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Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
First Photo of Ricky Martin's Twins! — Ricky Martin with sons Valentino (left) and Matteo in San Juan, Puerto Rico — Meet Matteo and Valentino Martin! — Born via surrogate in early August, Ricky Martin's 4-month-old twin boys make their debut in this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Actor Mark Ruffalo's brother, Scott, died after playing Russian Roulette, says murder suspect — Actor Mark Ruffalo with younger brother Scott, who has died after being shot in the head last week in Beverly Hills. The main suspect says he shot himself playing Russian Roulette.
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Associated Press:
Attorney: Suspect in Ruffalo death cleared — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Police cleared a woman arrested in the shooting death of actor Mark Ruffalo's younger brother after being shown evidence that the wound was self-inflicted, the result of playing with a gun, her attorney said Wednesday.
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Mark Binelli / Rolling Stone:
Brad Pitt: The Rolling Stone Interview — The actor on fame, life with six kids and how playing an old man made him grow up — Brad pitt is having technical difficulties. — “I normally need my kids to do this,” he mutters, as he attempts to connect my iPod into his stereo.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Defends Angelina Jolie — In the new issue of Rolling Stone (out Friday), Brad Pitt says his new fantasy drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button got him thinking about his own mortality. — “Angie and I do not fight anymore,” he says. “What occurred to me on this film …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Watch Jessica Biel Strip — In her upcoming drama Powder Blue (out next year), Jessica Biel takes it off as a woman who strips to raise her terminally ill son. — In the trailer (above), she dances, cracks eggs on her chest, does splits and hangs upside down from a pole.
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Associated Press:
Britney Spears Debuts At #1 — NEW YORK — Britney Spears' latest CD, “Circus,” has landed her back at a familiar position _ No. 1. The singer's comeback CD _ actually, make that her second comeback CD _ will top the album charts next week, according to her label, Jive.
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New York Post:
GOSSIP MACHINE — EVERYONE in the cast of “Gossip Girl” is hooking up with each other - and Chace Crawford and Taylor Momsen are at the center of the latest smooching session. A Page Six spy spotted the co-stars sneak away during their holiday party at Haven on East 51st Street to steal kisses …
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Associated Press:
Coldplay Fires Back Against Lawsuit — NEW YORK — Coldplay has fired back against accusations they copied another artist's work for their hit “Viva La Vida.” — In a statement released on Tuesday, the band responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by guitarist Joe Satriani last week in federal court in Los Angeles.
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Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie is Gran Torino Gorgeous — Angelina Jolie is casual perfection in a simple gray sweater and beige heels at the premiere of Gran Torino at the Steven J. Ross Theater on Tuesday, December 9, in Los Angeles. — The 33-year-old actress came out to support her pal Clint Eastwood, who directed her in Changeling.
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson Returning to Work — Jennifer Hudson is getting back to work less than two months after three of her family members were fatally shot in Chicago. — The Grammy-nominated singer is scheduled to begin filming a video for the single “If It Isn't Love” next week, her label J Records tells the Associated Press.
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Tila Tequila: I “Want to Adopt a Boy” — Tila Tequila has motherhood on her mind! — “I definitely want to adopt a boy,” the reality star told Usmagazine.com at a book signing for Hooking Up With Tila Tequila in NYC on Monday. — “Sometimes I think, like, let's just run away from Hollywood …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive: It's a girl for Trista and Ryan — Bachelorette Trista Sutter and her firefighter husband, Ryan, are thrilled to learn they are having a baby girl. “We found out a few weeks ago,” Trista tells In Touch exclusively. “It was such a fun surprise.
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Paula Abdul Lashes Out at Idol Producers — Paula Abdul is blaming American Idol producers for allowing known stalker Paula Goodspeed to get close to her. — Abdul, in a Sirius XM radio interview on Barbara Live! with Barbara Walters Monday night, said that she was familiar with Goodspeed …
Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
Should a Sitcom Star Be New York's Next Senator? — Jeff Vespa/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images — Maybe. We'd support congressional ambitions from Tina Fey, Holland Taylor or possibly that guy who played Balki on Perfect Strangers. (We like his fiscal policy.) — But Fran Drescher?
Justin Chang / Variety:
L.A. critics wired for ‘Wall-E’ — Disney/Pixar toon named best picture of year — Disney/Pixar's robot love story “Wall-E” was named best picture of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. on Tuesday, marking the first time in the org's 33-year history that an animated film has taken the top prize.
