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5:05 PM ET, January 29, 2009

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Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Is Pregnant Again!  —  Elisabeth Hasselbeck is expecting her third child, she is set to announce Thursday morning on The View, PEOPLE has learned.  —  The 31-year-old and her husband, Tim, 30, are already the proud parents of 3-year-old daughter Grace, and son Taylor Thomas …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Dazzle at Button Premiere in Tokyo  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt caused more fan frenzy as they arrived at the Tokyo premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on Thursday.  —  The two were barely apart as they walked the red carpet.
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Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Let me get that lipstick off your face honey... Angelina Jolie makes sure Brad is ready for his close-up … As one of the world's most photographed couples, the pressure is on Angelina and Brad Pitt to look good at all times.  —  And Angelina, 33, appeared keen to make sure partner Brad …
Chika Osaka / Reuters:   Pitt and Jolie “too busy” to celebrate
James Kaplan / PARADE Magazine:
‘I Had To Start All Over Again’  —  Naomi Watts may be the biggest movie star who could walk right by you on the street without your knowing.  She's well aware of this.  “I don't have a striking, distinctive face,” she tells me.  “My features are not too big.
TMZ.com:
Neighbor to Ashton — Butch It Up  —  The man who is building the house that caused Ashton Kutcher to melt down says the actor is acting “silly.”  —  Bruce Goldsmith, a screenwriter, says he's “startled” that Kutcher went crazy this morning at 7:30 AM, complaining of noise at Goldsmith's construction site.
NY Daily News:
‘Arrested Development’ movie is on!  —  Michael Cera will do the highly debated “Arrested Development” movie, according to his on-screen granddad, Jeffrey Tambor.  —  “If I have to call him up and say, ‘Get on set right now, young man,’ he'll be there,” the comic said at a recent Upright Citizens Brigade L …
Jane Bunce / Daily Mail:
Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze ‘stops treatment after doctors say there is little they can do’ … Cancer-stricken movie star Patrick Swayze has reportedly given up all medical treatment.  —  The 56-year-old is said to have made the decision after doctors told him there was little …
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Howard Breuer / People.com:
Paris Hilton Insists She's Not Stupid  —  Paris Hilton  —  Paris Hilton says she sometimes acts dumb on television to get laughs, but in real life she's “a strong person” who's been through a lot.  —  Appearing on the British morning show GMTV to launch her new reality show Paris Hilton's …
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
No WWE Rumble for Rourke  —  Niko Tavernise/Fox Searchlight Pictures  —  Mickey Rourke's appearance on WrestleMania 25 was a total knockout before it even began.  —  At the SAG Awards on Sunday, the Academy Award nominee (for his role as Randy “the Ram” Robinson in The Wrestler) told E! News he was planning to “do” the event.
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Rolling Stone:
Evan Rachel Wood Clears Up the Rumors In the S.S.  —  We haven't spoken to actress Evan Rachel Wood in nearly two years, but we spoke with her this morning.  —  Here's the story:  —  We've been friends with Marilyn Manson for a long time, and every now and then, when we're in the Los Angeles area …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Faded Youth Blog
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Filmmaker robs classic ... why?  —  ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ remake plan draws fire  —  Quick!  Can you think of any remake of great film classic that has been better than the original?  —  No, I didn't think so.  —  That's also reportedly the reaction of both Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway upon hearing …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Singer Jessica Simpson Steps Out Amidst Weight Controversy  —  Jessica Simpson stepped out in Virginia Wednesday night as buzz continues to build over her curvier new figure.  —  Bundled up in a gray jacket, dark sunglasses and a hat, the usually bubbly 28-year-old singer …
Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Alba Shows Off Her Tramp Stamp And Ass Cleavage  —  Ever since Jessica Alba had her baby we've had nothing but terrible pictures of her, that's not entirely true, early on we had some great shots of her new mom boobs, but lately all we're getting are strange haircuts, weird hiked up parachute pants and retarded sunglasses.
People.com:
Rep Insists Joaquin Phoenix's Rap Career Is No Joke  —  Doth the rep protest too much?  —  In the wake of Entertainment Weekly's having speculated Wednesday that Joaquin Phoenix - with the aid of his brother-in-law, Casey Affleck - was performing an elaborate ruse regarding his transition …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Jennifer Aniston Wouldn't Get With This  —  You would think that Jennifer Aniston would fall in love with any dude who had a pulse and a high sperm count.  Well, she made an exception about the “pulse” thing for John Mayer.  Jenny says she has some standards.
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Daily Mail:
Cleese gets rid of his Barbie doll … By any standard, it has been a masterclass in the art of British reserve.  —  Already hit by a multi-million-pound divorce from his third wife, John Cleese was forced to squirm in silence when his new girlfriend revealed ever more embarrassing intimacies about their relationship.
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Lennon's Sons to Perform Together  —  Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon, the sons of John Lennon, are finally going to perform together in public.  —  Sources tell me that the Lennon boys have agreed to appear at a United Nations event here in New York on February 26th called the UN-Millenium Goal Awards.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Lauren Conrad Moving Out of the Hills  —  Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth are heading out of the Hollywood Hills.  —  The two roommates are ditching their house for a high-rise complex in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.  —  “She wanted more security, and being in a building with a doorman will allow her that,” says a source.
Mirror.co.uk:
Harry Potter stuntman suffers horror injury in film set explosion  —  Exclusive Aidan McGurran and Andy Rudd  —  Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double suffered a horror injury in a film set explosion yesterday.  —  The 25-year-old was rehearsing a flying sequence using a harness …
NY Daily News:
A leak puts the bite on ‘Twilight’  —  “Twilight” fans waiting to read Stephenie Meyer's latest vampire novel had better not hold their breath: the author is still pouting about her unfinished manuscript being leaked online — and hasn't touched the book since.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Adriana Lima is a Topless Tease  —  I have two wishes.  A) That these Adriana Lima topless pictures were bigger.  And 2) That Adriana wasn't covering herself up.  What's the point of even taking pictures like these?  Why go to the trouble of getting topless, if you're not even going to show the goods?
 
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