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4:13 AM ET, April 13, 2006

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People:
Pitt & Jolie Think Pink for Baby  —  Before Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt flew to Africa last week, the couple stocked up on baby stuff at a Paris boutique - including dresses, socks, a bonnet and a layette, an observer tells PEOPLE.  —  "We think it's a girl, but we're not 100-percent certain …
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TMZ:
Angelina's Baby Danger  —  Africa poses pregnancy risks  —  (April 12, 1:45PM ET) — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have jetted off with their two adopted children to Namibia as her due date nears.  The couple reportedly plans to stay in Africa for the birth of their child to minimize the danger of out-of-control paparazzi.
Just Jared:
BAMZ Family Photo  —  Brad Pitt, 42, Angelina Jolie, 30, son Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 4, and daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 1 all posed for a family photo (with hotel staff on April 3?) in Paris shortly before their trip to Namibia, Africa.  Angelina (due in early May) plans to deliver her baby in Africa.
Noelle / Us Weekly Online:
Us Exclusive: Angelina to Give Birth in Africa
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Dlisted
People:
Oprah Winfrey: Wealth Is 'A Good Thing'  —  By Stephen M. Silverman with Susan Mandel  —  Oprah Winfrey is a rich woman - and she's got no problem with that.  —  Speaking in Baltimore on Monday at a fundraiser for Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, Winfrey told the audience, "I have lots of things, like all these Manolo Blahniks.
Stephen M. Silverman / People:
Ewan McGregor Adopts a Daughter  —  Ewan McGregor has a new addition to his family: a 4-year-old girl from Mongolia.  —  "I can confirm Ewan McGregor and his wife Eve Mavrakis have adopted the girl but cannot comment further," a rep for the Scottish-born actor tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Ed Harris / This Is London:
Ewan adopts orphan girl
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan Loves Kate Moss  —  You'd think Lindsay Lohan might be smart enough to avoid hanging out with someone like Kate Moss, who got caught doing cocaine.  Especially when Lindsay tries to deny her own drug use.  Of course, we know that Lindsay Lohan and drugs are never far apart …
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Defamer:
WAX LOHAN TO MISS WORK TOMORROW DUE TO EXHAUSTION
Discussion: Us Weekly Online and Jossip
New York Post:
ROCKER BEATS ROWDY CLUBGOER
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
POPSUGAR:
Wilmer is a Liar  —  Let the backlash begin.  Wilmer tried to show off on Stern about all the Hollywood ladies he has bedded with his well endowed self.  Now Jennifer Love Hewitt is saying there were no steamy moments between the two.  She said: "I was told, like, that we had all these very steamy encounters, and I was like, really!
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People:
Nicollette Sheridan's Ex Puts Ring on eBay  —  Now that Nicollette Sheridan is engaged to Michael Bolton, her ex-fiance has put the engagement ring he gave to the actress in 2004 up for sale on eBay.  —  "Why do I want to keep it?"  Niklas Soderblom tells PEOPLE, referring to the 1.76-carat round-cut diamond Tiffany bauble.
Discussion: The Superficial
MTV:
Details In Proof Shooting Emerge As Police, Second Victim's Family Speak Out  —  Police confirm that Proof fired first.  —  D12's Proof  —  As fans of D12's Proof gathered Tuesday night outside the CCC Club along Detroit's East Eight Mile Road, where they've erected a makeshift memorial …
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Toshiba Reynolds / The Post Chronicle:   Eminem's Best Man, Rapper Proof, Dead In Detroit Shooting
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
John Travolta and Kelly Preston Are Crazy, Too  —  John Travolta and Kelly Preston may be denying their 14 year old son, Jett, proper treatment for what is believed to be autism because of their staunch belief in Scientology.  The couple have publicly said that Jett suffers from Kawasaki syndrome …
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NY Daily News:
Travolta son's diagnosis:
Discussion: Hollywood Rag and The Green Straw
Star:
ELISABETH HASSELBECK FACES ALLEGATIONS & HARRASSMENT  —  The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck says she's being harrassed by an anonymous woman who is making creepy allegations against her and husband, New York Giants quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, that involve their 1-year-old daughter, Grace Elisabeth, to child protective services authorities.
