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2:25 PM ET, January 19, 2009

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Daily Mail:
Kelly Osbourne arrested for slapping columnist who called her fiance ‘stupid’ … Kelly Osbourne has been arrested for allegedly slapping a woman in a Soho nightclub.  —  Witnesses claim the radio DJ flew into a rage after gossip columnist Zoe Griffin said her fiancé, Luke Worrall, was stupid.
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Perez Hilton:
Kelly Osbourne Arrested!!!  —  Don't f**k with the Osbournes!  —  Gossip columnist Zoe Griffin learned that the hard way back in August, when Kelly demonstrated that the apples don't fall far from the tree and slapped the writer.  —  Griffin's offense?  —  She called Kelly's fiance …
Matthew Drake / Daily Mail:
As Madonna poses for yet ANOTHER raunchy album picture, will she still be doing this at 70? … She has no intention of growing old gracefully - or in comfort, it seems.  —  Madonna strapped, wrapped and laced herself into a very improbable outfit to promote her 11th studio album, Hard Candy.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson back together in DC  —  Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson are back on!  (Hurray!)  The two appeared together at the “Declare Yourself” event in Washington.  Sam was the DJ, Lindsay was there to... pose for pictures?  Lend moral support?  Perpetuate the drama?
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OK! Magazine:   Lindsay & Sam Put Split Rumors to Rest
Access Hollywood:
Maroon 5 & John Legend Rock Inaugural ‘Declare Yourself’ Event
Discussion: INF Daily
Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Christina's ‘Wild’ First Birthday Party for Max  —  A “wild” time was had by all when Christina Aguilera and husband Jordan Bratman threw a party Saturday afternoon to celebrate the first birthday of son Max, who turned 1 on Jan. 12.  —  The bash, whose theme was inspired by the classic children's book …
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Kissing Kate Winslet's like ‘kissing a family member,’ gushes Leonardo DiCaprio … He says that kissing her on a film set is like kissing a family member - though we assume he means a very distant cousin.  —  Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet stood side-by-side in London last night …
Ian Youngs / BBC:
Pop star Perry in award blunder  —  US singer Katy Perry has been wrongly handed one of the main prizes at France's main music award ceremony.  —  Perry collected the trophy for best international song at the NRJ Awards in Cannes, thinking she had won - but it was intended for Rihanna for Disturbia.
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Dan Wootton / News of the World:
Amy's £1m wine label  —  Star spends fortune launching own record company  —  MEET Amy Winehouse, (the ever so unlikely) Music Mogul.  —  The recovering drug addict is spending a whopping £1 million to launch her own record company.  —  She's named the business Lioness …
Discussion: Hecklerspray and Scandalist
ETonline:
OPRAH'S ‘TOP SECRET’ DINNER WITH BARACK OBAMA  —  ET has learned that Oprah Winfrey shared a private dinner last night with President-elect Barack Obama and Oprah's best pal Gayle King tells us all about it.  —  Gayle tells ET the dinner, which she also attended with about 100 people …
Daily Mail:
Scarlett likes it hot: Johansson goes for the Marilyn Monroe look in striking D&G ad … She may be a married woman now, but Scarlett Johansson shows no reason to tone down her sexiness in her latest modelling job.  —  The 24-year-old actress, who married Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in September …
OK! Magazine:
OK!  Interview: Simon Baker  —  With Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman as godmothers to two of his kids, Simon Baker, star of the CBS drama The Mentalist, is part of Hollywood's Aussie mafia.  —  Simon, 39, has three children with his wife, actress Rebecca Rigg: Stella, 15, Claude, 9, and Harry, 7.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Daily Mail:
KATIE NICHOLL: It's love at first bite for Frances Bean … Singer Courtney Love has a passion for all things British.  —  She's still looking for her dream home in England, and now I'm told she's on the hunt for a perfect English gentleman...for her daughter Frances Bean.
Mark Gray / People.com:
Joaquin Phoenix: From Oscar Nominee to Rapper  —  After announcing his retirement from acting in October, Joaquin Phoenix made his first public foray into the music world Friday, saying he was ready to put his real self out there and not hide behind movie characters.  —  “This is me saying this is who I am.
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PopSugar:
Joaquin Phoenix: Crazy or Crazy Talented?
Discussion: OH NO!!
X17 Online:
Joaquin Phoenix Is A Rapper Now
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Anne Heche Expecting a Baby Boy!  —  Anne Heche and her beau, actor James Tupper, are going to have a baby boy, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  Guess the famous baby bump!  —  This will be the couple's first child together.  —  “They are thrilled,” her rep said in early December …
 
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