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3:15 PM ET, January 27, 2009

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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jolie-Pitt Family Arrives in Japan!  —  The Jolie-Pitt clan has landed in Japan.  —  Two days after walking the red carpet at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were spotted — with all six of their kids — at Narita International Airport in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Emily Sheridan / Daily Mail:
Brad and Angelina show off twins in public for first time as their rainbow family arrives in Japan … Six months after they sold the first pictures of their newborn twins Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have stepped out in public with their youngest children for the first time.
Discussion: Socialite Life and L.A. Rag Mag
Perez Hilton:
The Babies!  The Babies!!!!  —  OMG!!!!  —  They look just like Shiloh!!!!  —  In a very rare public outing with their twins, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrived at the airport in Japan on Tuesday with little Knox - that hat is so cute!  - Vivienne and their entire brood.
Discussion: X17 Online, Jezebel and Lifeline Live
Just Jared:
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Take Twins To Japan
Discussion: Allie Is Wired!
Fox News:
Report: Jen to Upstage Brangelina at the Oscars
Discussion: The Blemish
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
21-Year-Old Evan Rachel Wood Busted Making Out With Movie Dad  —  Stranger things have happened - after all, this is Hollywood.  Evan Rachel Wood, 21, hit headlines last year after she started dating Marilyn Manson (19 years her senior) but since their split in December has she now moved on to 56-year-old veteran actor Mickey Rourke?
New York Post:
EATING AGAIN?  —  LINDSAY Lohan looks teeny-tiny in recent photos, but her rep insists she's not heading back to her scary- skinny period.  Responding to rumors we heard that Lohan is “surviving on candy and Red Bull” and “completely stressed out” by her rocky relationship with Samantha Ronson …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Geri Halliwell Engaged to Yacht-Company Owner  —  Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is engaged after a whirlwind romance, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The redheaded Ginger Spice, 36, is set to wed Italian yacht-company owner Fabrizio Politi, 34, who is said by one report to have given the singer a $310,000 diamond ring.
Discussion: iVillage
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Hellomagazine.com:
Engagement follows whirlwind romance for Geri and Italian beau  —  No one seeing them together can doubt the strength of their feelings.  They've been pictured snuggling up in romantic locations across the world and recently enjoyed a cosy family outing with her daughter Bluebell.
TMZ.com:
AJ Loses Sobriety Battle — Again  —  AJ McLean is a recovering alcoholic — so it was heartbreaking to see the Backstreet Boy stumbling out of the Key Club last night, appearing to be wasted out of his mind.  —  As McClean nearly falls into the street, one of his friends calls him out …
Pernilla Cedenheim / People.com:
Kevin Federline Joins Britney's Family for BBQ  —  Kevin Federline, Britney Spears and (from left) sons Jayden and Preston  —  Who can resist a good barbeque?  Certainly not Kevin Federline, who accepted an invitation to join ex-wife Britney Spears and their sons for a family barbeque on Sunday afternoon at Spears's new home.
New York Post:
A-ROD RETREAT  —  MADONNA has resumed her “affair of the heart” with Alex Rodriguez.  Madge spent last weekend with the Yankee slugger - and Joe Torre target - at the East Hampton home of Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, sources said.  But the downtime did little to calm the recently divorced pop star's nerves.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Matt Damon: Why I Skipped Obama's Inauguration  —  Matt Damon campaigned aggressively for Barack Obama last year.  So why wasn't he in Washington D.C. last week for the historic inauguration?  —  “[My wife] Luciana and I decided we wanted to go,” he tells the Miami Herald.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston Asks Drew on a Date  —  Jennifer Aniston says just because she's a celebrity doesn't mean she necessarily has more luck in the love department.  —  “I think it's just hard to date,” said the actress, 39, who recently discussed dating with her He's Just Not That Into You costars on Extra.
Discussion: Scandalist
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Extra:
Jen Aniston: 'It's Hard to Date'
Discussion: X17 Online
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Susan Sarandon Joins George Clooney on ER  —  How do you get Susan Sarandon to appear on ER?  Easy.  Let her work with George Clooney.  —  Sources tell me exclusively that Sarandon filmed scenes late last week with fellow Oscar winner Clooney on the set of ER at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Peta Hellard / NEWS.com.au:
Olivia Newton-John's ex Patrick McDermott alive and on the run  —  OLIVIA Newton-John's former partner is alive and on the run after staging his own disappearance almost four years ago, according to US investigators.  —  A team of private investigators from Texas said they believe Patrick McDermott …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Gossip Girl Couples Scoop!  —  Will there ever be luck for Bluck?!  —  We're talking, of course, about TV's hottest (and naughtiest) cat-and-mouse pair: Blair (Leighton Meester) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) on Gossip Girl.  —  All season long, fans have been dying to see them become a real couple.
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Just Jared:
Keira Knightley & Karl Lagerfeld: Chanel Show-Offs  —  Keira Knightley shows off a bangin' new do at the Chanel fashion show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2009 on Tuesday (January 27) in Paris, France.  —  The 23-year-old actress wore a Chanel skirt, a sweater and studded shoes from the Paris/Moscow collection.
Discussion: OH NO!!
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jessica Alba Lashes Out at Bill O'Reilly for Calling Her “Dumb”  —  Jessica Alba has taken to her blog to defend herself over accusations made by Bill O'Reilly and TMZ.com that she is “dumb.”  —  When a TMZ.com reporter approached her at an inauguration event last week …
Amy Elizabeth / The PETA Files:
NBC's Sexually-Explicit Super Bowl Ad Rejection Makes Us Blush  —  Apparently, NBC has something against girls who love their veggies.  After we submitted our proposed Super Bowl ad, which features a comely crop of models demonstrating their fondness for fresh produce, NBC nixed the ad …
NY Daily News:
Baldwin shows his Streep smarts  —  Meryl Streep was in a celebratory mood Sunday night following her Best Actress SAG award win, and Alec Baldwin was smart enough to capitalize on it.  —  The actor, a winner for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, interrupted Streep's giddy dance-athon to ask her to appear on …
Wendy Grossman / People.com:
George Clooney Places Himself Up for Adoption  —  George Clooney has made an offer few can refuse: He has placed himself up for adoption.  —  “I always wanted to be adopted, but I couldn't find anyone,” said the star, speaking at a Newseum event in Washington, D.C., with his father …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollyscoop
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
ABC, NBC pilots set '80s invasion  —  Reimagining of ‘V’ miniseries among projects  —  ABC is flashing the “V” sign.  —  The network has given a pilot order to a new take on NBC's 1980s miniseries about an alien invasion.  —  Meanwhile, NBC's comedy pilot “Lost in the '80s,” …
 
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Victoria Gomelsky / New York Times:
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