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Variety:
Piven speeds away from ‘Plow’ play — Actor leaves show due to ‘high mercury count’ — Jeremy Piven has exited David Mamet's ‘Speed the Plow’ because of a medical condition.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jeremy Piven Abruptly Abandons Broadway Play — It's a backstage drama worthy of Entourage: Leading man Jeremy Piven has suddenly split from the critical and commercial hit Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, citing doctors' diagnosis that he's suffering a high mercury count, Variety reported Thursday.
The Sun:
Eddie is Riddler in new Batman — The Beverly Hills Cop star, 47, has been signed up by British director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to reprise the role played by JIM CARREY in 1995's Batman Forever. — The surprise move follows speculation linking Pirates of the Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP to the part.
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Josh Brolin / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Score SAG Nods — celebs: — Golden Globe nominated couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie scored another pair of acting nods. — Jolie earned a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for “Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role” for Changeling …
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MomLogic:
The Truth About The Jolie-Pitt's Pre-Nup — This Friday's Star magazine is reporting that before saying their “I dos,” Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are signing a $200 million pre-nup that details what will happen to their finances, their property and their children if they split up.
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Access Hollywood:
Brad Pitt Talks Taking The Family To France & Celebrating Christmas — Brad Pitt,Angelina Jolie,Brangelina — Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six children have settled in France — for a little while. — The family will stay put while papa Pitt films his role in Quentin Tarantino's …
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TMZ.com:
MMA Fighter and Wife Found Shot to Death — TMZ has learned former UFC fighter Justin Levens and his wife were found dead from gunshot wounds in a home in Laguna Niguel, Calif. earlier today. — Sources say cops are investigating their deaths as a possible murder/suicide.
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Lance Pugmire / Los Angeles Times:
MMA fighter Justin Levens, wife found shot dead — Justin Levens, left, of the Southern California Condors and Brian Foster of the San Jose Razorclaws face off during the IFL weigh-in at Buffalo Wild Wings on May 18, 2007, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Getty Images Photo)
People.com:
Scott Ruffalo's Death Ruled a Homicide — Mark (left) and Scott Ruffalo — It's official: The death of Mark Ruffalo's brother has been ruled a homicide. — The L.A. County Coroner's Office has determined that someone else shot Scott Ruffalo in the head, spokesman Craig Harvey told the Associated Press.
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Associated Press:
Scott Ruffalo's death ruled homicide — The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office on Wednesday ruled the death of Mark Ruffalo's younger brother a homicide. — Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey says an autopsy determined that someone shot 39-year-old Scott M. Ruffalo in the head.
Khloe Kardashian:
I've Changed My Ways Thanks to PETA — As some of you might have seen today, there are several people who have taken to the web calling me a hypocrite and posting photos of me wearing fur. — The reason PETA approached me initially is because in my past I did wear fur and they wanted …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's Marriage at “Breaking Point” — The new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands tomorrow, reveals the behind-the-scenes crisis going on in Jennifer Lopez's third marriage to Marc Anthony. — Rumors swirled that Lopez's marriage was on the rocks after she showed …
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Michael K / Dlisted:Woe Is JLo! — On the this week's cover of UsWeekly …
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NY Daily News:
Mindy McCready in apparent suicide attempt — Country music singer Mindy McCready, whose long-term affair with pitcher Roger Clemens ensnared her in his legal battles, was hospitalized in an apparent suicide attempt Wednesday morning, according to a police spokeswoman.
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Tom Cruise skips son's first film premiere — Plus: No inauguration crowds for Baldwin; J.Lo and hubby look happy — “Seven Pounds” is his son Connor's first film, but Tom Cruise opted not to attend the premiere in L.A. Dec. 16. so he could continue to promote his own film, “Valkyrie.”
TMZ.com:
Judge: Sweetin Not Allowed to Be Alone with Baby — Jodie Sweetin is not allowed to see her 8-month-old daughter without supervision. — Moments ago, an Orange County, Ca. judge made the explosive ruling after Sweetin's estranged husband Cody Herpin accused the “Full House” …
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Ken Lee / People.com:Court Investigated Jodie Sweetin for Substance Abuse
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PopEater:
Post ‘Idol’ Future Bleak For Many Singers — Former ‘American Idol’ contestant Carly Smithson thought she had it all, as she toured with the season 7 cast, prepared for national press junkets and had her own stylist in tow. But now that a new season is slated to begin in January …
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OK! Magazine:
JEN: WE WILL MAKE FRIENDS FILM — ACTRESS SAYS SHE'S EAGER TO GET STARTED ON A MOVIE VERSION OF THE SERIES — JENNIFER Aniston is eager to release a Friends film as soon as possible. — The actress, who has previously been rumoured to be against making the movie, says she wants to …
Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Get real! Despite new vows, Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt nuptials still in question on ‘The Hills’ — Did Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt fake another wedding for TV? — The “Hills” stars seem to have made their union legal in a preview for the reality show's upcoming season finale …
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Ken Lee / People.com:Did Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt Fake Their Wedding Scene?
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