John Travolta, Kelly Preston: "We Are Heartbroken"

John Travolta, Kelly Preston and their 8-year-old daughter Ella released a statement Sunday afternoon thanking fans for the outpouring of support after their son Jett's Friday death.

"We would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to everyone who has sent their love and condolences," the statement said.

"Jett was the most wonderful son that two parents could ever ask for and lit up the lives of everyone he encountered. We are heartbroken that our time with him was so brief. We will cherish the time we had with him for the rest of our lives.

"We have received many messages of condolence from around the world and we want to thank everyone for their prayers and support. It has meant so much to us. It is a beautiful reminder of the inherent goodness in the human spirit that gives us hope for a brighter future."

They signed off: "With love, John, Kelly and Ella."

Jett died Friday morning at his family's vacation home in the Bahamas.

"John is distraught. He is trying to understand and reconcile this," Travolta's lawyer and confidant, Michael McDermott, and Michael Ossi, the family's attorney, told Us Saturday in an phone interview in which they asked to be jointly attributed.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday. The Bahamas' health minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis, told the Associated Press said that a second, U.S.-certified pathologist will fly in at dawn Monday to assist.

"I have spoken to [Travolta] and informed him that the government is doing everything it can," Minnis said Sunday.
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Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston: Church Mates

Spending another day side-by-side, Miley Cyrus was spotted out to church with her underwear model beau Justin Gaston on Sunday morning (January 4).

Also accompanied by Miley’s parents, Billy Ray and Tish, the cute couple made their way into the Montrose Church in Pasadena for the day’s sermon.

Showing off their sense of style, the “Hannah Montana” starlet and her “Nashville Star” boyfriend complimented one another’s outfits - as Miley toted wore a purple headband and toted a sparkly purple purse to match Justin’s hoodie.

Spending more and more time together as of late, Miley and Justin were out with the Cyrus parents for a daytime lunch outing at Paty’s Diner yesterday afternoon, as well.
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Katie Holmes: Final Week On Broadway!

Entering what’s the final week of her “All My Sons” stage duties, Katie Holmes was spotted toting around daughter Suri Cruise as she gave her Sunday evening performance earlier tonight (January 4).

Signing autographs for awaiting fans prior to the show, Katie was all smiles while Suri drank from her sippy cup as she showed off her purple flower clip and fancy braids.

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Oprah Reaches Out to John Travolta

Oprah Winfrey is among the celebrities reaching out to John Travolta and Kelly Preston following the tragic death of their beloved son Jett in the Bahamas.

Travolta's attorney, Mike Ossi, who is with John and Kelly Preston in the Bahamas, says, "Everybody has reached out. It seems like the world has reached out and feels the pain that John and Kelly are going through. Thousands and thousands of phone calls have been received. Oprah has called. You name it, they've called."

The attorney also revealed Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise have reached out to the grieving stars.

"John is in the process of preparing a thank you to all those people, and the world, who have grieved along with him. It's very difficult for anyone to imagine the pain John and Kelly are going through with this shocking death of their son. An unanticipated, shocking death after a beautiful day on the water with beautiful pictures taken. Jett loved the water, and that was the last time he spent with his father," said a somber Mike Ossi.
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Barack Obama Moves His Family to Washington

President-elect Barack Obama landed in Washington D.C. today where he joined his wife and two daughters ahead of his inauguration later this month.

"Well guys, I am looking forward to seeing you guys in Washington. I gotta say I choked up a little bit leaving my house today," Obama said while on a plane to D.C.

Michelle Obama flew into the capital a day earlier along with daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, who are scheduled to begin classes Monday at the prestigious Sidwell Friends School, which has become famous for educating the children of U.S. presidents.

"Malia's friend had dropped off an album of the two of them together. They had been friends since preschool and I just looked thru the pages and the house was empty and it was a little tough, it got me," the President-elect said.

The incoming first family's temporary home will be the luxurious Hay-Adams Hotel, which overlooks their permanent home -- The White House -- where the family will move after the January 20 inauguration. The Obamas had been vacationing in Hawaii over the holidays.
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Regis and Kelly to Debut Updated Look Monday

Live with Regis and Kelly is getting a makeover for 2009. On Monday, the chatty morning show will debut a crisp new high-definition look and a new theme song.

Stars Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa will also appear in a revamped opening segment that works more New York City scenes into the picture, according to producers. But one element that will not change a bit is the show's Central Park-view backdrop. Producers opted to keep the mesh piece instead of upgrading to a hi-def version to keep a touch of softness.

To remake the show's theme song, Live conducted a contest, and received more than 3,000 submissions from pros and amateurs alike. The winner is Gabriel Saientz, a 35-year-old professional pianist from Argentina, who lives in Miami. In December, Saientz was presented with a $100,000 check for winning.

Producers have kept the new tune under wraps, but Saientz describes it is "a lively, happy theme song that goes with [Regis and Kelly's] personalities."

Anne Hathaway will be a guest on Monday's show where she'll talk about her new movie Bride Wars.
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Jennifer Aniston Dog Tale Nabs Another B.O. Win

The dog days of winter are here to stay, apparently.

For the second time, Marley & Me, the Jennifer Aniston-Owen Wilson-Lab love story, finished atop the weekend box office, with a $24.1 million Friday-Sunday gross, per studio estimates compiled today by Exhibitor Relations.

On Saturday, the movie became the 25th release of 2008 to cross the $100 million mark overall, and sometime soon it should become Aniston's highest-grossing Jennifer Aniston movie, not counting Bruce Almighty, which was, after all, a Jim Carrey movie.
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Dancing With the Stars' Karina & Maksim Engaged!

Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are looking to perfect their pas de deux.

The Dancing With the Stars pros took the whole ringing in the new year literally, getting engaged just before the calendar flipped to Jan. 1, a source confirms.

Chmerkovskiy sealed the deal with a Harry Winston number.

The betrothal came between DWTS tour dates in Salt Lake City and Tulsa, Okla.—and a little more than six months after Smirnoff, 30, announced she and former Dancing partner Mario Lopez had ended their two-year relationship.

She and fellow Ukraine native Chmerkovskiy, 28, hooked up shortly thereafter.

Chermkovskiy joined DWTS in season two and last season partnered with Misty May-Treanor. Smirnoff has been on since season three, most recently teaming with Rocco DiSpirito.

No word on a wedding date, but both are expected back when season eight kicks off March 9.
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