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2:00 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.
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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
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
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
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.
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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
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]
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.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Tom Cruise Speaks Out About Jett Travolta's Death  —  Tom Cruise, a family friend of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, is speaking out about the tragic death of their 16-year-old son Jett.  —  “I remember Jett when he was born,” Cruise, 46, says on The View, scheduled to air on Friday.
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NY Daily News:
Kim didn't see the B.I.G. picture  —  Lil' Kim doesn't want to be notorious.  —  The queen bee of hip hop had nothing to do with the upcoming film about her former flame, Christopher (The Notorious B.I.G.) Wallace, despite being a main character in the biopic about the slain Brooklyn rapper.
Abigail Lorge / TENNIS.com:
Gavin Rossdale: On Federer, fatherhood, forehands  —  The global celebrity of British rocker Gavin Rossdale derives both from his success as a musician and from his marriage to American pop star Gwen Stefani, with whom he has two sons.  What's less known about the former Bush frontman, 43 …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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 …
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Levi Johnston's Mother Speaks Out  —  Speaking for the first time since her Dec. 18 arrest on charges of selling OxyContin, Sherry Johnston - whose son, Levi fathered a son with Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, last month - tells PEOPLE she got hooked on the prescription opiate …
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.
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 …
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
 
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video is in talks with veteran anchor Brian Williams to host a live Election Night special, its first entry into news-related programming

Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein's newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies

Tyler Falk / Current:
NPR is making changes to Morning Edition and All Things Considered, including shorter stories, a broader range of topics, and a more conversational tone

 
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