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4:55 PM ET, January 10, 2010

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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
NBC Confirms Leno Will Leave Prime Time in February  —  Jay Leno in 2009.  —  Updated |  2:59 p.m. “The Jay Leno Show” will exit prime time on Feb. 11, NBC confirmed on Sunday.  But the network does not yet know what its future late-night lineup will look like.
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
NBC confirms Jay Leno out of primetime, network going ‘back to basics’  —  It's official: NBC is booting Jay Leno from primetime.  —  NBC Universal TV Entertainment chairman Jeff Gaspin confirmed Sunday to reporters at the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Pasadena that the network is going …
TMZ.com:
Conan O'Brien — Such a Hard Decision  —  Conan O'Brien is sitting on a decision that could be worth as much as $80 million, sources tell TMZ.  —  We broke the story that Jay Leno will be reclaiming his old time slot.  There has been speculation that NBC exercised a loophole …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and Bumpshack.com
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
It's Official: NBC Canceling Jay Leno's Prime-Time Show  —  Jay's walking off prime time.  —  Confirming days of rumors, Jeff Gaspin, the chairman of NBC Universal Entertainment, on Sunday announced that starting Feb. 12, The Jay Leno Show will no longer air at 10 p.m. but that the network hoped …
Associated Press:
‘Jay Leno Show’ Cancelled  —  PASADENA, Calif (AP) — NBC confirmed that the Jay Leno prime-time experiment is over.  NBC Universal Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin said Sunday that Leno's nightly prime-time show will end with the beginning of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 12.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Michael Ausiello / Hollywood Insider:
NBC confirms ‘Jay Leno Show’ leaving primetime
Discussion: The Ausiello Files and TV Envy
X17 Online:
If Leno Goes Later, Conan Could Leave NBC
TMZ.com:
Assault Investigation In Lohan Car Incident  —  Lindsay Lohan's car struck a photog this morning, and her driver is now a person of interest in a criminal assault with a deadly weapon investigation.  —  The incident occurred at 12:30 AM in front The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood.
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Lindsay's Driver Runs Over Photographer!  —  Last night at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, Lindsay Lohan's assistant, driving a BMW 650, smashed into a photographer as he pulled away from the curb.  The small music venue was packed with the likes of Lindsay and Adam Lambert celebrating …
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Lohan Driver — Zero to Dangerous in 2.5 Secs  —  Lindsay Lohan didn't even have a chance to buckle up before her driver gunned it down an alley last night — allegedly tagging a photog so hard, he needed medical attention.  —  As we previously reported, Lindsay's driver is now a person …
Discussion: Hollywire.com
David Caplan / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's India Documentary Makes Mom Proud
Discussion: Socialite Life and The Dish Rag
Us Weekly:
Fergie, Josh Duhamel Renew Wedding Vows  —  Josh Duhamel surprised his wife of nearly a year, Fergie, with a vow renewal ceremony Wednesday, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.  —  The couple — who first said “I Do” in front of hundreds of guests in Malibu on Jan. 10, 2009 …
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News of the World:
Pussycat Dolls split's a catfight  —  THE break-up of the PUSSYCAT DOLLS is shaping up to be one of the biggest catfights in pop.  —  I had a feline months ago that something explosive was going to happen - and it seems I was right.  —  Long-time members KIMBERLY WYATT and MELODY THORNTON …
Discussion: That Grape Juice and Toya's World
Megan Masters / E! Online:
Backstreet Boy AJ McLean's Larger Than Life Proposal  —  AJ McLean has quit playing games with his girlfriend's heart.  —  Backstreet Boy's dreamy bad boy (they're really still together!) celebrated his 32nd birthday Friday night with a solo concert in Las Vegas, and an onstage proposal …
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August Brown / Pop & Hiss:
Pop phenom Ke$ha: ‘I saw pretension everywhere and I wanted to fight against it’  —  Although we said that the 22-year-old pop trollop Ke$ha was a face to watch in 2010, even we at Pop & Hiss were a bit taken aback at how right we were.  She currently has the top two slots on iTunes on lockdown …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Just Jared
 
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