It was almost the collision heard 'round the gossip world.  Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston nearly came face-to-face Friday night in Hollywood.

Brad was with Angelina Jolie and their four oldest kids, and came out of a showing of Hugo at the ArcLight Cinemas less than five minutes before Jen and her live-in love, Justin Theroux walked in.

If Jen and Justin had just stopped for popcorn - OMG - they would have all collided!

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If they had, it surely would have been the briefest of encounters.

Especially since his recent remarks about how miserable he was while married to Jen, Aniston thinks her ex-husband is a "jerk," a source told Us magazine.

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It's New York -- or bust!

Courtney Love may have been a little red-faced after having an embarrassing nip slip in the Big Apple on Monday night, and RadarOnline.com has the pics.

It happened at -- of all places -- the after party for the upcoming 3D children's adventure movie Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese.

The Hole singer, 47, was snapped (literally) busting out of her flaming red dress as she left The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan following the movie's premiere at the Ziegfield Theatre.