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O.J. Simpson gets at least 15 years in prison — LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) — A Las Vegas judge sentenced fallen gridiron great O.J. Simpson to at least 15 years in prison for leading an armed hotel room confrontation over sports memorabilia in 2007. — Simpson could become eligible for parole in about six years.
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Oprah Winfrey tops THR's Power 100 List — Oprah Winfrey, chairman of Harpo, has been named the most powerful woman in entertainment on The Hollywood Reporter's 17th annual Women in Entertainment: Power 100 special issue. — Published under separate cover today, the Power 100 List honors …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Surpasses Reese Witherspoon as Highest-Paid Actress — Angelina Jolie has topped the Hollywood Reporter's list of the highest-paid actresses. — Jolie, whose 2008 movies earned nearly $1 billion worldwide, commands more than $15 million a movie, followed by Julia Roberts and last year's top earner, Reese Witherspoon.
Janet Murphy / People.com:
Katherine Heigl Debuts on Highest-Paid Actresses List
Katherine Heigl Debuts on Highest-Paid Actresses List
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Mark Dagostino / People.com:
A-Rod: Madonna and I Are 'Friends - That's It' — While speaking to PEOPLE about his latest charitable efforts, Yankees star Alex Rodriguez commented for the first time on his relationship with Madonna. — “We're friends,” Rodriguez, 33, says. — Asked if there is any romance between them at all …
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New York Post:
JUST TOO SPOOKY — THE rental listing of the SoHo apartment where Heath Ledger accidentally overdosed has been pulled without a taker willing to cough up $26,000 per month. The Post's Braden Keil reports the three-bedroom loft at 419 Broome St., which was officially relisted in late July …
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
‘Gossip Girl’ spinoff in development — CW seeks tentpole project for next season — The CW may utilize an episode of “Gossip Girl” later this year to test the spinoff waters. — According to netlet insiders, one of the hit teen skein's segs later this season may double as a backdoor pilot for a “Gossip Girl” spinoff.
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Dean Goodman / Reuters:
Guitarist Satriani accuses Coldplay of plagiarism — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has sued British band Coldplay, accusing the Grammy-nominated stars of plagiarizing one of his songs. — Satriani's copyright infringement suit, filed on Thursday in Los Angeles federal court …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Tearjerker: Dog Saves Dog! — Warning: this video will make your cinder heart cry a million tears and then spontaneously grow a patch of wild daisies for these precious dogs to run through. — In the video, one pooch is running along the highway and gets hit by a car.
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Boy George Found Guilty of Imprisoning Male Escort — Boy George has been convicted of falsely imprisoning a male escort. — The jury in a London court sided with Audun Carlsen, 29, who claimed that the former Culture Club frontman (real name George O'Dowd), 46, had handcuffed him and beat him with a metal chain.
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Is Bra-Free Jennifer Aniston Calendar Legal? — NEW YORK — Jennifer Aniston recently bared her soul to “Vogue” magazine, but now pics of the former “Friends” sensation baring her bod could be illegally making their way onto millions of men's computers as a 2009 Desktop Calendar.
TMZ.com:
Steve-O — Jackass in the Ballroom? — Have you ever watched “Dancing with the Stars” and thought to yourself, “Man, this show needs a guy who will staple his testicles to his thigh”? Well your wish just might come true. — TMZ has learned Steve-O (who has been sober for nine months) …
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Shia Quits Film Over Smashed Hand — Indiana Jones would probably call him a wuss. Actor Shia LaBeouf has been forced to drop out of a new film because of his smashed hand. — LaBeouf was supposed to star in director Neal Burger's new feature, “Dark Fields.”
Rae Pardini / People.com:
Britney Flips the Switch on L.A. Christmas Tree — Britney Spears in L.A. — Topping off a celebratory week that included her 27th birthday and the debut of her new CD Circus, Britney Spears was the surprise guest who lit the tree at Thursday's launch of L.A. Live! for the premiere performance …
Ann Clark / People.com:
Johnny Depp Is Inspired by His Kids, Mortified by Celebrity — Elusive actor Johnny Depp is finally opening up about one thing - his love for his family. — “I could sit there all day and do nothing but watch them grow,” he says in the January issue of Britain's Psychologies magazine.
Caroline Graham / Daily Mail:
Hold the front pages: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes get Forties makeover and separate front covers for style mag … With such high profiles nowadays it appears Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are both now too big to appear on the same front cover. — The couple have such star appeal that they have each …
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
TV Alert: Watch the Duggars Welcome Baby No. 18! — The Duggar family — Sure, Angelina Jolie has her hands full raising six children. But she's got nothing on Michelle Duggar: She and husband Jim Bob are about to welcome their 18th child - and they're inviting viewers to watch.