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2:20 PM ET, January 8, 2009

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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 …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound, The Bosh and Jossip
Us Weekly:
Christian Bale Dedicates People's Choice Award to Late Heath Ledger  —  The Dark Knight proved to be the big winner at Wednesday's 35th Annual People's Choice Awards, taking home five awards, including favorite cast, superhero and action movie.  —  See unforgettable photos from The Dark Knight.
Discussion: X17 Online and Hellomagazine.com
Tiffany McGee / People.com:
Confirmed!  Taylor Lautner Will Be Back in Twilight Sequel  —  The speculation is over: Taylor Lautner will get to play Jacob Black after all in the Twilight sequel New Moon.  —  “It was my first instinct that Taylor was, is, and should be Jacob,” director Chris Weitz announced in a statement Jan. 7.
Discussion: The Dish Rag
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X17 Online:
Lindsay Gives One Heck Of An Interview!  —  Lindsay Lohan is Interview magazine's February 2009 cover girl, and Lauren Hutton interviewed the 22-year-old actress and the two ladies discussed the paparazzi, fame, movie roles, and the media's perception of the young starlet.  —  On the paparazzi:
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Us Weekly:
Jett Travolta's Funeral Set for Today  —  John Travolta and Kelly Preston will say their final goodbyes to 16-year-old son Jett at his funeral Thursday afternoon, the Associated Press reports.  —  See touching photos of Jett and his parents.  —  Jett will be buried in Ocala, Florida …
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Access Hollywood:
Tom Cruise & Oprah Not Attending Jett Travolta's Memorial
Discussion: X17 Online, POPSUGAR and Bumpshack.com
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ellen DeGeneres to Find Mr. Right for Anne Hathaway  —  Anne Hathaway (left) and Ellen DeGeneres  —  Having tiptoed around who would make the right guy - or even who is the guy she is now seeing - Anne Hathaway has now been cornered by Ellen DeGeneres on the subject of Mr. Right.
Discussion: Defamer and The Bastardly
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Anne Hathaway: I Want a “Law Abiding Boyfriend”
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
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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Michael K / Dlisted:
This Is How I Expected Them To Look Shirtless  —  Whenever I have dry dreams (it doesn't get wet anymore without a lot of work) about Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie from The Flight of the Conchords, this is exactly how I imagined them topless.  Time Out did not Photoshop this.  It is the real s**t.
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
The 2008 Razzie Nominations: Worst of the year in film  —  The 2008 Razzie Award nominations have been released, chronicling the year's worst films and performances.  There were so many stinkers to choose from - I'd bet it's harder to pick the nominees for this than it is the Oscars and Golden Globes.
New York Post:
SEX SECRETS OF BARBIE & KEN  —  BARBIE and Ken are beloved by millions of children - but the people behind the world's most popular dolls were involved in unsavory sexual behavior they kept secret for years, a new book reveals.  —  In “Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel,” …
Discussion: MomLogic, Jezebel and Jossip
New York Post:
EX IS AN ORGAN MOANER  —  DIVORCE DOC: GIVE MY KIDNEY BACK!  —  She stole his heart, but it's his kidney that he wants back.  —  A Long Island surgeon who dumped his wife after she allegedly had a steamy affair wants her to give back the kidney he lovingly gave her, or fork over the $1.5 million he claims the organ is worth.
Discussion: Extra and New York Magazine
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Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
L.I. doctor to estranged wife: Give me my kidney back
Daily Mail:
Nicole Richie watches over baby Harlow as she takes her first tentative steps … Doting Nicole Richie kept a watchful eye on her daughter Harlow as she took some tentative steps with the help of her mother in the park.  —  The 11-month-old pootled around the park as her father Joel Madden …
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Balthazar Leaving Brothers Earlier Than Expected?  —  The Walker family from Brothers & Sisters may be losing a loved one sooner than we thought.  —  According to sources who work on the fan-favorite ABC drama, the show's writers and producers have rewritten certain scenes and storylines …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Brooke Burke Sends Well Wishes to Engaged Maksim & Karina  —  Brooke Burke is thrilled Dancing With the Stars' Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff are getting hitched.  —  “I'm really happy for them,” she told Usmagazine.com at Wednesday's 35th Annual People's Choice Awards.
Discussion: Reality TV Scoop
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Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
Trump rounds up celebs for new ‘Apprentice’ season
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Stars saving red-carpet best for inaugural
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and iVillage
Rob Fitzpatrick / Word Magazine:
Money?  Drugs?  Trousers? …
Discussion: Fan Fare, Daily Mail and OH NO!!
Just Jared:
Heidi Montag: Chanel Fingernails!
Discussion: OH NO!! and Best Week Ever
TMZ.com:
Ryan Gosling Gets Smashed
Discussion: Just Jared
Daily Star:
CRAWFORD BANS DAUGHTER FROM WATCHING MILEY CYRUS
 Earlier Picks: 
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson Leads NAACP Image Awards with Seven Nods
Discussion: Socialite Life
Michael Fleming / Variety:
DiCaprio set to ‘Beat the Reaper’
Discussion: New York Magazine and Cinematical
Jessica Herndon / People.com:
FIRST LISTEN: Jesse McCartney and Ludacris Collaborate on Remix
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Michelle Rodriguez Thanks DUIs and the Legal System For Allowing …
Brian Hamlin / Daily Democrat:
One year county jail term for celebrity plastic surgeon
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton