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Snooki's ball drop to ring in 2011 from New Jersey December 30, 2010 | Comment on this article

Turns out there wasn’t room for Snooki in Times Square this New Year’s Eve. MTV’s plan to put “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi inside a ball to drop from the network’s Times Square headquarters has been dropped after an objection by the group that oversees the world-famous... Read More

IRS: Val Kilmer owes $500K in back taxes

December 30, 2010 Val Kilmer owes nearly $500,000 in federal taxes, and a lien has been placed on the “Batman Forever” actor’s property, including a New Mexico ranch he’s trying to sell. The Internal Revenue Service filed the lien last month in Santa Fe for an assessment balance of $498,165 for 2008 income taxes.... Read More

Five wild celebrity stunts from 2010

December 30, 2010 2010 may go down as the Year of the Celebrity Stunt — with stars as disparate as Lady Gaga and Spencer Pratt trying to go all P.T. Barnum on us. “In old Hollywood, there was a much deeper separation between the screen and private life. … Read More

Oprah's network announces 10 show host contestants

December 30, 2010 Oprah Winfrey’s new network has announced the 10 contestants competing on “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star.” The would-be hosts include a travel guide in a wheelchair, a comedian who thinks the U.S. needs a gay best friend, and a businesswoman aiming to make a show about money... Read More

AP Live interviews 'Community' actress Gillian Jacobs December 29, 2010 Watch live streaming video from aplive at livestream.com… Read More

Alanis Morissette gives birth to a baby boy

December 29, 2010 It’s a boy for Alanis Morissette and Mario “Souleye” Treadway. A representative for the 36-year-old singer said in an e-mail Monday that Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway was born Dec. 25. The e-mail says “all are healthy and happy.” No other details were available. … Read More

Lady Gaga to make ‘Born This Way' announcement New Year's Eve December 29, 2010 Lady Gaga is kicking 2011 off with a bang. The singer shared with her little monsters that, come New Year’s Eve, she will have a special announcement for her loyal fans about her upcoming album, “Born This Way.” She tweeted over the weekend: “Merry Christmas little monsters!… Read More

‘Glee's' Jane Lynch promises prime ‘hissy fit' in new episode

December 29, 2010 NEW YORK — Actress Jane Lynch says her “Glee” character Sue Sylvester throws “a hissy fit the likes of which no one has seen before” when the show returns. The Fox hit is on hiatus until a special post-Super Bowl episode Feb.… Read More

LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian to wed!

December 29, 2010 LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian are getting married. Rimes’ publicist, Rhett Usry, confirmed Tuesday that the country singer and the actor “were engaged over the holidays and are very happy.” Both were married to other people when they fell in love with each other.… Read More

Tito Jackson to close 2010 with Atlanta concert December 29, 2010 Tito Jackson is going solo. The 57-year-old musician and original member of the Jackson 5 says he will unveil some of his new material during a New Year’s Eve performance in Atlanta. He also plans to perform some Jackson 5 classics at the city’s 22nd Annual Peach Drop celebration on Friday.… Read More

Reese Witherspoon announces plans for 2nd marriage

December 29, 2010 Reese Witherspoon is engaged to Hollywood agent Jim Toth. A representative for the actress confirmed that the couple will wed and that they’re “extremely happy.” The engagement was first reported by Us Weekly. The 34-year-old actress was previously married to actor Ryan Phillippe. … Read More

Elton John and husband become Christmas parents December 28, 2010 Sir Elton John is holding close a new tiny dancer. The piano man and husband David Furnish have become parents to a 7-pound, 15-ounce baby boy born on Christmas Day. The news was first reported Monday night by USMagazine.com and confirmed to The Associated Press by John’s Los Angeles-based publicist.… Read More

R.I.P Teena Marie December 27, 2010 By Ben Wener The Orange County Register (MCT) Teena Marie, Grammy-nominated R&B performer and perennial L.A. concert favorite, died in her sleep Sunday at her California home. She was 54. According to her publicist, Lynn Jeter, a month ago the singer-songwriter-producer reportedly suffered a grand mal... Read More

Hide yo kids! Hide yo wife! 2010's worst moments in Celeb gossip

December 20, 2010 If 2010 made you feel like you wanted to hide in a closet and bury yourself under all the coats, then you were probably just trying to escape the storm of sleaze hurled this year by some of entertainment’s finest — or maybe you were just the woman Charlie Sheen called for that infamous late-night hookup.… Read More

The nativity, digital style December 20, 2010 … Read More

Nick Cannon leaks wife Mariah Carey having twins!

December 16, 2010 Mariah Carey is going to be a mom twice over. Nick Cannon announced on his radio show Thursday that his wife is expecting twins. Said Cannon on New York’s 92.3 station: “I haven’t even told my wife I doing this so I’m probably gonna get yelled at for not getting permission. … Read More

The Kardashians do Christmas cards with style!

December 16, 2010 If you haven’t had your family Christmas cards made yet, here’s some inspiration from the Kardashian/Jenner family. From photographer Nick Saglimbeni’s blog, http://nicksaglimbeni.com/, here is a sneak preview of the Kardashian/Jenner family’s Christmas cards…. I’m sure yours is in the... Read More

Australia welcomes Oprah to the Sydney Opera House

December 15, 2010 For a few hours, Sydney swapped opera for Oprah. Thousands of shrieking, jubilant fans flocked to the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday to watch TV talk show queen Oprah Winfrey tape two star-studded shows for her final series. There were celebrities, giveaways and screams-a-plenty as 6,000 Oprah devotees jammed... Read More

Oklahoma couple get engaged during Oprah's Aussie trip

December 15, 2010 You may remember the story I wrote a while back about Charan Rose, the kind and generous Oklahoma City woman who, along with her son, Blake Overstreet (aka Blake O., the rapper who had a hit song “OLa”), was one of the lucky 300 in Oprah’s audience the day she gave away trips to Australia.… Read More

Congrats to Patrick House, the newest Biggest Loser!

December 15, 2010 The newest title of “The Biggest Loser” couldn’t have gone to a sweeter or more deserving guy, in my opinion. Patrick House took the title and the $250,000 prize. Last night’s finale of the show was one of the most exciting BL finales I’ve seen.… Read More