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1:15 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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Associated Press:
Charles Barkley arrested on suspicion of DUI
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Jossip
TMZ.com:
Barkley's Party Pal — STEVE URKEL?
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
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.
RADAR:
RUINING THE NEW YEAR ALREADY?  —  Contract talks have stalled between Viacom and the nation's 2nd largest cable operator, Time Warner.  The cable giant claims Viacom is seeking renegotiated carriage fees that are ‘exorbitant’.  Content providers such as Viacom receive a fee by carriers to broadcast their content on their systems.
Discussion: Dlisted and The Blemish
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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  —  WEDNESDAY AM UPDATE (refresh for breaking news): It appears Time Warner Cable customer service was unprepared for the onslaught of complaints from subscribers flooding into call centers.
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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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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
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.
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:
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 …
Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
Slow starts for ‘Hills’ spinoffs  —  Fewer viewers tune in to ‘The City,’ ‘Bromance’  —  Not all the fans of “The Hills” appear ready to move to “The City.”  —  The premiere of the “Hills” spinoff, which follows Whitney Port as she relocates to New York to take on a new job, averaged 1.6 million total viewers at 10 p.m. Monday.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Defamer, Gawker and The Live Feed
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 …
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 …
Amanda Melillo / New York Post:
'GOSSIP'Y NEIGHBORS  —  AN UNCLE AND A TEACHER MOVE TO THE UES NEXT YEAR  —  THE “Gossip Girl” romance between Serena van der Woodsen and Aaron Rose will be cut short, according to the CW - one of many plot shakeups for 2009.  —  Aaron Rose, the Brooklyn artist with a trust fund played …
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Jet to Puerto Rico  —  So much for Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's big Valentine's Day demise.  (Or so we're being led to believe...)  —  In the face of reports that the duo have been fighting and are headed for a split, E! News has learned exclusively …
 
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POPSUGAR:
Adrian and His Brothers Bring Their Honey Down Under
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
See Where the Stars Are Partying on New Year's!
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Daily Mail:
David Beckham shows off two new tattoos including the one 'Posh begged …
Starpulse:
Jennifer Hudson's Brother-In-Law Indicted
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
TMZ.com:
Jamie Lynn Decoy Pissed — May Sue Los Angeles
Tim Nixon / The Sun:
Eddie's Beverly Hills rock
Discussion: Socialite Life
Alyssa Shelasky / People.com:
Lindsay & Samantha Hit South Beach
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Lohan Groupie
 Earlier Picks: 
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Madonna Gives $2.6 Million to Kabbalah
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
No Bones About It, Nicole Richie Looks Great
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson Defends Heath Ledger
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Molly / POPSUGAR:
Nicole Slips Into a Teeny Bikini For Hawaii Vacation With Joel
TMZ.com:
Blue Man Suspect May Not Be Blue at All
Discussion: Dlisted and Daily Herald
 

 
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