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• Conspiracy convictions tossed in Anna Nicole case (AP)
• Lohan investigation referred to district attorney (AP)
• Box Office Preview: 'True Grit' a true hit (AP)
• Conspiracy convictions tossed in Anna Nicole case (omg!)
• Ryan Seacrest Dishes On New 'American Idol' Judges: Jennifer Lopez Is The Mean One! (omg!)
• Carrie Underwood: "It Is Nice Being a Hockey Wife" (omg!)
• Copy Mila Kunis' Earthy Glam People's Choice Awards Look! (omg!)
• Piers Morgan on The Banning of Madonna, Butt-Kicking of CNN (omg!)
• Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett Slam Breakup Rumors: 'We're Definitely Happy As Ever' (omg!)
• 3rd witness says frantic Jackson doc gathered meds (omg!)
• Fox Networks exec's exit triggers reorganization (AP)
• Jaime Pressly arrested for drunken driving (AP)
• 3rd witness says frantic Jackson doc gathered meds (AP)
• Broadway actor injured in 'Spider-Man' goes home (AP)
• Piers Morgan will open show with Winfrey (AP)
• Top 20 Concert Tours (AP)
• Drug possession charge against T.I.'s wife dropped (AP)
• NPR says VP resigns, steps taken after Williams firing review (Reuters)
• After Winning a Dora Award, 'Assassins' Gets a Second Shot in Toronto Starting Jan. 6 (Playbill)
• Lohan investigation referred to district attorney (AP)

Conspiracy convictions tossed in Anna Nicole case (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:56 PM PST AP - After a prolonged, costly prosecution that put Anna Nicole Smith's prescription drug use under a legal microscope, a judge dismissed two conspiracy convictions Thursday against her boyfriend-lawyer and psychiatrist and reduced one remaining count against the doctor to a misdemeanor.

Lohan investigation referred to district attorney (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:07 PM PST AP - It's up to the Riverside County district attorney's office to decide whether Lindsay Lohan will be charged with battery for last month's skirmish with a Betty Ford Center rehabilitation technician.

Box Office Preview: 'True Grit' a true hit (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:53 PM PST AP - In hot pursuit of popularity since it opened, Paramount's "True Grit" will finally claim first-place bounty at the box office this weekend.

Conspiracy convictions tossed in Anna Nicole case (omg!) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:56 PM PST omg! - AP - After a prolonged, costly prosecution that put Anna Nicole Smith's prescription drug use under a legal microscope, a judge dismissed two conspiracy convictions Thursday against her boyfriend-lawyer and psychiatrist and reduced one remaining count against the doctor to a misdemeanor.

Ryan Seacrest Dishes On New 'American Idol' Judges: Jennifer Lopez Is The Mean One! (omg!) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:55 PM PST omg! - LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Simon Cowell is gone, but mean critiques from the "American Idol" judges' table will continue thanks to Jennifer Lopez! "Jennifer [is the mean one]," "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest told Access Hollywood at the 2011 E! TCA party on Tuesday. "She expects a lot... she's tough, but she gives tough love."

Carrie Underwood: "It Is Nice Being a Hockey Wife" (omg!) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:41 PM PST omg! - The five-time Grammy winner reveals what chore makes her "the happiest person in the universe"

Copy Mila Kunis' Earthy Glam People's Choice Awards Look! (omg!) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:22 PM PST omg! - The star's makeup artist shares her beauty secrets with Us

Piers Morgan on The Banning of Madonna, Butt-Kicking of CNN (omg!) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:13 PM PST omg! - Piers Morgan to Madonna: You're still banned from my new talk show. In December, Morgan told a British newspaper that Madge would not be welcome on his upcoming CNN series, Piers Morgan Tonight, because she is "so boring." While promoting the show Thursday at the Television Critics Association's winter previews, Morgan further explained: "[Madonna] has kind of been an...

Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett Slam Breakup Rumors: 'We're Definitely Happy As Ever' (omg!) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:09 PM PST omg! - LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kendra Wilkinson and her husband, NFL star Hank Baskett, are tackling tabloid reports claiming that the reality couple is on the rocks. "You know, I can't sit here and tell people, 'Don't believe [the rumors],' because they're going to believe it no matter what," Kendra told Access at the E! TCA event in Los Angeles on Wednesday. "We say, you know, [we're] just living our lives and you know, it's up to people to do what they want with the headlines. It's up to the people to do what they want in their crazy heads."

3rd witness says frantic Jackson doc gathered meds (omg!) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:08 PM PST omg! - AP - Prosecutors called a third witness Thursday who described frantic efforts by the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death to gather medication from the floor of the bedroom where the singer died after receiving intravenous doses of a powerful anesthetic.

Fox Networks exec's exit triggers reorganization (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:31 PM PST AP - The longtime chief executive of the Fox Networks Group is stepping down, triggering a reorganization for the TV unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

Jaime Pressly arrested for drunken driving (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:23 PM PST AP - Authorities in California say actress Jaime Pressly has been arrested in Santa Monica for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol. Lt. Darrell Lowe says the co-star of TV's "My Name is Earl" was stopped for a traffic violation around 11 p.m. Wednesday and booked on suspicion of DUI but he's not releasing any details.

3rd witness says frantic Jackson doc gathered meds (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:08 PM PST AP - Prosecutors called a third witness Thursday who described frantic efforts by the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death to gather medication from the floor of the bedroom where the singer died after receiving intravenous doses of a powerful anesthetic.

Broadway actor injured in 'Spider-Man' goes home (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:38 PM PST AP - The actor badly hurt after plunging more than 30 feet in front of a shocked audience at the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has left rehab.

Piers Morgan will open show with Winfrey (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:50 PM PST AP - Piers Morgan says he's spoiling for a prime-time fight with CNN's rivals — and he'll throw the first punch with Oprah Winfrey.

Top 20 Concert Tours (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:09 PM PST AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

Drug possession charge against T.I.'s wife dropped (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:31 PM PST AP - The wife of rapper T.I. is no longer facing charges for possession of ecstasy after she finished a drug diversion program.

NPR says VP resigns, steps taken after Williams firing review (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:27 PM PST Reuters - National Public Radio announced on Thursday "remedial measures" and the resignation of a vice president after reviewing the firing of senior news analyst Juan Williams in October last year.

After Winning a Dora Award, 'Assassins' Gets a Second Shot in Toronto Starting Jan. 6 (Playbill) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:28 PM PST Playbill - The 2010 Dora Award-winning production of Assassins, the Stephen Sondheim musical rumination on celebrity, obsession, political power and national grief — conjured through the stories of attempts to murder U.S. presidents — returns to Toronto Jan. 6 with members of its original cast, plus newcomers.

Lohan investigation referred to district attorney (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:07 PM PST AP - It's up to the Riverside County district attorney's office to decide whether Lindsay Lohan will be charged with battery for last month's skirmish with a Betty Ford Center rehabilitation technician.

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