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10:40 PM ET, April 17, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman:
Namibia Governor: Jolie to Have Baby There  —  A governor in the remote Southern African nation of Namibia says Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning to have their baby there and even give the child a local name, because Jolie "loves Namibia."  —  Samuel Sheefeni Nuuyoma …
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Angelina and Brad are Having a Namibian  —  Samuel Sheefeni Nuuyoma, a local governor of Namibia has revealed that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are having their baby in Namibia and considering giving their child a Namibian name.  Namibian immigration officials confirmed that the couple …
Discussion: The Superficial
Mail&Guardian:
Angelina Jolie 'loves Namibia'  —  Celebrities Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who have catapulted sleepy Namibia to overnight international fame, plan to have their baby in the Southern African nation and even give it a local name, according to a South African newspaper.
sundaytimes.co.za:
It's out! Brangelina's baby plan
Discussion: Defamer and Pittwatch.com
Dave Goldiner / NY Daily News:
Brangelina plan birth in Namibia
Bob Tourtellotte / Reuters:
Yes she's a beauty, but Longoria has brains too  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eva Longoria is annoyed.  The Latina beauty on hit television show "Desperate Housewives" is bugged by all the newspaper, magazine and Web gossip about her sex life when there are more important issues to think about.
Discussion: Bricks and Stones
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Nicholas White:
Eva Longoria: I'll Be with Tony 'Forever'  —  Eva Longoria is a relationship kind of woman - and says she expects to stay with her beau, San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker "forever."  —  "I'd much rather be in a relationship," the Desperate Housewives star tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Michael K / Dlisted:   Eva LongWHORIA Wants Us to Shut Up!
Stephen M. Silverman:
Ashanti Cancels Show After Cousin's Death  —  Ashanti cancelled a performance headlining a Divas concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday after a drunken teen driver killed her 20-year-old cousin and personal assistant.  —  Police said that Quinshae Snead, known as Quin …
Discussion: The Superficial
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Gawker:
Lindsay Lohan Pretends to Eat on Live Television  —  Because NBC always loves a raspy-voiced teen trainwreck, Lindsay Lohan had her third hosting gig on this weekend's predictably unfunny Saturday Night Live.  For a skit in which the characters were supposed to gorge themselves on a chocolate dessert …
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan Ruins Saturday Night Live  —  So, Lindsay Lohan was on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and by all accounts, the show sucked.  And I mean really sucked.  Of course, I'm happy to say I have enough of a life not to have been home at midnight on a Saturday.  That's the thing about Saturday Night Live.
POPSUGAR:
Meg Ryan Calls Dennis the Cheater  —  Meg Ryan is finally trying to set the record straight.  Years after the world thought she ruined her marriage to Dennis Quaid by running off with Russell Crowe, she is outing Dennis as the cheater.  Page Six reports:
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt and We Love Celebs!
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Hilary Duff Won't Get Naked  —  Hilary Duff has vowed that she will not take movie parts that require nudity just to land a quality role or boost her film career.  She says, … This is sad, because I was just telling my therapist the other day that young girls today really don't know that much about sex.
Margy Rochlin / New York Times:
Neil Patrick Harris's Recent Roles Are a Far Cry From Doogie Howser  —  LAST year Neil Patrick Harris, who likes to move among television, film and stage, starred in a production of Jon Robin Baitz's "Paris Letter" at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City, Calif. The role required him …
Discussion: So-Thin!, TV Squad and ohnotheydidnt
Stephen M. Silverman:
Oprah: I'm Not Hosting a Jen-Vince Wedding … Oprah Winfrey on Monday put to rest rumors that she's throwing a lavish $8 million wedding for and Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn.  —  With the help of Aniston, who called into The Oprah Winfrey Show to set the record straight …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Just Jared:
Trainwreck My Life As An Idiot  —  Ryan Phillippe rocks the iPod, so get your FREE video iPod.  —  Celebrities including Nicole Kidman and Madonna have shown their affection for confection — Krispy Kreme donuts!  Get your FREE year's supply of donuts today!  —  Don't get your FREE Sidekick hacked into like Paris Hilton.
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan at SNL afterparty  —  How do you celebrate a successful night hosting SNL?  Show up to the afterparty posing like an ass, of course.
Discussion: Wizbang Pop!
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
I Want Candy  —  What a weekend ... I had the best time in Connecticut this weekend.  We don't ride many trains in Detroit so this trip to Conn was my first train ride — I was surprised at how slow the damn thing went ... anyways, it's nice to be back in the Big Apple.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Mischa Barton For BeBe  —  Mischa sexes things up for this BeBe photo shoot.  The O.C star actually looks kind of edgy in these photos.  Well, edgy with her typical vacant look.  —  (Thanks to JC for the photos.)
Just Jared:
Sienna Miller Fashion  —  Sienna's Star Style  —  Sienna Miller walked around Manhattan's meatingpacking district yesterday afternoon with her father, Ed Miller (pictured after the jump).  The 24-year-old actress wore a braided straw hat, pink star-patterened tank, blue skinny jeans …
BBC:
Scary Movie 4 tops US box office  —  Scary Movie 4, the latest film in the spoof horror series, has proved a hit with North American fans, taking $41m (£23m) at box offices over the weekend.  —  Six years after the first Scary Movie film, the franchise shows little sign of losing its appeal with cinemagoers.
Discussion: Rappys World
Defamer:
THE MORNING CRUISE: TOM BLACKBERRIES ON PRIMETIME  —  As many of you know, Diane Sawyer lured reclusive, soft-spoken action star Tom Cruise into her Primetime studio this week, giving him the opportunity to finally open up about his relationship, religion, and his upcoming, dual blockbusters …
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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New Yorker:
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Gawker:
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