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2:15 PM ET, December 24, 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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Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Did Susan Sarandon Dump Tim Robbins for a Ping Pong Entrepreneur?  —  For 23 years Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins seemed a singularly stable Hollywood couple—until they split this summer.  (A fact they announced yesterday.)  What caused the breakup?  A theory: Sarandon wanted to pursue ping pong entrepreneur Jonathan Bricklin.
Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Susan Sarandon Didn't Dump Tim Robbins for Jonathan …
Discussion: Extra and Gawker
Us Weekly:
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins Split!
Discussion: poponthepop.com
Popeater:
Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon Split
Discussion: omg! and Inside Movies
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Brittany Murphy Funeral Set for Christmas Eve  —  UPDATE: Murphy's body has been transported to Forest Lawn in anticipation of the Dec. 24 burial.  —  Sadly, Christmas is an afterthought for Brittany Murphy's grief-stricken family.  —  E! News has learned that the Girl …
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Popeater:
Tila Tequila Not Exactly Pregnant With Brother's Baby, Yet  —  Earlier this week, reality TV star Tila Tequila announced on Twitter that she was pregnant with her brother's baby (as a surrogate — how very ‘Friends’ of her!), but now she has amended that statement.
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Amy Grindhouse
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Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Tila Tequila: I'm not pregnant....yet!  —  Tila Tequila announced to her fans through a Twitter post that she's acting as a surrogate mother for her older brother, Cody, and his wife.  “That is my xmas present to them.  I'm pregnant!!!,” she wrote on Dec. 20.
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
Blige hauls off on husband  —  Kendu Isaacsin the face at her record release party at club M2 Tuesday night.  The singer slugged Isaacs, drawing blood, after she thought he was flirting with a waitress.  “She turned to him and was screaming, 'You're not going to ruin my night,' ” our witness says.
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Bad Timing Alert!  Chilling Brittany Murphy Movie Art Pulled  —  It's an eerie and tragic example of life imitating art.  —  In a dreadful case of bad timing, Brittany Murphy's sudden death on Sunday has forced the DVD rental company Redbox to yank box art images from its kiosks nationwide for the actress's latest film, Deadline.
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Marc Schneider / Popeater:
Rev. Fred Phelps: ‘God Hates Lady Gaga’  —  Fans have a new reason to love Lady Gaga now that the notorious Westboro Baptist Church officially hates the singer.  —  The Kansas-based congregation, helmed by Rev. Fred Phelps and consisting mostly of his offspring, announced plans Wednesday …
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
‘Balloon Boy’ Parents Sentenced to Jail Time  —  The Colorado parents who orchestrated the so-called balloon-boy hoax in October were both sentenced to prison terms on Wednesday.  —  Richard Heene, 48, received 90 days in jail and four years' probation, ABC News reports.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and ABCNEWS
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Associated Press:
Father in Balloon Hoax Sentenced to 90 Days
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
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
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods' Yacht Still Docked  —  Despite reports being made elsewhere, Tiger Woods' yacht has not left its marina in Palm Beach, Fla, UsMagazine.com has learned.  —  As of 5:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Woods' $22 million yach, Privacy, remains docked, an eyewitess confirmed to UsMagazine.com.
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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.
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Did Courtney Love's Daughter Face Domestic Violence?  —  Frances Bean Cobain is protected against her mother Courtney Love by a temporary restraining order - but why?  —  Although attorneys have revealed few details in the case, court documents released Wednesday speak generally of …
Discussion: EW.com
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TMZ.com:
Vanessa Hudgens Sues Over Nude Pics  —  Vanessa Hudgens is determined to teach a website an elementary lesson — nude self portraits are meant for self, not others.  —  Vanessa is suing the owners of www.moejackson.com, claiming the website posted and refused to take down nude, “self portrait photographs” taken in a private home.
Adam B. Vary / Hollywood Insider:
Kevin Smith on why ‘A Couple of Dicks’ became ‘Cop Out’  —  The new trailer for the upcoming buddy cop comedy Cop Out just hit the internet, but anyone who had been following the project knows the film, out February 26, 2010, had long gone by a more distinctive title: A Couple of Dicks.
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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Perez Hilton:
Brittany Murphy's Husband Calls Overdose Claims “Rubbish”  —  We'll find out for sure in a few weeks!  —  Brittany Murphy's bereaved husband Simon Monjack is outraged at the rumors that his wife died from a drug overdose or related to an eating disorder.  He says:
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Kelly Will / BettyConfidential.com:
Exclusive: Lindsay Lohan Introduces Her New Boyfriend to Her Family
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Gossip Cop
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
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Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

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