1. Lady Gaga will play muse on Bravo’s new fashion competition show, Launch My Line, in an episode that will air on January 6. [via People]
2. Sex and the City 2‘s new teaser trailer includes a “New York State of Mind” soundtrack and the girls riding around the desert on camels. [via rPulse]
3. T.I. was released from prison early yesterday, and admitted to an Atlanta halfway house. [via XXL]
4. Ricky Gervais is working on a new animated series for HBO based on his popular podcasts. His buddies Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington (!) will be doing voices as well; the show debuts February 19. [via THR]
5. Kim Peek, the savant who inspired Dustin Hoffman‘s character in Rain Main, has died at 58. [via Slashfilm]

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