ANGELINA UNDER FIRE
At the 30th-anniversary gala of Los Angeles’s Museum of Contemporary Art on Nov. 14, Brad Pitt and long-term partner Angelina Jolie were a picture of content and calm, admiring artworks and, at one point, it appeared, each other. She lovingly hooked her hand around his waist and he, in an unguarded moment, caressed her arm. Their harmonious appearance is in stark contrast to the picture painted of the couple by every major US tabloid just the week before, with five publications taking simultaneous aim at the couple (particularly Angelina) and firing off barbs ranging from allegations that their union is unravelling to claims Angelina is moving ahead with new adoption plans without Brad.

Adding to that barrage are new claims by one publication that a new book by Michael Jackson biographer Ian Halperin, titled Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, threatens to reveal details of the alleged long-standing feud between Brad’s current lover and his former wife, Jennifer Aniston.

A NEW MOON FINALLY RISES!

After months of build-up and hype, the latest in the Twilight franchise, New Moon, has finally premiered — and the stars hit the red carpet in LA to celebrate. But why did onscreen lovers, and rumoured offscreen sweethearts Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart avoid each other? “The focus for us is the movies,” said Stewart, who was overwhelmed by the thousands of fans who had staked out positions hoping to catch a sighting of the stars.

The exclusive afterparties were a totally different story, with celeb guests getting cosy — and Robert and Kristen, reunited again, heading “straight for the VIP area.”

Get all the behind-the-scenes gossip from the red carpet and inside the two exclusive post-premiere parties.

IDOL’S PAULINI: SURVIVING ABUSE

Australian Idol favourite Paulini Curuenavuli tells WHO that she was inspired to speak out about her own shocking history of domestic abuse after reading of pop star Rihanna’s troubles. The Australian singer has now recorded a song, “Scarless,” for White Ribbon Day, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Nov. 25, in which she details some of her experiences. “That was the lowest point in my life. I couldn’t make decisions on my own,” she tells WHO of her time with the ex-boyfriend. “Mentally, emotionally, I was everywhere. I was worried about myself and my family. I was paralysed.”

NICOLE KIDMAN: HOW SUNDAY CHANGED MY LIFE
The Australian star reveals that for years, her “imaginary life was better than my flesh-and-blood life,” but thanks to husband Keith Urban and the arrival of her cute (daddy look-alike) toddler Sunday Rose, all that has changed. Once career-focused, she says now, “I love my real life so much, it requires an enormous belief in a film to want to take it on.”