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3:10 PM ET, January 10, 2010

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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
NBC Confirms Leno Will Leave Prime Time in February  —  “The Jay Leno Show” will exit prime time on Feb. 12, NBC confirmed on Sunday.  But the network does not yet know what its future late-night lineup will look like.  —  Jeff Gaspin, the chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment …
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TMZ.com:
NBC Pulls Plug on Leno Prime Time Show  —  NBC has just confirmed the TMZ story that Jay Leno's 10 PM show is going off the air next month when the Olympics begin.  —  And as we also reported, after the Olympics, Leno will take over Conan O'Brien's time slot — at least for the first half hour.
Discussion: omg! and Oh No They Didn't!
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
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 chairman Jeff Gaspin confirmed reporters at the critics press tour in Pasadena on Sunday the network was going “back to basics” …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Mediaite and Deadline.com
X17 Online:
If Leno Goes Later, Conan Could Leave NBC
Discussion: omg! and Hollywood Reporter
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 …
Discussion: Popeater and The Hollywood Gossip
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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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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
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: TMZ.com
David Caplan / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's India Documentary Makes Mom Proud  —  The BBC has released a trailer previewing its documentary, Lindsay Lohan In India, which chronicles the actress's weeklong visit in December to investigate the trafficking of women and children.  —  “It was an amazing …
Discussion: Socialite Life and The Dish Rag
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
Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
Howie Mandel's New Deal: America's Got Talent  —  Howie Mandel just scored a new deal...with America's Got Talent.  —  The 54-year-old former Deal or No Deal host will sit at the judge's table with Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne for the show's fifth season, E! News has confirmed.
 
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
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