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By Sameen Amer

Out this week

- Albums

- Relapse: Refill by Eminem: Re-release of the rapper's album Relapse with the addition of seven tracks, including the single Forever which features Drake, Kanye West and Lil Wayne.

- Stronger With Each Tear by Mary J. Blige: Ninth studio album by the singer, follows 2007's Growing Pains; hosts the singles The One (featuring Drake) and I Am, along with the song I Can See In Color which appeared on the Precious soundtrack.

 

Celeb weets

- Adam Lambert (@adamlambert): Wow, Eminem mentioned me in a song?! I must be doin' something right!?

- Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman): I can totally relate to Precious because once like four years ago I bit the inside of my cheek and I was like OWWWW!!

- Demi Moore (@mrskutcher): ever feel like you just need to go to bed so it can already be a new day?

- Lauren Conrad (@LaurenConrad): Ordered take out food... then forgot 10 minutes later and made myself dinner. No more cold medicine for me! I'm losing my mind!

- Chris Daughtry (@CHRIS_Daughtry): Have no fear Twitterville. I'm alive. I've been quiet on here lately because...well, turns out there's more to life than Twitter ;)

- Movies

- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (starring Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Zachary Levi; with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler) – animation; The Chipmunks struggle with school, and are introduced to a rival group, The Chipettes.

- Avatar (starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez) – sci-fi; a wounded marine Jake (Worthington) is chosen to participate in the Avatar program that will enable him to walk, but unwittingly becomes part of a battle between humans and the extraterrestrial race Na'vi.

- Did You Hear About the Morgans? (starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Grant) – comedy; a couple struggling with their marriage are relocated as part of a witness-protection program.

- Nine (starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson) – musical; a midlife crisis struck director (Daniel Day-Lewis) tries to balance the numerous women in his life.

 

 

Stars

William Bradley Pitt

- Born on the 18th of December 1963 in Oklahoma.

- Has younger siblings Doug and Julie Neal.

- Joined the University of Missouri in 1982 to major in journalism with focus on advertising, but dropped out to pursue acting.

- Among his first roles were uncredited parts in the films No Way Out, No Man's Land and Less Than Zero, and a guest appearance on the sitcom Growing Pains in 1987.

- Has since been in a string of successful movies, including Interview with the Vampire (1994), Meet Joe Black (1998), Fight Club (1999), The Mexican (2001), Troy (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Babel (2006), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), as well as Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007),

- Was engaged to Gwyneth Paltrow. Married Jennifer Aniston (2000 to 2005), and has been with Angelina Jolie since 2005; they have three biological and three adopted children together.

- Visited Pakistan with Angelina Jolie in November 2005 to see the impact of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake; the Jolie-Pitt Foundation helped the IDPs in 2009 by donating $1 million to a U.N. refugee agency.

- Is a vegetarian.

Also celebrating their birthday today: Christina Aguilera, Katie Holmes, Steven Spielberg, Keith Richards, Earl "DMX" Simmons, Ray Liott.

 

 

Spotlight

Nick Jonas and the Administration

- Nick Jonas' side project from the Jonas Brothers.

- Musicians who are part of the group include New Power Generation drummer Michael Bland and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella, along with bassist John Fields, and guitarist David Ryan Harris (who will be replaced by former NPG guitarist Sonny Thompson during live shows).

- Their debut album Who I Am is scheduled to be released in February next year. This will be Nick Jonas' second album without the Jonas Brothers, following his 2004 solo set Nicholas Jonas.



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