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Day in Pop Report for 12/19/2011


Justin Bieber Christmas Show
(popmusiclife) He's been all over the world recently, but Justin Bieber is coming home for the holidays.

Bieber will tape his new Canadian Christmas television special "Justin Bieber: Home For The Holidays" at Toronto's Massey Hall on Wednesday, December 21 at 7 p.m.

This will be Bieber's first performance at the legendary Toronto venue. In the all-new special, Justin will perform hits like "Mistletoe" and "Baby," as well as his favourite covers and Christmas classics. more on this story

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Madonna Completes New Album
Live Nation announced last week that Madonna has signed a three album deal with Interscope Records.

The pop singer's new album is set to come out in late March and is already completed according to Live Nation.

"Gimme All Your Luvin," the first single from the album, will be released the last week in January prior to her upcoming Bridgestone Halftime Superbowl appearance on February 5th. more on this story

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Adele Ditching London To Save Her Voice?
(popmusiclife) Adele is rumored to be moving out of London to protect her voice from the pollution in the city.

Following her recent throat surgery, The Mirror reports Adele has been advised by her doctors to make the move after she was warned the city's air could hinder her recovery from a throat condition.

A source tells the Mirror that "Adele is a London girl through and through, but she's never been particularly into the showbiz circuit, so when it was suggested she move out of the city, she agreed immediately. The idea is for her to live in the countryside, away from the capital's smog and pollution." more on this story

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New York Giants Michael Boley Investigated For Child Abuse
(TMZ) New York Giants linebacker Michael Boley -- who signed a $25 million contract in 2009 -- is being investigated for allegedly abusing his 5-year-old son earlier this year ... TMZ has learned.

According to the official incident report, taken by the Gadsden Police Department in Alabama -- Boley is accused of the repeated willful abuse of a child under 18 from May 30 to June 5.

Officials will not release details surrounding the nature of the alleged abuse. A rep for the Gadsden PD tells us the case was investigated and has been handed over to the District Attorney's Office, which will present the case to a grand jury. The grand jury will then decide if there is enough evidence to formally charge Boley with a crime.

Boley's attorney, Randall M. Kessler, tells TMZ ... "These allegations were brought to our attention along with outrageous monetary demands in a contested child support case which she filed over a year ago."

Kessler added, "At final trial about a month ago, she did not seek an order restricting visitation. The only relief she requested from the judge was that child support be more than quintupled to, in her words, 'increase her lifestyle.'"

In light of the allegations, another woman who has a 2-year-old child with Boley, has filed court papers in Georgia asking a judge to require the NFL star to be supervised when spending time with their child.

The judge has not yet ruled on her request. more on this story

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SNL on Howard Stern Premieres Today
Sirius XM Radio launch the new a five-part original series SNL on STERN today via Stern's channels.

As the name suggests, the series will be hosted by Howard Stern and is said to offer an uncensored, backstage history of Saturday Night Live as told by the show's cast, guest hosts and writers from three decades of memorable appearances on The Howard Stern Show.

SNL on STERN premieres on December 19 and airs through December 23 beginning at 6:00 am ET daily on Howard 100 and 6:00 am PT on Howard 101. SNL on STERN will air in five original installments, with encore performances all day and throughout the weekend on Howard 100. more on this story

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DMX Leads Vh1's Couples Therapy Cast
VH1 will examine the complicated and often misunderstood world of high profile relationships with "Couples Therapy" (WT).

DMX (Rapper) & Tashera Simmons, Linda Hogan ("Hogan Knows Best") & Charlie Hill, Chris Nirschel ("The Next Food Network Star") & Angelina Pivarnick ("Jersey Shore"), Kasey Kahl ("Bachelorette") & Vienna Girardi ("The Bachelor") and Reichen Lehmkuhl & Rodiney Santiago ("The A-List: New York") will all take a seat on Dr Jenn Berman's couch.

"Couples Therapy" is set to premiere with 8, one hour episodes in the spring of 2012 on VH1. more on this story

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Lindsay Lohan Playboy Issue A Bit Hit
(TMZ) Lindsay Lohan definitely gave Playboy their money's worth ... because the issue is selling out all across the country ... TMZ has learned.

According to our sources, newsstands in major cities like New York and Los Angeles have had to re-order the issue multiple times. We're told Playboy is even getting re-orders from cities that usually never order more issues.

Our sources say Lindsay's appearance in the mag has also had an effect online as well ... where the mag has seen a huge increase in subscription sales to their online service, iPlayboy.com.

If only her movies did this well ... more on this story

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Ryan Braun Dirty Drug Test From Legit Prescription
(TMZ) Ryan Braun's positive test for banned substances was caused by medication he's taking for a private medical issue -- NOT performance enhancing drugs ... this according to sources directly connected with Major League Baseball.

We're told the reigning National League MVP is adamant he has not taken drugs or steroids of any kind.

One source simply told us ... "The medication contained banned substances resulting in the positive test." We're also told prior to taking the dirty test, Braun had always tested negative for banned substances.

The nature of Braun's medical ailment is unclear. It's also unclear if the Milwaukee Brewers star knew the substances were in his medication before he took it -- though it seems highly unlikely. more on this story

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Bob Wayne Plans New Album
Bob Wayne will enter the studio in January to begin working on his fifth studio album which will be released in 2012 via Century Media Records / People Like You Records.

Bob Wayne will once again be teaming up with Andy Gibson of Hank III to produce the record. Gibson also produced Bob Wayne's previous album, Outlaw Carnies that was released earlier this year.

Bob exclaims, "Well folks, here we go! It's been a long haul the last year! Been on the road since October 2010 and it's now December 2011... and I'm still out here on the road!! But no rest for the wicked!!! As soon as this tour with Scott Kelly (Neurosis) and Jay Munly (Slim Cessnas Auto Club) ends I'll be going immediately to Nashville to begin recording the next album!! It's gonna be rippin!! See you all next year with a new record in my hand and a big shout out to all that came out and supported!!"

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Basketball Wives Behind Kobe Bryant Divorce?
(TMZ) A secret underground society of trained spies is responsible for feeding intel to Vanessa Bryant that eventually led to her filing for divorce from hubby Kobe Bryant -- not the CIA or FBI ... but the basketball wives of the NBA.

Our sources says Kobe's teammates were blabbing to their women about the superstar's exploits ... and those women in turn gave Vanessa the head's up. We're told talk of Kobe's exploits lately increased in frequency.

According to our sources, the players often swear their wives to secrecy before dishing on their fellow ballers ... but that secrecy is rarely kept. We're told the women all share information about other guys around the league ... in part to ensure word will get back to them if their man ever steps out.

As TMZ first reported, Vanessa filed divorce papers on Friday, after Vanessa learned of what she says is an act of infidelity that became the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. more on this story

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Beyonce's Parents Officially Divorced
(TMZ) Beyonce's parents Mathew and Tina Knowles' on again-off again divorce dragged on for two years, but it's now legally kaput, done, over ... final.

The final decree of divorce was issued last month in a Texas court, and according to documents -- obtained by TMZ -- Beyonce's mom refiled on August 30. Tina's first swing at the divorce was in November 2009 ... but the matter was dropped in 2010 when they were both no-shows for court.

In the docs, Tina says the marriage was "insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities" ... which "prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation."

The papers make no specific mention of Mathew getting slapped with a paternity suit back in 2009 -- but the original divorce filing did come one month after that went down.

P.S. the kid turned out to be his. more on this story

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Tupac Sex Tape Sold
(TMZ) Tupac Shakur's 1991 sex tape is officially off the market -- TMZ has learned, the XXX footage has been sold to a private collector.

Sources connected to the deal tells us, the former tape owner decided not to sell to a big company out of principle -- claiming the corporate porn fat cats were "parasites."

No word on what it sold for ... but as we previously reported, bids for the background music alone -- an original, unreleased Tupac track -- had reached $1,000,000.

Maybe next time, folks ... though we wouldn't hold our breath -- a rep for the Tupac estate tells us, it plans to block any future sale of the tape ... and make sure the tape never sees the light of day. more on this story

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Toxic Mold Killed Brittany Murphy?
(TMZ) Brittany Murphy's mother claims toxic mold found in Brittany's swanky Hollywood home killed her daughter AND her son-in-law ... and now she wants someone to pay.

