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2:40 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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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!
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 …
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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Mark Harris / Time:
Best Actress: Kate Winslet's Moment  —  It's 11 days before the Academy Awards, and Kate Winslet is giving her third best performance of the year.  The occasion is a lunch at New York City's Oak Room at which 100 or so invited guests have gathered to honor her performance in Stephen Daldry's The Reader.
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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.
Discussion: Fan Fare
Mary Green / People.com:
Kate Winslet's Plans for Oscar Night
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bitten and Bound
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
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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: Scandalist and Evil Beet Gossip
Reagan Alexander / People.com:
Jennifer Garner Surprises Ben Affleck at Humanitarian Event  —  Ben Affleck combined a cause close to his heart with his favorite leading lady at L.A.'s House of Blues Wednesday night.  —  For the Children Mending Hearts Gala, Affleck, 36, received a surprise visit from his wife, Jennifer Garner.
Discussion: Socialite Life
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
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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People.com:   Octuplet Mom's Family Home Is in Default
Michael K / Dlisted:
That's Enough  —  When you make the twatty bug-ridden whores of the Rock of Love Bang Bus look like pristine virgins, it's time to dip it in Hazmat-made bleach, lock it up and eat the key.  —  Pamela Anderson walked Richie Rich's fashion show in NYC last night and right after I looked at these pictures …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Daily Mail:
Lily Allen's got a new tattoo and shhh... it's the same as Rihanna's … Lily Allen shared a secret with her fans today - a brand new tattoo of that reads Shhh... across her index finger.  —  The pop star, who is currently in the U.S. promoting her new album It's Not Me, It's You …
Discussion: Dlisted, The Blemish and Just Jared
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
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Lisa Rinna Reveals Details of Her Playboy Shoot  —  Lisa Rinna's secret to looking fabulous in her upcoming May spread in Playboy?  Skipping the gym.  —  “This was really hard for me because being 45 years old and posing for Playboy, you want to amp it up,” Rinna told PEOPLE …
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Nick Carter: I Made Excuses Just to Party  —  Nick Carter on The Ellen DeGeneres Show  —  Speaking candidly about his 10-year struggle with substance abuse, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter says his road to recovery was rocky.  —  “I would make excuses to just go out to drink and party,” …
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.
TMZ.com:
OctoBabies' Birth Certificates  —  TMZ has obtained birth certificates for OctoMom's babies — all 14 of them!  —  As for the octuplets, no father is listed on the birth certificates.  Nadya Suleman signed all eight.  —  As for the other six kids, four of the docs have David Solomon listed as the dad.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
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 …
Frosty / Collider.com:
Zack Snyder says WATCHMEN DVD will be 3 hours 25 minutes!  - UPDATED  —  I'm at the press junket for “Watchmen” and I just spoke to director Zack Snyder.  I'll have exact quotes posted in the next few hours, but I wanted to get this up asap.  —  While the theatrical release of “Watchmen” …
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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