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3:30 PM ET, February 4, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Maybe Scientology Does Do the Body Good  —  Tom Cruise showed off his ripped top guns while on his Brazilian press tour for that Hitler movie on Tuesday.  —  Looks like all that time jumping on couches has really paid off for the 46-year-old.  —  See Also  — Get Out of the Light, Suri Cruise
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise Shows Off Ripped Abs
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Angie's New Baby Diet  —  By their own admission, six children just aren't enough for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.  Indeed, when it comes to the Brangelina bunch - Maddox, 7, Pax, 5, Zahara, 4, Shiloh, 2, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 7 months, it's never a matter of if, but when the family will grow.
Helen / Cele|bitchy:
Hilary Duff criticizes Faye Dunaway's looks  —  Hilary Duff has made whole career out of being cute, and attaching that cute image to stuff to sell.  She puts out the nice music you buy instead of Britney for your kids (before Hannah Montana came along), she's got the cheaper line of fragrance, and she's been in some nice tween movies.
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Joaquin Phoenix Denies Flip-Flop to Hip-Hop a Hoax  —  Joaquin Phoenix insists he's getting a bum rap.  —  “There's not a hoax,” Phoenix tells the Associated Press of doubts about his sudden conversation from movie star to hip-hop artist.  “Might I be ridiculous?  Might my career in music be laughable?
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David Germain / Associated Press:
Joaquin Phoenix Defends Rap Career, Denies Hoax
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Cele|bitchy:
Stephen King says Twilight author Stephenie Meyer 'can't write worth a darn'  —  Prolific king of horror Stephen King has some choice words for Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer.  He told USA Weekend that while Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is actually talented, Meyer “can't write worth a darn.”
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OK! Magazine:
Steve-O to Join DWTS!  —  Fans of Jackass might be a little surprised to see the new career path stunt-loving Steve-O is heading down: the daredevil dude who used to staple his body parts together is now busy touching up his two-step as he prepares to take part in the next season of Dancing With the Stars, OK! has learned.
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Mike Neill / Life and Style:
Dancing with the Stars news: Denise Richards and Steve-O to join cast
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: MICHAEL PHELPS BACK TO TRAINING AFTER BONG BUST  —  We spotted Michael Phelps hitting the pool and not the reefer at Loyola College in Maryland yesterday afternoon.  Joined by his trainer Bob Bowman, this is Michael's first appearance since apologizing for the pictures that surfaced …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Michael Phelps Resumes Training After Pot Pic
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Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Gwyneth's Hubby: Viva La Lawsuit  —  You know that Gwyneth Paltrow's husband, Chris Martin, is nominated for a bunch of Grammys this Sunday with his group Coldplay.  Their song, “Viva La Vida,” is tipped to win big as is the album it comes from.  —  But Martin and his bandmates may be looking over their shoulders this Grammy weekend.
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The Huffington Post:   Coldplay May Get Served Lawsuit At Grammys
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Hank Azaria & Girlfriend Katie Expecting First Child  —  Hank Azaria and his girlfriend Katie Wright are expecting a baby boy, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “They're quite ecstatic,” the actor's rep Stan Rosenfield tells PEOPLE.  —  Wright, who has begun her second trimester …
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Access Hollywood:
Hank Azaria & Girlfriend Expecting
Discussion: iVillage
Daily Mail:
Thinning Katie Holmes exposes her bony breastplate in badly chosen low-cut dress … Katie Holmes drew attention for all the wrong reasons last night when she joined her husband Tom Cruise at the Brazilian premiere of his latest film.  —  The 30-year-old opted for a vintage Christian Lacroix pearling …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Lifeline Live
New York Post:
DIDDY FLEES PARTY - AND COPS  —  HEY, Diddy - how come you didn't want to get searched by the police?  —  Sean Combs was supposed to co-host a birthday party for DJ Clue at club M2 on West 28th Street Monday night with Kobe Bryant after the historic Knicks/Lakers game in which Bryant scored 61 points.
Maggie Bullock / ELLE.com:
THE CHANGELING  —  Jessica Alba discusses her all-new life  —  On giving birth: “Contractions aren't that bad.  If you've ever had bad cramps?  That's what they're like.  But that moment when they put the baby on your chest - that's deep.  It's a deep experience.”
Discussion: Us Weekly, Just Jared and Hollyscoop
TMZ.com:
Britney's Former BFF Could Be Out on His Ass  —  It's not hard to see why Sam Lutfi is suing the Spears clan — he's got a debt collection agency on his back.  —  According to documents obtained by TMZ, a lien was slapped on Lutfi's condo back in April.  Lutfi never paid the debt, which grew to $18,507.58 by November.
Liam / Filmonic:
This is Jude Law.  —  The image above features Jude Law, a male actor, who will be seen later this year in Sherlock Holmes alongside Robert Downey Jr. Jude Law plays a character called Minx in a film called Rage, directed by Sally Potter. … Okay then.  I know this film must …
Discussion: Dlisted, F-Listed and Best Week Ever
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  Rihanna  —  • Rihanna, rocking out in the front row at Katy Perry's Los Angeles concert at the Wiltern.  Nearby, Josh Groban scoped things out - and the two seemed especially into the opening act, The Daylights.  Then, it was time for Perry, who performed on a stage adorned with inflatable fruit.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Angie Everhart to Be First-Time Mom  —  Angie Everhart is having a baby.  —  The 39-year-old model and actress exclusively reveals to me that she's 14 weeks pregnant with her first child.  —  And Everhart, who costarred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Last Action Hero, is doing it more or less on her own.
Hollywoodtuna:
Like Your Paris Hilton Well Done?  —  Paris Hilton was caught leaving a tanning salon in Beverly Hills.  I'm not sure what color she was hoping for but she looks like she was roasted to perfection.  I'd be careful and make sure she was cooked thoroughly though before eating, because you wouldn't want to get salmonella poisoning.
Discussion: oceanUP
NY Daily News:
Madge's double play stings A-Rod  —  Alex Rodriguez is not pleased that Madonna is parading her new man around New York.  —  As Gatecrasher reported Tuesday, Her Madgesty stepped out with 22-year-old Brazilian boy toy Jesus Luz - and two of her children - last weekend in the Meatpacking District.
 
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