● J-Lo showed some nipple and a very skinny Angelina some leg; Sacha Baron Cohen rained Kim Jong-Il's ashes down on Ryan Seacrest; Chris Rock told the evening's only funny joke; and The Artist took five awards. Ladies and gentleman, the 2012 Academy Awards! [NYT]
● The newly single Russell Simmons made sure to get Katy Perry's number before leaving last night's post-awards festivities. [NYDN]
● Jay-Z and Beyoncé took baby Blue Ivy out for her first lunch on the town at Sant Ambroeus in the West Village. [Rap-Up]
● Dipset capo Jim Jones was arrested and mased after getting into a fight at Diddy's big Foxwoods Resort and Casino bash. "This is gettin blown way out of proportion," he said on Twitter after posting the $40,000 bail. [TMZ]
● Rihanna has been shortlisted, along with Vivica Fox and Jordin Sparks, to star in an upcoming Whitney Houston bioepic. [DailyMail]
● Ever so lovely, Taylor Swift invited a teen cancer patient to be her date to the Academy of Country Music Awards with a post on his Facebook wall. 'Like'! [TMZ]


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