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11:30 AM ET, March 20, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman / People:
A New Trump: Donald, Melania Have a Boy  —  It's a baby boy for Donald Trump and wife Melania , the real-estate entrepreneur announced early Monday morning on MSNBC.  The beaming father did not divulge the new arrival's name.  —  As is usual with news about Trump, major details are expected shortly.
Stephen M. Silverman / People:
Nicole Richie's Comments Upset L.A. Family  —  Nicole Richie apparently upset a Los Angeles family during a taping of The Simple Life last week by stopping an 11-year-old boy in his driveway and asking him, in graphic terms, if he found her attractive.  —  Two camera operators and another crew taped …
Discussion: Dlisted
3am:
EXCLUSIVE: PARIS JILTON  —  EXCLUSIVE: She dumps Stavros to go back to ex  —  Kiki King, Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley  —  PARIS Hilton's rocky romance with Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos has finally sunk - and the socialite has sailed back into the arms of former fiance (and namesake) Paris Latsis.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox orders more 'Simpsons,' 'Hill'  —  Fox is loading up on animated comedies "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill."  —  The network has ordered two more seasons of "The Simpsons," its 18th and 19th, and one more season of "King of the Hill," the show's 11th.
Lynda Johnson / The National Ledger:
Carmen Electra & Dave Navarro Answer Marriage Rumors  —  Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro have answered the speculation that their marriage has hit a rough patch.  First Dave spoke Life & Style Magazine and admitted that the travel is taking a bit of a toll on the couple.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
NY Daily News:
Diary of mad 'Housewives'  —  Why can't those "Desperate Housewives" girls just get along?  —  On-set jealousies have broken to the surface in the wake of Teri Hatcher's Vanity Fair cover.  —  One source says Hatcher sent an E-mail to her co-stars escalating a fight that started …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
NY Daily News:
It's a whole new Ball game  —  The Christie's Black and White Ball was a blast this week, even if the entertainment didn't think so.  —  Peter Duchin, the bandleader who played at Truman Capote's original Black and White Ball in 1966, was back with his band on Tuesday night.
mirror.co.uk:
MOVIE HERO'S SEX MASSAGE STORM  —  A HOLLYWOOD superstar performed a sex act on himself while enjoying a massage, a hotel worker has claimed.  —  The American A-list actor is said to have dropped his towel and exposed himself to the stunned masseuse.  —  The woman claimed he then carried out the …
Discussion: Gawker
Georgina Dickinson / newsoftheworld.co.uk:
I had one night in Paris... but Hurley was still the best  —  Tom—star of Saving Private Ryan, Heat and Black Hawk Down— was knocked for six by the insatiable heiress's wild charms.  But he'll always yearn for a Hurley night.  —  "Since losing my virginity to a hooker at 14 I've slept …
New York Post:
TORI TV SCENE ENRAGES MOM  —  March 20, 2006 — TORI Spelling's parents, Aaron and Candy, have stopped speaking to her, sources say.  "There is a scene in the first episode of her new show, 'So noTORIous,' in which she makes fun of the eBay room in her parents' house," a friend says.
Karen Diaz / The National Ledger:
Singer Avril Lavigne Expecting?  —  Canadian singer Avril Lavigne is known for pulling pregnancy pranks but now some observers believe they are seeing a possible baby bump.  —  The singer is going through an 'extreme makeover' image wise - trying to soften a bit of her sharper edeges - but is a baby part of that plan?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Dick Johnson / sohh.com:   Pulse Report:  —  G-Unit Scoops Up Remy Ma?, Everybody Loves …
Associated Press:
Tupac Shakur gets immortalized in wax  —  'Tupac Eternal' will appear at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas  —  LAS VEGAS - Tupac Shakur will join the ranks of celebrities sculpted in wax at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas, the city where he was killed in a drive-by shooting nearly 10 years ago.
TMZ:
Juliette, Gwen, Jen and Jolie  —  How Brad morphs into his lovers  —  (Mar. 19 3:45AM ET) As rumors swirl about Brad Pitt's weekend marriage to Angelina Jolie, TMZ.com has examined Pitt's former looks and loves, and it's apparent — the famous actor is profoundly influenced …
contactmusic.com:
MADDOX IS TOP OF THE TOTS  —  ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT's adopted son MADDOX has topped a new poll of cute celebrity kids.  Cambodian-born Maddox beat BROOKE SHIELDS' baby daughter ROWAN and JULIANNE MOORE's two-year-old LIV HELEN on American magazine In Touch's new Cutest Celebrity Kids list.
Discussion: The Post Chronicle and Cele|bitchy
FemaleFirst:
Lindsay Lohan's Louis deal  —  Lindsay Lohan is set to become the face of Louis Vuitton.  —  The 'Mean Girls' star will replace Leonardo DiCaprio's ex, Gisele Bundchen.  —  An insider said: "She just got asked to be in the ads and she's going to say yes.  —  "She's really excited."
CNN:
CNN LARRY KING LIVE  —  Interview with Simon Cowell  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  SIMON COWELL, "AMERICAN IDOL": Without being rude you're one of those packages you get at Christmastime where you say can I give it back?
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt
FemaleFirst:
Natalie Portmans Locks Go Missing  —  Actress Natalie Portman is desperate to find the hair she shaved off for her latest film role, because she doesn't want it to fall into the wrong hands.  —  Portman had to shave off her locks for her role in V For Vendetta, where her character joins forces …
Rick Kissell / Variety:
Auds flock to 'Inventor'  —  Morning Ratings Flash — Rick Kissell  —  ABC's unscripted skein "American Inventor" opened well Thursday, lifting the Alphabet to its first in-season primetime ratings victory on the night (excluding sports) in more than three years.
ITV:
Posh snubbed for Mum of the Year  —  Successful business woman and mother-of-three Victoria Beckham has been overlooked at this year's Celebrity Mum of the Year.  —  It appears the women of Britain are not impressed with Posh's parenting skills this time round and have instead preferred the woman of the moment- Kate Moss.
ohnotheydidnt:
"Flavorrrr Flavvvvvv"  —  Hoopz & Flav are officially over 03/14/06  —  Yesterday morning on the Tom Joyner show, there was an interview with Hoopz and she stated that she has not returned one Flav's calls since the taping of the show ended.  She also stated that she only used Flav …
 
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