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11:30 AM ET, January 9, 2009

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Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Get Cozy at Critics Choice Awards  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie packed on the PDA at Thursday's 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica.  —  Though they both did not take home any awards, the two did not seem to mind.
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Hellomagazine.com:
Brad and Ang in movie star mode as Critics kick off award season  —  While they're almost as well known these days for being the parents of six as they are for their screen careers, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were very much in movie star mode this week as they attended the latest Hollywood pre-Oscars award ceremony.
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Lane Brown / New York Magazine:
Anne Hathaway Wins an Early Golden Globe  —  Congratulations are due to Rachel Getting Married's Anne Hathaway, who, according to the awards' official Website, will win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama on Sunday night!  —  Nominations and Winners [Golden Globes]
Susan King / Los Angeles Times:
‘Slumdog’ is the Critics' Choice  —  Indie sleeper wins best film, best director, best writer, best composer and best young actor.  —  “ Slumdog Millionaire,” a drama set in Mumbai about a young Indian man on a game show, was the big winner Thursday evening at the Broadcast Film Critics Assn.'s 14th annual Critics Choice Awards.
TMZ.com:
Tom on Jett's Death — “Horrific”  —  A visibly shaken Tom Cruise finally opened up about the death of his good friend's son — describing Jett Travolta's death as “horrific” and addressing Scientology's role in the tragedy.  —  Struggling to find the right words, Cruise addressed …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lisa Bonet Welcomes Baby Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa  —  Try saying this name three times fast!  —  Former Cosby star Lisa Bonet and her husband Jason Momoa welcomed their second baby, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.
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Heath Ledger / The Huffington Post:
Lisa Bonet's New Baby: Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa  —  You know her as Lisa Bonet from “The Cosby Show,” and Lilakoi Moon (Bonet changed her name in 1995) has given birth to her third child: Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa.  —  Lilakoi, 41, has a daughter Zoe, 20 …
Mary Margaret / People.com:
Kate Hudson (Accidentally) Punches Anne Hathaway  —  Kate Hudson (left) chats with Rachael Ray  —  Call it dedication to her craft: Kate Hudson says she got into character a little too much on the set of Bride Wars, when she inadvertently punched costar Anne Hathaway in the face during the movie's catfight scene.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman Admits Embarrassment Over Australia Role  —  Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman says she isn't happy with her performance in the critical and commercial flop Australia.  —  “I can't look at this movie and be proud of what I've done,” Kidman, 41, told Sydney radio station 2dayFM.
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I squirmed through Australia: Nicole Kidman
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The Smoking Gun:
Putting Sex In “The City”  —  MTV show features man nabbed for offering cop drugs for sex  —  Meet James Nevan Donahue.  If you're a fan of MTV's new faux reality show “The City,” you'll recognize Donahue as the bothersome swell who pals around with an odious New York City woman named Olivia Palermo …
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Debra Lewis-Boothman / People.com:
R. Kelly & Wife Finalize Divorce  —  R&B singer R. Kelly and his wife of 11 years, Andrea Lee Kelly, are officially divorced, according to a statement from their lawyers Thursday.  —  Kelly, 42, and Andrea, 35, will have joint custody of their three children.  No other details were revealed.
justjaredjr.buzznet.com:
Zac Efron Levitates to Target  —  Zac Efron flies through the air as he pushes his full shopping cart back to his car at a local Target store in Hollywood on Thursday afternoon.  —  The 21-year-old actor picked up some office supplies, including a 3-drawer counter top unit and multiple desk organizers.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Guy Patrick / The Sun:
Ronaldo wrecks Ferrari in smash  —  Smash ... Ronaldo's wrecked Ferrari sportscar  —  The lucky Manchester Utd winger escaped without a scratch after the Italian sportscar was smashed to smithereens in a crash early today.  —  Witnesses said his car was a “mangled wreck” - and police say it is a write-off.
TMZ.com:
Kevin Costner 911  —  TMZ has learned Kevin Costner was rushed to the hospital Tuesday.  —  It happened in Hollywood, at around 10 AM.  We're told Costner was driving to a meeting when he began feeling ill and lightheaded — so bad he pulled over and called 911.  As he waited for paramedics, we're told Costner began vomiting.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Kevin Costner Briefly Hospitalized
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People.com:
Ugly Betty's Ana Ortiz Is Pregnant  —  Ugly Betty star Ana Ortiz is pregnant with her first child, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Ortiz, 37, and her husband Noah Lebenzon, the guitarist for the band Half Life, are expecting the baby at the end of July.  —  “They are thrilled and ecstatic,” says a friend of the New York City-based couple.
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Trump Enlists New Batch of Celebrity Apprentices  —  Sure you might quibble with NBC's definition of celebrity, but Donald Trump's latest incarnation of The Apprentice is shaping up to be some must-see trainwreck TV.  —  The Peacock just announced the 16 participants for the second installment …
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Britney Spears / Contactmusic.com:
BRITNEY SPEARS - JEWELLER DESIGNING $27,000 GEM FOR BRITNEY'S GRAMMY NIGHT  —  Jewellery designer DARA DUBINET has designed a $27,000 (GBP18,000) black Chinese agate rock ring for BRITNEY SPEARS to wear to the Grammy Awards in February (09).  —  Dubinet started work on the huge gem …
 
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