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5:45 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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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.
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
sundaytimes.co.za:
It's out!  Brangelina's baby plan  —  Celebrity couple and their tough bodyguard give journalists the slip in Namibia, but confide in a starstruck politician  —  'If I find anyone gettin' a picture of Jolie, I will f***ing smash someone to pieces.  I'm not joking.  I'll f***ing put someone in hospital.
Discussion: Defamer and Pittwatch.com
Dave Goldiner / NY Daily News:
Brangelina plan birth in Namibia
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
USA Today:
Brad and Angelina get baby love
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Pittwatch.com
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 …
Discussion: StarsOrbis
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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.
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: Dlisted and Bricks and Stones
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: 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.
Just Jared:
Joaquin Phoenix Smoking  —  Phoenix's Fine Art  —  Actor Joaquin Phoenix, 31, walked through SoHo yesterday afternoon with a few friends and a pack of American Spirit cigarettes in his front pocket.  He dropped by the Morrison Hotel Gallery, which sells fine art music photography, located at 124 Prince Street.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Angelina Jolie Was The Greatest Lesbian Lover Ever  —  According to Jenny Shimizu, Angelina Jolie is an unbelievable lesbian lover.  Is that really that shocking?  Angelina seems like a very sexual creature who could probably get a rise out of almost anyone, and know how to work it.
Discussion: The Corsair and StarsOrbis
People:
Gena Lee Nolin Has a Boy  —  Gena Lee Nolin, who starred as Neely Capshaw on Baywatch, and her hockey player husband, Cale Hulse, have welcomed a son, Hudson Lee Hulse, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The actress delivered her son - who was born on April 15 and weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. …
BREITBART.COM:
George Michael has smashing time in London  —  Pop star George Michael crashed into three cars while trying to park his SUV in London early Sunday, according to a Daily Mirror report which quoted witnesses.  —  Police confirmed that three parked cars had been damaged and that the four-wheel-drive …
Discussion: Best Week Ever Blog
New Yorker:
THE NEW PAGE SIX  —  Everybody ♥ DeLay  —  How great a guy is Tom DeLay?  He is a class act who continues to earn the respect of everyone he meets with a double dose of charm and wit.  This is one politico who's simpatico.  (Full disclosure: We love our new Armani sweater vests!)
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Kimberly Nordyke / Reuters:
Elvira reality TV scary heir-raiser  —  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, is looking for a possible heir to her throne, and she is hoping to find one via a new reality project being shopped to broadcast and cable networks.  —  Cassandra Peterson …
Discussion: TVgasm
POPSUGAR:
K-Fed Doesn't Believe in Divorce  —  Kevin Federline may think it's OK to have multiple children with various women but he would never get a divorce.  You gotta love what comes out of his mouth sometimes.  He was recently slamming Nick and Jessica for not working hard enough on their marriage.
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 …
TMZ:
Calista's $800k TV Deal  —  There is life after 'Ally'  —  (April 17, 1:10PM ET) — Calista Flockhart and co-star Rachel Griffiths will each pocket $200,000 for their roles in 'Brothers and Sisters,' a new pilot for ABC, sources connected with the show tell TMZ.
Johnnie L. Roberts / Newsweek:
A Mogul in Full  —  A quiet retirement?  Not for Sumner Redstone, whose media empire has been making plenty of front-page news of late, thanks to Brad, Katie and Howard.  —  April 24, 2006 issue - At 82, Sumner Redstone, a billionaire eight or nine times over, controls not one …
Discussion: The Corsair and FishBowlLA
 
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