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3:55 PM ET, January 9, 2009

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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?
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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.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Ryan O'Neal Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge  —  Ryan and Redmond O'Neal  —  Ryan O'Neal pleaded guilty to a felony charge of drug possession in a Malibu, Calif., courtroom Friday, and agreed to enter an 18-month drug deferment program.  —  If the actor successfully completes drug counseling …
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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: X17 Online and Access Hollywood
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Ryan O'Neal Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge  —  Ryan O'Neal pleaded guilty to the felony drug charge possession of a controlled substance Friday morning, The Insider reports.  —  See mugshots of celebs arrested in 2008.  —  The 67-year-old actor was sentenced to an 18-month drug program.
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]
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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.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Kate Hudson gives Anne Hathaway a beat-down
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
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.
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
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.
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
Breaking: Patrick Swayze hospitalized  —  TCA — On the verge of appearing on stage in support of his new A&E series “The Beast,” actor Patrick Swayze has been hospitalized for pneumonia.  —  Announcement will be made from the TCA stage shortly.  —  UPDATES:
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Us Weekly and omg!
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.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
R. Kelly's Divorce From Wife of 11 Years Finalized
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Shaheem Reid / MTV:
Kanye West Says He'll Pose Naked And ‘Break Every Rule Of Hip-Hop’  —  In an interview with Vibe, the MC longs for ‘the freedom of having less fans.’  —  Kanye West has become a worldwide music icon by always telling us the naked truth as he sees it.  In the February issue of Vibe …
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 …
TMZ.com:
Cops: Barkley Was a Slam Drunk  —  Charles Barkley had booze in his blood on the night he was busted for DUI, this according to the cops who nailed the basketball star last month.  —  Cops say Barkley's blood alcohol level was .149 — nearly twice the legal limit in Arizona.
Discussion: The Blemish and Bossip.com
 
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