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2:40 PM ET, December 13, 2011

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Alla Byrne / People.com:
Jennifer Garner: I ‘Would Do Anything’ for Ben Affleck  —  With Hollywood breakups running rampant, what's the secret to Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's successful seven-year relationship?  —  “We both know we couldn't do what we do without each other,” the actress says in the January issue of InStyle, on sale Friday.
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Instylecom / InStyle.com What's Right Now:
Jennifer Garner Is InStyle's January 2012 Cover Girl!  —  Jennifer Garner is InStyle's January cover girl!  In this issue, the actress, producer, and soon-to-be mom of three clues us in to her secret to happiness (and sanity).  One key element—her support system, husband Ben Affleck.
Chris Connelly / Marie Claire:
Unstoppable Angelina  —  Jolie has written and directed an astonishing movie about love, war, and betrayal.  In the Land of Blood and Honey is unlike anything you have ever seen.  Make room, Steven Spielberg and Kathryn Bigelow, Hollywood has a new power director.
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Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: “I Could End Up Pregnant” Again
Discussion: The Blemish
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Katie, ‘boy toy’ call it quits  —  Katie Couric has split with her boy-toy boyfriend Brooks Perlin after five years, Page Six can exclusively reveal.  —  Sources tell us things have been rocky between the couple for months, and handsome Brooks, 17 years Katie's junior, is moving out of her Upper East Side home.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Rep: Katie Couric Splits With Brooks Perlin  —  Katie Couric and Brooks Perlin have ended their five-year relationship, a rep for Couric confirms to Us Weekly.  —  PHOTOS: Biggest star splits of 2011  —  Perlin, 37, is in the process of moving out of Couric's Upper East Side townhome in New York City.
Amy Wallace / GQ:
Wicked Smaht  —  Is there friggin' anything Matt Damon can't do?  As the action hero/leading man/activist/Oscar-winning screenwriter/sitcom revelation/Internet meme finally makes the transition to Serious Director, we're about to find out  —  We're supposed to meet at the Central Park Zoo …
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan's Bikini Photos Aren't Airbrushed  —  Possibly because she's getting screwed out of her Playboy payday now that the pics leaked early, or just because coke costs money and her jaw hurts, here's Lindsay Lohan posing for an exclusive set of bikini photos in Hawaii yesterday …
Discussion: Celebuzz
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Friendly smoochers  —  Cameron Diaz and Sean “Diddy” Combs are bonding over more than just a “movie project” — they were caught kissing Saturday night at PH-D at the Dream Downtown Hotel.  Spies said the blond actress, who split with Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez in September …
X17 Online:
SARAH PALIN STRUGGLES TO FIND A NETWORK FOR HER NEW REALITY SHOW  —  For starters, the series sounds like something we could fall asleep to, and get this — Sarah Palin reportedly wants $1 million per episode!  —  Palin and veteran TV producer Mark Burnett are currently pitching a new series …
Discussion: omg!
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Sarah Palin Pitching New Reality Show About Husband Todd's Snowmobile Adventures (Exclusive)
New York Post:
Jeter's booty hauls  —  Not so classy, captain!  —  Yankee star Derek Jeter, one of New York's most eligible hunks since his split with longtime gal pal Minka Kelly, is bedding a bevy of beauties in his Trump World Tower bachelor pad — and then coldly sending them home alone with gift baskets of autographed memorabilia.
Discussion: The Interrobang and Crushable
Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
‘Dark Knight Rises’: Christopher Nolan opens up about Bane choice  —  This post has been corrected, as indicated below  —  There's nothing sentimental or soft about Gotham City, and that seems to suit Christopher Nolan just fine.  The 41-year-old filmmaker fills the screen with grim architecture …
Celebslam:
George Clooney is making us all look bad  —  George Clooney and Stacy Keibler leaving Craig's restaurant in West Hollywood (12/7)  —  It's one thing to be dating one of the hottest pieces of ass in Hollywood, but do you really have to make her like you this much?  Screw you George Clooney.
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HeraldSun:
George Clooney uses his star power for peace
Discussion: PopSugar and Ecorazzi.com
Simon Perry / People.com:
William & Kate Firm Up Their Holiday Schedule  —  A charitable legacy of Princess Diana is influencing the holiday plans of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.  —  On Dec. 21, William and Kate will see the work of Centrepoint, the organization that works to help homeless young people aged 16-25.
Cele|bitchy:
Sandra Bullock on life pre-motherhood: “like you were dead compared to now”  —  I don't want to give the wrong impression of what Sandra Bullock said, but I can't fit the full quote in the title of the story.  She said that “You feel like you were dead compared to the way you were emotionally before” …
Discussion: E! Online
Tanner Stransky / Inside TV:
‘Pretty Little Liars’ shocker!  The identity of ‘A’ to be revealed... — EXCLUSIVE  —  Is Rosewood ready to finally discover who “A” is on Pretty Little Liars?  Apparently so!  EW has learned exclusively that the ABC Family series will reveal the elusive troublemaker's identity …
Discussion: TV Fanatic and AOL TV
Marco / X17 Online:
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR TOM CRUISE TO LOOK BAD!  —  Tom Cruise continues promoting his upcoming action flick Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol overseas and the 49-year-old A-lister has never looked better!  —  Joining the Top Gun actor on the red carpet ... leading lady Paula Patton and co-star Simon Pegg.
Discussion: INF Daily
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Tara Reid Dines With a New Man Friend - & Is Looking Good These Days!  —  It's been a while since we've seen Tara Reid - and she's looking pretty good!  Tara's gone through many phases of being an extreme party girl and having too much plastic surgery, both of which can really wear on someone's appearance.
Discussion: X17 Online
Fashion Critic / Red Carpet Fashion Awards:
Rooney Mara In Givenchy Couture - ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ World Premiere  —  Rooney Mara has just taken to the red carpet with co-star Daniel Craig for the world premiere of ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ at the Odeon Leicester Square in London this evening.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Amy Grindhouse
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Killing’: 'Desperate Housewives" Mark Moses Books Major Role (Exclusive)  —  He'll play a new detective on the hunt for Rosie Larson's killer on Season 2 of the AMC drama.  —  Mark Moses is going from Wisteria Lane to searching for who killed Rosie Larsen.
TMZ.com:
Christina Perri Fights Off Car Intruder  —  “Jar of Hearts” singer Christina Perri had to fight off a wannabe car intruder in the middle of the night last week ... after the guy allegedly tried to force his way into Perri's ride ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
Discussion: Starpulse
Walsten / RADAR:
Fantasia Barrino's Having A Baby, She's In Labor!  —  Fantasia Barrino is having a baby, right now!  —  RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the former American Idol winner checked into the Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, around 1:30 p.m. PST on Monday and is currently in labor.
Discussion: Bossip, Essence and Sandra Rose
Chris Heath / GQ:
The Madman of Malibu  —  Twenty years ago, he was People's Sexiest Man Alive.  Lately, he's become better known for...other things.  But did you know that Nick Nolte is oddly proud of that mug shot?  That it wasn't alcohol but “liquid Ecstasy”—mixed with cranberry juice!—that made him swerve across the highway that day?
 
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Discussion: omg!
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The Superficial:
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ProPublica:
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