Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Win Big At People's Choice Awards

The people have spoken - and they like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

The pair won two awards at Wednesday's 35th Annual People's Choice Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Pitt was voted favorite leading man at the ceremony, while Jolie nabbed favorite female action star. (Neither was on hand to accept their awards.)

The Dark Knight, which scooped up five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen matchup for Christian Bale's Batman and the late Heath Ledger's Joker.

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'Biggest Loser' Contestant Charged

CENTERLINE, Mich. -- A suburban Detroit contestant on the NBC show "The Biggest Loser" was charged with domestic violence Tuesday.

Shanon Thomas, 30, is accused of throwing flour in her tenant's face.

"I'm really a good upstanding person. I can't believe this is even happening to me," Thomas told 37th District Visiting Judge Sherman Faunce.

The Macomb Daily reported Michael Nolden, who lived in Thomas' basement, told police Thomas yelled at him to turn his television down, grabbed a bag of flour and threw some in his face, getting into his eyes.

Nolden called police and when officers showed up they noticed there was flour on the floor and couch, according to police reports.

Thomas told the judge Nolden attempted to throw a pan at her.

A not guilty plea was entered on her behalf.

Thomas was arrested in Royal Oak in 2004 on suspicion of drunken driving and later pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated.

Thomas is a massage therapist. She and her mother, Helen Phillips of Sterling Heights, are one of 11 couple teams on "The Biggest Loser." The seventh season premiered Tuesday night on WDIV where Thomas was sent home.

Thomas could get three months in jail if she is convicted.
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Leonardo DiCaprio To Play an Ex-Hitman?

Hollywood powerhouse Leonardo DiCaprio has been tapped for yet another big screen project.

The 'Revolutionary Road' star has been picked to play the lead in the New Regency film "Beat the Reaper," based on the novel by Josh Bazell, Variety reports.

"Beat the Reaper" is the story of Peter Brown, a Manhattan Emergency Room doctor who is in the witness protection program, the trade paper writes.

DiCaprio's character runs into trouble when a mobster recognizes him from his former career as a hitman.

The 34-year-old actor is nominated for a Golden Globe award for his role in 'Revolutionary Road.'
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Nicole Richie Won't Appear on Gossip Girl

Sorry Upper East Siders: Nicole Richie won't be joining the cast of Gossip Girl any time soon.
Richie's rep tells Usmagazine.com that it's "not true" she's planning to guest star on the CW show.

Rumors began after a New York newspaper reported Wednesday that Richie "loves Gossip Girl and she wants a really b---hy, juicy role."

Although the part wouldn't have been a stretch -- Richie played a bully on NBC's Chuck earlier this season -- she's currently focusing on her House of Harlow jewelry line, as she told Us last December.
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Jessica Alba’s Bangy New ‘Do

Taking her cues from fellow celebrities Christina Aguilera and Kim Kardashian, Jessica Alba emerged with a brand new ‘do earlier today (January 7).

The “Dark Angel” cutie showed off her new bangs along with a funky ensemble including a pair of white sunglasses, yellow scarf, grey cardigan, and jeans.

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Paris Hilton Makes it a People’s Choice Night

Not one to miss out on a red carpet opportunity, Paris Hilton was spotted hamming it up as she arrived for the 2009 People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday (January 7).

Held at the Shrine Auditorium, the former “Simple Life” starlet was on-hand for the night’s ceremony just following a recent trip to Australia for New Year’s.

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Barack Obama Joins Former President for Historic Lunch

Barack Obama continued down his path to the presidency on Wednesday, lunching with the four living men who have served as president.

Posing in the White House's Oval Office for a photoshoot were President-elect Obama, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.

Obama will be inaugurated on January 20 as the 44th President of the United States.
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Jett Travolta to be Memorialized Thursday

A source confirms exclusively that a memorial service for Jett Travolta will take place Thursday in Florida.

John Travolta's official representative says that the memorial service will be private, small and quiet, for close friends and family only. Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, passed away last week in the Bahamas.

Keep checking back here for more on this story as soon as it develops.
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Carrie Underwood Nervous About People's Choice

She survived Simon Cowell and American Idol three years ago. She's proved her staying power with two hit albums. Yet being up against Rihanna and Taylor Swift at Wednesday's People's Choice Awards is giving Carrie Underwood the shakes.

"They're both so big, and there's great competition. I'm nervous and so excited at the same time," she reports of being up for favorite female singer and favorite country song.

Underwood, 25, is also hitting the stage to perform her ballad, "I Know You Won't," complete with a full orchestra. "It's a really emotional song about a guy who just won't call. We've all had that happen, right?"

Living up to her fashionista image, the country singer will be donning three different brightly colored gowns at Wednesday's show, to air live on CBS at 9 p.m. ET. "When I was trying things on the neon colors made me happy," she says of her dresses by George Chakra, Zuhair Murad, and Naeem Kahn.

