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Hugh Jackman: The Sexiest Man Alive — A romantic in a hard body, the Aussie star leaves women saying “Oh ... my ... God” — He's a triple threat: a star who can sing, dance and wield a weapon. — At 6 ft. 2 in., all scruff and biceps, Hugh Jackman looms large in the epic Australia …
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Tom Cruise laughable in ‘Valkyrie’ — Plus: Ellen to host Vegas variety show; Demi celebrates her 46th birthday — MGM's marketing team is working hard to convince audiences that their oft-delayed Tom Cruise vehicle “Valkyrie” is a thriller and not the chatfest “Lions for Lambs” was.
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Valkyrie Is A Comedy! — Tommy Girl gives the comedic performance of the year in “Valkyrie” according to some hos who have already seen it. The movie has already been pushed back a few times, but now it's set to come out the day after Christmas. Merry Christmas!
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Ex-Call Girl Ashley Dupré: I'm a ‘Normal Girl’ — She was the tabloid sensation at the center of the sex scandal that brought down New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. But in her very first interview, Ashley Alexandra Dupré tells PEOPLE, “I am a normal girl.”
Mark Gray / People.com:
Mel B & Kelly Monaco to Star in Topless Vegas Show — Former Dancing with the Stars alumni Melanie Brown and Kelly Monaco are trading the ballroom for a Las Vegas stage. — Monaco and Brown - a Dancing winner and runner-up respectively - are set to star in PEEPSHOW, a topless …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: Breastfeeding Twins “Harder Than It Looks” — Angelina Jolie admits she struggled breastfeeding her 4-month-old twins, Knox and Viv, simultaneously. — “You think, ‘Ah, if anybody can do that, I can do that,’ she says in an interview on British show GMTV. ”
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GWYNETH HUBBY-FREE IN MIAMI — IS Gwyneth Paltrow heading down the same marital path as her pal Madonna? — Paltrow raised eyebrows last weekend when she went to the Victoria's Secret fashion show at the reopened Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach instead of flying to see her rocker husband, Chris Martin, on tour with Coldplay.
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Tyrese: I'm Not Dating Brandy! — Tyrese says he is not dating Brandy. — “Brandy and I have been the best of friends since we were 14 years old. She's one of the most talented friends I have,” Gibson tells Usmagazine.com exclusively in a statement. “I would never date her - it would be like dating my sister.”
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson Laments, “No One Wants to Commit” to Me — Twilight's Robert Pattinson doesn't get why people care about his hair so much. — “I do not understand that at all. At all,” he says on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (airing Friday). — “My friends from London …
Hellomagazine.com:
Family and fashion for Victoria as she confirms move to Milan — As LA-based David Beckham prepares to join Italian football club AC Milan in January he can rest easy knowing he'll have some of his biggest supporters on hand, namely his wife and kids. Victoria has confirmed …
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Britney's Mystery Man ID'd — Britney's Groundhog Day prison of a life had a little more excitement than usual last night. The pop star, her manager, Larry Rudolph, and the hunk of burning love in the video above all enjoyed a nice dinner at Sur on Robertson.
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘NCIS,’ ‘Big Love,’ 'Grey's Anatomy,' ‘The Office,’ ‘House,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘Brothers & Sisters,’ and More! — Question: What the hell is going on with Grey's Anatomy's Denny and Izzie? — Jackie — Ausiello: Don't be so quick to judge.
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Brad Pitt is Impervious to Poo, Snot, Urine and Vomit — Brad Pitt opens up to Oprah about partner Angelina Jolie and their six kids. — On how fatherhood has changed him: “[I'm] tough as nails. I'm impervious to poo, snot, urine, vomit. You can't get me. You cannot break me down.”
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Fox, Josh Schwartz mutate ‘X-Men’ — ‘Gossip Girl’ creator writing ‘First Class’ for studio — Twentieth Century Fox is gearing up to continue its “X-Men” franchise with a younger set of mutants. — Studio has tapped “Gossip Girl” creator Josh Schwartz to write “X-Men: First Class.”
Ellen Tumposky / NY Daily News:
Sheikh spent $350K on Michael Jackson ‘brain guru’ — LONDON - A sheikh subsidizing Michael Jackson spent almost $350,000 on a brain-power guru to help the singer's creative juices flow. — “Mind-mapping and motivational guru” Tony Buzan came to Bahrain for a week at the singer's request …
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Alec Baldwin on Kissing Jennifer Aniston: ‘It Was Painful’ — “I'm still hurting.” — At last night's Tisch on Stage gala at the Time Warner Center, 30 Rock actor Alec Baldwin made a very brief stop on the red carpet and hurried away, but not before we leaped over the velvet rope, ran across the room, and cornered him.
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Taylor Swift: I Was Bullied in High School — Before she was famous, Taylor Swift used to get picked on in high school. — “[Growing up on a Christmas tree farm] was basically a shunning - and that's never a good thing, you know?” Swift, 18, says in the December issue of Women's Health.
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Snoop Dogg Advises Obama on Fatherhood — Rapper Snoop Dogg has offered a word of fatherly advice to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama after unlocking the secret to raising a happy family - by learning how to bake. — The hip-hop star keeps his three kids out of the spotlight by inviting …