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The Grey, the survival thriller starring Liam Neeson and a pack of wolves, is expected to win the weekend box office with approximately $18 million.

That total would put it ahead of One For The Money (starring Katherine Heigl) and last week’s champ, Underworld: Awakening, both of which are tracking toward $12 million in receipts.

Another holdover, Red Tails, is projected to take fourth place with $9 million.

Sam Worthington’s Man on a Ledge, meanwhile, is debuting to a tough fight for #5. Early estimates put it at $6.5 million, which is also the projection for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, and not too far ahead of Contraband.

The Descendants, featuring an Oscar-nominated performance from George Clooney, is expected to take $5.5 million.

The chart rounds out with Beauty and the Beast 3D ($4.5 million) and Haywire ($3 million).

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Katherine Heigl is interested in returning to “Grey’s Anatomy.”

“I’ve told them I want to,” the actress says in a new interview with E!, although nothing is in the works yet.

Heigl observes that the show runner has to balance “about 40 different storylines, so I don’t know if it fits in to their sort of vision for this season or next or however many seasons it goes.”

She left the show – after a tumultuous tenure – in 2010.

Part of the allure of a return for Heigl would be in catching up with her character, Dr. Izzie Stevens.

“I really, really, really want to see where she is. I just want to know what happened to her, and where she went, and what she’s doing now,” explains Heigl.

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Josh Kelley better take fidelity pretty seriously.

If not, it could cost him his life.

Katherine Heigl, the singer’s wife of four years, tells the January issue of British Cosmopolitan that she “would kill [Kelley] if he cheated because it would destroy me.”

The actress, who has a 3-year-old daughter with Kelley, explains they both agreed “cheating would be a deal breaker; there is no second chance.”

Still, Heigl admits some recent events have caused her to reconsider her stance on infidelity.

“I have started to question whether, if a mistake were to be made and it was a one-time thing, I would forgive him,” she tells Cosmo. “Because look at the life we’ve built together. We have history, we have a child.”

The New Year’s Eve star noted she’s witnessed some friends forgive – if not necessarily forget – their own partners’ dalliances.

“At the same time,” she cautions, “it would be really hard to ever fully trust that person again.”

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Katherine Heigl hates balls.

And she’s not kidding.

The actress has made an amusing Funny Or Die video (to promote pet population control) all about her disgust for testicles.

It turns out that Heigl’s campaign to neuter dogs is as much about her hatred for balls as it is about her love for animals.

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The full trailer is out for New Year’s Eve, Garry Marshall‘s latest flick starring just about everyone in Hollywood.

The action-packed clip shows Katherine Heigl smacking Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin flashing Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer and Zac Efron getting awfully close, and much much more.

The movie hits theaters on December 9.

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Garry Marshall, the veteran TV and film director who brought us the star-studded film, Valentine’s Day, is back with another big-name ensemble movie, New Year’s Eve.

The plot of the flick revolves around the intermingling of a few couples and singles on December 31 in New York.

Among the stars of the film are Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Hilary Swank, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Stamos, Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Abigail Breslin, Hector Elizondo, Sofia Vergara, Alyssa Milano, Ice Cube, Seth Meyers, Jon Bon Jovi, John Lithgow, Ice Cube, and Ryan Seacrest.

At one point in the film, Heigl’s character says, ”There’s going to be more celebrities here than rehab.”

New Year’s Eve will be released on December 9.

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Miranda Lambert tied the knot to Blake Shelton today in the historic Don Strange Ranch in Texas.

Lambert wore her mother’s wedding dress when she walked down the aisle in front of more than 500 guests, including Shelton’s “The Voice” co-star Cee Lo Green and such other country stars as Reba McEntire, Dierks Bentley, Kelly Clarkson, Charles Kelly, Bellamy Brothers, Katherine Heigl, and Martina McBride.

The country couple got engaged almost exactly a year ago on Mother’s Day near Lambert’s home in Oklahoma after Sheton asked her father for his blessing.

Lambert and Shelton began dating in 2006.

This is her first marriage. Shelton was previously married to Kaynette Williams.

Today’s wedding news was first reported by Us Weekly.

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Halle Berry has been forced to drop out of her Broadway debut.

The Oscar winner was set to appear in “The Mountaintop,” a fictionalized account of the night before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s assassination – with Samuel L. Jackson starring as King – but producers of the show said in a statement, “Ms. Berry would not be appearing in the role due to child-custody issues.”

