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11:40 PM ET, April 8, 2006

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 Top News: 
William Sherman / NY Daily News:
The billionaire, the Post and the $220G shakedown  —  Page Six writer wanted $$$ to stop inaccurate coverage  —  A New York Post Page Six staffer solicited $220,000 from a high-profile billionaire in return for a year's "protection" against inaccurate and unflattering items about him in the gossip page, the Daily News has learned.
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Gawker:
'Post' Gossip Jared Paul Stern Suspended for Extorting Ron Burkle  —  Consider our jaws agape, because even we are near-speechless by what hit the wires at 11:30 last night.  New York Post fixture Jared Paul Stern — who freelances for Page Six, edited the Page Six magazine …
Discussion: StarsOrbis and FishBowlNY
Lynda Johnson / The National Ledger:
Why are Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Fighting?  —  Can't we all just get along?  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reportedly fighting about numerous details of their would be life together, and really none of them seem like small issues.  —  These are the big ticket items that can thwart a relationship.
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt
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Life Style Extra:
Angelina Jolie's birthplace dilemma  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Angelina Jolie can't decide whether to give birth to her baby in Africa or France.  —  The heavily-pregnant actress and lover Brad Pitt have booked a three-month stay in a plush hotel in Namibia, south west Africa …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Kate Lanahan / The Bosh:   Angelina may give birth in Africa
Sky News:
JEN: BRAD WASN'T MY HUSBAND  —  There were we thinking we were pretty nifty in the showbiz knowledge area.  —  But that Jennifer Aniston has made our brows crinkle with concern.  —  The cheeky minx has revealed on national telly, over the pond, that she wasn't actually married to Brad Pitt.
Associated Press:
Melanie Griffith Sued by Costume Designer  —  A designer sued Melanie Griffith for allegedly refusing to pay nearly $26,000 for dressing the actress and her daughters for the Golden Globes Awards and reneging on a promise to mention his name on the red carpet.
toronto.fashion-monitor.com:
Kate Moss to Model for Calvin Klein - Again  —  Kate Moss reunites with Calvin Klein reprising the campaign that made her famous.  —  Kate Moss reunites with Calvin Klein reprising the campaign that made her famous.  —  British supermodel has signed a new nearly-million contract with Calvin Klein …
Discussion: Dlisted
Toronto Star:
Pink brings girl power message to T.O. students  —  Hundreds of screaming teenage girls welcomed singer Pink and her message of girl power Friday at a local high school.  —  "A girl should not have to dumb herself down to be cute," the Los Angeles-based singer told a crowd of about 750 girls …
Sarah Hall / E! Online:
Jessica Sued Over Fashion Choices  —  As far as some of her business associates are concerned, Jessica Simpson is not exactly the employee of the month.  —  The "In This Skin" singer has been sued for $100 million by an apparel company that claims she failed to promote their product as promised, the Smoking Gun Website reports.
Star:
MARIAH CAREY'S NEW FRAGRANCE  —  Mariah Carey is developing a new fragrance for Elizabeth Arden to be sold in department stores.  Carey will be involved in all aspects of product development, packaging and marketing.  Elizabeth Arden is also behind Britney Spears' perfume line.
FemaleFirst:
Whitney Houston's gay romp claim  —  Whitney Houston had lesbian sex romps when she was high on crack cocaine, it has been alleged.  —  The star's sister-in-law, Tina Brown - who recently claimed Whitney is hooked on drugs and living in squalor - says the singer has had a string of steamy same-sex affairs.
Star:
READY TO BURST!  —  After daughter Rowan, 2, arrived, Brooke, 40, suffered severe postpartum depression and turned to the antidepressant Paxil.  Sadly, experts say, the odds of that depression recurring are high.  "She's probably going to need medication again," says L.A.-based OB-GYN Dr. Richard Paulson, who doesn't treat Brooke.
TMZ:
Judge Rules 'Da Vinci Code' Author Not A Fake  —  Paves way for 'Code' movie  —  (April 7, 12:35PM ET) — A High Court judge in London cleared the way Friday for audiences to see 'The Da Vinci Code' blockbuster film starring Tom Hanks this summer.  —  Mr. Justice Peter Smith ruled …
Discussion: Fatback and Collards
FemaleFirst:
Naomi Campbell 'I'm Loving'  —  Naomi Campbell: 'i'm Loving And Giving'.  —  Supermodel Naomi Campbell is stunned by allegations she hit her maid Ana Scolavino, insisting she is a "loving, giving" person.  —  Campbell, who reportedly hurled a mobile phone at Scolavino last week (30MAR06) …
Star:
PATRICIA HEATON: TALK SHOW HOST?  —  Patricia Heaton wants to host a daytime talk show!  The Emmy-winning star of Everybody Loves Raymond is in negotiations for a show targeted to launch in fall 2007.  The project is described as being similar to The View, where Heaton would serve as one of multiple hosts, the Hollywood Reporter says.
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Michael K / Dlisted:
Calista Flockhart Admits Eating Disorder  —  When Ally McBeal was at its peak, Calista Flockhart faced harsh criticism for being so skinny.  Back then she laughed it off to just being skinny and said she was completely healthy.  Years later she has confessed that it was more than that.
FemaleFirst:
Kate Bosworth thanks Spacey  —  Kate Bosworth has thanked co-star Kevin Spacey for helping her land the role of Lois Lane in the new 'Superman Returns' movie.  —  The 23-year-old beauty starred alongside Spacey in 2004's 'Beyond the Sea' and says she believes her friendship with the actor …
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, sets out on a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 128 journalists and media workers, all but five of them Palestinian, have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in the year since the October 7 attack

 
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