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5:00 PM ET, September 21, 2011

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Us Weekly:
Cover Story: Jen Aniston's Team “Went Ballistic” After Brad Pitt Insult  —  Brad Pitt made a big-time boo-boo.  —  He's garnering Oscar buzz for his role in Moneyball, but Angelina Jolie's man sparked a public relations catastrophe last week — all for a Parade interview in which he casually slammed …
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Courtney Hazlett / The Scoop:
Brad Pitt on TODAY: Aniston ‘a dear friend of mine’  —  Although Brad Pitt has “Moneyball,” one of his most-buzzed about films in recent memory set to release, comments he made to Parade magazine involving his ex Jennifer Aniston remain top of mind.  —  Pitt spoke to Matt Lauer in an interview …
Discussion: X17 Online, PopSugar and Pop2it
Stephanie / X17 Online:
BRAD PITT TELLS ELLEN HIS HOUSE IS LIKE A “CUCKOO'S NEST”  —  Ellen sat down with Brad Pitt when he stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to promote the upcoming flick, Moneyball, and the busy dad also dished some deets on life with his six kids — and Angelina Jolie!  —  “Did you ever see the movie Cuckoo's Nest?
Discussion: omg! and Reuters
OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Brad Pitt to Jen Aniston — I've Been Living a Lie!  —  Brad Pitt doesn't give many interviews — and now maybe we know why.  After discussing his personal life with Parade magazine, the Moneyball star managed the rare feat of enraging and humiliating both his ex-wife …
Elise / INF Daily:   Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux Are Really Serious! …
VelvetStaccato / RADAR:
Minka Kelly Explodes After Getting Groped On 'Charlie's Angels' Set  —  The reboot of iconic '70s show Charlie's Angels has been rocked by an incident of sexual harassment, Star magazine is exclusively reporting.  —  A crew member was fired from the Miami production after he inappropriately …
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TMZ.com:
Butt-Slapping Minka Kelly  —  A crew member on the “Charlie's Angels” set has been fired after slapping Minka Kelly's butt.  —  There's a report out that the guy was holding a $100 bill when he slapped her, and that she retaliated later by slapping him, but our sources say that's NOT true.
Discussion: The Blemish
Lkane / Star:
Minka Kelly Groped On Charlie's Angels Set!
X17 Online:
METTA WORLD PEACE (AKA RON ARTEST) VOTED OFF DWTS  —  You'd think a pro basketball player might have all the right moves, but Lakers star Ron Artest (who officially changed his name to Metta World Peace this week), didn't capture the judges hearts on Dancing With the Stars.
Discussion: omg! and TMZ.com
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omg!:
‘Dancing With The Stars’ Boots First Celeb From The Ballroom
Discussion: X17 Online, TMZ.com and PerezHilton
Dahvi Shira / People.com:   Dancing with the Stars Elimination: Who Was Sent Home First?
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Justin Timberlake Visits Scarlett Johansson's Apartment  —  Jessica Biel's face will go scarlet when she hears about this!  —  The new Us Weekly reveals that Justin Timberlake spent the night of Sept. 14 with another Hollywood beauty: Single-again Scarlett Johansson …
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People.com:
Is Scarlett Johansson Dating Kieran Culkin?
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Ashton Kutcher's Coworkers: He's “Not as Funny” as Charlie Sheen!  —  It was the season premiere that ate its competition: 28.7 million viewers for Two and a Half Men with its new star Ashton Kutcher.  But Charlie Sheen, who was axed by his old CBS bosses, did just fine with record-breaking numbers …
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Associated Press:
Ashton Brings Record Ratings To CBS!
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Teen Bride Courtney Stodden Signs Deal With Merv Griffin Entertainment For Reality Show  —  Teen bride Courtney Stodden has signed a deal with a production company to produce her reality show Radaronline.com has exclusively learned.  —  The 17-year-old and her Green Mile actor husband Doug Hutchison …
The Superficial:
Miley Cyrus' Leaked Photos Have Professional Lighting Now  —  Apparently this is a new “leaked photo” of Miley Cyrus making the rounds despite the fact it looks almost exactly like an outtake from a magazine shoot.  A magazine shoot like, I dunno, the one she did for Prestige and posted …
Elise / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics!  New Couple Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes Go Hiking In Los Angeles!  —  INF Daily photographers spotted Ryan Gosling with his current go-to girl Eva Mendes hiking near Griffith Park Observatory.  Now, I say hiking, but Eva is dressed for more of a casual stroll in her mini-dress and strappy sandals.
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
PIC: Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes Go on a Romantic Hike
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Bethenny Frankel on Fired New York City Housewives: “I'm Not Surprised”  —  Bethenny Frankel may be long gone from the Real Housewives of New York City, but that doesn't mean we don't want to hear what she has to say about her former costars getting booted from the show.
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Andrea Canning / ABCNEWS:
Fired ‘Real Housewives’ Star Jill Zarin, Show Is ‘Toxic’
Discussion: Socialite Life and OK! Magazine
The Superficial:
Gwyneth Paltrow & Ryan Murphy Are Making a Musical.  Just.. Goddammit  —  If you made a list of people who every time they speak you want to shove a rabid tiger down your urethra, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ryan Murphy would be at the top of that list.  So, of course, high off their Emmy win for her cameo on Glee …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Yes! Gwyneth Paltrow Making Musical Movie With Glee Boss Ryan Murphy
Discussion: The Blemish
Bob Marley / RADAR:
Britney Spears' Child Abuse: Shocking Eyewitness Report  —  Britney Spears denied her two young sons medical treatment after “deliberately and recklessly” feeding them crabmeat, despite their life threatening allergies to seafood, Star magazine is exclusively reporting.
TMZ.com:
Breaks Foot In Spain  —  TMZ has learned ... Halle Berry broke her foot in Spain this morning, and it's creating problems for the movie she's shooting.  —  Sources tell TMZ ... Halle was on the property where she's staying and simply took a misstep.  She heard a crack and then felt the pain.
Discussion: Bossip and Celebrity Scandals
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Ryan Reynolds Moves on From Sandra Bullock — With Olivia Wilde!  —  Credit: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Splash News Online  —  From costars to couple?  —  The Change-Up's Ryan Reynolds, 34, and Olivia Wilde, 27, shared lunch at Sant Ambroeus in NYC's West Village September 16 — but this was no ordinary outing.
Discussion: PopSugar
 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

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