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• American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will release his second album in March. — Billboard

• Tobey Maguire's production company has acquired the rights to Marcus Sakey's crime novel Good People. — Variety
• In Sundance deals news, Fox Searchlight has acquired the Hugh Dancy romance Adam, and the bromance Humpday will be distributed by Magnolia. — Reuters
• Law and Order: Criminal Intent won't air till the Summer. — TV Guide
• Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, and Brie Larson have joined the cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. — The Hollywood Reporter
• Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Norah Jones, and Jack Johnson are among the acts confirmed for a Nick Drake tribute album. — Billboard
• Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins have joined the cast of Joss Whedon's horror film The Cabin in the Woods. — Zap2it
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is taking a break — but supposedly not breaking up. — Pitchfork

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• Chris Noth is leaving Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Jeff Goldblum is joining the show in his place, writes Variety.
• Bob Saget is the newest target of a Comedy Central roast, reports Broadcasting & Cable.
• Musicians and fans gathered in London to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, the AP writes.
• Showtime is producing a Dexter-ish drama called Hilary Jones about a female Los Angeles cop who works as a prostitute on the weekends, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
• According to ComingSoon, Marcia Cross's first feature film role since joining Desperate Housewives will be in an indie comedy titled Peck.
• Bravo's Real Housewives series is heading to Atlanta; details are at The Futon Critic.
• James Gandolfini's wardrobe from The Sopranos raised almost $188,000 at a charity auction benefiting soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Associated Press reports.
• Variety has the news that the excellent Korean horror-thriller The Host will be getting a sequel.

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• Uma Thurman is engaged to her boyfriend of one year, Swiss multimillionaire Arpad Busson. — NY Daily News
• Sadly, the rumors about Madonna and Guy Ritchie might be true, as new reports come in that Madonna has asked Guy for a divorce. — PopSugarUK
• George Clooney released a letter on Thursday stating his neutral stance in the disagreements between the AFTRA and SAG regarding the actors' strike. — AP
• Kimora Lee Simmons won sole custody of her two daughters with Russell Simmons, who will pay $20K per child a month in child support. — The Insider
• Chris Noth will not return for the eighth season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and is being replaced by Jeff Goldblum this Fall. — Us Weekly
• Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey did not seem to be getting along at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday party in London. — Page Six
• Tatum's younger brother, Redmond O'Neal, plead guilty to drug possession of heroin and crystal meth and one misdemeanor DUI charge in Malibu on Thursday. — NY Daily News

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