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Mary Green / People.com:
COVER STORY: Angelina Jolie Talks About Life, Love and Family  —  In an exclusive interview in the new issue of PEOPLE, Angelina Jolie talks about her brood with Brad Pitt - and admits she's "the disciplinarian" of the family.  —  Jolie, 31, says that she and Pitt, 43 …
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New York Post:
BRAD GIVES ANGELINA ROOM  —  ANGELINA Jolie has Brad Pitt well-trained.  The Hollywood hunk made sure not to upstage his Oscar-winning love at Robert De Niro's after-party the other night for his new flick, "The Good Shepherd," which co-stars Jolie and Matt Damon.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and The Blemish
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Angelina: I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love With Brad
Discussion: Celebritology
People.com:
FAMILY OF THE YEAR
Discussion: Pink Is The New Blog
Deepti Hajela / Associated Press:
`Raymond' dad Peter Boyle dies in NYC  —  NEW YORK - Peter Boyle, the actor who transformed from an angry workingman in "Joe" to a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" and finally the comically grouchy father on "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died.  He was 71.
Discussion: Tabloid Whore!
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ABCNEWS:
'Raymond' Dad, Peter Boyle, Dead at 71  —  Actor Suffered From Multiple Myeloma and Heart Disease  —  Peter Boyle, who gained fame playing everything from a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" to the curmudgeonly father in the long-running TV sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died.
New York Post:
TOM'S CHURCH TEMPTS J.LO, TOO  —  A LOT of people were scratching their heads when they saw Jennifer Lopez and Jim Carrey among the guests at Tom Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes last month in Italy, wondering what the possible connection could be.  —  Some assumed it was the super-agency CAA …
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Johnathan and Heather: Hot New Couple?  —  David Spade who?  Heather Locklear, 45, was recently spotted sharing an intimate dinner with Christina Applegate's ex-husband, actor Johnathan Schaech, 37 (That Thing You Do!), at Mastro's Steakhouse in Thousand Oaks, California.
Discussion: Holy Candy, Best Week Ever and Dlisted
Star:
ARE BRITNEY AND J.R. FOR REAL?  EVEN HIS FATHER DOESN'T KNOW!  —  As reported in the new issue of Star, Britney Spears' working relationship with top hip-hop producer Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, 31 — who's been working with Brit on her upcoming new album — appears to have turned into something a little more personal!
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Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
Its been two days and I already hate this guy more than Kevin Federline  —  Jonathan 'J.R.' Rotem is like Kevin Federline times 1000.  Not only does he look like a total douchebag but he is already capitalizing on his status as Britney's rebound guy by going to The Ivy for lunch.
Discussion: Hollywood Grind
People.com:
Outrage Grows Over Rosie O'Donnell's Asian Joke  —  Members of the Asian-American community are expressing offense over remarks made by Rosie O'Donnell last week on The View.  —  Commenting on Dec. 5 about a visit to the ABC show by an inebriated Danny DeVito, O'Donnell said: "The fact is that it's news all over the world.
Discussion: TV Envy and PLATFORM|LAUNCH
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TMZ.com:
Rosie Spars with Babwa, Pulls a Star on "The View"  —  Barbara Walters and Rosie O'Donnell got into a whole fight about whether Barbara was richer than Rosie, and Rosie said she was not coming back to "The View" ... and Rosie hates all Asian people.  —  That was what Babwa and Rosie …
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Will K-Fed spill juicy secrets about Britney?  —  Plus: Jessica Simpson and John Mayer making beautiful music together?  —  Will Kevin Federline tell all about Britney Spears?  —  K-Fed is prepared to write a steamy, scandal-filled book about his estranged wife that could include shocking details …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Naomi Campbell Says She's a 'Target'  —  Naomi Campbell, who has faced a series of charges that she attacked her employees, says people are simply gunning for her.  —  "I just feel like I am a target," the 36-year-old supermodel told Britain's Sky News.  "People have told me for months and years …
TMZ.com:
Knievel Sues 'Kanyevel' Over Jumpsuit  —  World-famous daredevil Evel Knievel, 68, has sued rapper Kanye West — over a cheesy jumpsuit and a rocket-propelled Skycycle.  —  In a lawsuit filed Monday in Federal Court in Florida, the daredevil claims that Kanye infringed on his trademark name …
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The Smoking Gun:
Evel Knievel Sues Kanye West
NY Daily News:
Brangelina kids: Call your agent!  —  Confidential memo to Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael V. Hayden  —  On Dec. 22, Universal Pictures will release "The Good Shepherd," a film in which Matt Damon plays counterintelligence section chief Edward Wilson and Angelina Jolie plays his wife, Clover.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Sky News:
WHO FORGOT THEIR RING?  —  Frankly, Kate Moss and Pete Doherty are becoming a little bit like Sienna Miller and Jude Law.  —  And we find there's only so many on and offs we're willing to utter.  —  But we've noticed that recently, Kate Moss has been spotted without that engagement ring on a certain finger.
Greg Braxton / Los Angeles Times:
Out of the picture  —  Jennifer Holliday, who starred onstage in 'Dreamgirls,' feels swept aside as a film nears.  —  New York — JENNIFER HOLLIDAY stood on a small stage, pouring out a song of hope and battling the odds.  Her gut-wrenching voice tore from her throat with volcanic force …
Discussion: The Evil Beet and Towleroad
popbytes:
KEVIN REVEALS BRITNEY'S DARKEST SECRETS!  —  good morning kids!  oh yes it's that time of the week again...below is the very latest cover of STAR magazine which reveals kevin federline's plan to write a tell-all book about his soon to be ex-wife britney spears where he'll expose her 'darkest secrets'! …
Contactmusic.com:
SACHA BARON COHEN HIT BY NEW LAWSUIT  —  SACHA BARON COHEN has been hit by a new lawsuit from a man who claims he was "accosted" by the British funnyman in character as BORAT in a South Carolina restaurant last year (05).  Footage of the incident, in which Cohen posed as a toilet attendant …
Discussion: HotRag.net
TMZ.com:
Cops Say Pauly Shore Video a Fake!  —  The shocking footage of Pauly Shore getting socked in the face is phony baloney according to police.  —  The Odessa, Texas Police Department claims that an officer "had met with Mr. Shore prior to his set, and was asked to participate in the skit.
People.com:
Stella McCartney, Husband Welcome a Daughter  —  Fashion designer Stella McCartney has given birth to a daughter, Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The baby, born on Dec. 8 in London, weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz.  —  This is the second child for McCartney, 35 …
Discussion: Jossip and Barbie Martini
New York Post:
JUST CALL JOEL  —  EVEN though Nicole Richie has only been dating Hilary Duff's ex, Joel Madden, for a few weeks, sources tell Page Six the two are moving ahead full speed.  Spies say Madden, who was rumored to have dumped Duff because she wouldn't sleep with him, was listed on Richie's book ing papers …
 
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Scott Jennings / @scottjenningsky:
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