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2:38 AM ET, January 9, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Tom on Jett's Death — “Horrific”  —  A visibly shaken Tom Cruise finally opened up about the death of his good friend's son — describing Jett Travolta's death as “horrific” and addressing Scientology's role in the tragedy.  —  Struggling to find the right words, Cruise addressed …
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Heath Ledger / The Huffington Post:
Lisa Bonet's New Baby: Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa  —  You know her as Lisa Bonet from “The Cosby Show,” and Lilakoi Moon (Bonet changed her name in 1995) has given birth to her third child: Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa.  —  Lilakoi, 41, has a daughter Zoe, 20 …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lisa Bonet Welcomes Baby Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
Trump rounds up celebs for new ‘Apprentice’ season  —  NEW YORK - Early last October, NBC unveiled the 16-member cast of “Celebrity Apprentice” to reporters.  Everyone on hand at the locked-down news conference swore to keep the participants' identities a secret until NBC said “go.”
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Trump Enlists New Batch of Celebrity Apprentices
Discussion: TV Envy
Whitney Pastorek / EW.com:
‘Celebrity Apprentice 2’: Who will be fired...and why!
People.com:
Ugly Betty's Ana Ortiz Is Pregnant  —  Ugly Betty star Ana Ortiz is pregnant with her first child, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Ortiz, 37, and her husband Noah Lebenzon, the guitarist for the band Half Life, are expecting the baby at the end of July.  —  “They are thrilled and ecstatic,” says a friend of the New York City-based couple.
TMZ.com:
Kevin Costner 911  —  TMZ has learned Kevin Costner was rushed to the hospital Tuesday.  —  It happened in Hollywood, at around 10 AM.  We're told Costner was driving to a meeting when he began feeling ill and lightheaded — so bad he pulled over and called 911.  As he waited for paramedics, we're told Costner began vomiting.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and X17 Online
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Kevin Costner Briefly Hospitalized  —  Kevin Costner was hospitalized overnight Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, but was released the following day after tests showed nothing was amiss, his rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Kevin was driving in the Hollywood area Tuesday morning …
Discussion: iVillage
Guy Patrick / The Sun:
Ronaldo wrecks Ferrari in smash  —  Smash ... Ronaldo's wrecked Ferrari sportscar  —  The lucky Manchester Utd winger escaped without a scratch after the Italian sportscar was smashed to smithereens in a crash early today.  —  Witnesses said his car was a “mangled wreck” - and police say it is a write-off.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Just As Long As His Eyebrows Are Okay
Discussion: CandyKirby.com
Phil / Egotastic!:
Mischa Barton Posted Bikini Pictures  —  Wow!  Mischa Barton is really scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to trying to get publicity.  We've already seen her posing for staged “paparazzi” bikini pictures, and now she's posting bikini pictures on her website, in a bid to get attention.
Discussion: Celebslam
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: Jezebel, MomLogic, notorious news and Jossip
New York Post:
‘CITY’ GUY HAS ARREST RECORD  —  THE $100 fine that insufferable Nevan Donahue had to pay for spitting on the subway on last week's episode of MTV's “The City” is the least of his legal worries.  According to the clerk at the Palm Beach Courthouse, Donahue, 28, has a warrant out for his arrest …
New York Post:
WE HEAR . . .  THAT artist Alex Gardega is painting a nude, 6-foot portrait of “charming and sexy” Rachael Ray and using paprika mixed with oils for the TV chef's skin tones . . . THAT Kanye West, Benicio Del Toro and Eva Amurri will be at the Louis Vuitton SoHo store tonight to check …
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Palin: Media goes easy on Kennedy  —  Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) believes Caroline Kennedy is getting softer press treatment in her pursuit of the New York Senate seat than Palin did as the GOP vice presidential nominee because of Kennedy's social class.  —  “I've been interested …
Debra Lewis-Boothman / People.com:
R. Kelly & Wife Finalize Divorce  —  R&B singer R. Kelly and his wife of 11 years, Andrea Lee Kelly, are officially divorced, according to a statement from their lawyers Thursday.  —  Kelly, 42, and Andrea, 35, will have joint custody of their three children.  No other details were revealed.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Just Jared:
Ryan Seacrest & Simon Cowell: Jetski Buddies  —  American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and BFF judge Simon Cowell have some fun riding jetskis together in the Caribbean on Thursday (January 8).  —  The pair squeezed in this last vacation before the return of Idol, which returns with a two-night …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Lifeline Live
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Fergie and Josh Kick Off Their Wedding Week  —  Fergie and Josh Duhamel at their party Jan. 7  —  Forget keeping the boys and girls apart.  Three days before her wedding, Fergie took a break from her intense bride-to-be workouts for a co-ed bachelor-bachelorette party with fiancé Josh Duhamel.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Kate Hudson Laughs Off Lesbian Rumors  —  She may have not found Mr. Right yet, but Kate Hudson says she's not switching teams.  —  At Wednesday's People's Choice Awards, Hudson, 29, laughed off perezhilton.com's recent report that she was spotted smooching a woman in Miami.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Jenny Hontz / People.com:
Hogan Family's Jeremy Licht Becomes a Dad  —  Jeremy Licht and Kimberly Wallis's wedding photo  —  Jeremy Licht, former child star of the '80s sitcom The Hogan Family, and his wife Kimberly Wallis Licht welcomed their daughter New Year's Eve, he tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
POPSUGAR:
Lauren and Lo Wine and Dine  —  Lauren Conrad looked like she was ready for Summer in January as she stepped out in her maxi dress and white Balenciaga bag for lunch with Lo Bosworth in LA yesterday.  The Hills might be on hiatus for a while, but we're sure there's still plenty of drama …
Discussion: OH NO!!
Extra:
Donor Hubby Wants Kidney Back from Ex  —  A Long Island doctor is going through a messy divorce, and he's asking for an unusual bit of compensation from his wife — his kidney!  According to the NY Post, surgeon Richard Batista, 49, dumped his wife after she allegedly cheated on him …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Real Housewives Star Sheree Ready to Be ‘Single & Hot’  —  Sheree Whitfield, one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, is flying high these days.  Whitfield — along with Nene Leakes, Lisa Wu-Hartwell, Deshawn Snow and Kim Zolciak — made the show Bravo's most successful Housewives franchise …
Discussion: TMZ.com and I'm Not Obsessed
X17 Online:
Lindsay Gives One Heck Of An Interview!  —  Images courtesy of Interview Magazine 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.
 
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