Brittany died from from pneumonia in 2009 ... and 5 months later, her husband also passed away from the same ailment.

Sharon Murphy claims the people who built the house are to blame for the mold that caused their condition -- but according to a new lawsuit, Sharon alleges she was duped by her lawyers into giving up her rights to sue the builders for wrongful death.

Long story short -- Sharon says her lawyers convinced her to accept a settlement offer for the construction defects back in January ... but they failed to explain she would never be able to go after the builders for their alleged role in Brittany's death.

Now, Sharon has sued her former lawyers for legal malpractice -- and wants them to pay her what she could have won in a wrongful death suit ... and other damages. more on this story

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Justin Bieber Special Airing This Week
(popmusiclife) There's more Justin Bieber in time for the holidays. TLC will air "This is Justin Bieber" on Wednesday, December 21 at 9 PM EST.

In addition to sharing revealing personal interviews, Justin sings acoustic renditions from his new holiday album "Under The Mistletoe," as well as new performances of his own songs and other R&B hits.

Throughout the special, viewers go on a behind the scenes journey as British personality Reggie Yates joins Bieber on a private tour of London, a special performance on The X Factor UK, and a collaboration with the famed British rapper Tinie Tempah. more on this story

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L.A. Dodgers' James Loney Tried To Flee Scene of Crash?
(TMZ) TMZ has obtained the 911 call placed moments after L.A. Dodgers first baseman James Loney crashed his Maserati into multiple cars last month -- and according to the caller, Loney tried to flee the scene.

When asked how many cars were involved -- the caller responds, "Possibly seven" ... though police claim the accident only involved four, including Loney's Mas.

The caller claims Loney had "passed out" moments before the accident ... and that's what caused the initial collision. According to the caller, Loney then woke up and attempted to "flee the scene," accidentally crashing into another car. Thankfully, no one appeared injured.

As we first reported, cops believe Loney was drugged up during the November 14th accident -- so they handcuffed him and transported him to a nearby hospital where the baseball star allegedly refused a breathalyzer ... spitting the mouthpiece back at cops.

Cops say they obtained a blood sample to test for drugs -- but it came back negative.

Attempts to reach Loney for comment were unsuccessful.

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Melissa Rivers Receives Porn Offer
(TMZ) Dating a porn king has brought Melissa Rivers into the adult film universe -- and now one company wants her to take it a step further, and make an adult tape of her own!

As TMZ first reported, Rivers is now dating Steven Hirsch the head man at Vivid Entertainment ... a company famous for selling celebrity sex tapes.

But another adult company, PornHub.com, has fired off a letter to Rivers to see if she and her new BF would be interested in filming a tape for them. The company believes it would be the first sex tape to feature "a sexy Jewish American Princess."

Some barriers are never meant to be broken. more on this story

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Deion Sanders Getting Divorced
(TMZ) Deion Sanders and his wife Pilar are getting divorced ... Sanders tells TMZ. They married in 1999 and they have three children together.

In a statement, the NFL Hall of Famer tells us, "Pilar and I have decided to end our marriage and move on to the next phase of our individual lives with mutual respect. We are friends and our top priority has and will continue to be the well-being of our children."

He continues, "We arrived at this decision prayerfully and carefully in order to be able to pursue what is in both of our best personal interests." more on this story

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The Root of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's Marriage Troubles?
(TMZ) Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith have bounced back from the separation rumors that plagued them earlier this year ... and TMZ has learned it was differing opinions on how to manage their superstar kids that caused the original strife.

Sources close to the couple tell TMZ they are doing "wonderful" now -- but earlier this year, sources tell TMZ there was tension between the two over how best to manage the careers of Jaden and Willow.

We're told each had their own ideas for how things should be handled -- with Will pushing more for full-blown stardom and Jada leaning towards easing them in to things.

But our sources say that bad patch -- which included rumors Jada had an affair with Marc Anthony -- is now past them and things are back to normal. more on this story

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