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4:20 AM ET, April 18, 2006

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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
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sundaytimes.co.za:
It's out! Brangelina's baby plan
Discussion: Defamer and Pittwatch.com
Stephen M. Silverman:
Namibia Governor: Jolie to Have Baby There
Discussion: StarsOrbis and Best Week Ever Blog
Mail&Guardian:   Angelina Jolie 'loves Namibia'
Dave Goldiner / NY Daily News:
Brangelina plan birth in Namibia
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
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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
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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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.
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Gawker:
Lindsay Lohan Pretends to Eat on Live Television
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
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
People:
Eva: Eyeing Nicollette's Ring?  —  Plus: Get the gossip on Jay-Z, Natalie Portman and Paris Hilton  —  Word is that Eva Longoria has diamond envy over her Desperate Housewives costar Nicollette Sheridan's oversized engagement ring from fiancé Michael Bolton.
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!
Stephen M. Silverman:
Teen Arrested in Natalee Holloway Case  —  Aruban police made a new arrest this weekend in the nearly year-old case of the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway.  —  Authorities have so far said only that the person arrested is 19 and has the initials "G.V.C." In Aruba …
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.
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.)
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!
POPSUGAR:
Pete Doherty Wins Worst Dad  —  This guy can't get any good press.  Besides assaulting a photographer this weekend in Belfast, and skipping another court appearance, the very addicted rock star also won worst dad.  It's so scary that this guy has a son.  Pete beat out other dads like Tom Cruise …
Discussion: ITV, WOW Report and I'm Not Obsessed!
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.
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.
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
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Is Johnny Weir Too Gay For Figure Skating?  —  Our favorite ice princess isn't getting the loving from the U.S. Figure Skating Association.  They apparently want to butch up the sports image.  I'm sorry, but that's never going to happen.  There is not ball involved, well accept for the skaters …
Discussion: Queerty
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.
Alex Williams / New York Times:
Why Stars Name Babies Moxie, Moses and Apple  —  IT'S a measure of what we have come to expect from celebrities to consider that if Henry Fonda were alive and having children today, it would seem as likely for him to name his daughter, say, Hanoi, as simply to call her Jane.
Discussion: Defamer
 
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