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12:10 PM ET, January 9, 2010

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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,” …
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Popeater:
Jon Gosselin Reportedly Has a New, Rich Girlfriend  —  It's a week of newness from the Gosselin crew!  First, you had Kate and her startling new 'do gracing the cover of PEOPLE (she's “Starting Over” didja hear?).  Now comes word that Jon has added another girlfriend to his post-Kate date book.
Discussion: DailyFill.com
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”
Discussion: Popeater
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 …
TMZ.com:
Octomom Wins Battle to Control Octofinances  —  A judge in Santa Ana, Calif. took the side of Octomom Nadya Suleman yesterday and smacked aside a petition filed by some guy trying to get the court to appoint an independent guardian to monitor her children's money.
Discussion: Bossip and Celebrity Dirty Laundry
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.
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 …
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!
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Starcasm
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.
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
Us Weekly:
Madonna and Sean Penn Meet Up for Late-Night Dinner  —  It's been over twenty years since Madonna and Sean Penn divorced — and these days, the once-warring couple are friendly enough to break bread together.  —  Madonna, 51, and Penn, 49, shared a three-hour, one-on-one dinner …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Cele|bitchy
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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
Jason Felch / Los Angeles Times:
Art Clokey dies at 88; creator of Gumby  —  The filmmaker's work enchanted generations of children.  —  A 1985 file photo shows Gumby and his creator, Art Clokey.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)  —  Art Clokey, the creator of the whimsical clay figure Gumby, died in his sleep Friday …
Discussion: me, Boing Boing and EW.com
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 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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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
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
 
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