WALL-E Already Winning Awards

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association on Tuesday named the Disney-Pixar charmer WALL-E the Best Picture of 2008, the first time the cinema-honoring society has ever tapped an animated film for its top prize.

Already garnering speculation about a possible run at Best Picture at the upcoming Oscars, this is looking to be a very joyous awards season for the detritus-collecting robot and his Buster Keaton-caliber mode of silent expression.
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It's A Girl For Trista And Ryan Sutter

Bachelorette Trista Sutter and her firefighter husband, Ryan, are thrilled to learn they are having a baby girl. “We found out a few weeks ago,” Trista says. “It was such a fun surprise. We went to our last ultrasound appointment with Ryan’s parents, my parents and Max (their 16-month-old son) and we were all in the room together when the doctor said, ‘It’s a girl.’ Everyone got so teary-eyed and emotional.”

Trista confides that while the baby’s gender wasn’t as important to her as the baby’s health, she can admit now she is ecstatic. “I can’t wait to dress her up in cute little outfits. I’m such a girlie girl. It will be so much fun to do things like get manicures together.” While Trista and Ryan have already picked out their little girl’s name, they plan to keep it a secret until she is born in April.
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Michelle Obama Says Goodbye To Chicago Friends

Nearly 70 University of Chicago friends and co-workers of Michelle Obama's gathered for an intimate, teary-eyed gathering on Dec. 8 to bid the new first lady farewell before she, Barack Obama and their daughters head to Washington, D.C., to into the White House.

As Secret Service agents looked on, Michelle greeted guests and well wishers. "She gave about a five-minute speech that was very much from the heart. Michelle said she will greatly miss her friends and Chicago, but she also said she's very excited for what the future holds for her," an insider tells Life & Style. "One woman teared up when she spoke about Michelle and said she didn't want to cry. It was a big lovefest!"

And Michelle made it clear that she wants to prove herself once she gets to Washington. Adds the insider, "At the end of her speech, she made a promise to everyone at the party that she and Barack will work 'very hard' for them when they get to the White House."

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Brad And Angie Bring His Parents To Brad's Premiere

The Los Angeles premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a family affair for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie — they were accompanied to the event by his parents.
Jane and Bill Pitt walked the red carpet with Angelina, who wore a strapless black dress for the occasion.

With Jane and Bill by her side, a smiley, happy looking Angelina told Entertainment Tonight she was "proud" of her partner's work and talked about how it emphasizes the importance of family.

"I think you just, as Brad said, you may want to call your folks and hug your kids," the mom of six told the show. "But it does, it makes you think about the people in your life who are important to you."

Angie then asked Jane what she thought of the flick. "I cried, it's so beautiful," Jane told ET. "It's so touching. It's lovely; it's just a wonderful picture."
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Oprah Is 200 Pounds

In the January's O magazine, Oprah Winfrey confesses that she now weighs 200 pounds and has "fallen off the wagon."

"I'm mad at myself," writes Winfrey, 54. "I'm embarrassed. I can't believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I'm still talking about my weight. I look at my thinner self and think, 'How did I let this happen again?'"

In the article , Winfrey, 54, says she has struggled with an out-of-balance thyroid and the condition made her develop "a fear of working out."

She confessed that she's packed on 40 pounds since she weighed 160 pounds in 2006. "Yes, you're adding correctly; that means the dreaded 2-0-0," Winfrey says. "I was so frustrated I started eating whatever I wanted - and that's never good."

She says she hit rock bottom earlier this year when she wanted to skip an April 26 taping with Cher and Tina Turner in Las Vegas because she felt like "a fat cow." "I wanted to disappear," says Winfrey, who has famously yo-yoed over the years (she once weighed as many as 237 pounds).

She goes on to say that her goal now isn't to be thin; she just wants to be healthy.

