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3:45 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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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.
Life Style Extra:
Tom Cruise's placenta plans  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Dad-to-be Tom Cruise has vowed to eat the placenta of his newborn baby and plans to dine on the umbilical cord too.  —  The actor's bizarre plans are sure to shock his legions of fans but the Hollywood heavyweight insists he plans …
BBC:
Cruise plays down 'placenta plan'  —  Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has played down reports that he plans to eat the placenta of his new baby.  —  The War of the Worlds star was quoted in GQ magazine saying he thought the placenta and umbilical cord would be "very nutritious".
Discussion: Defamer, Gawker and Yeeeah!
NY Daily News:
MDs to Tom: Don't try this at home!  —  It looks like Tom Cruise is more popular with Scientologists than with radiologists.  —  Yesterday, the American College of Radiology (ACR) slammed the actor for doing at-home ultrasounds.  —  "Cruise's claim to be qualified to perform unsupervised ultrasound exams …
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".
Discussion: goldenfiddle
entertainment.iafrica.com:
Gig Guide. … I am a:  —  Looking for:  —  Art & Stage
Discussion: The DarkHat
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
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.)
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Scarlett Johansson Likes Water Sports  —  Just like those emails I get from PayPal and that African prince, pictures of Scarlett Johansson in a bikini take priority when they show up online.  These pictures of Scarlett and Josh Hartnett on vacation at Jamaica's Goldeneye resort on April 11th …
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Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors …:
Name This Couple  —  Scarlett Johansson and Josh Hartnett …
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Best Week Ever Blog
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.
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
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.
FemaleFirst:
Madonna wants second little Ritchie  —  Madonna is reportedly trying for a second baby with husband Guy Ritchie - at the age of 47.  —  The pop diva - who has a five-year-old son, Rocco, with the filmmaker - allegedly hopes another child will help strengthen the couple's reportedly ailing five-year marriage.
Sarah Hall / E! Online:
A Namibian Name for Baby Brangelina?  —  Maddox and Zahara Jolie-Pitt's new sibling will be born in Namibia.  He or she may be given a Namibian name.  There may or may not be lions keeping the paparazzi at bay during the birth.  —  That's the latest word coming out of the remote African nation …
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 …
Linda Deutsch / Associated Press:
Director Pleads Guilty in Wiretap Case  —  LOS ANGELES - A somber "Die Hard" director John McTiernan stood before a federal judge and said he made "knowingly false" statements to an FBI agent about Anthony Pellicano, the celebrity private eye he admitted hiring to wiretap a business associate.
Lizzy Graham / MegaStar:
Tom tucks in  —  MegaStar says: 'How would you like that cooked, sir?'  —  There is very little about the new-born Hollywood legend of Tomkat which shocks us anymore - we've pretty much heard it all.  —  We can't hear the pitter patter of tiny feet just yet - reports say it could be any day …
Discussion: The PEN15 Club
 
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