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2:00 PM ET, December 31, 2008

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WCAX-TV:
Actor Matt Dillon Arrested in Vermont  —  An Academy award winning movie star was arrested in Vermont overnight.  —  State Police stopped Matt Dillon, who was traveling 106 miles per hour on Interstate 91 in Newbury.  He is due in court next month to answer to a charge of excessive speed.
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People.com:
Matt Dillon Busted Going 106 mph  —  A suggested New Year's resolution for Matt Dillon: Slow down.  —  On Tuesday night, the actor, 44, was pulled over in Newbury, Vt., after state troopers clocked him driving 106 mph in a 65 mph zone.  —  Dillon, who was driving a rented 2009 Chevy Impala …
Discussion: iVillage and Yeeeah!
TMZ.com:
Charles Barkley Popped for DUI  —  Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of DUI early this morning in Arizona.  —  Barkley was arrested by the Gilbert Police Department at a DUI checkpoint and had his blood tested on scene by a mobile DUI task force.  —  He was released a short time later and took a taxi home.
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TMZ.com:
Barkley's Party Pal — STEVE URKEL?  —  Did he do that?  —  Charles Barkley was hangin' with a celebrity party posse before he was popped for DUI in Arizona early this morning — and were told one of the guys in his crew was Jaleel White — aka Steve Urkel!
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Associated Press:
Charles Barkley arrested on suspicion of DUI
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Jossip
Mark Coleman / Daily Mail:
Fears for fallen Hollywood heart-throb Joaquin Phoenix - a bloated and dishevelled shadow of his former self … Three years ago, Joaquin Phoenix was the toast of Hollywood.  —  With millions of female fans and critical acclaim for his Oscar-nominated performance in Walk The Line, Joaquin was one of the biggest names in Tinseltown.
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
UNHAPPY NEW YEAR!  Time Warner Cable To Lose Viacom's MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon & Comedy Central In NY, LA, Everywhere  —  WEDNSDAY 10 AM UPDATE (refresh for breaking news): Glenn Britt, President/CEO of Time Warner Cable just issued this statement about what he calls Viacom's “threats” …
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RADAR:
RUINING THE NEW YEAR ALREADY?
Discussion: Dlisted and The Blemish
Nalinee Seelal / newsday.co.tt:
Queen Latifah's jewelry stolen  —  Hollywood star and Grammy Award winning singer Queen Latifah has fallen prey to thieves who stole more than US$10,000 (TT$65,000) in jewelry from the popular American entertainer's luxury villa in Tobago where she has been staying for the Christmas holidays.
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TMZ.com:
The Charred Ghost of Shauna Sand's Future  —  The human remains of Donatella Versace frolicked on the beach in St. Barts on Wednesday.  —  La Dona's purple bikini accented all the latest trends this season: fried hair, plutonium injected breasts and saggy leather skin.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Mariah Carey Puts Pregnancy Rumors to Rest in St. Barts  —  Mariah Carey is still not pregnant.  —  The singer was spotted sipping red wine and eating oysters — no-nos when expecting — in St. Barts on Tuesday.  —  Look back at the biggest celebrity bumps of the year!
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  Mary-Kate Olsen  —  • Mary-Kate Olsen, drinking champagne during a night out with friends at Teddy's in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.  Arriving after midnight, the young designer, in a fur coat, black dress and John Lennon-inspired shades …
TMZ.com:
NFL Superstar Accused of Baby Mama Beatdown  —  Larry Fitzgerald — the star wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals — has been ordered to stay away from his baby mama and his 11-month-old son after he allegedly knocked her around a room and pulled her hair out.
NY Daily News:
Piven plows ahead, romantically  —  Mercury is rising everywhere for Jeremy Piven these days, including his love life.  The “Entourage” actor has found a brand-new girlfriend in blond stunner Ashley Chontos, a 23-year-old model-cum-bottle waitress at Mansion NYC who he met at Britney Spears' birthday bash.
People.com:
Kevin Bacon Victim of Madoff Scheme  —  Talk about six degrees being too close for comfort.  Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are the latest known victims of Bernie Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme.  —  “I can confirm that they had investments with Mr. Madoff - no further specifics or comment beyond that …
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Agence France Presse:
Party girl Paris defends Australian shopping spree  —  SYDNEY (AFP) - American socialite Paris Hilton has declared herself a saviour who shops for the greater good in tight economic times.  —  In Sydney to host an exclusive New Year's dance party, the 27-year-old heir to the Hilton hotel fortune …
Emma Batha / Reuters:
Actress Jolie tops AlertNet celebrity do-gooder poll 2008  —  Hollywood actress, U.N. goodwill ambassador and globe-trotting mother-of-six Angelina Jolie was named top celebrity humanitarian for the second year running in an AlertNet poll.  —  Not many mothers would go haring off to a warzone …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Miley Cyrus Books New Year's Gig in the O.C.  —  To ring in 2009, Miley Cyrus is planning her own kind of high school musical.  —  E! News has exclusively learned that the tween queen has booked a New Year's concert at an unlikely venue: Inside the gymnasium of Beckman High School in Irvine, Calif.
Discussion: MomLogic and AceShowBiz.com
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Biggest Loser's Marty and Amy Expecting a Baby  —  Marty Wolff and his wife Amy met during the third season of NBC's The Biggest Loser in 2007, got married in March 2008, and now are expecting their first child in July 2009, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  Although they had been talking …
 
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Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: Us Weekly, Defamer, Gawker and The Live Feed
Daily Mail:
David Beckham shows off two new tattoos including the one 'Posh begged …
Amanda Melillo / New York Post:
'GOSSIP'Y NEIGHBORS  —  AN UNCLE AND A TEACHER MOVE TO THE UES NEXT YEAR
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Starpulse:
Jennifer Hudson's Brother-In-Law Indicted
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Jamie Lynn Decoy Pissed — May Sue Los Angeles
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Eddie's Beverly Hills rock
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Alyssa Shelasky / People.com:
Lindsay & Samantha Hit South Beach
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TMZ.com:
No Bones About It, Nicole Richie Looks Great
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson Defends Heath Ledger
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
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