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Ay! Oh! Snooki may not have found true love at the Jersey Shore, but heavily-trafficked social networking site Facebook.com proved a worthy matchmaker for the pint-sized Princess of Poughkeepsie. That’s where the MTV reality personality met her new man, Gold’s Gym personal trainer and bodybuilder Emilio Antonio Masella, 21.

In an exclusive chat with PEOPLE Magazine, the New Haven, Connecticut native reveals that the lovebirds met online several months before Snooks found fame for falling down drunk at bars all over Seaside Heights. “We met on Facebook over a year ago,” the buffed-up “guido” gushed. “We started talking online again before the show even started airing and started hanging out again.”

Emilio — who’s already met Snooki’s parents — says the Nicole Polizzi he knows is quite different from the 22-year-old self-proclaimed guidette that viewers have fallen in love with on the show. “Honestly, I think that what they show on the show, that’s not really her…..She’s actually really sweet and down-to-earth but the show makes her look like she’s a crazy party girl. It doesn’t show her other side.”

“She really just speaks what on her mind — she tells it how it is, which is nice,” he added. “She’s actually really sweet and down-to-earth but the show makes her look like she’s a crazy party girl. It doesn’t show her other side.”

Jersey Shore fans may soon get an up close and personal look at Emilio — the tanned greaser is hoping to join his girl on the forthcoming second season of the MTV smash, which will reportedly shoot in Miami’s South Beach.

Hate starting the day off with bad news…..

Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the coast of Alaska were captured on the hit Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch, died at a hospital near Anchorage late Tuesday. He was 53.

Harris suffered a stroke while in port off-loading at St. Paul Island in Alaska on Jan. 30. Despite promising reports about his health, Phil never fully recovered and passed away with his family at his side.

According to The Associated Press, Harris started working on fishing boats at age 7 and started work 10 years later on a crab boat. When he was 21, he ran a fishing vessel out of Seattle, making him one of the youngest to captain a vessel in the Bering Sea. Deadliest Catch, now in its fifth seasons, has been one of the Discovery Channel’s most popular series. Fans seem to be fascinated with the crab fishing industry in the dangerous waters off Alaska.

“He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him,” the network said in a statement overnight. “We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart. We share our tremendous sadness over this loss with the millions of viewers who followed Phil’s every move. We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil’s sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew.”

The captain’s sons — Josh and Jake Harris — also released released a statement. The men praised their late dad as a brave warrior who battled on until the day of his final breath: “It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad — Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers.”

-Stevie Wonder, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z, Weezer, The Flaming Lips, and Manchester Orchestra are among the headliners for the annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee this summer….

-Portia de Rossi graces the March cover of The Advocate……

–24 heading to the big screen….

-The Massachusetts Medical Examiner has issued a homicide ruling in the death of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan’s dad….

-Summit Entertainment — the company behind the Twilight films — is suing the makers of a documentary about the city of Forks, Washington, where the series is set…..

-Sade “stays one step ahead of the law” with a performance on NBC’s TODAY Show…..

-So long, American Chopper…..

-Does Beyonce have a baby brother?

-Lifelong Catholic Anne Hathaway walked away from the Church after reexamining its stance on equal rights for homosexuals….

-Jackie Collin’s new novel, Poor Little B***h Girl, includes both a Hollywood murder trial and a political scandal!

-McDonald’s introduces The McItaly….

-No plans for Valentine’s Day? How about cuddling up with some great romantic comedies on the tube?

-Can we get a fist pump for Jersey Shore fan Beyonce?

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Katherine Heigl has replaced actress Reese Witherspoon in the upcoming motion picture comedy One for the Money, according to Variety. Based on Janet Evanovich’s novel of the same name — Katherine will play a jobless lingerie buyer who becomes a bounty hunter to pay her bills.

Good News FNL fans – Minka Kelly has signed up for a new CBS pilot called True Love. After four seasons playing cheerleader Lyla Garrity on the NBC drama Friday Night Lights, Minka will try her hand at comedy for a change.

The reported fiance of New York Yankee Derek Jeter will star as one of four friends looking for love in the Big Apple, Entertainment Weekly reports. Kelly will play a girl who is “sweet, strong-willed and Midwestern.” The project will be produced by Matt Tarses, who has also worked on Scrubs and Worst Week.

Former American Idol Carrie Underwood is about to be presented with the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Grammy-winning country-singing sweetheart — a recurring role on Sesame Street! Just when you that she couldn’t get more wholesome, the Oklahoma native wowed Public Television Workshop producers into reincarnating her as a singing worm with a heart of gold.

NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon will introduce Carrie Underworm to the world on an episode of the classic children’s program airing this Thursday, Feb. 11. Ms. Underworm will reappear on the series March 17, April 8, and April 26, according to CMT.com. Here’s a sneak peek:

The debut of Betty White’s side-splitting Snickers ad at this Sunday’s record-setting Super Bowl is helping fans of the former “Golden Girl” gain momentum in their fight to bring her to NBC late-night. Less than a week after its inception, over 100 000 people have joined the Facebook campaign to get Betty to host Saturday Night Live!

