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12:40 PM ET, February 25, 2008

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People.com:
Sean Penn Steps Out With Petra Nemcova  —  The actor is spotted with the model, who tells PEOPLE they met through her charity  —  Less than two months after he announced his separation from his wife of 11 years, Sean Penn hit Sunday night's Oscar party circuit with a new blonde beauty on his arm: model Petra Nemcova.
Discussion: iVillage and dailystab.com
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Matt Donnelly / PageSix.com:
Petra's Night With Penn  —  Newly single Sean Penn and supermodel Petra Nemcova slipped out of LA's Villa nightclub at 3:10 a.m. this morning — clearly Hollywood's hottest new item.  —  The pair followed up an appearance at a CAA event two days ago with a full-on assault of coupledom tonight at Elton John's Oscar Party (above).
Discussion: Dlisted and Hot Momma Gossip
Nturitz / PageSix.com:
New Couple: Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova  —  Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova have turned up at Elton John's Oscar party, just a night after appearing together at the CAA party.  —  Sean is hitting the town with Petra just two months after announcing the end of his 11-year marriage to Robin Wright Penn.
People.com:
Oscars Red Carpet: What You Didn't See  —  Patrick Dempsey's hair support, Miley Cyrus's lipstick routine and more from outside the Kodak Theatre  —  • John Travolta and Kelly Preston, hitting the red carpet at the same time as Miley Cyrus - creating a logjam.
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TMZ.com:
Alba to Seacrest — Suck on This!  —  Ryan Seacrest got up close and real personal with Jessica Alba on the red carpet last night — and while he didn't pull a Mizrahi and grab her boobs, he definitely asked about ‘em.  —  Just keepin’ it classy at the Oscars.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Associated Press:   Gary Busey harasses stars on red carpet
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Red Carpet moments - Gary Busey and Ryan Seacrest are nuts
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
Phil / Egotastic!:
Brooke Hogan's Bikini Boobs Take Flight  —  I'm not sure exactly what Brooke Hogan is trying to prove in these bikini pictures, but I think it's either A) She can fly, 2) Her breasts are real, 3) She is not actually a man.  Sadly, on all 3 counts, she fails.
Discussion: OH NO!!
New York Post:
NOW THAT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU SICK  —  THE groupies who slept with Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx during their hell-raising Motley Crue years may want to have themselves dry-cleaned after reading “Rock Star Babylon.”  In his compilation of outrageous rock ‘n’ roll stories, out in June, Jon...
Daily Mail:
Katie Holmes talks about her ‘amazing’ Tom, motherhood and how being famous got her into trouble at church  —  Best known for being Mrs Tom Cruise, actress Katie Holmes, 29, first garnered fame as Joey in the hit television show Dawson's Creek.  —  Her big-screen credits include Batman Begins …
New York Post:
HOTEL HELL  —  IT looks like rehab didn't have much effect on Amy Winehouse, who is once again spiraling out of control.  The British pop sensation spent the hours before the Brit Awards in London the other day trashing her room at the Riverbank Plaza Hotel, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage, according to The Sun.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Britney's Night Out with Dad  —  After a three-hour visit with her sons on Saturday (her first since Jan. 3), Britney Spears continued her family time Saturday night, stepping out to Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills with her father, Jamie.  —  Just before 8 p.m., the pop star and her dad …
Discussion: TMZ.com, POPSUGAR and iVillage
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Traciasl / A Socialite's Life:
Britney Gets a Visit From Sean Preston and Jayden James
X17 Online:
Britney's Reunion - A Look Back
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon Stewart Cracks Angelina Jolie Pregnancy Joke at Academy Awards  —  Oscar host Jon Stewart got a few laughs at Angelina Jolie's expense at tonight's show.  —  After presenting a fake award in honor of pregnant A-listers — including Nicole Kidman, Jessica Alba and Cate Blanchett — Stewart announced Jolie as the winner.
Discussion: iVillage, poponthepop.com and BALLZ!
Christine Sams / The Age:
Million dollar baby  —  Nicole Kidman's unborn baby already has a multimillion-dollar price tag, with magazines in the US, UK and Australia preparing bidding campaigns for the rights to first pictures of the child.  —  Friends of Kidman have confirmed the actor is trying to handle …
Discussion: The Bastardly
Just Jared:
Heidi Klum and Seal Sparkle After the Oscars  —  Heidi Klum and husband Seal attend the 16th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party on Sunday at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif.  —  Peep Heidi in a flowing red Galliano dress at the Oscars!
Discussion: OH NO!!
New York Times:
‘No Country for Old Men’ Wins Oscar Tug of War  —  No film ran away with the night, however, as the 80th Academy Awards gave a bruised movie industry a chance to refocus its ever-inward gaze on laurels instead of labor strife.  Ethan Coen, left, Joel Coen, center, and Scott Rudin accepted the award for best picture.
Discussion: Tuned In, Gawker and Towleroad
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Hellomagazine.com:
Neck-and-neck finish sees Viggo triumph in our Oscar poll
Discussion: omg!
 
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