Berry was slated to play a maid at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where King was slain on April 4, 1968.

This is not the first time the actress has had to drop out of a part because of the contentious custody battle over her daughter Nahla with former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry.

Back in February, Berry turned over her role in New Year’s Eve to Katherine Heigl because Aubry challenged berry’s right to travel cross-country to New York with Nahla to shoot the film. The court eventually sided with Berry and she took another part in New Year’s Eve.

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“In a desperate bid to save their marriage, ‘Knocked Up’ star Katherine Heigl and her musician husband Josh Kelley plan to adopt another baby,” begins a piece in the National Enquirer.

According to so-called “pals” of the couple, Heigl and Kelley’s marriage is being “ripped apart by career pressures and meddling relatives,” but they think “another child can fix all that.”

“Josh has talked Katherine into adopting another child,” says a supposed source for the mag, adding, “He believes this could be the answer to their problems.”

What problems?

The mag claims Heigl and Kelley’s marriage has been “battered by articles” about her “faltering career and interference from their families.”

Aren’t those “articles” the very same stories cooked up by the Enquirer itself?

While a rep for Heigl would not conjecture at all about future adoption plans, a Gossip Cop source tells us the Enquirer piece is not true.

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“Katherine Heigl‘s meddling mom is wrecking her marriage!” exclaims the National Enquirer, which goes on to explain that Josh Kelley is “fed-up with playing second fiddle” to Heigl’s mother Nancy.

According to so-called “sources” for the tabloid, Kelley is complaining that his mother-in-law “spends so much time at their L.A. home that it’s ruining their love life.”

The “Amazing” singer supposedly “demanded Katherine spend more time with him and less with Nancy,” says an alleged insider, adding, “He loves his mother-in-law, but this is a real problem for him and it’s becoming a major issue in their marriage.”

Well, that would be a legitimate gripe… if the story were accurate.

Gossip Cop looked into this and couldn’t find any evidence to support the Enquirer‘s claims.

Also, a rep for Heigl tells us the Enquirer‘s story is “ridiculous.”

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“The New York set of New Year’s Eve is getting icy – and not because of the frigid winter temperatures,” begins a piece in Star magazine.

The tab claims co-stars Sofia Vergara and Katherine Heigl are “ignoring each other on set.”

The reason?

A Star “insider” says, “Katherine’s always complaining about having to stand outside in the cold for long periods of time, and Sofia can’t stand her whining… Finally, Sofia told her to be grateful that she has the role in the first place. That clearly didn’t go over well.”

Unfortunately, Star‘s dish is even colder than the temperature on the film’s New York set.

A source close to Vergara assures Gossip Cop the feud is “not true.” And a production source notes Vergara and Heigl worked together only ONE day – and that was two weeks ago.

We’re also told the two women got along great.

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Halle Berry just won a victory in her ongoing custody struggle with Gabriel Aubry.

A judge granted Berry permission to shoot the movie New Year’s Eve in New York – and to take the couple’s daughter Nahla with her.

Aubry had challenged Berry’s cross-country trip with Nahla, but, after hearing arguments from both sides, the court gave Berry the green light.

Before today’s judgment, Berry had ceded her role in the film to Katherine Heigl in order to stay in Los Angeles and deal with the custody issues.

She’ll reportedly now play another role in New Year’s Eve.

The battle over Nahla has become particularly ugly in recent weeks.

Aubry has now withdrawn his custody petition, but is pursuing a paternity action.

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Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann will reprise their roles from Knocked Up in a new film by Judd Apatow.

Apatow will write and direct the movie, which is slated to be released in the summer of 2012.

The director and Mann are married with two children, who also appeared in the 2007 film.

There are no details yet on the plot, and it is not known if Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen will reprise their Knocked Up characters as well.

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“Knocked Up star Katherine Heigl‘s intense off-screen relationship with Transformers hunk Josh Duhamel has plunged both of their marriages into crisis,” begins a piece in the National Enquirer.

Heigl and Duhamel, who recently co-starred in Life As We Know It, supposedly have a “flirty bond,” says the tab, and it’s “infuriating” their spouses, Josh Kelley and Fergie.

And there’s more… Apparently, Heigl and Duhamel “refuse to tone down their relationship,” reports the Enquirer.

