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TMZ.com:
Brady and Gisele - Engaged!!! — Tom Brady proposed to Gisele on a private jet on XMAS eve — and she said yes. — Our sources say Brady, who is famous for his QB skills and running errands for Gisele, proposed on a private jet that took off fromTeterboro Airport in New Jersey and landed in Boston.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Two Limp Pieces Of Broccoli Got Engaged — It is a sloooow slooowwwwww gossip day. Somebody please go and wake Brit Brit up and tell her now is a great time for her to crash the crazy train again. I swear. I went to Winchell's to get a f**king bear claw for breakfast, came back and there was this story on TMZ.
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Reed Johnson / Los Angeles Times:
Brad Pitt owes a debt to Benjamin Button — Aging backward in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ has given the actor a new perspective on his colorful life. — The days may be numbered for the old Brad Pitt — the Hollywood heartbreaker, the absurdly handsome leading man who couldn't seem …
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Chris Willard / People.com:
Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston Set Box Office Records — Pitt (left) and Aniston (right) — Photo by: David Silpa / UPI Photo / Landov; Gregg DeGuire / WireImage — There were no lumps of coal in Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston's stockings this Christmas.
Perez Hilton:
Maniston Is King Of The Box Office — Brad Pitt and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston both had films come out on Christmas Day, and it's Man that came out on top. Sorta. — Marley And Me took in $14.6M on Thursday, while The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button made $11.8M.
Liz Thomas / Daily Mail:
Leathery Donatella Versace forgets to pack her sunscreen for Caribbean getaway … There's 50 and fabulous. And then there's Donatella Versace. — The fashion designer, once famed for her curves, appeared tired and gaunt as she strolled along a beach in the Caribbean.
Rob Hoerburger / New York Times:
Eartha Kitt, a Seducer of Audiences, Dies at 81 — Eartha Kitt, who purred and pounced her way across Broadway stages, recording studios and movie and television screens in a show-business career that lasted more than six decades, died on Thursday. She was 81 and lived in Connecticut.
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CNN:Singer, actress Eartha Kitt dies at 81
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Marcus Errico / E! Online:
Sopranos' Johnny Cakes Dead of Apparent Suicide — The flapjack slinger who won the heart of The Sopranos' gay mafioso Vito Spatafore is dead. — New York police confirm that the body of actor John Costelloe was found Dec. 18 in his Brooklyn home, an apparent suicide.
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TMZ.com:
Pete and Ashlee Give Away the Bronx — Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free? — Apparently unable to hock their baby pics to the highest or even lowest bidder, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz posted pics of their bundle of joy online for free.
BREITBART.COM:
ALL-TIME TOP 10 CHRISTMAS DAY PERFORMANCES — 3. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - $13.9M — 4. National Treasure: Book of Secrets - $13.6M 5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - $12.3M — 6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - $11.8M — 8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - $11.5M
Daily Mail:
Ben Stiller's new cast: Actor sports broken wrist after snowboarding accident … The Tropic Thunder star was rushed to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital after fracturing his wrist in a snowboarding accident. — Trooper: Ben Stiller shopped on Miaddison Avenue on Tuesday despite being rushed …
Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston says she was drunk, digitally altered on GQ — Jennifer Aniston on The View, 12/24/08, Part 1. GQ questions are about 2 minutes in. — Jennifer Aniston on The View, 12/24/08, Part 2 — Jennifer Aniston was on The View on Tuesday. She started off by telling a cute story …
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Barbara Boyer / Philly.com:
Phila. man shot because family talked during movie — A South Philadelphia man enraged because a father and son were talking during a Christmas showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took care of the situation when he pulled a .380-caliber gun and shot the father, police said.
