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Might Simon Cowell have discovered the female version of Justin Bieber?

While the music mogul typically uses his reality show forums to find the next big superstar - coming this fall, X Factor! - he was reportedly so impressed with a 10-year old named Heather Russell that he offered her a contract solely based on a couple YouTube videos.

"Simon just loved her," said a source at Cowell's record label. "He said she was amazingly-talented from the first time he saw her."

Russell hails from Canada and writes her own songs. Listen to one here:

Heather Russell - Every Step of the Way

It's a routine he knows well, but one that can never get old: Rod Stewart is a father yet again!

The legendary artist and wife Penny welcomed son Aiden into the world yesterday. He weighed in at 7 lbs., 12 oz. and is the second child for the pair. Says a rep: "Mother and baby are healthy and blissfully happy."

Stewart, 66, has six other children from past relationships. Aiden joins older brother Alastair Wallace in this immediately. He's five.

What would Blair Waldorf say?

The mother of Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, who has led an interesting life (she gave birth to Leighton while in prison), is making headlines again.

This time, the ex-drug trafficker is accused of threatening the star's former friend Laurel Wiig. A restraining order against Meester's mom was issued.

Leighton's mother and manager, Constance, is said to have threatened to "f**k up" and "hunt down and kill" Wiig. It's very much unclear why.

"She is an addict and had made a threat to kill," Wiig described.

A judge ordered Constance to stay 100 yards away from Wiig.

Meester, who can currently be seen in The Roommate as well as Gossip Girl, said recently that she's dealt with turmoil in life by turning to music.

Hopefully, she won't have to deal with much more like this.

We're just this big family with a lot of drama and a lot of issues, and there's someone here for everyone to relate to. - Kris Jenner to The Hollywood Reporter.

In case it wasn't obvious before how similar the Kardashians were to Sarah Palin, this quote and its affiliated article, which takes us inside the world of Kim, Khloe and company, makes it more apparent than ever: both parties have perfected the art of coming across like the Average Joe...

... while raking in the sort of cash scarcely seen by the average stock broker. In 2010 alone, it's now been revealed, the Kardashian made $65 million. That's about 65 million more dollars than positive contributions made to society.

As the clear brains behind the family's financial success, Kris Jenner tells the trade she was faced with a dilemma when the Kim Kardashian sex tape came out in 2007:

I had to cry and get upset in the privacy of my own room and then come out and help her, because she's my daughter... All I knew was that I had to make some lemonade out of these lemons fast. Real fast... My job was trying to take my kids' 15 minutes and turn it into 30."

Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs took medical leave from the company about a month ago. He has not disclosed why, but speculation has run rampant since.

Reports circulated this week that Jobs is seeking radical treatment for cancer at the Stanford Cancer Center in Palo Alto, Calif. Then these Steve Jobs pics leaked.

If it's really him. That is unclear. The National Enquirer claims it is (yeah, we know, but remember Rielle Hunter) and that Jobs has "six weeks to live" ...

Is this really Steve Jobs - and is his condition dire?

The pictures of a "skeletal-looking" Steve, who was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer, an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor, in 2004, are upsetting.

Radar Online did confirm, or claims to have confirmed that he is seeking cancer treatment. Regardless, he should keep up as many Apple duties as he is able.

"I will continue as CEO and be involved in strategic decisions," he said before stepping down. Whether this is him or not, we wish Jobs a speedy recovery.

In other news, Jobs will attend a meeting with President Obama today along with chief executives from Google and Facebook, so he's still hanging tough.

Justin Bieber made headlines for reasons beyond his haircut and dance moves this week.

The 16-year old gave an interview to Rolling Stone in which he touched on Canada's health care system; his opinion on sex; and, most controversially of all, abortion.

Following Bieber's insinuation that he'd be against terminating a pregnancy that was the result of rape - because "everything happens for a reason" - many critics took the singer to task for his word choice.

But "I think he meant that God has a plan," said the article's author, Vanessa Grigoriadis. "Even for the most die-hard Christian, it's hard to justify rape as part of God's plan, and harder to justify rape that leads to pregnancy and abortion. I think he was wrestling with that in his answer, which I found to be solid and logical. I think it is being widely misunderstood. He did not say that rape was part of God's plan."

While she disagrees with his assessment of her issues (what do you expect when you live in denial), Lindsay Lohan is grateful for Charlie Sheen's support.

Sources say she was appreciative that Charlie called in to the Dan Patrick Show and lashed out against the people trying to "vilify [Lindsay] without fact."

Charlie's advice to Lindsay wasn't as well received, however.

Charlie Sheen Offers Advice For Lindsay Lohan

Sheen, who touted his own ability to pull it together at work no matter how hung over he is, said Lohan really needs to "work on her impulse control."

While she "appreciates Charlie giving her his support," Lindsay doesn't buy what he's selling, though, as she doesn't think she has self-control issues.

This is a girl who also thinks the D.A. is just out to get her.

Oh say, do you wanna see... Camille Grammer's bare breasts and vagina in Playboy?

While this greedy, self-obsessed Real Housewife continues to make the media rounds, pretending to bare her feelings in various interviews about ex-husband Kesley, let's not forget:

She actually did bare it all for Playboy in the 90s!

Grammer posed for the men's magazine in 1995 and 1997. For the latter spread, she busted out her giant boobs in front of the Statue of Liberty, an American flag bikini discarded by her side. Forget capitalism and freedom of speech. This is what our great nation is all about!

Don't worry, it gets a lot more naked. Try to hold down your lunch and check out the following, exposed photos of Camille Grammer in Playboy.

I for one welcome our new computer overlords.

Having been dominated over the course of three days by IBM supercomputer Watson, venerable Jeopardy legend Ken Jennings could hold tip his hat in defeat.

Ken and fellow champ Brad Rutter rallied a formidable defense, but in the end, the humans were no match. Ken's aside in his final Jeopardy answer said it all:

Despite occasionally mispronouncing names and wagering absurd amounts such as $2,127 on a Daily Double, Watson still amassed a mammoth $77,147.

Jennings took second place at $24,000 and Rutter was third with $21,600.

The three-night Jeopardy event was taped at IBM's T. J. Watson Research Laboratory in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., with a $1.5 million pot on the line.

Innocent victim of Dr. Conrad Murray, victim of the perils of prescription medication, victim of his own abuse of his body or a little bit of all three?

However you want to describe him, Michael Jackson was an addict. So much so that he actually interviewed an anesthesiologist before he died.

Jackson wanted a personal anesthesiologist to travel to London and "take care of him" during his This Is It tour, according to a new report.

As we know, the London tour never ended up happening, as Jackson, scared and sedated in his final days, passed away before it could begin.

Michael's Propofol addiction for years before his death was no secret, and he tried recruiting Dr. David Adams, a Las Vegas anesthesiologist.

Dr. Adams told LAPD investigators that just months before MJ's death, Dr. Conrad Murray and Michael Jackson both met with him about it.