“Josh and Katherine make late-night calls to one another and e-mail throughout the day,” says a so-called “insider,” and Kelley is “complaining to pals,” while Fergie is “suspicious” of her husband.

So is the Heigl-Duhamel situation really “a mess for both couples,” as the Enquirer claims?

No.

In fact, the only “mess” is the one created by the Enquirer.

Duhamel’s rep tells Gossip Cop the story is “all false.”

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In today’s lineup, a “Glee” star gets divorced, Katherine Heigl gets noisy, and George Clooney gets a meeting with President Obama.

1. Rock star wives to star in their own reality show. (Reuters)

2. Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has been eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars.” (THR)

3. Katherine Heigl goes hot tubbing and winds up in war with neighbors. (TMZ)

4. George Clooney meets with President Obama on Sudan. (AP)

5. “Glee” star Jessalyn Gilsig is getting divorced. (Radar)

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The Social Network connects with audiences once again, grabbing the weekend’s top spot with $15.5 million in box office receipts.

Life As We Know It, starring Josh Duhamel and Katherine Heigl as a mismatched couple raising their friends’ tyke, came in a close second with $14.6 million, and Secretariat finished in third place for the Columbus Day weekend crown with $12.6 million.

The animated owl fantasy Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hool, in its third week, takes fourth place with $7 million, with newcomer My Soul To Take right behind it with $6.9 million.

Rounding out the Top Ten are The Town ($6.3 million), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps ($4.6 million), Easy A ($4.2 million), Case 39 ($2.6 million), and You Again ($2.5 million).

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UPDATE: 6/6/10

As predicted, Shrek Forever After has nabbed the top spot again with an estimated weekend take of $26 million.

Newcomer Get Him to the Greek, starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, has separated itself for second place (with an estimated $17.5 million) from the Ashton Kutcher-Katherine Heigl vehicle, Killers, which is tracking to make $16 million.

  Prince of Persia won the fourth slot with an estimated $14 million, followed by Sex and the City 2 ($12 million).

Marmaduke ended up being a dog with just an estimated $11.5 million.

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Shrek Forever After is living up to its title.

Early projections have the fourth film in the blockbuster franchise holding on to the #1 spot at the box office, ahead of a slew of disappointing debuts.

Shrek is estimated to earn about $25 million for the weekend, giving Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz a third straight win.

At #2 will likely be either Get Him to the Greek or Killers, both opening in the neighborhood of $16 million, although holdover Prince of Persia is currently just behind with a projected $15 million.

The news gets worse after that for new films.

The Owen Wilson-voiced Marmaduke is estimated to finish with $11 million, even behind the underwhelming Sex and the City 2. Meanwhile, horror flick Splice is tracking toward $7 million and eighth place.

All current numbers are estimates. Gossip Cop will update box office figures later in the weekend.

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The only place where you can find more flip-flops than on the beaches of Rio is in the posts from HollywoodLife.

Just a little more than a month ago, HollywoodLife wrote a ridiculous piece about how Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler were faking a romance to help hype, “The Bounty Hunter.” 

We busted HollywoodLife back then. 

And four days ago, the same site claimed they caught Butler and Aniston having a “romantic rendezvous” in London.

Uh, they were in London for the premiere of “The Bounty Hunter” the following day. Oops.

Not leaving bad enough reporting alone, HollywoodLife laughably ran a piece the very next day with the headline, “Jen & Gerard — Looking Hot & Happy Together In London!”

That story, based on red carpet photos, declared, “The PDA [on the red carpet] makes you wonder … The Bounty Hunter costars HAVE TO BE romantically involved!” In fact, the writer of the post ridiculously added that people who think Aniston and Butler were “just promoting their movie and aren’t dating at ALL… don’t know what chemistry looks like!”

LOL.

For the one hundredth time: Butler and Aniston are just FRIENDS.

Now for the latest HollywoodLife reversal…

In another whiplash-inducing backtrack, the silly site today features a photo – similar to Butler’s recent pose with Aniston - of the actor hugging Katherine Heigl when they promoted “The Ugly Truth” back in August.

“We smell a pattern here!” now writes HollywoodLife, adding to Butler, “You always make sure to get all cozy with [costars] for photos on the red carpet!”

No, the only thing one can smell here is bad reporting.

