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1:15 PM ET, January 24, 2010

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James Desborough / News of the World:
Golden couple Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie sign contract to split £205m fortune  —  TROUBLE AHEAD: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie  —  HOLLYWOOD golden pair Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have seen DIVORCE lawyers and signed a £205 million split deal, we can reveal.
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Rich Schapiro / NY Daily News:
Brangelina break up?  Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie meet lawyers to divide fortune, share custody: report  —  Say it ain't so - Brangelina might soon be just Brad and Angelina.  —  The Hollywood power couple is headed for splitsville, London's News of the World reported Saturday.
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WSAZ-TV:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Actor & Entertainer Andy Dick Arrested in Huntington … HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — Huntington Police arrested actor and entertainer Andy Dick around 4:00 a.m. Saturday for on sexual abuse charges after things at a Huntington bar allegedly went too far.
TMZ.com:
‘Jersey Shore’ Kids Drive Hard Bargain  —  The “Jersey Shore” kids didn't fall off the pizza delivery truck yesterday — TMZ has learned they have rejected MTV's salary offer for Season 2.  —  Sources connected with the negotiation say MTV offered Snooki, Pauly D, “The Situation” …
X17 Online:
Mad Men and Inglourious Basterds Win At The Sag Awards  —  The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are underway at the Shrine Exhibition Hall in Los Angeles, and so far 30 Rock and Mad Men have taken home the big TV awards, with Inglourious Basterds leading the way in the film categories.
Valerie J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
Jean Simmons dies at 80; radiant beauty was known for stunning versatility  —  Over a career that spanned more than 60 years, she appeared in about 55 feature films and nearly as many television productions.  —  Jean Simmons, center, with her husband, Stewart Granger, left …
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Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
Jean Simmons dies aged 80
Discussion: omg! and Reuters
Associated Press:   ‘Guys and Dolls’ actress Jean Simmons dies at 80
PopEater:
Lady Gaga Loses Cool in 2005 TV Prank  —  Lady Gaga is unflappably cool, but her alter ego Stefani Germanotta is a different story.  Some unearthed footage of a pre-Gaga Germanotta freaking out during an MTV-staged prank is fun to watch, but we have to admit - all things considered, little Lady Gaga didn't go as nuts as we might have.
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Bitten and Bound
CNN:
‘Hope for Haiti’ raises $58 million and counting  —  Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Friday night's star-studded “Hope for Haiti” telethon has raised a record-breaking $58 million, with more donations continuing to pour in from around the world, the benefit's organizers announced Saturday.
Discussion: X17 Online and EW.com
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Mike Moody / Digital Spy:
Alicia Keys, Coldplay open Haiti telethon
Discussion: PopEater and omg!
Megan Masters / E! Online:
Miley Cyrus Ex Justin Gaston Still Nursing Achy-Breaky Heart  —  That Miley Cyrus sure is a heartbreaker.  —  The tween sensation's former flame Justin Gaston is finally speaking out about his much-publicized split with Cyrus, and he has some seriously deep thoughts on the topic.
Discussion: OK! Magazine and ImNotObsessed.com
Rap-Up / Hip-Hop and R&B Music, News …:
KELIS IS STATUESQUE AT SUNDANCE  —  Kelis took the night off from being a mom to perform at the Film Lounge during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Friday (Jan. 22).  The New Yorker was in an “Empire State of Mind,” dressed in a Statue of Liberty-inspired getup.
Discussion: That Grape Juice
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Nicole Kidman Hires Angelina's Manager  —  EXCLUSIVE: There can be no doubt in anybody's mind that Nicole Kidman's career is in deep, deep trouble.  That's because, even though she's talented and used to make $16M-$17M for a lead role in a major studio movie, she's become poison at the box office …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
Conan O'Brien Jokes About Next Career Move: I Will Do Nudity  —  After an ugly shakeup at NBC over the late-night lineup, Conan O'Brien hosted the Tonight Show for the last time Friday.  —  “We've a had a lot of fun being here these last seven months, but like everything in life …
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Dave McNary / Variety:
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Smiling Britney Spears Attends Court Hearing
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E! Online:
Sundance Locals to Jon Gosselin: “Go Home!”
Discussion: OK! Magazine and ImNotObsessed.com
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Was Nicole Kidman fired from three films because of her frozen face?
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Daily Mail:
Lily Allen reveals her dimply thighs as she parades around on stage …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Perez Hilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ted Sarandos calls on streaming rivals to release their viewership numbers, says Netflix can double its viewership with live events and Christmas Day NFL games

 
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