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10:40 PM ET, December 23, 2009

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Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins Split  —  One of Hollywood's most enduring relationships has ended - Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have broken up after more than two decades together, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  “Actress Susan Sarandon and her partner of 23 years …
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Popeater:
Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon Split  —  Actors Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon — who became one of Hollywood's longest-lasting and most prominent couples during their 23 years together— have split, PEOPLE is exclusively reporting.  A rep for Sarandon says despite the pre-Christmas announcement, the duo have been separated for months.
Discussion: omg! and Inside Movies
Us Weekly:
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins Split!
Discussion: poponthepop.com
TMZ.com:
Emergency Recall on Brittany Murphy Posters  —  A DVD rental company is scrambling to remove outdoor promotional posters of Brittany Murphy — posed lifeless in a bathtub — for her movie, “Deadline.”  —  Officials from redbox — which operates DVD kiosks around the country …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Brittany Murphy Funeral Christmas Eve  —  RadarOnline.com can exclusively report that Brittany Murphy's funeral is to be held on Christmas Eve at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills.  —  Brittany Murphy Passes Away At 32  —  The funeral service is listed as “strictly private.”
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Brittany Murphy hubby Simon Monjack ‘devastated’ by reports that actress died of drug overdose  —  Actress Brittany Murphy, right, and husband, writer Simon Monjack.  He says rumors of a drug overdose are not true.  —  LOS ANGELES - Brittany Murphy's maligned husband is striking back at reports …
Gigohead / RADAR:
Brittany Murphy Posters Urgently Being Removed  —  A DVD company is desperately trying to remove promotional posters for Brittany's Murphy's movie Deadline.  —  In the poster Murphy is seen lying in a bath tub seemingly dead.  —  Redbox, which operate DVD kiosks around the US …
TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy's Body Transferred to Cemetery
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Bad Timing Alert! Chilling Brittany Murphy Movie Art Pulled
Discussion: EW.com
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
PHOTO: Brittany Murphy's Haunting Final Role
Discussion: Socialite Life and Popeater
TMZ.com:
Winehouse Arrested, Charged with Assault  —  Amy Winehouse has just been charged with assault stemming from a mysterious incident at a theater over the weekend — her second arrest for assault this year.  —  Amy turned herself in to the Thames Valley Police today — but was freed on bail soon after she arrived.
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Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse charged with assault after alleged attack on theatre manager  —  Singer Amy Winehouse has today been charged with an assault on a theatre manager.  —  The singer was arrested after she attended Milton Keynes police station in Buckinghamshire voluntarily with her legal adviser at 1.15pm.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Celebslam and Gawker
CNN:
Winehouse charged with assault
Discussion: Bossip
Popeater:
Amy Winehouse Charged After Behaving Badly in Front of Kids
Discussion: Sky News and ImNotObsessed.com
omg!:
Amy Winehouse charged in alleged theater assault
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Gosselin Bounced From New TV Show For Being Too Controversial  —  Kate Gosselin is not going to be part of a new TV show that she shot a pilot for because executives thought she was too controversial, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  In early September, Kate was one of several hosts for a Momlogic TV pilot.
TMZ.com:
Courtney Love - ‘Domestic Violence’ Mentioned  —  New allegations in the Courtney Love/Frances Bean case — lawyers have asked to seal documents relating “to a minor and allegations of domestic violence.”  —  TMZ has obtained documents filed by lawyers for the guardianship that was established on Frances Bean Cobain's behalf.
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Did Courtney Love's Daughter Face Domestic Violence?
Discussion: EW.com
People.com:
Jennifer Hudson Denies Pregnancy Reports  —  Those recent tabloid stories about a new baby?  It was all a dream about this girl.  —  “Contrary to what has been falsely reported, Jennifer Hudson is not pregnant,” her rep Lisa Kasteler says.  “Jennifer leaves in April for South Africa …
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Michael Lewittes / Gossip Cop:
Jennifer Hudson NOT pregnant
TMZ.com:
Balloon Dad's New Reality — Jail  —  Richard Heene — the moron behind the Balloon Boy hoax — was just sentenced to 90 days in jail for his role in the October incident.  —  Richard was also ordered to 4 years probation.  —  Heene's wife, Mayumi, is expected to learn her fate any minute.
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Associated Press:
Father in Balloon Hoax Sentenced to 90 Days
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston to Present at the Golden Globes  —  The roster of stars presenting at next month's Golden Globe Awards is filling up, with Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Mickey Rourke just added to the list.  —  Roberts is also a nominee this year in the category …
Discussion: PopSugar and Perez Hilton
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler enters rehab after long, weird downward spiral  —  It sure was a weird, drama-packed year for the band Aerosmith, but it looks like their number one problem may be on the mend.  Front man Steven Tyler has entered a rehab facility after months of bizarre …
Discussion: Right Celebrity
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People.com:
Steven Tyler Enters Rehab for Painkiller Addiction
Michael K / Dlisted:
Camels & Cameltoes  —  The sad thing is, I'm totally going to go see KY Jelly Sex in the City, but only because it's really entertaining to watch all the bitches in the audience stroll into the theater dressed up like “Carrie, Samantha, etc...” and ripping their panties off when the theme song starts.
 
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