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11:25 AM ET, January 9, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy 911 Tape  —  TMZ has obtained the heart-wrenching 911 call made on the day Brittany Murphy died — it's one of the most devastating pieces of audio we've ever heard.  —  Murphy's mom can be heard crying and pleading with the 911 operator: “My daughter is passed out.”
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Brittany Murphy's Mom on 911 Call: “Brittany, Please Come Back”
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Lesley Messer / People.com:
Jon Gosselin Has a New Girlfriend  —  Jon Gosselin has a new plus-one.  —  Sources tell PEOPLE that Kate's ex is dating 25-year-old Morgan Christie, originally of Greenwich, Conn., and now making her home in California.  —  “She grew up very privileged, tons of money,” …
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Blake Lively cast as female lead in ‘Green Lantern’  —  Blake Lively has nabbed the female lead opposite Ryan Reynolds in Warner Bros.' “Green Lantern.”  —  Lively will play Carol Ferris, who runs her father's aerospace company and hires cocky test pilot Hal Jordan (Reynolds) …
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Scrubs's Sarah Chalke Becomes a Mom  —  It's a boy for Sarah Chalke!  —  The Scrubs star and fiancé Jamie Afifi, an entertainment lawyer, welcomed son Charlie Rhodes Afifi on Christmas Eve, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The baby boy is the first child for the actress …
Media Decoder:
Conan O'Brien May Have Options at Fox  —  The future of NBC's late-night plans may wind up in Conan O'Brien's hands.  —  One day after NBC executives said privately that they were contemplating a plan to move Jay Leno back to 11:35 p.m., representatives of Mr O'Brien made it clear the comedian …
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Josef Adalian / The Wrap:
Report: O'Brien Not Keen on NBC Plan — But What About Fox?  —  UPDATE, FRIDAY 5 P.M. PT: Now NBC's own “Access Hollywood” is closing the door on any chance of Conan staying at 11:35; click here for more.  —  Fox has a message for Team Conan: If NBC doesn't want you, we might be open to a deal.
Michael Starr / New York Post:
Miley's big news: ‘Hannah’ is over  —  Hannah Montana.  The upcoming fourth season will be its last, Disney officials told The Post.  —  Miley Cyrus — who plays Miley Stewart, a down-to-earth high schooler who leads a secret double life as pop star Hannah Montana — has been making noises …
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
No Shocker Here: Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana to Part Ways
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Jared the Subway Guy Is Engaged!  —  He famously lost 245 lbs., and now Jared Fogle - a.k.a. Jared the Subway Guy - is ready to gain a wife.  —  The sandwich chain spokesperson popped the question to his girlfriend of a year, Katie McLaughlin, a teacher, last November.  —  “She's been so wonderful and caring.
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Jared the Subway Guy Is Engaged!
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ComingSoon.net:
J. J. Abrams' Star Trek Sequel Sets its Stardate!  —  It looks like Paramount Pictures has decided at least on a tentative release date for J. J. Abrams' anticipated Untitled Star Trek Sequel as it stakes claim to the coveted pre-4th of July weekend of June 29, 2012.
Lindsey / Hollywood Life:
EXCLUSIVE!  Madonna & Sean Penn!  Their Three & A Half Hour Dinner Date!  —  Could there be a romantic reconciliation in the works for the Material Girl and her First Husband?  The former married couple had a very long dinner a deux, Jan. 7, at romantic two Michelin-star NYC restaurant, Adour, in the St. Regis Hotel.
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Us Weekly:
Madonna and Sean Penn Meet Up for Late-Night Dinner
Discussion: TMZ.com and Cele|bitchy
Queerty:
Atlanta Falcons' Ovie Mughelli Was Just Outed By a Jilted Ex-Lover.  Uh Oh  —  With everyone complaining about how there aren't very many out still-playing professional sports stars, will you settle for a NFL player forced out the closet against his own will?
Discussion: kenneth in the and boy culture
TMZ.com:
VH1 Star Loses Custody of Newborn Baby  —  “For the Love of Ray J” star Monica Danger has lost custody of her newborn baby — just weeks after she was placed on a psychiatric hold over an incident involving the child.  —  A rep for Monica confirmed that L.A. Child Protective Services placed …
CTV.ca:
Montreal police admit Berry skipped airport line … Date: Fri.  —  Embarrassed police say allowing Hollywood actress Halle Berry and her family to bypass lines at a Montreal airport during a period of tightened security was a mistake that will not be repeated.
Discussion: Bossip.com and Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton:
Tiger Woods' Wife Loading Up On Boxes Of Documents  —  Whatever could she be looking for?  —  Yesterday afternoon, Tiger Woods wife, for the time being, Elin Nordegren, was spotted at the headquarters for his company ETW Corp in Orlando, FL.  —  Elin showed up with her two kids, their nanny, a few movers and a U-Haul truck.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Kate Gosselin's New Hair Cost $7,000!  —  Kate Gosselin showed off a new long hair-do this week and RadarOnline.com spoke exclusively with Ted Gibson, the stylist who created Clean Slate Kate to find out what it was like to spend a day transforming her sassy, cut into a glamorous, long-locked style.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   That Mess On Kate Gosselin's Head Cost $6,450
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Simpson's Cleavage Unleashed!  —  Finally Jessica Simpson gives us something worthwhile to stare at.  Here she is, still wearing far too much closing, but giving us a nice little peek at her sweet cleavage.  It's really not much, but after being deprived of it for so long it's a good start.
People.com:
Brad's Beard Getting Him Into Character?  —  No, he's not auditioning to play a billy goat.  Instead, perhaps Brad Pitt has been sporting his long, scraggly beard to get into character for a new movie role: that of British explorer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
The Film Stage:
Joe Carnahan's ‘A-Team’ Trailer  —  The trailer for Joe Carnahan's (Smokin Aces, Narc) A-Team has (accidentally?) been uploaded online by a Canadian newspaper and was previously only available to those in that country.  We at TFS have figured a way around that for the entire world's viewing pleasure.
Suzanne Zuckerman / People.com:
Tensions Run High as Hailey Glassman and Jon Gosselin Move On  —  Is Jon Gosselin once again finding solace in the arms of a new woman?  —  According to Internet reports, Gosselin is already dating again - having hooked up with a woman named Morgan he met while skiing in Utah.
 
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