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6:15 PM ET, April 18, 2006

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Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Interviewing Tom Cruise can be risky business  —  Plus: God wants Mary J. Blige to wear bling  —  A Swedish reporter broached several subjects with Tom Cruise that the actor wasn't willing to talk about.  —  Tom Cruise has been sitting down with a lot of reporters lately - but one recent chat didn't go so well.
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Patrick Mulchrone / Mirror.co.uk:
EXCLUSIVE: TOM CHEWS  —  Mission Impossible star Cruise vows to eat placenta after birth  —  TOM Cruise yesterday revealed his latest bizarre mission..to eat his new baby's placenta.  —  Cruise vowed he would tuck in straight after girlfriend Katie Holmes gives birth, saying he thought it would be "very nutritious".
New York Post:
TOM'S PALS WARP PARADE POLL  —  April 18, 2006 — TOM Cruise's cronies seem to have put a lot of effort into skewing a Parade magazine poll in his favor.  Parade.com recently asked online readers whether they thought Cruise was responsible for his disastrous public relations year or if it was the media's fault.
NY Daily News:   MDs to Tom: Don't try this at home!
NY Daily News:
Colin and ex-Playmate settle tale of the sex tape  —  They may not have kissed, but estranged lovers Colin Farrell and Nicole Narain have made up.  —  The actor and the former Playboy Playmate just reached a deal in their legal tussle over their infamous sex tape.
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People:
Colin Farrell, Ex Settle Sex-Tape Suit … Colin Farrell and former girlfriend Nicole Narain have reached "an amicable settlement" in their legal dispute over a sex tape they made together in 2003, according to her lawyer.  —  "We were able to completely resolve it.
Jack Ryan / The Post Chronicle:   Colin Farrell & Ex-Playmate Narain Settle Tale of the Sex Tape
People:
Brooke Shields Has a Girl  —  Brooke Shields gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Grier Hammond Henchy, on Tuesday, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The baby, who was born in Los Angeles, weighed in at 7 lbs., and measured 20 inches.  —  Shields, 40, and husband Chris Henchy …
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Don Gentile / National Enquirer:
WHITNEY GOES INTO REHAB... AGAIN!  —  Whitney Houston has again checked into a drug treatment center in a desperate bid to kick her tragic addiction to crack cocaine, The ENQUIRER has learned.  —  Shockingly, her hubby Bobby Brown was kept in the dark about Whitney's whereabouts for several days.
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Aniston: Wedding Rumor "So Unbelievable"  —  Jennifer Aniston may have Friends with Money, but they're not throwing her a multimillion-dollar wedding anytime soon.  —  In yet another attempt to squelch the weeks-old rumor that Oprah Winfrey is planning an $8 million knot-tying gala for Aniston …
Discussion: Derek Hail
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Tashi Singh / The Post Chronicle:
Jennifer Aniston To Oprah: No Wedding, No Move, No Nothing!
Discussion: TMZ
imdb.com:   Oprah & Aniston Mock Wedding Reports
People:
Michael Jackson Sex Suit Dismissed  —  Chalk up another legal victory for Michael Jackson.  A man who claimed he was molested by the singer during the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair - and then repressed the memory until 2003 - has had his lawsuit tossed out of a New Orleans court.
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Associated Press:   Suit Alleging Abuse by Jackson Dismissed
TMZ:
Luke Perry Seeks Restraining Order  —  Former '90210' star claims harassment  —  (April 18, 2:50PM ET) — Former 'Beverly Hills, 90210' heartthrob Luke Perry has requested a restraining order against a woman who he says has been harassing him.  —  According to the documents …
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Phil / Egotastic!:
Evangeline Lilly is a Naughty Bunny  —  Honestly, these pictures of Evangeline Lilly wearing bunny ears and hot pants don't really need much help in the funny department.  But just in case you're not getting it, think about the "No Soliciting" sign, and the fact that Evangeline Lilly looks like a rather festive prostitute.
People:
Eddie Murphy's Divorce Final … The marriage of Eddie and Nicole Murphy officially ended Monday, court papers reveal.  —  The comedian will pay child support to his ex-wife, with whom he has five children.  Their youngest daughter, Bella Zahra, is 3 years old.  Their eldest, Bria, is 15.
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors …:
Natasha Lyonne Heads To Rehab  —  Filed Under: Drugs > Exclusives!  > Natasha Lyonne  —  Natasha Lyonne has been admitted to a drug rehab program, PerezHilton.com can reveal exclusively.  —  The troubled actress checked herself in to the facility in Malibu recently.
Frank / !! omg blog !!:
Breyer's ad for pedophiles  —  Does this make you want a Creamsicle?  Does it remind you of summertime?  No, it really doesn't.  Not at all.  Ew.  (via Lady Bunny)
Hearst / panopticist:
To Clarify Its Mission, Us Weekly Adds Four Letters to Its Name  —  In recent months, the celebrity weeklies have been all pregnancy, all the time.  So on some level this makes sense:  —  (Go to this page for more stuff like this.)
Sky News:
GUESS THE SKINNY PINS  —  We don't expect celebrities to be wandering around on hefty tree trunks of legs...  But there's no harm in a bit of flesh.  —  However, so many of them seem either averse to said flesh, or unable to house a dollop of lard on their pins.  —  It's the tell-tale sign of a hollow inner thigh...
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
Hollywoodtuna:
Is Eva Longoria Getting Married?  —  Eva Longoria was on TRL promoting her new movie "The Sentinel" but the big news was on "The Ellen Show" where Jamie Foxx made this little comment "I know her (Eva Longoria's) boyfriend and soon-to-be husband."  Does this mean Eva's and Tony Parker are getting married or engaged?
Discussion: celebrity terrorist and POPSUGAR
People:
Twins For Etheridge, Partner  —  Melissa Etheridge and partner Tammy Lynn Michaels are sharing some major family news with their fans.  —  "We are thrilled to announce that Tammy is pregnant, and expecting our twins sometime around this fall," the singer and the actress say in a joint statement on Etheridge's official Web site.
 
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