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12:25 PM ET, February 23, 2009

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Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston Presents Oscar Award in Front of Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt  —  Jennifer Aniston went face to face with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the 81st annual Academy Awards Sunday in Hollywood.  It is first time all three have been in the same room since Pitt and Aniston split in 2005.
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Brad and Angelina Make Oscars a Date Night  —  While Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were making a glamorous appearance at the Academy Awards, what were their six children doing at home?  —  “Throwing spaghetti against the wall,” Pitt told PEOPLE on the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Disses Ryan Seacrest Again  —  Angelina Jolie has dissed Ryan Seacrest again.  —  She famously ignored him at the Golden Globes in January, and when she saw him at Sunday's Academy Awards, she walked in an arc around his E! News station to avoid speaking with him.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Arrive at the Oscars
TMZ.com:
Possible OctoDad: Nadya Used Cancer to Get Seed  —  The sperm donor who believes he might be the father of OctoMom's brood says he donated his seed — because Nadya told him she had cancer and had to act quickly.  —  Denis Beaudoin, who was in a three-year relationship with Nadya Suleman …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nadya Suleman: Good Morning America Sperm Donor Not Kids' Father  —  Nadya Suleman admits that Dennis Beaudoin, who went on Good Morning America Monday, donated sperm for her to undergo in vitro fertilization — but says he's not the father of any of her 14 children.  —  “He's not lying.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:   Sperm Donor Believes He Is Octuplet's Father
ABCNEWS:   Man Gave Sperm 3 Times, Believes He May Be Octuplets' Dad
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Top Ten Moments Of Gayest Oscars Ever  —  An on-stage musical extravaganza.  Two epic gay rights speeches.  Sean Penn's upset win for Milk.  The 2009 Oscars were easily the gayest yet.  —  Slumdog Millionaire dominated as expected, an international sweep in a night studded with British, Indian and Australian wins.
Discussion: Guardian and Best Week Ever
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NY Daily News:
Brown has sorry story for Rihanna  —  As Hollywood's biggest stars primped for the Oscars, Rihanna gathered a celeb-free circle of friends Friday to celebrate her 21st birthday.  And while her ex, Chris Brown, wasn't on the guest list, the pop star couldn't escape him completely.
PopEater:
‘Slumdog’ Is Top Dog at Oscars; Winslet, Penn Score Best Acting Awards  —  Heath Ledger Wins Posthumous Award for ‘Dark Knight’  —  Topping off the night with its eighth Oscar win, feel-good underdog ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ took the top honors at the Academy Awards with a Best Picture win.
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Dodai / Jezebel:
Oscars 2009: Red Carpet Coverage Liveblog [LiveBlogs]
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Access Hollywood:
Madonna Calls Sean Penn's Oscar Victory Speech ‘Amazing’  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Despite reports that Madonna was set to debut her rumored new boyfriend and W magazine model, Jesus Luz, at the Vanity Fair post-Oscar bash on Sunday night, the singer walked the red carpet solo and spoke …
Discussion: INF Daily and X17 Online
Kate Spencer / Scandalist:
Fashion Face-Off: The Ladies Of Music  —  Sure, the Oscars are mostly a night for actors to get together and celebrate their work while bitterly judging each other silently.  But every year some singers sneak into the party, and tonight all of the songstresses on the red carpet have performed on film as well.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
X17 Online:
Perfect Penelope  —  Okay, she might not look (or be) as perfect as Natalie Portman, but she comes pretty damn close!  Here's the Vicky Cristina Barcelona looking wondrous in white on the red carpet.  Here's hoping she wins!  —  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
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Associated Press:
Penelope Cruz, ‘WALL-E’ among early Oscar winners
Discussion: Fan Fare
The Superficial:
The Most Important People Ever.  (Until about noon-ish.)  —  Here are the most important actors of the moment despite the fact not one of them has been a guest star on Lost.  Try and figure that one out.  Anyway, the winners of the 81st Annual Academy Awards:  —  Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Access Hollywood:
Kate Winslet Wins First Career Oscar  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — After six nominations, British actress Kate Winslet finally picked up her first Academy Award on Sunday night.  —  Kate won the Oscar for Best Actress for playing Hanna Schmitz in “The Reader,” and she took the stage composed and poised.
Discussion: INF Daily
People.com:
Nicole Richie Pregnant Again!  —  Here they go again!  Nicole Richie and boyfriend Joel Madden are expecting another child, barely a year after the arrival of daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden last Jan. 11.  —  In a message on the Web site of Good Charlotte, the band he fronts, Madden …
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Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
EVENT PICS: TARAJI / MARIAH / KERRY / KEKE / ANTHONY / SANTIGOLD / VIOLA / KANYE & AMBER  —  Actress Taraji P. Henson arrives at the 24th Annual Film Independent's Spirit Awards held at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday.  —  Director Lee Daniels and singer-actress Mariah Carey arrive …
Discussion: Access Hollywood and X17 Online
 
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