On Thursday, the New York Times ran a pretty unflattering piece about Angelina Jolie and her calculating way of leveraging coverage of herself.
The article asserts that she struck a deal with People: baby photos in exchange for a $14 million donation the Jolie-Pitt foundation and a promise of favorable coverage of all of Angelina’s charity work around the world. The article also says Angelina got away from unflattering coverage post Brad and Jen’s split by taking a trip to Pakistan and making sure the media picked that up instead. It paints her as a conniving manipulator going so far as to set up photo ops playing with Maddox and tip off the paparazzi. There’s a lot more in the article as well as denials from Angelina’s people and People magazine. Check it out and let us know — do you think Angelina so carefully orchestrates her entire image?
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Part of being on a top television show is getting to have lots of fun while shooting on different locations. And yesterday the ladies of “90210” were living it up on a Los Angeles, California beach.
Up-and-coming stars AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Stroup, and Jessica Lowndes were spotted having a marvelous time as they filmed scenes together for an upcoming episode.
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Everyone knew it was a big deal when Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z got married. And now they’ve been named Hollywood’s Top-Earning Couple by Forbes.com.
According to FOX News, the “Bootylicious” babe and her “99 Problems” rapper hubby brought in an astounding $162 million between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008.
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- There’s a report that Saturday Night Live may be looking to recast its Barack Obama. — The Daily Beast
- Mila Kunis has joined the cast of the Denzel Washington action-thriller The Book of Eli. — The Hollywood Reporter
- The Tyra Banks Show is moving to the CW. — Zap2it
- John Malkovich plans to make a documentary titled Triple Crossing, which he hopes will humanize the issue of illegal migration. — Variety
- Kathy Griffin has signed a big deal with Bravo for comedy specials and hosting the A-List Awards. — TV Guide
- Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer will guest-star on Chuck. — Entertainment Weekly
- Anna Kendrick, who has a small part in Twilight, has nabbed the coveted female lead in Up in the Air, opposite George Clooney. — ComingSoon
- NBC will post expanded “producers’ cuts” of The Office online. — The Futon Critic
- Universal is in final negotiations to buy the comedic movie Best Man-a-Thon in which a groom-to-be’s childhood best friend and college best friend compete in wedding-related contests to win the title of best man. — The Hollywood Reporter
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After being spotted rushing off to Cedars-Sinai in an SUV, it has been confirmed that Ashlee Simpson and husband Pete Wentz have welcomed a baby boy into the world!
According to the latest reports, the musical couple are now proud parents of Bronx Mowgli Wentz, born on November 20th with a weight of 7 lbs., 11 oz., and 20 1/2 inches long.
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