Last week, David Mathews — the ultimate Betty fan and creator of the Betty White Facebook Fan Page — sent a letter to SNL creator Lorne Michaels, imploring the television producer to sign the 88-year-old comedy legend up for her first hosting gig on the long-running sketch series.

“My ask of you is simple,” he wrote. “What would it take to get you to invite Betty White to be a guest host on SNL? She is brilliant, funny, witty, and a comedic genius and legend. I have little doubt that it would be a ratings hit.”

The Facebook fan page titled, “Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!,” now has over 106,000 followers and counting…

If Betty does land a guest hosting gig on SNL, she would become the oldest host in the show’s 36 year history.

Tom’s up for a new mission: Tom Cruise is back for Mission: Impossible 4 – and not only will the actor star in it – he’ll produce it with J.J. Abrams, Deadline Hollywood reported Tuesday. Cruise has signed on to reprise the role of Ethan Hunt for the Paramount super spy feature that’s expected to begin production this summer for a Memorial Day 2011 release.

Star Trek director Abrams will produce the feature and Alias scribes Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec have been tapped to pen the script — although a director has not yet been attached to the project.

Tom next stars in the Summer 2010 action/romantic comedy Knight and Day with Cameron Diaz, opening July 2.

Ri-Ri seems to be in the mood for Valentine’s Day — the accented fashionista sports a pair of heart-shaped gold nipple covers in the dancehall-inspired video for her new track, “Rude Boy.”

The latest single from Rihanna’s fourth studio album, Rated R, will debut on Vevo.com this Thursday!

A new study claims to have discovered a link between some of America’s favorite soft drinks and one of the world’s deadliest forms of cancer. People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

But should the results be taken with a grain of salt? Click Here To Read The Complete Study…..

Grammy Award-winning songbirds Beyonce Knowles and Alicia Keys spent Tuesday filming a music video in a Rio de Janeiro slum. The ladies have descended on the shantytown of Morro da Conceicao to shoot a video for Keys’ “Put It In a Love Song,” the latest single from the album The Element of Freedom.

“Song” will reportedly see Beyonce and Alicia dressed in Carnival-inspired costumes — including Swarovski headwear and feature scenes from the Sambadrome Carnival Parade.

“It’s nice that we just celebrate each others careers, that’s what the song is about, coming together to empower each other,” Alicia told Brazilian newspaper O Dia of the track and Beyonce. “This song was meant for us at this time. We’ve become really good friends.”

The video — produced by Alicia’s married boyfriend Swizz Beatz — is expected to wrap shooting this week for a debut later this month.

Snooki and The Gang is going South for Season 2! The cast of MTV’s Jersey Shore is ditching the Garden State and heading for the sandy surf of Miami Beach, Florida.

Tattles tell Movieline.com that the network has rented a house in the popular vacation destination of South Beach (SoBe) for the show’s forthcoming second season, premiering this summer.

“….They’ll stay in a house off Lincoln Road in SoBe that MTV is currently renting and renovating for the occasion….”

As a matter of fact, newly-attached cast member Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is already in M.I.A. — and she’s writing all about it on Twitter. “In miami enjoyin the weather and our miami vices! Yumm!”

Presenting Benjamin Brady! World-famous supermodel Gisele Bundchen showed off the first public picture of her newborn son, Benjamin, with Brazilian lifestyle mag Quem this weeek.

The two-month-old son of the Brazilian stunner and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is snapped on the cover taking a nap in Mom’s arms as he snuggles up against a stylish blue jacket and matching hat. Little Benjamin — who join older half-brother Thomas in the Brady Family fold — arrived during a bathtub delivery in Tom and Gisele’s Boston townhome on Dec. 8.

Lil Wayne’s scheduled sentencing in a New York City weapons case was postponed Tuesday…..because the rapper’s platinum-plated teeth are in dire need of dental work, The Associated Press has learned. The rapper is due to complete a number of oral surgeries before he goes to New York City’s reputed Rikers Island, where he’s due to serve as much as a year in jail under a plea deal.

The sentence could be as short as eight months for Wayne — provided he behaves himself….

In October, the father of four (Or five — but who’s counting?) pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, admitting he illegally had a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun on his tour bus in July 2007. Police found the weapon when they stopped the bus after a Wayne concert in Manhattan.

Wayne’s defense lawyer Stacey Richman said the “Lollipop” hitmaker was headed home to Miami for dental work Friday — but won’t comment any further information about the nature of his tooth ailments.

“It is a medical situation that, like (it would for) any of us, has to be addressed,” she said outside Manhattan Superior Court this afternoon. She said the rapper had planned to take care of it before Tuesday, but his dentist had been out of the country doing charitable work.

