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Morning Ketch-Up

• Hilarious Daniel Radcliffe video stating he is Harry Potter–LaineyGossip
• Candice Swanepoel nude for VMan(NSFW)–DrunkenStepfather
• Kate Gosselin comes up with stupid excuse for kids being expelled–dlisted
• Justin Bieber releases teen bullying PSA–EOnline
• Tony Parker is pulling a Tiger Woods of basketball–celebitchy
• Anne Hathaway boob stills from Love and Drugs(NSFW)–Egotastic
• Jennifer Aniston turkey is done in bathing suit–JustJared
• Ashley Greene is scared of Santa–PopSugar
• David Alan Grier divorced–Radar
• Jennifer Aniston see thru top(NSFW)–TotallyCrap

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Afternoon Delight

• Heidi Montag may do Playboy since she has no talent–Celebitchy
• Heidi Klum shows off her great features in DT Magazine(NSFW)–Egotastic
• Alicia Keyes picking that wedgy and showing some crack–Egotastic
• Interesting Facts on Michael Jacksons autopsy results–Blemish

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• Geri Halliwell see thru shirt–Hollywood Tuna
• Some Skeleton Pancake Tits for ya, Erin Wasson topless for H&M(NSFW)–Egotastic
• Howard Stern to take over Simon’s spot on American Idol?–LifeLine

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teven Tyler’s new manager has sent a letter to Aerosmith’s management threatening legal action if the band makes good on their promise to tour with a new singer, Billboard reports. In the letter, manager Skip Miller asserts that Tyler is synonymous with Aerosmith: “Can you imagine the manager of the Rolling Stones calling for the replacement of Mick Jagger?” Miller writes. “Steven is Aerosmith, along with the others. He’s the guy the public knows. He’s the singer.”

As Rolling Stone previously reported, prior to entering rehab for an addiction to prescription pain medicine, Tyler vowed to stay in Aerosmith, saying in a statement, “I wish to set the record straight and say that I have read reports of a rumored two-year hiatus and want to be clear that this is completely false and I will enthusiastically be writing, recording and performing with Aerosmith as soon as things are handled.” Miller’s letter reiterated Tyler’s sentiment, noting, “Steven Tyler does not want lawsuits. We do not want to go in that direction. The direction we want is Aerosmith, with Steven Tyler, touring in Europe, touring Latin America, releasing a new album… This is the direction it’s all intended to go,” Billboard reports.

Tyler has made a few unexpected public appearances while in rehab, first singing at a local pub’s karaoke night and then surprising Home Depot shoppers with an impromptu performance over the hardware store’s loudspeaker system. His bandmates, meanwhile, are rumored to have asked vocalists like Billy Idol, Lenny Kravitz (who declined) and Paul Rodgers to fill in for Tyler on the road while the frontman works on “Brand Tyler.”

Miller has asked for a February 9th meeting to discuss the future of Aerosmith with all five members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band and asserted that their public singer search constitutes “acts and conduct to the harm and detriment of your own client, Aerosmith, and our client who is one of its members.”

What is Aerosmith thinking. It is not Aerosmith without Steven Tyler. Let the man get better, than continue on if you want. The band is very old as it is, and has had many hits and tons of time to collect money. I’m sure they could retire if the band even fell apart. I would not want to be the person replacing Tyler, it’s a disgrace. It’s like Journey who got the guy to replace Steven Perry, Journey is not the same. I know I wouldn’t pay money to see a replacement singer singing for Aerosmith.

Afternoon Delight

• Leif Garrett is in another drug arrest–Eonline
• More of AnnaLynne McCord’s Nipples–Egotastic
• Will Smith to be the next African American President?–Celebslam
• Is that a Smurf I see in Central Park?–Dlisted
• Eww nasty, check Taylor Swift’s twat for diseases, spends night with John Mayer–Hollywood Life

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Sources are also saying that co-creator Simon Fuller is looking to have Sony Music CEO, Tommy Mottola, be the new judge in Simon’s place. There is a problem with this though, Simon wants him on X-Factor. So now there is a battle for a judge between the two Simons. Here was the latest article in Deadline Hollywood.

It was American Idol’s newest judge Ellen DeGeneres’ first day of the 9th season’s taping of the Hollywood segment, and she was excited and nervous, sources tell us. But then that turned to anger. Because, our insiders say, Simon Cowell was an hour and a half late for the taping. And Ellen stewed while she waited. She had reason: to accomodate both her talk show hosting duties and her American Idol judging duties, she had moved up her schedule so that now she shot the talk show earlier in the day and then jumped in the car to go to Idol. She was on time, and Cowell was not. “Here it was the first day of taping of the Hollywood shows, and Ellen was there waiting for Simon to show up. Ellen’s new to the gig and she’s very organized and she made a commitment to take this on, and now she’s asking herself, ‘What did I get myself into?’ She called Simon Cowell a prima donna. So right from the start, the chemistry isn’t great,” an insider tells us.

With that, Ellen Degeneres contacted the pal who brought her to the primetime hit show, Fox alternative programming chief Mike Darnell, and made a request: she asked him to “hurry up and pick” Simon’s successor. Cowell has told the world this will be his last season judging Idol to do his own U.S. version of The X Factor. But there’s a problem, a big multi-pronged one, and it involves Ellen vs Simon, and Simon Fuller vs Simon Cowell, and American Idol vs The X Factor as well.

