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2:40 PM ET, December 31, 2009

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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Friend: Charlie Sheen ‘Let Himself Down by Drinking’  —  Charlie Sheen has spent the last week quietly reflecting on his life since he and wife Brooke Mueller got into a heated fight on Christmas Day that led to his arrest, says a friend close to the couple.  —  “Charlie feels awful,” the friend tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Extra and The Hollywood Gossip
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E! Online:
Charlie Sheen's Wife Doin' Fine, Says Mom  —  Despite all the holiday drama, Charlie Sheen's wife is doing peachy.  —  At least that's if you go on what Brooke Mueller's mother says.  —  “She's doing all right,” Moira Fiore told E! News as she left Mueller's rented Aspen home yesterday.
Discussion: iVillage
PopEater:
Lawyers: Sheens Want To Reconcile
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
KHVO:
Sources: Limbaugh Rushed To Honolulu Hospital  —  Conservative Radio Show Host Suffering From Chest Pains  —  HONOLULU — Conservative radio talk host Rush Limbaugh was rushed to a Honolulu hospital on Wednesday afternoon with chest pains, sources told KITV.
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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Black Crowes Singer Chris Robinson Welcomes a Daughter  —  One thing that might be hard to handle in the New Year for rocker Chris Robinson?  Diaper duty!  —  The Black Crowes frontman and wife Allison Bridges welcomed a daughter on Saturday, a rep for the musician tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Us Weekly:
PIC: Brad Pitt Takes Boys to Dave & Buster's!  —  It's a boys' day out for Brad Pitt and sons Maddox and Pax!  —  The star, 46, and his younger brother Doug took the two boys to Dave & Buster's in New York City's Times Square Wednesday afternoon, UsMagazine.com confirms.
David Caplan / People.com:
Rosie O'Donnell Steps Out with New Girlfriend  —  Rosie O'Donnell is off the market!  —  The comedian and former TV talk show host - who in mid-November revealed that her longtime partner Kelli Carpenter moved out of their home two years ago - is now dating Tracy Kachtick-Anders …
Jada Yuan / New York Magazine:
Vulture Exclusive: Robert Pattinson Chips Tooth in Flossing Accident, Says Twilight 3 Co-star  —  Sure, he looks foul-smelling, but would you believe Twilight star Robert Pattinson is really “incredibly hygienic”?  So hygienic, in fact, that he's a threat to himself and his teeth?
PR Newswire:
Sandra Bullock Top Money-Making Star of 2009  —  Sandra Bullock has been voted the Top Money-Making Star of 2009 in Quigley Publishing Company's 78th Annual Poll of Exhibitors and is the first female to win since Julia Roberts in 1999.  Bullock is the eighth woman chosen #1 in the Poll's 78 year history.
Discussion: Jezebel
TMZ.com:
AT&T Hangs Up on Tiger Woods  —  Tiger Woods just got a dropped call from AT&T — as in, “Hello, Tiger?  You've been dropped.”  —  AT&T did not explain why they're ending the sponsorship with Tiger.  —  The news comes in the wake of a study, which shows Tiger's sponsors took …
Discussion: omg! and Backseat Cuddler
Us Weekly:
Find Out About the New Bachelor Scandal!  —  Spoiler alert!  —  The season premiere of The Bachelor is still a few days away, but the 14th installment of the reality show has already gotten its first big scandal.  —  A finalist vying for the heart of Texas pilot Jake Pavelka was reportedly caught …
Discussion: Extra and iVillage
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Perez Hilton:
The Bachelor's Crew Member Affair Scandal!
Discussion: PEOPLE TV Watch
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Kate Gosselin's Got a New Dating Show?  —  Kate Gosselin's first stab at reality didn't end up smelling like roses (more like a bad scented candle that you can't re-gift), so I'm left scratching my head with word that the original TV octo-mom may be looking love via reality television.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Paul Chi / People.com:
Joe Jonas & Demi Lovato Up the Romance in Camp Rock 2  —  Best pals Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato are headed back to the small screen for more singing and dancing in the Disney Channel sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.  But this time around, expect more onscreen love interests - and romances to be taken to the next level.
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Access Hollywood:
ACCESS EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Uchitel Tells Billy Bush She Didn't Party With Tiger Woods Over The Weekend  —  Rachel Uchitel,Tiger Woods,TV One,Rumors,Billy Bush  —  Rachel Uchitel may be in Palm Beach, Florida, but she told Access Hollywood's Billy Bush she did not go to the city's Everglades Club …
Scott Warren / Daily Mail:
Curves rule as Kate Winslet and Kelly Brook top poll of most desirable celebrity bodies  —  It will bring comfort to millions of women who are feeling guilty after eating too much turkey and Christmas pudding over the past few days - and resolving to start a punishing gym routine in the New Year.
PopEater:
Van Morrison Baby Story Was a Hoax  —  Reclusive singer Van Morrison has denied reports that he has become a father again at 64, chalking the announcement on his Web site that led to countless news articles as a hacker-perpetrated hoax.  The statement which was briefly on VanMorrison.com Tuesday announced …
Discussion: Reuters
Shawna Flavell / The PETA Files:
PETA Names Man and Woman of the Year  —  It wasn't easy to choose two people out of the slew of celebrities who have taken action for animals this year—heck, just during the past two months, Joanna Krupa bared her true feelings about purebred pups, Ana Ortiz blasted McDonald's …
Discussion: I Need My Fix and Perez Hilton
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Access Hollywood:   Ellen DeGeneres, Tim Gunn Honored As People Of The Year By PETA
 
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 More News: 
New York Post:
Gabourey Sidibe: 2009 totally kicked ass!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
UPI:
‘Bennifer’ voted worst couple of the '00s
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Seriously? OMG!
Jeff Labrecque / EW.com:
‘Saturday Night Live’ announces hosts
Discussion: New York Magazine and Movieline
Associated Press:
Chief gets nearly 3 years in Parker-Broderick case
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 Earlier Picks: 
WWD.com:
Lindsay Lohan's 6126 to Launch Full Apparel Line
TMZ.com:
Cops: Tiger Woods Had a ‘Fat Lip’
Discussion: omg! and Gossip Cop
Us Weekly:
Jersey Shore's Snooki to Boycotters: “F*** You!”
Willlee / Hollywood Life:
EXCLUSIVE! Hailey Glassman & Jon Gosselin — Back Together Already?
Discussion: PopEater
X17 Online:
Zac's New Year's Resolution: To Get His Own “Situation” Going
TMZ.com:
Carly Pope — ‘Popular’ with Carjackers
Discussion: Fancast News and PopEater
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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