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Brian Orloff / Style Watch:
Spoiler Alert: People's Choice Winners Revealed — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie clearly have the people's vote. — The two were among the big winners at the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards Wednesday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Pitt was named favorite leading man at the ceremony …
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Molly / POPSUGAR:
Brad Pitt's Almost Anonymous, But Not Quite — Brad Pitt who thankfully grew his mustache into a full goatee, was spotted riding around LA yesterday on one of his many motorcycles. In his W Magazine cover interview, Brad refers to the time when he's on his bikes as his most anonymous calling himself …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Mickey Rourke sizes up ‘Iron Man 2’ — Actor may play Russian villian in Marvel sequel — In what would mark his first studio film since resurrecting his career with “The Wrestler,” Mickey Rourke is in talks to play the heavy in “Iron Man 2,” the Marvel Entertainment sequel that director Jon Favreau begins shooting this spring.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Mickey Rourke circles ‘Iron Man 2’ — Sam Rockwell also in talks for a villain role — Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell are in talks to star as the villains in “Iron Man 2,” being directed by Jon Favreau. — Marvel has been keeping a very tight lid on the script for the sequel …
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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
‘90210’ scoop: Tori Spelling in final talks to rev up Bev — I'd love to say I hate to say “I told you so,” but who are we kidding? I love to (and I think perversely, you kinda like it when I do, too). And back in November I told you that by the end of 90210 V. 2.0's freshman year Tori Spelling …
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MomLogic:
Lisa Rinna: “I Looked Like a Freak” — This celeb mom opens up about her kids, her husband, and her plastic surgery regrets. — The hot dancing mom — who will soon host TV Guide's red carpet Golden Globe coverage — spoke to momlogic about her surgery regrets, why she put her daughters …
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Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Lindsay Parties Solo While SamRo Dines Alone — Los Angeles (E! Online) - Lindsay Lohan may have just blogged that she and Sam Ronson haven't broken up, but she did step out without her GF last night. — LiLo hit Apple Lounge with her assistant and a girlfriend (but no SamRo) in tow.
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OK! Magazine:
Stress to Blame for Jennifer Connelly's Weight Loss — Jennifer Connelly is undoubtedly one of the most gorgeous actresses in Hollywood. But lately, recent reports have focused on Connelly's sudden weight loss, which have people wondering if the He's Just Not That Into You star is okay.
TMZ.com:
“Lost” Star Battles Baby Mama and Gets Kid — Naveen Andrews has just left family court with his son, and the baby mama is sitting on the courthouse steps bawling. — The “Lost” star and Elena Eustache, the mother of three-year-old Naveen Joshua, were in L.A. County Superior Court …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Taylor Lautner Sinks Teeth Into Twilight Sequel — We're over the New Moon! — Taylor Lautner, whose normal-shaped incisors still left fanggirls panting for more in Twilight, will get the chance to morph into a werewolf, according to director Chris Weitz.
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson Leads NAACP Image Awards with Seven Nods — They can act and they can sing. And now Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Beyonce Knowles are getting recognized for both talents. — The trio received NAACP Image Award nominations Wednesday in both film and music categories.
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Simon Rothstein / The Sun:
‘You never hear the good things about taking cocaine’ — LILY ALLEN has defended drug use, slammed Christianity and attacked her own record label - in her most controversial ever interview. — Criticising the ‘hysteria’ around cocaine, she said: “The only story is that drugs are bad …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Fergie & Josh's Joint Bachelor and Bachelorlette Party! — Fergie & Josh's Joint Bachelor and Bachelorlette Party! — In Touch can exclusively reveal that Fergie and her fiancé, Josh Duhamel, will be celebrating their bachelor and bachelorette parties together tonight!
Michael Fleming / Variety:
DiCaprio set to ‘Beat the Reaper’ — New Regency nabs rights to Josh Bazell novel — New Regency is acquiring screen rights to “Beat the Reaper,” eyed as a star vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio. — The protagonist in the novel penned by Josh Bazell is a Manhattan emergency room doctor …
NY Daily News:
Josh & Sean are no 'Milk'-toasts — “Milk” stars Sean Penn and Josh Brolin charbroiled each other at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards Monday night, turning the gala into a rip-roaring roast. — Penn started the scorching as he presented Brolin with the evening's Best Supporting Actor award.
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Jessica Herndon / People.com:
FIRST LISTEN: Jesse McCartney and Ludacris Collaborate on Remix — Jesse McCartney and Ludacris — Platinum selling artist Jesse McCartney and Grammy winning rapper Ludacris have collaborated on the remix to McCartney's single “How Do You Sleep?” - and People.com has the first listen of the track.
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Gushes About New Fiancée — Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff — Getting engaged on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas was a perfect way to end 2008, Dancing with the Stars pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff tell PEOPLE in its new issue.
Brian Hamlin / Daily Democrat:
One year county jail term for celebrity plastic surgeon — Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Jan Adams, who pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of drunken driving in Solano County last year, was sentenced Monday to one year in county jail. — Solano County Superior Court Commissioner Ray Wieser handed …
New York Post:
HOOKS IN FISHY TALE — PRODUCERS SCRUTINIZING PIVEN'S EXIT — SOME backers of “Speed-the- Plow,” still seething over Jer emy Piven's abandonment of the production last month, are pushing for an investigation into the actor's laughable claim that he was felled by “mercury poisoning.”
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