Discussion: Glitterati Gossip
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NY Daily News:
'View' host plagued by creepy calls
Discussion: TV Squad, Dlisted and Celebrity Hijinx
Associated Press:
June Pointer, youngest Pointer Sisters, dies at 52  —  Family said singer had cancer  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — June Pointer, the youngest of the Pointer Sisters — known for the '70s and '80s hits "I'm So Excited," "Fire" and "Slow Hand" — has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday.  She was 52.
Discussion: rod 2.0:beta, Queerty and stereogum
Hollywoodtuna:
Petra Nemcova Makes Dr. Ruth Gorgeous  —  Last month, Carrie Underwood was lucky enough to get the opportunity to stand next to Petra Nemcova and instantaneously be made gorgeous just by Petra's presence alone.  This month, the honor goes to Dr. Ruth.  Just check out the before and after pictures …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Michelle Trachtenberg (Ass) Cracks Me Up  —  When the weather is nice, I like to walk around outside, enjoy the warmth, and see all the people who like to do the same.  Of course, there are always a few people out who are wearing things they probably shouldn't be.  While unfortunate, it is understandable.
jossip.com:
Sam Champion's Boyfriend Sean Bell: Your last Manhunt hookup?  —  » More ABC, Media, Sam Champion, Sean Bell, Sex  —  Who's that up there on the left, and whose ass is that on the right, you might be asking.  We didn't recognize the fella's face (or ass) that landed in our inbox either, until we actually read the copy.
WOW Report:
Kate Gets Knotted  —  Marc Quinn has made a sculpture of Kate Moss in a yoga position.  Quinn says of Moss, "She is a contemporary version of the Sphinx.  A mystery."  Others might suggest that we know quite enough about the sordid little minx.  Quinn usually sculpts with marble …
Chris Lee / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. to Page Six scandal: ho-hum  —  In Hollywood, a N.Y. Post gossip columnist's alleged extortion attempt barely raises an eyebrow.  —  Last week, news of Jared Paul Stern's Page Six payola scandal rippled through New York's media circles with all the force of an 800-pound bomb.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Stalking Natalie Portman in Toronto  —  In light of all the media coverage over George Clooney and the Gawlker Stalker fiasco, I thought it might be apropos to point out that our fellow Canadians over at Jaunted have been on their own Natalie Portman stalking jag.  —  That's right, no celebrity is safe now.
Associated Press:
Dave Chappelle Talks About His TV Exodus  —  Dave Chappelle says in a new interview that he had several reasons for walking away from his cult-fave "Chappelle's Show" and a deal worth more than $50 million.  —  His decision to leave the Comedy Central series last May led fans and industry executives …
Discussion: Past Deadline and The Gilded Moose
Choire Sicha / New York Observer:
In Jared's Cottage  —  "When this thing dropped down on me," said Jared Paul Stern, "it made it sound like the cops were on the way to lock me up.  That's scary!  You know, so, that's why I wasn't saying anything at first.  'Cuz I didn't know what the f**k was going on."
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Michael K / Dlisted:
Don't Deny This Love!  —  Jake Gyllenhaal and main squeeze, Austin Nicholas, reunited at a Lakers game last night in Los Angeles.  Don't tell me you can't feel the chemistry between these two?  They are playing like they are just straight dudes at the game, but you know they are knocking …
Discussion: towleroad
 
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Actress-Turned-Nun Revisits Hollywood
Michael Starr / New York Post:
SEACREST OUT  —  April 12, 2006 — PAULA Abdul says Ryan Seacrest …
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BBC:
Da Vinci in new plagiarism claim
Discussion: FishBowlLA
Star:
STAR'S BONNIE FULLER EXPLAINS THE JOYS OF MUCH TOO MUCH
Discussion: StarsOrbis and MSNBC
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the Insider:
Ryan's Secret, Chubby Past!
Discussion: Defamer, Tabloid Whore! and Dlisted
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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