Sarah Palin's Alaska Shot Down After One Season

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For all those who enjoyed watching Sarah Palin conquer the land of blatant self promotion Alaska, we have some disappointing news for you...
It looks like Sunday's season finale will be the last time you'll experience this, um, pleasure.
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Entertainment Weekly reports that there are no plans to send maverick producer Mark Burnett back to Wasilla, which is their way of breaking the following news: the first season of Sarah Palin's Alaska also appears to be its last. When contacted by E! News, TLC offered no comment.

Although the TLC show attracted 3.2 million viewers and although insiders say the ex-governor enjoyed doing the show more than she anticipated, it seems that it was she, not the cable net, who decided to quit while she was ahead. Well, who decided to quit.
But why?
Well, for one, doing another season might indicate that she's not serious about running for office again. And if Palin decides to run, she would save TLC from the hassle of having to give equal-time on the network to other candidates.

Are Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens Back On?

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Is our favorite Disney duo back on again?
Just last night, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens hit Eden nightclub together, and what they got up to should make for some very good news for all you Zanessa fans!
Here's what went down...
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Zac, dressed casually in a red flannel shirt and jeans and Vanessa, in a tight grey tube dress, arrived together along with pal Brittany Snow, who also donned a tight tube dress for the occasion.
"They were inseparable throughout the night seen dancing, drinking Belvedere and canoodling," a source said, adding that Vanessa "only broke from Efron's side to dance with Brittany on the couches at their table."
So was it all just a friendly encounter? Doesn't sound like it!
"They were directly next to our table and were all over each other, dirty dancing and making out," an eyewitness said.

Meanwhile, the night turned into a family affair for Paris and Nicky Hilton, who arrived fashionably late along with their aunt, and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fave, Kyle Richards.
The three chatted and observed the crowd from their table before a briefly taking to the dance floor.
And their beverages of choice? Nicky and Kyle were spotted drinking Patron Silver, while Paris wisely opted to party responsibly by drinking only water.
The family partied at the table for the majority of the night and left just before closing—which is when the real drama went down...and for once, it had nothing to do with the famous revelers.
Right as the girls were getting ready to leave, a shooting went down right outside of the club, forcing the Hiltons and the rest of the patrons to stay inside by police order.
"Shooting outside the club. NOT a good sign! This is not very L.A.," Richards tweeted at the time. "Cops won't let us get r car...cops said to go back inside its a crime scene and we can't leave."
However, it wasn't long before the weary crowd was allowed back out.
"Yay! We r out of here! Scary! Not clubbing again 4 a while! Sorry," Richards wrote. No need to apologize! In fact, maybe some fellow club-happy celebs could take note...
While the Hiltons were having the fun scared out of them, Paris' ex, Doug Reinhardt, partied with his usual crowd on a table packed with bottle-blondes and jocks. The crew was seen passing champagne and vodka and nursing Bud Light from the bottle.

The National Society of Film Critics Friends The Social Network

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It's safe to say the Social Network has friends in very high places.
Following a string of Best Picture noms leading into awards season, the Facebook flick was named Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics Saturday at the organization's annual meeting in New York City.
But that wasn't the only award bestowed on the Social Network…
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The film's director, David Fincher, took home the critics' Best Director nod, Jesse Eisenberg scored Best Actor and Aaron Sorkin took home Best Screenplay, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In addition to the Social Network's bevy of awards from the film critics group, Giovanna Mezzogiorno was selected as Best Actress for her performance in the Italian film Vincere, and Geoffrey Rush and Olivia Williams were dubbed Best Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively for their performances in The King's Speech and The Ghost Writer.
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Rachel Hunter vs. Niki Taylor: Who'd You Rather?

Former supermodels Rachel Hunter, 41, and Niki Taylor, 35, compared beauty secrets at the same event in West Hollywood last night.

Chuck Norris -- I Didn't Green Light the Weed!

Chuck Norris just got smoked -- by a bunch of people who purchased a brand new strain of weed offered in L.A. pot shops that's named after the icon. Just one problem -- Chuck never signed off on it.



TMZ has learned ... the strain is being sold under the name, “Chuck Norris’ Black and Blue Dream" -- apparently because it has a "real kick to it" .... ha.

A rep for Chuck assures us, "This is definitely not an authorized use of his name" -- but it's unclear if Norris will spring into action to do anything about it.

Besides, Chuck Norris doesn't get high ... he makes everyone else low.

Celebrity Scramble!

Guess the scrambled celebrity!!!!

'Jersey' Angelina -- Wrestling With Unemployment

Now that Angelina Pivarnick's days of fighting on "Jersey Shore" are over -- TMZ has learned she's already found another place to let out her aggression ... the wrestling ring.



Sources close to Angelina tell us she's been locked in discussions with TNA Wrestling officials for the past week -- trying to hammer out a deal to get her in the squared circle ASAP.

But unlike Jwoww's "don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-it" style fight back in October -- Angelina wants to brawl in a legitimate, regulation match.

We're told the two sides have yet to make it official -- but TNA honchos are already into the idea of pitting Angelina against the resident Snooki-wannabe -- "Cookie" -- in a TNA Pay-Per-View match.

Mike Tyson -- I Have an Ironclad Defense

Mike Tyson only knows one way to strike back -- with a knockout blow -- and he's delivering a legal right cross to the guy who claims he jacked his nickname.


As TMZ first reported, some guy who says he goes by the name "Iron" Mike Landrum sued Tyson for $115 million over use of the "Iron" moniker.

Tyson's legal team fired back at the end of the December, filing a motion to dismiss that claims Landrum's trademark suit is without merit on several levels -- including the fact that no one in their right mind would confuse a 58-year-old guy who last fought in 1985 ... with "one of the most famous (if not the most famous) and recognizable boxer in history."

Both sides are due back in court on January 31.

Lindsay Lohan -- Giving New Roomie a Free Ride

Lindsay Lohan won't be living in her new Venice pad by herself -- TMZ has learned she's going to have a roommate ... and the girl will be staying there rent-free.


We're told LiLo's new roomie is a girl she met during her time at Betty Ford. According to our sources ... the girl has been sober longer than Lindsay has (FYI -- Lindsay celebrated four months of sobriety Friday).

Sources close to Lindsay tell us she feels it's important to Lindsay to surround herself with other sober people. We're told she's helping the cash-strapped girl out ... letting her live rent-free.

Seems Lindsay's first role post-rehab ... is that of a sugar mama.

Dr. Conrad Murray -- Winning 'em Over One at a Time

Dr. Conrad Murray has a bit of a PR problem these days -- and since people don't just let you walk up and kiss their baby anymore, he did the next best thing ... he bought a little girl a balloon.


A TMZ photog was out in Santa Monica on his night off when he caught a glimpse of Murray on the Third Street Promenade. Murray was walking along when he spotted the cute kid and the balloon animal practitioner ... and made his way over.

Murray ponied up the few bucks for the little girl's balloon and one for himself -- it looked like he took the SpongeBob one.

If things don't go Murray's way next week, he may want to move into a pineapple under the sea.