Just to recap: First, HollywoodLife said Aniston and Butler were faking a relationship. Then, they announced the two “HAVE TO BE romantically involved,” based on red carpet photos. And now that’s followed by today’s red carpet photo analysis of… Oh, that just must be Butler’s “pattern.”

As far as Gossip Cop can tell, the one pattern that’s emerged is HollywoodLife making bad messes with its often contradictory guesses.

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Katherine Heigl is close to jumping from “Grey’s Anatomy.”

After six tumultuous years on the ABC medical drama, the actress will part ways with “Grey’s” pending a final exit agreement between ABC Studios and Heigl’s camp, according to EW.

Series creator Shonda Rhimes has reportedly agreed to release the star from her contract.

Heigl was scheduled to come back to the show on March 1 following a personal hiatus to shoot a film and spend time with her adopted daughter.

But Heigl has not yet returned to work to make the final five episodes of the season, and sources say the two sides have mutually decided to terminate the relationship now.

It’s likely Heigl’s final appearance on “Grey’s Anatomy” already has aired.

Gossip Cop will have an update as soon as a final agreement is reached.

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Perez Hilton blocks Gossip Cop on Twitter because he’s so afraid of us and our fact-checking ways.

Well, “Cop Blocker” Hilton has once again employed his fertile imagination and, unbeknownst to Nicole Kidman, impregnated her.

Last night, Hilton wrote that “Kidman looked like she was sharing a baby secret… as she held her protruding belly and a finger up to her lips!”

He added, “She is glowing!”

Guess what? Like Halle Berry, Penelope Cruz, Katherine Heigl and countless other stars who Dr. Hilton claimed were pregnant, Kidman is also NOT expecting.

A rep for the actress assured Gossip Cop that Hilton’s guesswork was “not true.”

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“Even though Josh Duhamel has denied the National Enquirer story he had a fling with a stripper,” writes Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker, “I’ve learned wife Fergie doesn’t believe him.”

The columnist reports that the couple had ”a very intense and heated” conversation about the alleged infidelity, and that Duhamel is now “definitely in the doghouse,” according to a source.

Covering all bases, the Sun-Times gossiper adds, ”But Fergie’s hanging in there — at least for the time being.”

At the time the story came out, Duhamel’s side called the allegations “absolutely ridiculous.” And they still are, which is why there aren’t any problems between the “Transformers” star and Fergie. In fact, as Gossip Cop is writing this, the two are together in Atlanta, where Duhamel is filming “Life As We Know It” with Katherine Heigl.

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In the latest Paparazzi Patrol:

Katherine Heigl hosts a baby shower for friend Ellen Pompeo. The paparazzi then shower guests – including Kate Walsh and Sandra Oh – with unrelenting flashes.

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In the latest Paparazzi Patrol:

Katherine Heigl, walking in Beverly Hills with her husband and mother, runs into a crush of photographers. She’s much happier to chat with (and pose for) two fans who can’t believe how annoying the paparazzi are.

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It’s precisely because of stories like this that Gossip Cop is on the beat. The lovely sounding blog Webster’s Is My Bitch posted a red carpet picture of Gerard Butler embracing his “The Ugly Truth” co-star Katherine Heigl, whose musician husband Josh Kelly was not at the London premiere, to then completely manufacture the possibility that she was cheating.

Two co-stars hugging on a red carpet now means they may be sleeping together? What?!

Not only is there zero truth to the rumor, but worse, the fabricated item, titled “Heigl Cheating Rumors? Why Not!” was then picked up by numerous other blogs.

“Webster’s” is the definition of bad blogging, and the writers there should look up the words “fact checking,” “irresponsible” and “lame.”

(Allie Is Wired)

Oh, what’s the difference between one medical drama and another? Not much according to AllieIsWired.com. The blog just reported in a story about ailing “ER” actor Dearon “Deezer D” Thompson that “George Clooney, Katherine Heigl and Noah Wylie are among the cast members of NBC’s “ER” that have rushed” to his hospital bed before undergoing heart surgery. The site even posted a picture of Heigl.

If gossip were subject to malpractice, Allie would be staring at a lawsuit. Not only is Heigl on ABC’s hit “Grey’s Anatomy” – not “ER” – but she never even appeared on the other show, which went off the air this spring after a long run.

Fortunately, Gossip Cop is here to cure cases of bad dish.