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2:40 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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Richard Shears / Daily Mail:
‘I squirmed in my seat,’ says Nicole Kidman as she reveals embarrassment at her performance in Australia epic … It was expected to be the blockbuster that saved Australia's tourist industry - because with ‘local star’ Nicole Kidman in the key role, where could it go wrong?
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
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.
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
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.
TMZ.com:
Ryan Pleads Guilty to Meth Possession  —  Ryan O'Neal pled guilty to one count of felony possession of methamphetamines in a Malibu courtroom today.  —  The actor was sentenced to 18 months in a drug rehabilitation program.  If he completes the program, the charge will be wiped from his record.
Discussion: Access Hollywood
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.
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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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 …
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
John Eligon / New York Times:
10-Year Sentence for ‘Sopranos’ Actor  —  Lillo Brancato Jr., the former actor who was convicted of attempted burglary for his role in a 2005 shooting in the Bronx that left an off-duty police officer dead, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday.  —  Last month, a jury acquitted Mr. Brancato …
Discussion: Jossip and New York Magazine
Whitney Pastorek / EW.com:
‘Celebrity Apprentice 2’: Who will be fired...and why!  —  It's a banner day, America!  NBC has announced the cast for the second “sensational” (no, really) season of Celebrity Apprentice, which premieres Sunday, March 1 at 9 p.m., if you want to get the wife and kids out of the country ahead of time.
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Trump Enlists New Batch of Celebrity Apprentices
Discussion: TV Envy and Perez Hilton
 
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Oh Bea!  Princess's unlocked BMW stolen after she left keys …
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
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