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• Barack Obama is Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2008, winning the title against competitors like Sarah Palin, Henry Paulson, and Nicolas Sarkozy. In the interview he talks about the economy and his temperament, and we get to see his old college photos. — CitizenSugar
• Madonna and Guy Ritchie released a joint statement denying the news that Madonna was paying Guy $76 to 92 million in their divorce settlement. Madonna's rep had provided this information, which the couple deemed "misleading and inaccurate." — E! Online
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck received an apology from the White House yesterday when she complained on The View that she didn't get invited to their annual Christmas party. They called her after the show to tell her it was an oversight. — Us Weekly
• Macaulay Culkin and his brothers are all "absolutely heartbroken" about the death of their sister Dakota and have put their acting projects on hold to mourn with their family. — People
• Florida police authorities confirmed that a serial killer named Ottis Toole murdered America's Most Wanted host John Walsh's son in 1981. The crime had been unsolved until now and was the inspiration for John to start the show. — AP

• Usher and his wife Tameka gave birth to baby boy yesterday, making it the couple's second son together after Usher Raymond V, who recently had his first birthday. His name hasn't been released yet. — People
• Macaulay Culkin's sister Dakota died yesterday after she was hit by a car when crossing the street in LA on Tuesday and treated at UCLA Medical Center. — TMZ
• Mariah Carey is supposedly canceling her upcoming tour she was planning, adding fuel to the fire for those pregnancy rumors. — Gatecrasher
• Mark Ruffalo dropped out of his movie role in Greenburg following his brother's death and is expected to be replaced by Ben Stiller. — Hollywood Reporter
• 90210 is trying to convince Tori Spelling to guest star on the show in the Spring, after things fell through to film episodes at the beginning of the season. — E! Online
• Taylor Hanson welcomed a baby boy named Viggo Moriah on Tuesday in Oklahoma. This is his fourth child with his wife Natalie. — Us Weekly

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• The Smurfs turned 50 this week! — The Independent
• Ben Stiller may now be the director of The Trial of the Chicago 7. — The Hollywood Reporter
• Macaulay Culkin has joined the cast of Kings on NBC. — Entertainment Weekly
• Cillian Murphy and Jim Broadbent have joined the cast of the comedy-thriller Perrier's Bounty. — Variety
• Crispin Glover is the latest actor to join Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie. Glover will play the Knave of Hearts. — ComingSoon
• Bono has apparently been asked to write a column for the New York Times next year. — Billboard
• There are fears that Cloris Leachman is ruining Dancing with the Stars. — Chicago Sun-Times
• Paramount is negotiating with Chris Columbus to direct its movie Ripley’s Believe It or Not! with Jim Carrey still set to play Robert Ripley. — Variety

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Since we all spend more time with our co-workers than our loved ones, it makes sense that some of you have a desire to work with your significant other, but what about working with a family member? In Hollywood, parents oftentimes double as their children's managers, but oftentimes it can backfire, (remember what happened with Macaulay Culkin?) resulting in a tainted work and personal relationship. Having a momager seemed to work for Usher for a few years until news of a split hit the wire back in May, 2007. No one knows the details surrounding their breakup, but it couldn't have been all that bad because he's rehired her as his manager!

I know my parents would only have my best interests at heart but even so, I'm not so sure it would be a good idea to mix business with family. What about you? Would working with your family members be a good idea or a bad idea?

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