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9:10 AM ET, April 19, 2006

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Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Cruise, Holmes Have Baby Girl Named Suri  —  LOS ANGELES - The Tomkitten has arrived.  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the high-profile pair dubbed TomKat by the media, had a baby girl Tuesday, said Cruise spokesman Arnold Robinson.  The baby, named Suri, weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches long, he said.
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Joal Ryan / E! Online:
Mum's the Word for Tom's Katie  —  Katie Holmes can break out the noisemakers: She and Tom Cruise are parents.  —  Cruise and Holmes "joyously welcomed" a baby girl, named Suri, on Tuesday, a statement from the couple's publicist said.  Mother and daughter are said to be "doing well."
Discussion: StarsOrbis and stereogum
People:
Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise Have a Girl!  —  Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise have welcomed their first child together, two inside sources told PEOPLE.  —  The couple "joyously welcomed the arrival of a baby girl, Suri, today," the actor's rep said in a statement after PEOPLE first broke the news exclusively.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Mike Baron / The Post Chronicle:
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Have Baby Girl, Name Her Suri  —  Well the wait is over.  The Tomkitten has arrived.  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the high-profile couple given the name of "TomKat" by the media, has had a baby girl Tuesday, said Cruise spokesman Arnold Robinson.
Finally Arrives / Defamer:
Silent Blockbuster: Tom Cruise's Miracle B  —  It's happened.  —  Somewhere deep within Tom Cruise's compound, one of the hundreds of bio-vessels gathered in the estate's silent birthing stadium has finally pushed forth into the world an offspring bearing enough of a physical resemblance to the actor …
Jack Ryan / The Post Chronicle:   When Will Katie Holmes Pop, Tom Cruise Wants To Eat Placenta
Patrick Mulchrone / Mirror.co.uk:
EXCLUSIVE: TOM CHEWS
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 …
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the Insider:
A Baby Girl for Brooke!  —  Actress BROOKE SHIELDS gave birth to a baby girl this morning, "The Insider"'s MARC MALKIN confirmed today.  Brooke and husband CHRIS HENCHY welcomed GRIER HAMMOND HENCHY into the family fold.  She weighs 7 pounds and is 20 inches long!
Discussion: So-Thin!
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: Tabloid Whore! and popbytes
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Whitney Goes to Rehab!
Staci / ~ Celebrity Buzz ~:
Colin Farrell and ex-Playmate settle sex-tape lawsuit  —  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
Hollywoodtuna:
Kelly Clarkson Bikini Pictures  —  I'm not loving these pictures of Kelly Clarkson in a bikini but I'm loving the look of that hot dog she's eating.  I don't think I've ever seen anyone make a hot dog look that appetizing.  Man, I'm hungry.  —  Related Articles:
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POPSUGAR:
Cruise Control  —  We all have wondered just how powerful this man really is - did he get the Katie's sex scene cut from Thank You For Smoking at Sundance, did he get Comedy Central to stop running the South Park episode with him in the closet and now - did he really get skew the results …
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.
E! Online:
Southern Discomfort  —  Know all that goss about Jessica Simpson playing Charlene Tilton's pouty, bitchy, vampy role in the big-movie remake of Dallas?  I heard it ain't true.  At least that's what a source quite close to the above boldface and italic types told me.
New York Post:
CASH CRUNCH MOVING BALDWIN  —  April 18, 2006 — THE real reason Stephen Baldwin is selling his luxurious Rockland County home is that the born-again Christian is cash-strapped and owes the government "a crapload of money" in back taxes, a source shares.  —  And "The Usual Suspects" …
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Tom Cruise Plans On Eating His Baby's Placenta  —  It looks like someone has really jumped on the crazy train (this is from the GQ article).  Is the placenta better than vitamins?  —  Are you in the mood for some placenta?  If so, we have a recipe for placenta stew and placenta topped pizza, after the jump.
 
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