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3:00 PM ET, February 18, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Tracy Morgan's Fishy Fire  —  Sources tell TMZ an apartment belonging to “30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan caught fire early this morning ... and the source of the fire was a bunch of fish.  —  We're told the fire started after a light bulb in one of Tracy's fish tanks busted, which ignited the blaze.
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OK! Magazine:
Breaking News: Tracy Morgan's Apartment Catches Fire  —  Sources are telling OK! that 30 Rock funnyman Tracy Morgan's Manhattan apartment caught fire earlier today.  —  According to one insider, the blaze, which occurred Wednesday morning, caused him to lose most if not all of the contents …
Access Hollywood:
Fire Blazes Through Tracy Morgan's NYC Apartment  —  Comedians,30 Rock,TV One,Celebrities  —  A fire burned much of “30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan's New York City apartment on Wednesday, according to OK! magazine.  —  The blaze reportedly occurred after the funnyman's fish tank caught fire …
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen Are Engaged!  —  Rachel Bilson and her longtime beau, Hayden Christensen, got engaged quietly over the holidays, PEOPLE has learned.  —  According to a friend of the actress, the two, who costarred in 2008's Jumper, got engaged in December.
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New York Post:
ALTAR-BOUND  —  WILL wedding bells be ringing soon for Rachel Bilson (above)?  A Page Six spy spotted Bilson on a Virgin America flight from LA to JFK Monday night with her mom and tells us the actress is engaged to longtime beau Hayden Christensen.  “A man sitting in front of her on the plane saw …
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Jen & Angelina Finally Meet!  —  After four years of fighting words, near encounters and private pain, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie will finally see each other at the Feb. 21 Night Before the Oscars party in Beverly Hills.  —  Ever since Brad Pitt split from Jen in Jan. 2005 …
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PopSugar:
PopSugar Exclusive: John Mayer Attending the Oscars As a “Boyfriend”! … PopSugar Exclusive: John Mayer Attending the Oscars As a “Boyfriend”!  —  Big news!  We recently had the chance to chat with John Mayer and he revealed to us that he's coming to the Oscars on Sunday!  He said:
Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie: Lee's Art Shop Shopping  —  Angelina Jolie gets in some mother-daughter bonding time with her girls — Zahara, 4, and Shiloh, 2 1/2 — while out and about in New York City on Wednesday (February 18).  —  The trio was seen walking into their favorite store, Lee's Art Shop, to pick up some arts & crafts supplies.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Checks Out Apartment in NYC  —  Is Angelina Jolie looking for an apartment in NYC?  —  A few weeks after signing the lease on a $60 million Long Island mansion, the actress, 33, was spotted checking out a nice building in Manhattan's uptown Washington Heights neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
The Office's Angela Kinsey Splitting From Husband  —  The Office's Angela Kinsey has separated from her husband of eight years, Warren Lieberstein, Us Weekly exclusively reports in its new issue.  —  The actress, 37, and Lieberstein, a writer, welcomed their first daughter, Isabel, last May.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Lifeline Live
Telegraph:
Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto ‘has secret husband’  —  Freida Pinto, the star of Slumdog Millionaire, has been hiding a secret husband, a close friend of the couple has claimed.  —  The Indian actress, 24, does not mention her private life in interviews but reports at the weekend …
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Daily Mail:
Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto 'dumped her secret husband …
NY Daily News:
Paris Hilton a year older, but no wiser at Fashion Week  —  Fashion Week cannot escape the celebutard whirlwinds that are the Hilton sisters.  —  First came the intense and deep conversation Paris and Nicky had with “American Idol” loser Kelly Pickler at Monday's Tracy Reese show.
Cele|bitchy:
Matt Damon photographed shirtless and with his adorable baby daughter  —  These photos are a double treat in that we get to see Matt Damon without his shirt on along with what I believe is the first glimpse of his six month-old daughter, Gia Zavala.  Damon, his wife Luciana and their daughters Gia …
Discussion: poponthepop.com
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Matilda to Get Oscar if Heath Ledger Wins  —  If the late Heath Ledger continues his awards sweep at Sunday's Academy Awards, his daughter, Matilda, will take home the Oscar statuette.  —  But due to strict rules by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscar won't technically …
Discussion: iVillage
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Steve Pond / Associated Press:   And the Oscar goes to Matilda if Ledger wins
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Danny & Alexis Shine On Idol's First Live Show  —  At the start of Idol's first night of live performances, Paula told the contestants: “You got to hit that center stage and make magic happen in a minute and 20 seconds.”  The two hours that followed weren't terribly enchanting …
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Access Hollywood:
Danny Gokey Shines As ‘American Idol’ Heads Into Live Competition
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Access Hollywood:
Beyonce, Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens Among Rumored Oscar Performers  —  Oscars,Beyoncé Knowles,Zac Efron,Vanessa Hudgens,Celebrities,Awards Season,Hugh Jackman  —  The Oscars could be quite the musical this Sunday - and host Hugh Jackman won't be the only one belting out the tunes.
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Oh No They Didn't!
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
MC Hammer to star in A&E reality series  —  A&E has picked up a new series starring '90s rapper MC Hammer.  —  The performer, his wife and five children will be the focus of a half-hour, 11-episode reality series set to premiere this year.  —  The title, naturally, is “Hammertime.”
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James Hibberd / Reuters:
Rapper MC Hammer finds new reality on A&E
Discussion: TV Squad
El Mayimbe / LatinoReview.com:
Exclusive: Machete Joins THE EXPENDABLES!  —  El Mayimbe here with a small bit...  Ok, this news is not as big as Arnold Schwarzenegger, but what the hell we gotta show real Latino actors love.  —  According to my trusted source, tough guy actor Danny Trejo, aka MACHETE has joined the cast of Sylvester Stallone's THE EXPENDABLES!
Discussion: FilmDrunk and Oh No They Didn't!
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