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12:20 PM ET, January 9, 2009

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Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Get Cozy at Critics Choice Awards  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie packed on the PDA at Thursday's 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica.  —  Though they both did not take home any awards, the two did not seem to mind.
Discussion: INF Daily and The Dish Rag
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Hellomagazine.com:
Brad and Ang in movie star mode as Critics kick off award season  —  While they're almost as well known these days for being the parents of six as they are for their screen careers, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were very much in movie star mode this week as they attended the latest Hollywood pre-Oscars award ceremony.
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Lane Brown / New York Magazine:
Anne Hathaway Wins an Early Golden Globe  —  Congratulations are due to Rachel Getting Married's Anne Hathaway, who, according to the awards' official Website, will win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama on Sunday night!  —  Nominations and Winners [Golden Globes]
Susan King / Los Angeles Times:
‘Slumdog’ is the Critics' Choice
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman Admits Embarrassment Over Australia Role  —  Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman says she isn't happy with her performance in the critical and commercial flop Australia.  —  “I can't look at this movie and be proud of what I've done,” Kidman, 41, told Sydney radio station 2dayFM.
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Sydney Morning Herald:
I squirmed through Australia: Nicole Kidman
Discussion: The Dish Rag and Lifeline Live
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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Mary Margaret / People.com:
Kate Hudson (Accidentally) Punches Anne Hathaway  —  Kate Hudson (left) chats with Rachael Ray  —  Call it dedication to her craft: Kate Hudson says she got into character a little too much on the set of Bride Wars, when she inadvertently punched costar Anne Hathaway in the face during the movie's catfight scene.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lisa Bonet Welcomes Baby Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa  —  Try saying this name three times fast!  —  Former Cosby star Lisa Bonet and her husband Jason Momoa welcomed their second baby, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.
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Heath Ledger / The Huffington Post:
Lisa Bonet's New Baby: Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa
The Smoking Gun:
Putting Sex In “The City”  —  MTV show features man nabbed for offering cop drugs for sex  —  Meet James Nevan Donahue.  If you're a fan of MTV's new faux reality show “The City,” you'll recognize Donahue as the bothersome swell who pals around with an odious New York City woman named Olivia Palermo …
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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.
justjaredjr.buzznet.com:
Zac Efron Levitates to Target  —  Zac Efron flies through the air as he pushes his full shopping cart back to his car at a local Target store in Hollywood on Thursday afternoon.  —  The 21-year-old actor picked up some office supplies, including a 3-drawer counter top unit and multiple desk organizers.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Cele|bitchy:
New couple alert: Pink and Wilmer Valderrama  —  Remember that Wilmer Valderrama guy?  He pretty much dropped out of sight after dishing to Howard Stern in early 2006 about his famous ex-lovers.  The guy who probably blabbed his way out of a career and a lot of opportunities to get laid may have found another willing date.
Discussion: poponthepop.com and CelebNewsWire
The Sun:
Hate hit list  —  FEARS grew last night that hate-filled Islamic extremists are drawing up a “hit list” of Britain's leading Jews — bringing the Middle East conflict terrifyingly close to home.  —  TV's The Apprentice boss Sir Alan Sugar and Amy Winehouse record producer Mark Ronson …
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
Cele|bitchy:
Martha Stewart's prison buddy recounts tense lesbian sex incident  —  The National Enquirer has an interview with a woman who claims she was friends with Martha Stewart in prison, but has since been ignored by the millionaire homemaker after multiple attempts to contact her.
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
New York Post:
SAM STAYS HOME  —  LINDSAY Lohan (above) left her constant companion Samantha Ronson at home the other night to hang with Sean Penn.  He and Lohan went to Nobu in West Hollywood, reports Celebuzz.com.  Later, Page Six sources said the pair - who were spotted together all over Manhattan last month - went to newly reopened club Guy's.
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.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Kevin Costner Briefly Hospitalized
Discussion: iVillage
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Trump Enlists New Batch of Celebrity Apprentices  —  Sure you might quibble with NBC's definition of celebrity, but Donald Trump's latest incarnation of The Apprentice is shaping up to be some must-see trainwreck TV.  —  The Peacock just announced the 16 participants for the second installment …
Discussion: TV Envy and Perez Hilton
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Whitney Pastorek / EW.com:
‘Celebrity Apprentice 2’: Who will be fired...and why!
 
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Extra:
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