Mark Wahlberg

● Mark Wahlberg is already taking back that thing he said about 9/11 going differently, had only he been onboard one of those planes. "To speculate about such a situation is ridiculous to begin with," he told TMZ. "I deeply apologize to the families of the victims that my answer came off as insensitive, it was certainly not my intention." [TMZ]

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Marky Mark

● Mark Wahlberg thinks he could have prevented tragedy on 9/11, had he only been on the right flight. “If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did," he tells Men's Journal this month. "There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry.’” If only, Marky Mark. [MensJournal]

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Ricky Gervais

The Artist was last night's big Golden Globe winner, taking home three awards, including one for best comedy. Otherwise, Ricky Gervais's jokes were far more forgiving than last year's, and Ryan Gosling wasn't there. Why did we even bother? [NYT]

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If you haven't seen the HBO comedy How to Make It in America, shame on you. And if you're a young, hip New Yorker who hasn't seen it, then pack your bags and get out. HBO knows a good thing when it has one, which is why they gave the show a second season, despite not-that-great numbers. So in the lead-up to the Season 2 premiere on October 2, the HBO marketing brain trust is using the internet to its full advantage by dropping a major cameo-stuffed music video, featuring the show's secret weapon, Luis Guzman.

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● The Winehouse family thinks Amy died not from an overdose, but from alcohol withdrawal. Apparently quitting cold turkey can send a dependent body into fatal shock. [LAT] ● Because there aren't enough hours of Kardashians on television already, younger brother Rob has signed up to compete on the next season of Dancing with the Stars. [TMZ] ● Mark Wahlberg says that he's taking Entourage to the big screen, even if he has to pay for it himself. "We're going to do a movie, it's a question of when and how quickly," he assured. [THR]

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● Jason Sudekis has been tapped to host this summer's MTV Movie Awards, meaning he'll finally get to show his ex how it's done. [Ryan Seacrest] ● Last night 11.8 million people watched NBC's two-hour premiere of The Voice, a sort of mutant American Idol. [EW] ● Darren Aronofsky has been nominated jury head at this year's Venice Film Festival, where his film The Wrestler took home the Golden Lion award in 2008. [Deadline]

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● Russell Crowe has made quite a name for himself in films, and now that name has be banned from many pubs in England where he’s throwing tantrums over the bars' strict closing times that somehow even apply to his Oscar-winning ass. [SMH] ● Despite starring in every cheesetastic blockbuster of the last 15 years, Nicolas Cage owes the IRS $6.2 million. [AccessHollywood] ● Drew Barrymore is telling her friends that she was a dolphin in a past life and has surrounded herself with crystal figurines of the mammal. [FemaleFirst]

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We're really rooting for you Night. The Sixth Sense is undeniable. Unbreakable is one of the most underrated films of this decade (we’re not kidding). Signs was a creepy and moving success. So when The Village proved you weren’t without filmmaking flaws, and then Lady in the Water utterly confirmed it, we began to worry. Your image in the press suffered—an egomaniac they called you—and suddenly our “next Spielberg” began resembling our “next Cimino.” So when chilling trailers for your latest film The Happening started popping up, we expected a return to form. An invisible force causes people to lose their self preservation instinct—suicide all around. Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel, two of the most likeable actors in Hollywood, on the run for their lives. What’s not to like? Well, today the reviews are in, and with held breath, we checked them out…

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