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12:40 PM ET, April 12, 2006

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People:
Britney Spears and Son Home Safely … Britney Spears's six-month-old son, Sean Preston, fell and hit his head on Saturday, April 1, at the Malibu home the pop star shares with husband Kevin Federline, a source close to Spears tells PEOPLE.  —  While the baby's nanny was lifting him from his high chair …
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Jeff Wilson / Associated Press:
Child Welfare Visits Spears' Home  —  MALIBU, Calif. - Child welfare officials and a sheriff's deputy visited the home of Britney Spears but declined to say Tuesday whether they were investigating the pop princess.  —  Spears and her husband, Kevin Federline, are the parents of an infant son, Sean Preston.
NY Daily News:
Travolta son's diagnosis:  —  Science vs. Scientology?  —  John Travolta and Kelly Preston are raising their son, Jett, as a good Scientologist, but some wonder if the 14-year-old is the worse for it.  —  The Travoltas have said Jett suffers from Kawasaki syndrome, an illness characterized …
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
Associated Press:
Reports: Spears' Son Fell From High Chair  —  Child welfare officials and a sheriff's deputy visited Britney Spears' home because her infant son was accidentally dropped from a high chair, People Magazine and the Los Angeles Times reported.  —  Six-month-old Sean Preston fell April 1 …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed!
Associated Press:
LA County officials visit Britney Spears estate in Malibu
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt
Star:
EXCLUSIVE: BABY SEAN FALLS & FRACTURES HIS SKULL, BRITNEY IN TEARS!
NY Daily News:
'View' host plagued by creepy calls  —  Daytime television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been having a very rough couple of weeks.  —  According to her colleagues on "The View" — on which the 28-year-old Hasselbeck is the designated conservative among Star Jones, Joy Behar, "Today" …
Discussion: TV Squad and Dlisted
Mike Baron / The Post Chronicle:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Denies Wilmer Valderrama Sex Claims  —  It would appear that Wilmer Valderrama has a vivid imagination.  If you recall, Wilmer Valderrama dished some really hott ga'bidge to the King of All Media, Howard Stern, on his Sirius radio program, with the 'That 70's Show' star chatting openly …
Stephen M. Silverman / People:
Tori Spelling's Divorce Almost Final  —  Tori Spelling's first marriage, to writer-actor Charlie Shanian, will be officially over next week, freeing her to marry her boyfriend of seven months, actor Dean McDermott.  —  According to court documents, a Superior Court commissioner stated …
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Associated Press:   Tori Spelling's Divorce to Become Final
FemaleFirst:
Guy Ritchie's men only holiday  —  Guy Ritchie is planning a men-only holiday with best mate Jason Stratham - further fuelling rumours his marriage to Madonna is on the rocks.  —  The 'Lock Stock' director has asked the actor, who has starred in two of his movies, to jet off to Chicago in May …
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Associated Press:
Madonna Marriage May Have Had Bumpy Period
Discussion: Queerty, POPSUGAR and Celebamour
Chris Harris / MTV:
D12's Proof  —  Proof, a member of the Eminem-fronted Detroit-based hip-hop sextet D12, was killed early Tuesday morning outside a Detroit nightclub in a shooting that left another man in critical condition.  —  According to a spokesperson for the Detroit Police Department, Proof (real name …
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Emily Fromm / People:
D12 Rapper Proof Slain in Detroit
Discussion: wxyz.com
Associated Press:
NBC renews Lauer's contract for 'Today'  —  Morning host reportedly will receive $13 million a year through 2011  —  NEW YORK - Where in the world is Matt Lauer?  Behind his desk at NBC's "Today" show for at least the next five years.  —  While the television world was paying attention …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff!
the Insider:
Ryan's Secret, Chubby Past!  —  As the lean, wisecracking host of "American Idol," RYAN SEACREST is often teased by judge SIMON COWELL for his trendy wardrobe and hairstyles.  But in People magazine's new "Celeb Diet & Fitness" issue, on stands April 14, Ryan reveals that as a teen he was teased for something else — being "chunky"!
Discussion: Tabloid Whore! and Dlisted
the Insider:
New Details on The Sheriff's Visit to Britney's  —  So why were child welfare authorities summoned to pop star BRITNEY SPEARS home?  Yesterday, "The Insider" broke the news that The Department Of Children and Family Services called and asked for a Sheriff's deputy to accompany DCFS investigators …
Associated Press:
Clothing Company Sues Jessica Simpson  —  A California-based clothing manufacturer is suing Jessica Simpson for $100 million, claiming she breached their contract by failing to support lines of apparel she developed with the company.  —  Tarrant Apparel Group (TAG) of Los Angeles …
Star:
KATHY'S NEW MISSION: LOSE WEIGHT — LOTS OF IT!  —  Comedic actress Kathy Griffin, 44, thinks she's too fat!  Mind you, nobody here at Star feels that way!  After all, nobody skewers celebrities in a comedic way better than Kathy — and she looks stunning doing it (that fabulously flaming …
Discussion: The Skinny Website
Sky News:
MAGGIE'S TWO SECRETS...  With some A-list celebs about to pop their sprogs, it's always good to hear of fresh new baby bumps for us to keep an eye on.  —  And the latest report comes hand-in-hand with other exciting news...  An engagement.  —  It seems Maggie Gyllenhaal has accepted …
USA Today:
Baby bonanza  —  Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin became parents again over the weekend with the birth of a "healthy baby boy named Moses Martin," says Paltrow's rep, Stephen Huvane.  Paltrow, 33, and Coldplay rocker Martin, 29, also have a daughter, Apple Blythe Alison Martin, who will be 2 next month.
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Omega / popbytes:
let's face it - idol blows!  —  seriously they have to be kidding us this year!  does anyone else agree with me that this season of american idol just plain sucks balls!  every year i have a few faves and this year they have been so hard to come by - i guess i like chris daughtry the best …
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who has mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, readies 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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