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6:00 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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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
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.”
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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 …
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 …
Popeater:   Brittany Murphy ‘Was a Pro’ On the Set of Final Movie
Paul Millar / Digital Spy:
Brittany Murphy's family left ‘devastated’
Discussion: TMZ.com
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.
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse and OK! Magazine
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Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse charged with assault after alleged attack on theatre manager
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Gawker and Celebslam
CNN:
Winehouse charged with assault
Discussion: Bossip
Popeater:
Amy Winehouse Charged After Behaving Badly in Front of Kids
Discussion: Sky News
omg!:
Amy Winehouse charged in alleged theater assault
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
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.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Pop Crunch
Paul Thompson / Daily Mail:
Tiger Woods ‘flees to Bahamas on luxury yacht’ - without his wife Elin  —  Shamed golf star Tiger Woods is reported to have fled to the Bahamas on his luxury £14million yacht.  —  He was joined in the 155ft vessel called Privacy by a group of golfing pals - and not his wife Elin Nordegren.
Discussion: Celebslam and L.A. Rag Mag
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People.com:
Steven Tyler Enters Rehab for Painkiller Addiction  —  Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has entered a rehab facility for pain management and an addiction to prescription painkillers resulting from 10 years of performance injuries, PEOPLE has learned.  —  “With the help of my family and team …
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MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler enters rehab after long, weird downward spiral
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Melissa Ritti / People.com:
It's a New Son for Johnny Knoxville  —  It's a boy for Johnny Knoxville and girlfriend Naomi Nelson.  —  The couple welcomed son Rocko Akira Clapp on Sunday night in Los Angeles.  The baby weighed in at 8 lbs., and measured 20 inches long.  Both mother and son are doing well, reports the Los Angeles Times.
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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 …
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.
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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