain — who famously played father figure Phillip Drummond on “Diff'rent Strokes” — has passed away.  He was 89.  —  Bain family sources tell TMZ, Bain died Monday night at a retirement home in Livermore, CA.  So far, details surrounding his death are unclear.
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People.com:
Conrad Bain Dies at 89
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Selena Gomez Holds Hands With Luke Bracey at Golden Globes Party After Justin Bieber Split  —  Credit: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images  —  Jelena is so 2012.  Former “It” couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have gone their separate ways — “for good” …
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez Confirms Justin Bieber Breakup During Golden Globes Bash
Discussion: PerezHilton
Daily Mail:
Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods tries to ‘win back ex-wife Elin with a $200 million deal and she says yes!’, claims new report  —  Tigers Woods is attempting to win his ex-wife Elin Nordegren back with a $200 million deal, according to the National Enquirer.  —  The shamed golfer, 37 …
Discussion: Bossip
Britney Spears / TMZ.com:
IN BIDDING WAR!  —  There is a raging war among 3 Las Vegas properties to snag Britney Spears as their headliner ... TMZ has learned.  —  TMZ broke the story last week ... Britney was in serious negotiations with one of the Caesars properties to perform several nights a week on a regular basis …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lawrence Defends Meryl Streep Golden Globes Speech Diss: “It Was a Quote From First Wives Club”  —  Jennifer Lawrence wasn't trying to be mean by declaring “I beat Meryl” during her 2013 Golden Globes speech — she was just quoting a movie!  The Silver Linings Playbook actress, 22 …
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Celebslam:
This isn't gonna help the gay rumors
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Jason Trawick Will Still ‘Be Involved’ in the Lives of Britney Spears's Sons: Source  —  Britney Spears and Jason Trawick have ended their relationship, but the pop star's ex is still planning to be a part of her life.  —  “Jason adores [Britney's] kids; he loves them,” a source tells PEOPLE.
TMZ.com:
Ex-Miss America Ericka Dunlap — Show Producer Moved My Seat Because I'm Black  —  Because I'm Black  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap is DEMANDING an apology from the beauty pageant organization — claiming a racist producer moved her from a prime seat during the competition …
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Skrillex Sets Hair on Fire In Birthday Candle Disaster [VIDEO]  —  Sets Hair on Fire  —  In Birthday Candle Disaster  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Wanna see a world famous DJ accidentally set his hair on fire while blowing out his birthday candles?  YOU'RE IN LUCK ... because Tuesday night in L.A., that's exactly what Skrillex did.
Discussion: Gawker
Ellen Page / TMZ.com:
Ordered to Stay Away  —  Ellen Page just scored what might've been a lifesaving victory against an alleged stalker — who threatened to kill her online — because a judge has ordered the man to stay the hell away ... or else.  —  TMZ broke the story ... the LAPD launched an investigation …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Jeremy Renner Is Going to Be a Dad, Ex-Girlfriend Is Pregnant!  —  Jeremy Renner shared some big news with Eva Longoria on the smoking patio at the Golden Globes Jan. 13: He's going to be a father!  The Bourne Legacy actor, 42, “was saying, 'I'm going to fly in when her water breaks …
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Jane / X17 Online:
REPORT: JEREMY RENNER'S EX-GIRLFRIEND IS PREGNANT
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lifeandstylemag.com:
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Us Weekly:
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Celebslam:
Megan Fox wants more kids
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