Our sources say that American Idol’s first choice to succeed Cowell is former Sony music chief Tommy Mottola, best known to the public as Mariah Carey’s controlling ex-husband and the controversial boss of Michael Jackson and Michael George who presided not so much over their musical heydays but mostly their scandal-plagued aftermaths. But get this — Cowell has also designated Mottola as first choice to be a judge on Simon’s American X Factor just announced.

Cowell is reportedly being paid nearly $175 million for launching the new talent search show in the Fall of 2011. (Cowell didn’t own American Idol and only gets paid to appear on it, but he does own X Factor and the whole brand. It is currently shown in 17 countries worldwide and is the No. 1 TV entertainment format in Europe. The X Factor format is owned by Syco, a global music, television and film production joint venture between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment.)

Execs behind American Idol and The X Factor want a high-profile music industry professional to give some gravitas. And our sources say Mottola, who hasn’t made headlines since he left Sony and started a new music label, is loving this situation. He’s in the middle of an American TV tug of war!

According to our insiders, Fox, Darnell, and Fremantle’s American Idol producers have “come up with a list of 25 people” led by the 60-year-old Tommy Mottola, co-owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group. He’s also been a guest on Idol. Viwers of the show know him as Mariah’s ex but also as the current husband of Mexican singer Thalía. True, he’s a music legend in his own right for heading up Sony Music Entertainment, parent of the Columbia label, for 15 years. But ever since leaving, he’s been on the downlow. “What’s he doing now? Good question. He’s got some label. But in truth he hasn’t done much,” one of our sources shrugged. Mottola also is known as a mentor and former talent manager. His most famous proteges were Hall & Oates, Carly Simon, John Mellencamp, Diana Ross, and Taylor Dayne as well as Mariah Carey in the 1990s, and Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Lopez in the early 2000s.

Cowell’s music background and blunt assessments anchor American Idol, “but he’s also a music industry insider and Mottola fits that bill. And he certainly knows how to find young talent,” our source explained. “Mottola is frontrunner for Idol, but when Simon became aware of this, he began trying to get Tommy to team with him and Paula Abdul for his new show The X Factor.” Our insider feel there is the very real likelihood that Paula Abdul will sign for big dough to reteam with Cowell.

Let’s not forget also there is real rivalry between The Two Simons: Simon Cowell and American Idol’s Simon Fuller. (See SHOW THEM THE MONEY: Is Simon Fuller’s Sweetened TV Deal Richer Than Cowell’s?) Cowell turned down $100 million to stay on Idol. But if he signs Abdul and starts his X Factor with two of the three original American Idol judges, this poses a real threat to Fuller. Especially since two of the original three Idol judges are gone, leaving only original judge Randy Jackson and last season’s new judge Kara DioGuardi — both well-known musicians and record producers — and this season’s new non-music-biz judge Ellen DeGeneres, who is 51 and receives a reported $5 million-a-year for the gig.

As for Ellen vs Simon, even before cameras rolled DeGeneres was marketing herself counter to Cowell. “I think he’s mean and I think he says things in an insensitive way and I don’t think that’s the way to get a point across,” she told one interviewer. “I’m going to be brutally honest, in a kind way.” But even then, as one newspaper noted, “the chemistry between these two stars will be a key plotline.” Still, Fox and the show’s suits are handling her with kid gloves because of the cross-promotion benefits expected between Idol and her successful talk show. (DeGeneres has said repeatedly that she plans to book Idol contestants the day after they’re booted.) So, like her or not, and a lot of fans have voiced their disapproval, she is the show’s future, and Cowell is its past.

“Mottola is in the middle of all that and beneficiary of it. Mottola has remarkable leverage because of this tug of war and will get a big payday from somebody,” our source predicted.

Other News

• Taylor Lautner is in Celebrity Bowl–Eonline
• Look at all the hot models, nude in this calendar(NSFW)–Egotastic
• Brooke Mueller heading from Hospital to Spa–Eonline
• Look at them bounce, AnnaLynne McCord’s see thru shirt(NSFW)–Egotastic

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The “Hills” star’s debut album “Superficial” has sold less than 1,000 copies in its first week, according to Us. Montag, 23, has said she wants to be the next Britney Spears, but she has a long way to go: Spear’s last album “Circus” sold more than 500,000 copies in its first week.

I’ve spent over $1 million, almost $2 million, on this album. It’s cost as much or more than a Britney Spears album because I wanted it to be that quality. I put every dollar I have into this,” Montag told EW last week. When asked what she would do if the album flopped, Montag said, “That’s not even a possibility. I think within the first week we will definitely make our money back. The songs will make an impact in pop history.”

Earlier this month, People reported that the actress is addicted to plastic surgery and once underwent 10 procedures in a single day. “My ultimate dream is to be a pop star. I’m competing against the Britney Spearses of the world — and when she was in her prime, it was her sex appeal that sold,” she said.

Although her album has sold fewer than 1,000 copies, Nielsen SoundScan reports that her individual songs for sale have been downloaded on Amazon and iTunes more than 6,000 times.

–Parade

Other News

• Madonna’s busting out in the new Dolce & Gabbana ad–Celebitchy
• Adam Sandler tells Conan that him and Chris Farley were fired from NBC too–Eonline
• 25 Most Talked about Movies of Sundance–Eonline
• Hayden Panettiere is all trailer trash with Red hair–JustJared
• Rosie Huntington-Whitely showing off her tatas in a new magazine–Egotastic
• Anna Kournikova on the cover of Russian Cosmo–Hollywood Tuna
• Zoe Saldana’s see thru images in a recent photo shoot–Egotastic

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