What is Brad Pitt’s secret weapon to keep his kids from wanting too much for Christmas? No TV.

“The kids don’t ask for the big gifts for the reason that they don’t see a lot of the American cartoon television, which is packed with all those manipulative commercials for big toys that look so fantastic,” says Pitt.

“When they do see that stuff is when they start asking for the toys, so we figure if they don’t see them, they won’t know they’re there. So we have gifts, but we try to keep the money spent to a minimum.”

Yes, this is coming from the same guy who’s wife just gave him a Ducati Monster 1100S.

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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has spoken out about the fire that destroyed his home in Dix Hills, N.Y. earlier this year.

Although he has so far refused to blame Shaniqua Tompkins for the blaze, he did confirm that she had in fact had been ordered to leave his home only days before it was mysteriously set on fire. Saying, when asked if he believed that she had set the fire, “Well, I don’t want to say that - don’t try to make me say something I don’t want to say. But, the circumstances to it might seem that way.”

“The courts told her she had to leave. It’s kind of more like, ‘If I can’t have you, you can’t have it,’” he told Quddus Philippe, a correspondent for U.S. TV show TV One Access.

Marquis, 50 Cent’s 10 year old son was ruched to hospital, along with 50 Cent and four others, following the blaze.

Tompkins had actually filed a lawsuit against 50 Cent earlier this year, on the grounds that he had promised her a house 10 years ago.

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Onlookers were stunned to see Pam arrive at the Art Basel art gallery in Miami Beach wearing nothing but a men’s t shirt and panties. Completing the look were the questionable bruises on her shoulder.

Anderson almost seemed to be unaware of the commotion that she was causing and stuck around to pose for pictures while bending over paintings with her butt hanging out all over the place.

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Those in the market for high-end leggings are apparently not all that worried about the economic downturn, as made evident by the record sales of Lindsay Lohan’s 6126 collection. Her new line of leggings are available through Henri Bendel, Nordstrom, Intermix, and Lisa Kline stores; come in 35 different colors and patterns; and range in price from $44 to $132.

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In typical mother-of-a-young-celebrity fashion, Darlene Egelhoff, mother of the Hills star Heidi Montag, looks like she wants a bit of the spot light for herself. Well, what better way to do it that to create some drama!

She has accused the 25 year old Spencer Pratt, co-star of the Hills with whom Heidi recently eloped, of controlling her daughter and cutting everyone out of her life.

“(When I heard they had married) I was devastated. I’ve spent many hours crying and depressed,” Egelhoff tells Us magazine. “I’ve been completely cut out because of Spencer. I didn’t get to shop for a dress and be involved. She’s too young to get married, and Spencer has cut everyone out of her life … I want the best for my daughter — and he’s definitely not it.”

She goes on to say that she doesn’t think the marriage will last more than 6 months, even going so far as to say that she wouldn’t be suprised if the results of a drug test revealed that Pratt had drugged her! Nicely done Darlene; you’re comin’ off real crazy right now.

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Former star of TV’s Diff’rent Strokes, Gary Coleman, will have to pay a fine after having pleaded no contest to charges of disorderly.

The incident in question took place earlier this year in Utah when Gary, fired up from a night of bowling, jumped into his car with his wife and ran down Colt Rushton when he refused to stop taking pictures of the couple with his camera phone.

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Lindsay has updated her blog to speak out against recent rumors about her having split from girlfriend Samantha Ronson.

The couple has been together since earlier this year, however the rumors have only recently started following a string of arguments. Their most recent of argument was in New York and, prior to that, they had a good spat outside a London night club, an incident that left Lohan in tears.
Lindsay has been quite clear on her MySpace blog, however, that she is sick of the rumours, and is remains adamant that she and Ronson are still together. “Rumors … Just to clear this up … Because I have been getting a lot of e-mails asking me this one question. Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan (me) are not breaking up.”

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Although Madonna’s rep has failed to return calls and emails, and A-Rod has flat out denied the rumour, several sources have indicated that the two have been shopping for real estate on the upper East Side and on the East End.

“Madonna personally came to look at one house a couple of months ago, and Alex has been looking recently,” an insider said. “We’re talking about private, double-width mansions in the vicinity of $30 million to $60 million US.”

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Grammy winning artist Rihanna has partnered with Gucci to be the face of the new Tattoo Heart accessories collection. The collection has been designed by Gucci’s Creative Director Frida Giannini who is very pleased to be involved in the partnership with UNICEF, which is now in it’s fourth year.

“Our relationship with UNICEF is a partnership that I hold very dearly,” said Giannini. “It is an exceptional organization that is able to do so much good in the world. Dedicating a campaign to this partnership is very important to me, and I think Rihanna is perfect for this campaign. Her talent, beauty and optimism perfectly represent the positive attitude that I hope will show in the campaign, which supports a cause we both truly believe in children.”

The Giannini designed UNICEF bag is white and features an image of a heart tattoo and the Gucci logos and colors.

“I love the idea of a heart being tattooed onto the handbags,” said Giannini. “It’s a permanent mark that you can wear with pride and that stays with you. I think that represents very well what we are doing here. This is not a one-off program, but rather an ongoing commitment to the incredible work that UNICEF is able to achieve.”

Rihanna joined Giannini in the Gucci flagship boutique on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to co-host a cocktail reception that was meant as a treat for their guests. Among those attending to consider buying one of the pieces from the new collection were Kelly Rutherford and Becki Newton.

If you didn’t manage to make it on to the cocktail party guest list, don’t worry; the collection is available on-line as well as in stores, but only until January 31, 2009. Gucci will be donating 25% of the proceeds from the sales of the collection to UNICEF.

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After having suffered through the teasing and humiliation as a child when her mother Judy Loe bared all for a British TV show, Kate Beckinsale has vowed to never appear nude on screen so that her daughter Lily won;t have to endure what she went through.

“The mortification of going to school! People said, ‘I’ve seen your mother naked,’” Beckinsale recalls. “I literally had to beat up nine of them.”

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