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2:10 PM ET, February 25, 2008

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Matt Donnelly / PageSix.com:
Petra's Night With Penn  —  Newly single Sean Penn and supermodel Petra Nemcova slipped out of LA's Villa nightclub at 3:10 a.m. this morning — clearly Hollywood's hottest new item.  —  The pair followed up an appearance at a CAA event two days ago with a full-on assault of coupledom tonight at Elton John's Oscar Party (above).
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People.com:
Sean Penn Steps Out With Petra Nemcova  —  The actor is spotted with the model, who tells PEOPLE they met through her charity  —  Less than two months after he announced his separation from his wife of 11 years, Sean Penn hit Sunday night's Oscar party circuit with a new blonde beauty on his arm: model Petra Nemcova.
Discussion: iVillage and dailystab.com
Daily Mail:
Katie Holmes talks about her ‘amazing’ Tom, motherhood and how being famous got her into trouble at church  —  Best known for being Mrs Tom Cruise, actress Katie Holmes, 29, first garnered fame as Joey in the hit television show Dawson's Creek.  —  Her big-screen credits include Batman Begins …
New York Post:
NOW THAT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU SICK  —  THE groupies who slept with Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx during their hell-raising Motley Crue years may want to have themselves dry-cleaned after reading “Rock Star Babylon.”  In his compilation of outrageous rock ‘n’ roll stories, out in June, Jon...
Phil / Egotastic!:
Brooke Hogan's Bikini Boobs Take Flight  —  I'm not sure exactly what Brooke Hogan is trying to prove in these bikini pictures, but I think it's either A) She can fly, 2) Her breasts are real, 3) She is not actually a man.  Sadly, on all 3 counts, she fails.
Discussion: OH NO!!
People.com:
Gary Busey & Jen Garner's Red Carpet Run-In  —  Why did the actor interrupt an interview with the actress?  “It's about having fun,” he tells PEOPLE  —  Ryan Seacrest got some red-carpet help he may not have anticipated - or wanted - when Gary Busey interrupted an interview the E! …
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
Oscars nothing to write home about  —  This season continues to be no country for network award shows.  —  Following the lowest-rated Emmys since 1990, the strike-hindered ratings performance of a severely truncated version of the Golden Globes and a nonstruck airing of the Grammys …
Discussion: Allie Is Wired and Lifeline Live
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Why Brad Renfro Was Cut From Oscar Tribute Montage  —  Why was late actor Brad Renfro cut from the video tribute at Sunday's Oscars?  —  “It was really an editing decision because we can't fit everyone in,” a rep for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tells Usmagazine.com.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and poponthepop.com
Whatsonstage.com:
WOS TV: Radcliffe Rides to Inaugural Awards Show  —  The eighth annual Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards achieved a resounding climax last night (24 February 2008) at the inaugural Whatsonstage.com Year on Year Concert & Awards Show at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue …
Discussion: Towleroad and Glitterati Gossip
People.com:
Oscars Red Carpet: What You Didn't See  —  Patrick Dempsey's hair support, Miley Cyrus's lipstick routine and more from outside the Kodak Theatre  —  • John Travolta and Kelly Preston, hitting the red carpet at the same time as Miley Cyrus - creating a logjam.
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MSNBC:
Tidbits: Aniston puts her eggs on ice  —  Plus: Love first, career second for Jessica Simpson; Keira likes fake boobs  —  Angelina Jolie may have secured the headlines over the weekend by finally revealing her much buzzed about baby bump, but Brad Pitt's former ladylove, Jennifer Aniston, quietly made preparations for her own brood.
Discussion: Dlisted
New York Post:
HOTEL HELL  —  IT looks like rehab didn't have much effect on Amy Winehouse, who is once again spiraling out of control.  The British pop sensation spent the hours before the Brit Awards in London the other day trashing her room at the Riverbank Plaza Hotel, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage, according to The Sun.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Ryan Sabey / News of the World:
Prince William makes Kate take back seat for a year  —  PRINCE William has told girlfriend Kate Middleton he wants to put their love on hold while he concentrates on his military training.  —  We can reveal they have agreed a SECRET PACT in which Kate, 26, will have little contact with Wills over the next YEAR.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Alba to Seacrest — Suck on This!  —  Ryan Seacrest got up close and real personal with Jessica Alba on the red carpet last night — and while he didn't pull a Mizrahi and grab her boobs, he definitely asked about ‘em.  —  Just keepin’ it classy at the Oscars.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Britney's Night Out with Dad  —  After a three-hour visit with her sons on Saturday (her first since Jan. 3), Britney Spears continued her family time Saturday night, stepping out to Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills with her father, Jamie.  —  Just before 8 p.m., the pop star and her dad …
Discussion: TMZ.com, POPSUGAR and iVillage
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Traciasl / A Socialite's Life:
Britney Gets a Visit From Sean Preston and Jayden James
New York Times:
‘No Country for Old Men’ Wins Oscar Tug of War  —  No film ran away with the night, however, as the 80th Academy Awards gave a bruised movie industry a chance to refocus its ever-inward gaze on laurels instead of labor strife.  Ethan Coen, left, Joel Coen, center, and Scott Rudin accepted the award for best picture.
Discussion: Tuned In, Gawker and Towleroad
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Hellomagazine.com:
Neck-and-neck finish sees Viggo triumph in our Oscar poll
Discussion: omg!
 
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NY Daily News:
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POPSUGAR:
The Oscars Are Back but Not With a Vengeance
Discussion: BuzzSugar
Michael K / Dlisted:
No Showdown  —  Jennifer Aniston and Brangelina were supposed …
Christine Sams / The Age:
Million dollar baby
Just Jared:
Heidi Klum and Seal Sparkle After the Oscars
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon Stewart Cracks Angelina Jolie Pregnancy Joke at Academy Awards
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Michael / ecorazzi.com:
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