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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Jeremy Piven Leaves ‘Speed-the-Plow’  —  UPDATE: A publicist for Jeremy Piven has confirmed that the actor has left “Speed-the-Plow.”  In an email message, she writes: “Jeremy has not been feeling well and though he'd like to continue his role in ‘Speed-the-Plow,’ his doctors have advised him that he should end his run immediately.”
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jeremy Piven Quits Broadway Play Due to “High Mercury Count”
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Jeremy Piven's Mercury Dims His Broadway Star
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Cwhite / SAG Awards Official Web Site:
15th SAG Awards Nominations Press Release  —  A complete downloadable version of the Nominations Press Release is at the bottom of this page.  —  For Immediate Release  —  NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 15th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®  —  Actor® Awards Ceremony …
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Josh Brolin / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Score SAG Nods  — celebs:  —  Golden Globe nominated couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie scored another pair of acting nods.  —  Jolie earned a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for “Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role” for Changeling …
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Access Hollywood:
Brad Pitt Talks Taking The Family To France & Celebrating Christmas
Discussion: X17 Online, MTV UK and iVillage
MomLogic:
The Truth About The Jolie-Pitt's Pre-Nup
Discussion: Us Weekly
Press Association:
Brad's family make Christmas gifts
The Sun:
Eddie is Riddler in new Batman  —  The Beverly Hills Cop star, 47, has been signed up by British director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to reprise the role played by JIM CARREY in 1995's Batman Forever.  —  The surprise move follows speculation linking Pirates of the Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP to the part.
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TMZ.com:
MMA Fighter and Wife Found Shot to Death  —  TMZ has learned former UFC fighter Justin Levens and his wife were found dead from gunshot wounds in a home in Laguna Niguel, Calif. earlier today.  —  Sources say cops are investigating their deaths as a possible murder/suicide.
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Lance Pugmire / Los Angeles Times:
MMA fighter Justin Levens, wife found shot dead  —  Justin Levens, left, of the Southern California Condors and Brian Foster of the San Jose Razorclaws face off during the IFL weigh-in at Buffalo Wild Wings on May 18, 2007, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Getty Images Photo)
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and Scandalist
Khloe Kardashian:
I've Changed My Ways Thanks to PETA  —  As some of you might have seen today, there are several people who have taken to the web calling me a hypocrite and posting photos of me wearing fur.  —  The reason PETA approached me initially is because in my past I did wear fur and they wanted …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Scarlett Johansson Selling Her Used Tissue on eBay  —  Going once...  Scarlett Johansson is putting her old tissue on eBay for charity.  —  During her appearance on Wednesday's The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, she complained that she caught a cold from her Spirit costar Samuel L. Jackson.
Discussion: TMZ.com and CandyKirby.com
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People.com:
Scott Ruffalo's Death Ruled a Homicide  —  Mark (left) and Scott Ruffalo  —  It's official: The death of Mark Ruffalo's brother has been ruled a homicide.  —  The L.A. County Coroner's Office has determined that someone else shot Scott Ruffalo in the head, spokesman Craig Harvey told the Associated Press.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and Gawker
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Tom Cruise skips son's first film premiere  —  Plus: No inauguration crowds for Baldwin; J.Lo and hubby look happy  —  “Seven Pounds” is his son Connor's first film, but Tom Cruise opted not to attend the premiere in L.A. Dec. 16. so he could continue to promote his own film, “Valkyrie.”
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Celebritology
OK! Magazine:
JEN: WE WILL MAKE FRIENDS FILM  —  ACTRESS SAYS SHE'S EAGER TO GET STARTED ON A MOVIE VERSION OF THE SERIES  —  JENNIFER Aniston is eager to release a Friends film as soon as possible.  —  The actress, who has previously been rumoured to be against making the movie, says she wants to …
New York Post:
ALASKA'S MASCULINE CHILD  —  THE first grandchild of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a boy, her father, Chuck Heath, revealed to Grandparents.com.  Heath said his pregnant granddaughter, Bristol Palin, has a due date of Dec. 20.  Asked what Bristol and the child's still unmarried father …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Mindy McCready Hospitalized After Alleged Suicide Attempt  —  Mindy McCready was hospitalized Wednesday morning after an apparent suicide attempt, according to police.  —  “We responded to a ‘10-63,’ that's a suicidal person call.  Mindy McCready was at the house,” Kris Mumford …
Discussion: iVillage and Backseat Cuddler
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