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BREAKING NEWS: DETAILS ON JEREMY PIVEN ILLNESS — ET has exclusive new details about the illness that caused Jeremy Piven to withdraw from his hit Broadway show, ‘Speed-the-Plow.’ — Dr. Carlon Colker, a doctor who has been treating the SAG award nominee and Emmy award-winner …
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Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Jeremy Piven Stricken by Toxins from Sushi, Chinese Herbs — Jeremy Piven suffered “shocking levels” of mercury in his system from eating too much sushi and Chinese herbs, forcing him to leave the Broadway play Speed-the-Plow, his doctor tells PEOPLE. — “I pulled Jeremy from the show,” says Dr. Carlon Colker.
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Variety:
Piven speeds away from ‘Plow’ play
Piven speeds away from ‘Plow’ play
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Daily Mail:
Hats off to them: Posh and Becks return home for Christmas in London wearing matching trilbies … Victoria and David Beckham made the perfect pair today when they arrived at Heathrow airport in matching trilby hats. — Victoria, 34, teamed her hat with a detective-style coat and grey boots …
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15th SAG Awards Nominations Press Release — A complete downloadable version of the Nominations Press Release is at the bottom of this page. — For Immediate Release — NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 15th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® — Actor® Awards Ceremony …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Birthday Boy Brad Pitt: “Am I in Mid-Life?” — Brad Pitt turns 45 today. — But it's his new movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — not his latest milestone — that has gotten the actor thinking about his life. — In the fantasy drama — for which he scored a Screen Actors Guild Award nod …
Brittany Lawonn / in-forum.com:
Cisco Adler, musician and ex-boyfriend of celebs, arrested in Fargo following bar brawl — FARGO - Police here arrested musician Cisco Adler, well-known for romantic relationships with models and actresses, early Thursday morning after witnesses said he punched an employee in the nose following a brawl after his performance at The Hub.
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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Angie Harmon Gives Birth to Third Daughter — Angie Harmon and husband Jason Sehorn welcomed their third daughter Thursday, a rep for the actress tells PEOPLE exclusively. — Emery Hope Sehorn is “a healthy baby girl,” according to the rep. The newest addition joins sisters Finley Faith, 5, and Avery Grace, 3.
Castina / Pop Crunch:
Benji Madden Britney Spears Dating — Is Britney Spears secretly dating Paris Hilton's ex? — In Touch is reporting that Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden, who split from Paris Hilton less than a month ago, is secretly dating the socialite's on-again/off-again pal, Britney Spears.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Scarlett Johansson Selling Her Used Tissue on eBay — Going once... Scarlett Johansson is putting her old tissue on eBay for charity. — During her appearance on Wednesday's The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, she complained that she caught a cold from her Spirit costar Samuel L. Jackson.
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Justin Chang / Variety:
The Spirit — Gabriel Macht is the crime-fighting title character in ‘The Spirit.’ — A Lionsgate release, presented with Odd Lot Entertainment, of an Odd Lot Entertainment/Lionsgate production. Produced by Deborah Del Prete, Gigi Pritzker, Michael E. Uslan.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Taylor Lautner Gaining Weight to Save Twilight Job — Taylor Lautner is packing on the pounds in the hopes of convincing Twilight producers he should return in the sequel, New Moon, as a bigger and more mature werewolf Jacob Black. — “I have been working out. I've been working out since the day we finished filming Twilight.
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El Mayimbe / LatinoReview.com:
Exclusive Scoop: The Player May Join Stark Industries — El Mayimbe here... Got a new source and even though it is a tad bit late at night to double check, he passed my prelimanary source check and besides I figured this scoop is too damn hot to wait till morning.
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Nellie Andreeva / Reuters:
HBO high on “Hung” — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - HBO is hung up on “Hung.” — The pay cable network has picked up the dark comedy pilot starring Thomas Jane to series. — The order for the project, from “The Riches” creator Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson, is said to be for 10 episodes, with the launch eyed for June.
Will Greenlee / TCPalm.com:
Police: Suspicious wife who demands to smell husband's genitals beaten — PORT ST. LUCIE — Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a man accused of hitting his wife after she asked to smell his penis to determine whether he was cheating with another woman, according to a police report released Wednesday.
X17 Online:
Clothing Store Forced To Stop Using Nude Image of French First Lady — A clothing company is being forced to pay $75,000 in damages for using bags featuring a topless image of France's First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Bruni-Sarkozy, a former model who posed for the picture years ago, sued the company for illegally using her image.
EW.com:
‘HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’ CAST IN ‘THE BEST OF 2008’ THE OLYMPICS — The men lost a lot of hair to play the U.S. 4x200m relay team; Harris (far right) even cajoled Segel (far left) into shaving his armpits. “The guys sounded like they didn't think it was going to grow back,” laughs Smulders. “Dude.
NEWS.com.au:
Ricki-Lee Coulter set to leave Australian Idol — Leaving ... Ricki-Lee Coulter has no plans to return to Australian Idol. Picture: Robb Cox — AUSTRALIAN Idol co-host Ricki-Lee Coulter says she has no plans to return to the show next year as she wants to focus on her music career in the US.
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Jermaine Dupri: Girlfriend Janet Jackson Not Pregnant — Jermaine Dupri has gone to his JD's World blog to knock down rumors about him and girlfriend Janet Jackson. — “No she is not pregnant and yes we're still together,” he wrote Thursday in a message “to all the Janet fans.”
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Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
The Carmen Electra Nude for Playboy of the Day — The highlight of my week was talking to a girl about how she lets her boyfriend cum inside her, because she was 18 and 18 is awesome. The highlight of your week will be these pictures of Carmen Electra that I will be asked to take down in a couple of hours …
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Tom Cruise skips son's first film premiere — Plus: No inauguration crowds for Baldwin; J.Lo and hubby look happy — “Seven Pounds” is his son Connor's first film, but Tom Cruise opted not to attend the premiere in L.A. Dec. 16. so he could continue to promote his own film, “Valkyrie.”