In a special collaboration to mark both PEOPLE Magazine and the People's Choice Awards' 35th birthdays, a special award will be given to the Favorite Star Under 35.

But win or lose, it's all about the fans. "It means so much that the fans are still supporting me and that I had fans before I even had a career," says Underwood. "They've been there with me the whole time."
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Rob Pattinson and a Bevy of Beautiful Vampires

Robert Pattinson will be back, and so will Kristen Stewart.

And we're happy to report that it was just announced this afternoon that Taylor Lautner will be coming back, too.

We're talking, of course, about New Moon, the OMG-cannot-wait-for-it sequel to Twilight. And we just got some fresh info on the new blood that director Chris Weitz is on the prowl for...

We got our hands on a casting breakdown for the movie. According to the document, Weitz & Co. are looking for at least six people to play Quileute Indians, all of whom eventually morph into wolves.

As well, while shooting is set to begin in March in Vancouver, they'll also be filming in Italy.

Yup, Weitz & Co. are looking for Italian vampires: five men and two women. No surprise really, but all of them are described as being, among other things, "beautiful," "handsome" and/or "elegant."

Latest rumors to hit the Internet buzz that Disney stars Vanessa Hudgens and Brenda Song are being considered for roles.

We've got no confirmation on that (reps for both say they've heard nothing of the sort), but it's got us thinking about who might be next in the rumor mill—Selena Gomez, maybe?
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Britney Spears Reveals Controversial New Single

Britney Spears has announced on BritneySpears.com that "If U Seek Amy" will be the third single off her platinum album, Circus.

The upbeat party tune -- with the thinly veiled raunchy title (get it?) -- features the lyrics: "All of the Boys/and All of the Girls Are Beggin' to/If You Seek Amy."

Circus -- Spears' sixth studio album -- dropped on Dec. 2, her 27th birthday. It sold more than 505,000 copies in its first week of release.

Spears is set to kick off a world tour March 3 in her home state of Louisiana.

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Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce Nominated for NAACP Image Awards

Jennifer Hudson -- whose mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew were brutally murdered in Chicago last October -- received some good news on Wednesday from the NAACP Image Awards.

The Oscar winner garnered seven nominations including best new recording artist, best female recording artist, best duo (with Fantasia) and best supporting actress (The Secret Life of Bees).

Meanwhile, Hudson's Dreamgirls co-star Beyonce grabbed five nominations, including best female recording artist, best video for both "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies" and best supporting actress for Cadillac Records.

America Ferrera, Will Smith, Mariah Carey and Queen Latifah were also nominated.

The awards, hosted by Halle Berry and Tyler Perry, will air live on Feb. 12.

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Tori Spelling to Return to 90210

Tori Spelling might find herself in a familiar zip code soon.

The star is in final negotiations to reprise her role as Donna Martin in the new version of the '90s hit show 90210, according to Entertainment Tonight.

This isn't the first time Spelling has been rumored to return to the teen drama. In August, Spelling reportedly pulled out after learning Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty had been offered higher salaries.

If the deal goes through this time, fellow Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Jason Priestley will direct Spelling's debut episode, which is slated to shoot at the end of January, TV Guide says.

Spelling -- whose late father Aaron created and produced the original series -- has had two children with her husband Dean McDermott since leaving the show: Liam, 22 months, and Stella, 7 months.
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Robert Pattinson Has a Billion Reasons to Bail

Robert Pattinson certainly has his priorities straight.

The Twilight megahunk has dropped out of Parts Per Billion, the independent film he was supposed to begin shooting in Los Angeles this month, to ready himself for round two as vampiric heartthrob Edward Cullen.

"Unfortunately, the prep time and production schedule on New Moon haven't left enough time for Robert to work on Parts Per Billion in the first quarter of this year," the star's agent, Nicholas Frenkel, told MTV.

No word yet on who will fill the heartthrob's shoes on the indie flick, produced by and starring Rosario Dawson. Pattinson was supposed to have some hot and heavy love scenes with actress Olivia Thirlby (Juno), but fans may have to wait for that heat until the fourth Twilight film. Until then, though, the actor has Little Ashes and How to Be coming down the pipeline.
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Biggest Loser Champ Michelle Is Engaged!

Nine days after Michelle Aguilar won NBC's The Biggest Loser, her boyfriend of four months, Micah Whitehead, popped the question, she tells Us Weekly in its latest issue (on stands now).

"I was so shocked!" she said.

The 27-year-old Aguilar -- who lost an impressive 110 lbs. (she went from 242 to 132 lbs.) -- tells Us shopping for a wedding dress now is "absolutely liberating.

"Before, you have that fear: 'Hey, can you pull me a size 20?'" says Aguilar, who is now a size 4 to 6. What girl wants to say that?"

She said, she "absolutely" plans to use some of her $250,000 Loser prize money to pay for the wedding.

They plan to wed in spring or fall 2009.
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