President Obama visits Brangelina-stan
President Obama hosted a major summit at the White House Oval Office Wednesday with the co-presidents of Brangelina-stan. That'd be acting superpowers Angelina Jolie, 36, and Brad Pitt, 48. The duo was in the neighborhood for the D.C. premiere of Jolie's Bosnian war pic, In the Land of Blood and Honey. It wasn't just a photo op: The president spoke to Jolie about her work on preventing mass atrocities and combating sexual violence against women.
- Carolyn Davis
Sinead O'Connor pleads for help
Sinead O'Connor thanks her fans for helping her get through an anguished evening Wednesday night, during which the singer sent a series of distressing tweets asking for a referral to a psychiatrist near her home in Dublin.
O'Connor took to Twitter six days after she tried to commit suicide. "im really un-well ... and in danger," she tweeted. Fans came through, O'Connor tells USAToday.com. "People were great," she says. "I got a lot of e-mails and good numbers. I got a lot of help, and now it's all good." O'Connor last month broke up with therapist Barry Herridge after 18 days of marriage. She has indicated they are reuniting.
Rejection can bite anyone
Could a man who dated Kirsten Dunst and Reese Witherspoon for two years apiece ever face rejection? Not Jake Gyllenhaal! Until now.
All the truths we once held inviolable (including René Descartes' Cogito and Dudley Do-Right's chastity) have been shattered by an Us Weekly report that claims Friday Night Lights cutie Minka Kelly "declined" Jake's offer for a date last fall. Us says Minka was busy trying to patch things up with Derek Jeter.
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