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1:15 PM ET, February 19, 2009

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People.com:
Brad Pitt Hits Las Vegas with His Boys  —  Brad Pitt holds his son Maddox  —  Just days before the Academy Awards, Best Actor nominee Brad Pitt enjoyed a boys' getaway to Las Vegas - with his sons Maddox and Pax.  —  The guys of the Jolie-Pitt clan (minus 7-month old Knox) …
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Hellomagazine.com:
Angelina and daughters enjoy a ladies day as the boys go to Vegas  —  The Hollywood actress, who makes multiple motherhood seem like one big adventure, was doing it again this week, spending quality time in New York with her daughters Zahara and Shiloh.  —  Angelina Jolie and her girls …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Takes Pax, Maddox to Las Vegas  —  Boys only!  —  Brad Pitt took his sons Pax, 5, and Maddox, 7, to Las Vegas for a quick getaway, X17online.com reports.  —  The group were spotted at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino before heading to the MGM Mansion — where rooms start at $5,000 a night!
TMZ.com:
Brad Pitt — We're Going to Vegas, My Sons
Discussion: Busy Bee Blogger
People.com:
Rihanna's Family Hopes She'll Move on from Chris Brown  —  Members of Rihanna's family in her native Barbados thought boyfriend Chris Brown “flew so far under everyone's radar that we just didn't think he was that [abusive] type,” a relative tells PEOPLE for its new cover story, on sale Friday.
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Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Charlie Sheen's Wife Hospitalized with Early Contractions  —  After being hospitalized with premature contractions, Charlie Sheen's wife, Brooke, is doing “fine” and expects to be released soon, the actor's rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Brooke is at a Los Angeles-area hospital …
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Charlie Sheen: The Nursery Is Almost Ready
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Octo Mom's California Home Faces Foreclosure  —  Could Nadya Suleman be out on the street with her 14 children?  —  Usmagazine.com has confirmed Suleman's mom, Angela (who owns the home), hasn't paid the mortgage on her three-bedroom, one-bath bungalow in Whittier, Calif., in 10 months.
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Allie Gross / People.com:
Meet Anika Noni Rose: Disney's First Black Princess  —  Jumping from the stage to the world of animation, Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose takes on her most enchanting and monumental role yet: Princess Tiana, Disney's first black princess.  —  “This feels amazing,” Rose, 36 …
Discussion: The Dish Rag
PopEater:
INXS Star Fired, Back to Living in His Car  —  (Feb. 19) - Four years after scoring the job of frontman for Aussie rockers INXS, J.D. Fortune is broke, homeless and back to living in his car — just as he was doing before winning the gig on the reality TV series ‘Rock Star: INXS.’  —  Fortunes Bad Luck
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
NME:
Katy Perry pukes at BRIT Awards  —  Singer throws up after winning Best International Female  —  Katy Perry threw up backstage at the BRIT Awards tonight (February 18) just moments after winning the award for Best International Female.  —  The singer was feeling unwell all day …
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
CHECK OUT TAYLOR SWIFT AND KATY PERRY AS THEY ARRIVE TO THE BRIT AWARDS
Discussion: Digital Spy and Perez Hilton
Greg Cochrane / BBC:
Taylor Swift's Brit Awards preview
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Dita Von Teese: Totally Having Sex!  —  Dita Von Teese is getting plenty of play, thank you very much!  —  Despite recently telling a British tabloid that she went celibate for awhile after splitting from her ex-husband, shock-rocker Marilyn Manson, Von Teese now admits she was only joking.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Congratulations, it's a little Focker  —  It looks like “Little Fockers” is finally coming of age.  —  The long-gestating third installment of the comedy franchise is maturing quickly at Universal — but with new parents.  —  John Hamburg has been brought on to write the screenplay after Larry Stuckey penned an earlier draft.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and MTV Movies Blog
People.com:
Shark Tank Sparks Fire in Tracy Morgan's Home  —  30 Rock creator Tina Fey couldn't have imagined a crazier scenario: Tracy Morgan blames a faulty fish tank light for igniting a fire Wednesday morning in his Manhattan Trump Plaza apartment, but no one was hurt - not even the shark or piranha in the tank, say news reports.
Discussion: MSNBC and The Blemish
Free Britney / The Hollywood Gossip:
The Bachelor Spoilers: Shocking Season Finale Revealed!  —  As we talked about last week, The Bachelor finale will air Monday, March 2 from 8-10 p.m., followed by the standard “After the Final Rose” special from 10-11.  —  Then, as Bachelor host-pimp Chris Harrison said on Monday night's episode …
Ray Rogers / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
Richie Rich's Fashion Show Eve BlackBook Interview  —  From mid-'90s club kid with glitter in his eyes (and on his cheeks), Richie Rich ascended to glam-tastic fashion darling with his Heatherette line.  After amicably parting ways with his Heatherette collaborator Traver Rains last year …
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Winslet was ‘fourth choice’ for ‘The Reader’  —  Kate Winslet was the fourth choice actress for her Oscar-nominated role in The Reader, according to the movie's producer.  —  Speaking to Newsweek, Harvey Weinstein confessed that the British star was initially overlooked because of her filming commitments on Revolutionary Road.
Stuart Kemp / Hollywood Reporter:
No reshoot, ‘Sherlock’  —  Warners denies Guy Ritchie was asked to revise  —  LONDON — Warner Bros. on Wednesday refuted reports here that claimed the studio had asked Guy Ritchie to reshoot parts of “Sherlock Holmes.”  —  “It is not true that Warner Bros. has asked for any reshoots on 'Sherlock Holmes …
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TMZ.com:
How Greatness Is Born
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Josh Hartnett and Chace Crawford Make a Mockery of Fashion Week …
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