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11:50 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.
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Paris Hilton hits the language barrier  —  Frustration at Stavros chatting in Greek?  Also: Aniston's giveaways  —  Are they lost in translation?  —  Is a language barrier getting between Paris Hilton and her sweetie?  —  The partying heiress's romance with Greek shipping heir Stavros …
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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
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
Brian Fuson / Hollywood Reporter:
With vengeance: 'Vendetta' opens with $26.1 mil  —  Warner Bros.  Pictures' "V for Vendetta" left its mark in the top spot at the boxoffice for the weekend, unmasking an estimated $26.1 million in its debut.  The sci-fi action-thriller from Silver Pictures, starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving …
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
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.
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.
FemaleFirst:
Daniel Craig's naked Bond  —  Daniel Craig is set to bare all in new Bond film, 'Casino Royale'.  —  The hunky actor and co-star Eva Green have agreed to shoot full frontal sex scenes in the movie - dubbed "moonie-raker" by the crew because of the amount of flesh on show.
Jennifer Cox / The National Ledger:
Josh Hartnett & Scarlett Johansson vs. Lindsay Lohan  —  It's now so fashionable to rip on Lindsay Lohan that even Scarlett Johansson's boyfriend Josh Hartnett seems ready to get in on the act.  —  The hunky actor reportedly is fed up with the culture of young girls being famous for - well - being rich and famous.
Discussion: Fatback and Collards
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 …
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 …
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
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
 
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