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4:30 PM ET, January 22, 2009

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Ramin Setoodeh / Newsweek:
Which Actor Googles Himself?  —  At our 13th Oscar Roundtable, six of this year's most-talked-about performers reveal more of themselves than they'd sometimes like.  —  From the magazine issue dated Jan 21, 2009  —  And the Oscar goes to ... who knows?  But at least by Thursday morning we'll know who the nominees are.
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
‘Benjamin Button’ dominates Oscar noms  —  The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button has secured 13 nominations at the 81st Academy Awards.  —  The love story, about a man who is born old and ages in reverse, leads this year's Oscar pack, with British movie Slumdog Millionaire close behind with ten nods.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Score Oscar Nods
Hellomagazine.com:
Kate receives best actress nod as Oscar nominations are announced
Discussion: Access Hollywood
TMZ.com:
$20 Million Extortion Attempt Against Travolta  —  TMZ has confirmed Bahamian police are indeed investigating an alleged extortion plot against John Travolta, but it does not involve pictures of his dying son.  —  We're told several people have allegedly demanded $20 million from John and cops are on the hunt.
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
New Moon Casting Scoop!  Dakota Fanning as Jane?  —  Jason Merritt/Getty Images; Peter Sorel / Summit Entertainment  —  Dakota Fanning...with fangs?  —  It's possible.  I can exclusively report that the 14-year-old child star—she turns 15 on Feb. 23—is in talks to play Jane opposite …
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TMZ.com:
P!nk — Ex Marks the Spot  —  With reports that he's moved back in with P!nk, Carey Hart planted a wet one on his estranged pop star wife in Santa Monica on Wednesday.  —  The couple married three years ago, separated last year and appear to be back together.
X17 Online:
Heath Ledger, Brangelina Top The List Of 2009 Oscar Nominees!  —  We've all been chomping at the bit waiting for the 81st Academy Awards nominations, and here they are:  —  Best picture  —  “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”  —  “Frost/Nixon”  —  “Milk”  —  “The Reader”  —  “Slumdog Millionaire”
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Todd Leopold / CNN:
‘Button’ hooks 13 Oscar nominations
Discussion: Jezebel and L.A. Rag Mag
Access Hollywood:
Heath Ledger Earns Oscar Nom A Year After Death
Discussion: INF Daily
Just Jared:
Taylor Lautner is Spit Sexy  —  Taylor Lautner, who is beefing up for his role as Jacob Black in the Twilight sequel New Moon, spits out quite the loogie after returning home from another rigorous workout in Los Angeles on Tuesday (January 20).  —  A few weeks ago, the 16-year-old actor …
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Larry Carroll / MTV:
Kristen Stewart Confident In Taylor Lautner, Chris Weitz For ‘New Moon’
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Dish Rag
John Coles / The Sun:
Heroine Amy  —  A TOURIST told yesterday how recovering junkie AMY WINEHOUSE became her heroine — as she performed a Baywatch-style rescue on a beach.  —  Louise Williams, 39, was having a sailing lesson in the Caribbean when she was thrown out of her boat by a 6ft wave.
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People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  Audrina Patridge  —  • In the mood for a party, Audrina Patridge got kissy with a mystery man in a red plaid shirt at West Hollywood's Coco de Ville.  Throughout the night, he smooched the Hills star on her neck and, at one point, even picked her up …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
George Clooney Headed Back to ER  —  George Clooney has agreed to come back to the show that launched his career: ER.  —  Sources close to the series tell PEOPLE that ER co-creator John Wells has ordered a closed set to keep Clooney's appearance under wraps.
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Pareene / Gawker:
Diane Sawyer Still Obviously Intoxicated  —  The Inaugural Balls went on all night and it looks like Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer enjoyed the open bars.  Thanks, ABC, for not pulling her off the air despite all this slurred nonsense.  —  Thanks to hero intern Bette Bentley for compiling …
Marie Claire:
WATCH MADONNA ON VUITTON AD SET  —  It's been the most talked about celebrity ad campaign of the season, and now you can get the scoop on that infamous Madonna for Louis Vuitton shoot.  —  A behind-the-scenes video has been released, shot on location at LA's Café Figaro …
Discussion: Just Jared and Towleroad
Marc Graser / Variety:
Tom and Jerry head to the bigscreen  —  Warner Bros. playing cat and mouse game  —  Warner Bros. is turning to Tom and Jerry to create its own “Alvin and the Chipmunks"-like family franchise.  —  Plans are to bring the constantly warring cat and mouse to life as CG characters that run around in live-action settings.
FemaleFirst:
Jennifer Aniston's lavish party  —  Jennifer Aniston is planning a star-studded 40th birthday party.  —  The former ‘Friends’ actress, who reaches the landmark age on February 11, wants to celebrate early with a lavish bash at her new Beverly Hills home on February 7.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
GotCast.com:
MTV Paris' BFF Season 2  —  Note: All projects assume the ability to make reasonable scheduling arrangements with all parties, including the person(s) ultimately selected for the project.  Top members and profiles with videos will be taken in top consideration.  Please read additional details below.
 
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NME:
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New York Post:
LEAVING TOWN  —  HUGH Hefner may be old, but his Playboy Enterprises …
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Daily Mail:
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Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Italy, Europol, and others say they dismantled a pirate streaming service that redistributed IPTV, Netflix, Disney+, and more to 22M+ users, making €250M+/month

Marty Swant / Digiday:
US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial

 
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