Uh-huh……

Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon didn’t fight the rapper’s request to push back his sentencing, saying she had spoken to the dentist.

Sentencing has been rescheduled for March 2.

Oscar-winning actor Lou Gossett is in the early stages of a battle against prostate cancer.

In the announcement Tuesday, Gossett, 73, says the disease was caught early and he expects to make a full recovery.

“I count this diagnosis among the many challenges I have faced in my life and overcome. I expect this to be no different…..”

The actor is going public about the disease because there is not enough emphasis in the African-American community on fighting it with preventive examinations and early treatment.

Gossett — who has appeared in dozens of films — won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1983 for his portrayal of a barking Navy flight school sergeant alongside Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman.

His personal memoir, An Actor and a Gentleman, set for release May 17.

Entertainment icon Barbra Streisand is saying “Thanks, But No Thanks” to a $100 million offer to take up a residency in Las Vegas.

Babs has allegedly been approached to follow in the footsteps of fellow divas Cher, Celine Dion, and Bette Midler by signing a three-year contract to host her own singing, dancing variety show on the Sin City Strip, PopEater’s Naughty & Nice Column on Tuesday. Streisand, 67, attracted the attention of a Vegas promoter after her 63rd LP, Love Is The Answer, stormed the Billboard charts last October.

But despite the sweet payday, the legend has no interest in taking Vegas by storm, insiders say. Instead, the veteran entertainer is preparing to wow fans with a summer 2010 tour.

A source tells PopEater.com: “After Celine Dion left Vegas, no one has been able to replace her. Bette Midler failed, Cher is trying, only Barbra is guaranteed to succeed. She’s an international star and the only performer in the world that would make people flock to Vegas year after year.”

“Money has never been a deciding factor in her career. She plans on touring again this summer instead,” the insider added.

Great news, reality fans: Jeff Probst has signed up for two more seasons of Survivor.

The 47-year-old host, who has fronted the reality challenged since its premiere in 2000, confirmed Tuesday that he has renewed his contract with CBS, agreeing to continue hosting the program for an additional two cycles — – the show’s 21st and 22nd.

“Survivor fans: I’m jazzed and wanted to share with you guys first – I’ll be back snuffing torches for two more seasons (21&22) of Survivor,” Probst Tweeted this afternoon.

“What has kept me interested in ‘Survivor’ for 20 seasons is the study of human nature,” Probst tells Entertainment Weekly. “How we justify our ethics, and watching what happens to people when they are put in situations of extreme conflict. Sometimes it’s hard to watch, and sometimes it’s enjoyable to watch, but it is always interesting to watch.”

Survivors: Heroes Vs. Villains, the reality show’s 20th season anniversary special, premieres Thursday on CBS.

Lindsay Lohan is headed to London to host an A-list party — in cooperation with the upcoming 2010 Brit Awards — that will benefit aid efforts in disaster-stricken Haiti.

Lohan will host the Brit Awards Celebration In Aid Of Haiti! at London hotspot Altitude on Tuesday, Feb. 16, the actress revealed this week. Lohan has teamed up with organizers of UK music’s biggest night to throw a charity bash in aid of the earthquake-ravaged region.

“I am coming to London to host a party at Altitude London. We are doing this in aid of Haiti and I want you to help us raise as much money as possible. All the money we raise will go directly to the Red Cross. I hope to see you there.”

Earlier this month, Lindsay donated a portion of the proceeds from the sale of her leggings collection to the people of Haiti.

Prizes up for grabs in the auction include:

– A dress worn by Lindsay Lohan at a Celebrity event……

Here’s a link to the Official Facebook Page For This Event……

It’s Official: On Monday, larger than life Vogue Editor-At-Large Andre Leon Talley will join the judging panel of Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model when the fashion-centric reality hit returns for its 14th Cycle on March 10.

Talley, 60, will join host Tyra, photographer Nigel Barker, and a weekly guest judge on The CW series next season. Talley — a regular at fashion shows in New York, Paris, London and Milan — will replace Miss. J Alexander, who will remain apart of the Top Model family as the contestants’ runway coach.

Online celebrity sales site HunkWithJunk.com is hawking a lock hair they claim once belonged to late Charlie’s Angels bombshell Farrah Fawcett.

We’d like to issue a huge “Buyer Beware” on this!

A vicious battle against anal cancer robbed Farrah of her famous feathered locks before it ultimately killed her last June. The actress’ longtime companion, actor Ryan O’Neal had claimed to be in possession of Fawcett’s hair, but Hunk With Junk insists they’ve got the Real McCoy.

And the locks could be yours for $1,000.

“For real, this one-time novelty item from 1970’s (sic),” the site’s description reads. “Sadly takes on new meaning after the passing of our beloved Angel! Here and available for a limited time only!”

Bizarrely, the website also suggests that the DNA contained inside the strands of hair could one day be used to clone another Farrah.

“Someday. the technology will be available, and you might be able to create your very own angel.”

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