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8:45 AM ET, April 20, 2006

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Jenny Booth / Times of London:
Tom Cruise's fiancée gives birth to a little 'pickpocket'  —  Tom Cruise has become a father again after his fiancée Katie Holmes last night gave birth to a healthy baby girl, weighing in at 7lb 7oz.  —  A publicist for the celebrity couple revealed that the baby is to be called Suri …
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt and Popwatch | Blog
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Associated Press:
Brooke Shields has another baby girl  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a girl, again, for Brooke Shields.  The actress gave birth Tuesday to Grier Hammond Henchy, who weighed 7 pounds, according to spokeswoman Pat Kingsley.  —  Shields, 40, and husband Chris Henchy, a 42-year-old television writer and producer …
Joal Ryan / E! Online:
Brooke Tops TomKat with Baby News
Discussion: TVgasm and Derek Hail
Hollywoodtuna:   Yippee! Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Had Their Baby
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors …:
The Real Meaning Behind The Name "Suri"  —  Sure, the name may mean princess or red rose or alien baby in other languages, but there is a much deeper meaning to the selection by Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes of the name Suri for their new [creature] child.  —  Suri = Surrey, which is also a region …
Discussion: Defamer and tabloid baby
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Associated Press:
Tabloid Apologizes to Teri Hatcher  —  LONDON - Britain's best-selling newspaper apologized Wednesday to "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher for a story that claimed she had sex with men in a van outside her home.  —  The Sun tabloid acknowledged the article, which it ran last August …
Discussion: Us Weekly Online
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Teri Hatcher Gets Apology from Tabloid  —  Teri Hatcher received an apology Wednesday from Britain's top-selling tabloid, the Sun, for a story it published last August that claimed she had sex with men in a van outside of her California home.  —  The Sun now admits the article was …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Jossip
POPSUGAR:
It's Nick's Turn Now  —  We heard so much about Jessica while they were married and now Nick is speaking out.  He has a special on MTV this weekend where his new video "What's Left of Me" will premiere and a behind the scenes at making the video.  He also reveals a lot in an upcoming Rolling Stone issue.
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TMZ:
Lachey Lays Down the Law on TV Set
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
Defamer:
NICK LACHEY ADMITS HE WAS FIRED FROM HIS MARRIAGE
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
"Lost" Star Finds New Show  —  And another one bites the dust?  —  Try as the Lost writers might to keep a lid on series-shifting spoilers, when one of its stars is tapped to join another TV show, it would seem that that person's fate on the island is pretty much sealed.
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POPSUGAR:
Sugar Bits: People Wins Baby Week  — People Wins - This weekend we'll see the first pics of Barron Trump and Moses Paltrow-Coldplay as well as learn more about Suri Cruise - check out Gawker for the Today Show clip Gawker  — Britney may sue over the broken high-chair incident.
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Gawker:
'People' Magazine to Launch Celebrity Baby Scrapbooking Service
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Tabloid Whore!:
AMERICAN IDOL DOES STANDARDS: BEST SHOW YET.  —  Sorry the Idol commentary is up a bit late!  Yesterday was so crazy with all the Tom Cruise baby news, Whitney going into rehab, etc. etc. that I was just crazy spinning all over the place!  Thankfully, last night's theme for American Idol …
Discussion: popbytes
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Ananova:
Madonna to be crucified  —  Madonna will start shows on her new tour by descending from the ceiling on a giant cross.  —  The crucifix will be made of diamonds and Swarovski crystals and has reportedly cost £5.7million, reports The Sun.  —  Despite having become a devotee …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Brian Grazer Separates from His Wife  —  Hollywood power couple Brian Grazer and Gigi Levangie-Grazer are no more.  —  The producer, whose latest release is the upcoming The Da Vinci Code, has filed legal papers for separation from his writer wife after eight years of marriage.
Discussion: NOSY SNOOP
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Jennifer Lopez Glams It Up  —  Ms. Lopez is looking quite stunning in these photographs.  The actress/singer has numerous films lined up (Dallas, Bridge and Tunnell), and an international tour, so it looks like we will be seeing quite a bit of Jennifer in the near future.
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Michael Jackson / MTV:   For The Record: Quick News On Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Sienna Miller Gets Death Threats  —  It looks like Sienna Miller's extra security was a good idea after all.  According to FemaleFirst, Sienna Miller has been on the receiving end of death threats from the very same Muslim fundamentalist groups that had her security people worried in the first place.
Discussion: Derek Hail and The DarkHat
TMZ:
Pitt-Chasing Paparazzi Gets a Beat Down  —  It's a jungle out there in Namibia!  —  (April 19, 3:40PM ET) — A security guard at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Namibian compound may have shown that the paparazzi have more to fear than just the animals in the African outback Sunday.
Discussion: Defamer
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan dresses like a Japanese school girl  —  She's not nearly as tempting as Evangeline Lilly, but it's hard to hate on somebody when they're wearing little animal ears.  You can be the biggest bitch in the world, but put on a a silly animal beanie and it doesn't even matter.
Maria Elena Fernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Our 'Idol' obsession  —  The Times asked network executives, historians and even a comedian to explain why "American Idol" has come to rule the airwaves.  —  Now in its fifth year, "American Idol" has become a ratings juggernaut and a national obsession.  It handily defeats …
Hollywoodtuna:
Lindsay Lohan Attempts To Wink  —  Here's Lindsay Lohan at "Condé Nast Traveler Hot List Party" attempting to flirt with the cameras but fails miserably by making the world's worst wink ever.  Not only can she not act or sing, she can't even pull off a simple wink.  Well, it's a good thing she has nice boobies.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Mandy Moore Hates Her Parents  —  Mandy Moore may look all sweet and innocent on the outside.  But on the inside she's cold and heartless.  And she has no respect for her parents.  The New York Post reports that Mandy Moore kicked her parents out of her house, leaving them homeless empty-nesters.
C B / cityrag:
Howard Stern turns on Rosie  —  If you're skimming this looking for a story about Howard Stern dumping on Rosie O'Donnell, look again.  This week Howard Stern returned from vacation and revealed he's totally turned his opinion around and has become one of Rosie's biggest supporters!
 
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