So she is launching the "Best Life Week," beginning Jan. 5 on her talk show.
"I definitely wasn't setting an example," Winfrey writes in her article. "I was talking the talk, but I wasn't walking the walk. And that was very disappointing to me."
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Mark Ruffalo's Brother Scott Has Died

Mark Ruffalo's brother Scott has died. The 39-year-old hairstylist passed away Monday night a week after he was shot in the head.

Beverly Hills Police Sgt. Renato Moreno also confirmed to The Associated Press that Scott died late Monday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

On Monday, Shaha Mishaal Adham, a suspect in the shooting, turned herself in to Beverly Hills police after an attempted murder warrant was issued for the 26-year-old's arrest.

Brian Burton Scofield, a "person of interest" in the crime, accompanied her to the Beverly Hills Police Department Monday at 1:30 p.m. (Scofield is being held on a misdemeanor traffic warrant.)

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Jay Leno Will Host A Variety Show

Jay Leno is moving to prime time on NBC.

The network announced Tuesday on the Today show that Leno will host a new variety show at 10 p.m. on weeknights.

Conan O'Brien will become the host of the Tonight show beginning June 1, 2009.
Leno's deal at NBC keeps him from jumping to another network and competing with O'Brien. It will also save NBC money, as variety shows are cheaper to produce than dramas. We all saw how successful Rosie O'Donnel's Variety Show was!
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Ashlee Simpson Post-Baby

Ashlee Simpson made her first public appearance on Monday since having her baby, Bronx, three weeks ago.

Hiding her post-baby bod in a coat, the singer, 24, popped by West Hollywood Troubadour club to watch her husband, Pete Wentz, perform with his band Fall Out Boy.

During her pregnancy, Simpson (who craved green olives) said she didn't mind that she packed on extra pounds. She even said her doctor told her she was "right on target" with my weight gain, though she declined to reveal how much she had gained.

"My weight and my pant size are the absolute last thing I am concerned about," she said. "I am only concerned with having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.

"People who judge pregnant women's weight need to get a life."
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More Grey's Anatomy Drama

This show has so many unhappy people working on it--so much drama surrounding these people and now T.R. Knight has apparently asked to be released from his Grey's Anatomy contract, the Associated Press reports.

On Monday, it was reported that the 35-year-old actor -- who has played Dr. George O'Malley since 2005 -- stormed out of a table reading.

A show rep later denied the report, albeit indirectly, saying that Knight "never walked off set in the middle of filming ... and will be shooting this week."

On Tuesday, however, sources were cited who claimed that the Emmy-nominated actor wants out of his contract because he is unhappy with his storyline and that creator Shonda Rhimes is ready to let him go.

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Does Clay Aiken Have A Boyfriend?

In the Dec. 22 issue of Star — on sale Wednesday — it is reported that along with baby and the former American Idol star has a new boyfriend to enjoy it with! He is alledgedly Broadway dancer Reed Kelly.

"Everybody knows Reed as Clay's guy," a Broadway insider says of the Wicked ensemble member. "Clay met him when he was doing Spamalot in early 2008, and that's one of the reasons he came back to the show again."

They even appeared together at Rosie O'Donnell's Building Dreams for Kids gala last month. "It was obvious they were a couple," a partygoer says.

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Brad And Angie Out Monday Night

Brad and Angelina attended the premiere of Brad's new movie, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, in Los Angeles on Monday night.

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Mark Ruffalo's Brother's Shooting Case Has A Suspect

Shaha Mishaal Adham, a suspect in the shooting of Mark Ruffalo's brother, turned herself in to Beverly Hills police on Monday. Earlier in the day, police had issued an attempted murder warrant for the 26-year-old's arrest.

Brian Burton Scofield, a "person of interest" in the crime, accompanied her to the Beverly Hills Police Department Monday at 1:30 p.m., according to a Beverly Hills Police press release.
Scofield is being held on a misdemeanor traffic warrant.

Ruffalo's brother, Scott, 39, was found shot in the head on Dec. 1. The hairstylist reportedly remains in critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital.

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