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12:45 PM ET, April 21, 2006

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Sky News:
NICOLE ON TOMKAT BIRTH  —  Sometimes it's more about what you don't say in a message.  —  And so it is with Nicole Kidman's statement about the birth of her ex-hubby's baby.  —  "I hope both mother and baby are doing well," she said through her publicist about Katie Holmes and her new baby Suri.
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CIRQUE DU SURI!  —  It's only been a few days since the birth of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' baby girl, Suri, and there's already a circus scene outside their Beverly Hills home!  —  As news of Suri's birth on Tuesday, April 18 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica spread like wild fire …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
NY Daily News:
Suri nuff, Katie took painkiller  —  If Katie Holmes managed to give birth to TomKitten in silence, in keeping with the Church of Scientology's teachings, she at least had a little help - from a painkilling epidural.  —  Tom Cruise, 43, had earlier said his fiancée could have an epidural …
People.com:   Tom & Katie's Baby Girl! ...
Derek Kravitz / Associated Press:
Report: Babyshambles' Doherty Arrested  —  LONDON - Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty was arrested Thursday, hours after a court appearance on drugs possession, according to media reports.  —  Police said a 27-year-old man was stopped in east London just after 2 p.m. by plainclothes officers …
Discussion: The Superficial
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Pete avoids jail  —  Pete Doherty has avoided a jail sentence after pleading guilty to multiple drugs charges.  —  The singer was sentenced to a community order with two years' supervision, an 18 month drug rehabilitation programme and a six month driving ban at Thames Magistrates Court.
Emily Fromm / People.com:
Brad Pitt Sponsors Design Contest  —  Brad Pitt has a longstanding passion for architecture - and now he's putting it to good use by helping New Orleans as the city rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina.  —  Pitt and the environmental organization Global Green USA are sponsoring …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Brad Pitt's Big Easy Rebuilding Plan  —  Brad Pitt knows how to build great abs, but can he build a city?  —  Well, an entire city is too much for one man, even Achilles, so Pitt announced Thursday that he has teamed with national environmental group Global Green USA to sponsor a competition …
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National Enquirer:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: BRITNEY'S SECRET TERROR!  —  Britney Spears is facing fresh heartache over baby Sean Preston amid fears that he could suffer long-term brain damage.  When seven-month-old Sean toppled out of his high chair and fractured his scalp it wasn't his first fall, an ENQUIRER investigation has uncovered.
TMZ:
Exclusive: Katie Holmes' Wedding Dress  —  Katie is set to become a Buff Bride  —  (April 20, 6:40PM ET) — A Cruise/Holmes wedding is on the fast track.  Katie Holmes has met with the owner of Buff Brides, a company that sculpts bodies for the big day.  And, we're told …
Star:
IS FERGIE PREGNANT?  —  Sources are buzzing that Black Eyed Peas frontwoman Fergie, 31, and Las Vegas star Josh Duhamel, 33, are the latest celebrity couple to be expecting!  "Fergie has been pregnant for about eight weeks now, but it's [the] early days, so she and Josh only recently started telling people …
Discussion: Derek Hail
Just Jared:
Jennifer Aniston Paparazzi  —  Aniston Needs Her Privacy  —  Jennifer Aniston, 37, tried sneaking out of a Tex Mex restaurant late last week without the attention of photographers but was forced to play a little game of paparazzi hide-and-seek.  Paparazzi did a mighty fine job of seeking …
People.com:
Nicole & Keith Go Hand-in-Hand  —  Plus: Get the gossip on Marcia Cross, Jennifer Lopez, Mischa Barton and more  —  Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban enjoyed a low-key but romantic Easter in Southampton, N.Y., where they "walked hand-in-hand" through town, says a source.
Associated Press:
Sources: Roth on Way Out As Radio Host  —  No surprise: David Lee Roth's run as morning radio host is about done.  Big surprise: It appears raunchy satellite radio stars Opie and Anthony will replace him on seven CBS Radio stations.  —  A deal was in the works to dump the ex-Van Halen …
Allison Glock / Rolling Stone:
Nick Lachey: King of Pain  —  Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson were America's 21st century sweethearts.  But when the cameras stopped rolling, the reluctant star was left all by himself  —  "How do you know when your marriage is over?"  —  Nick Lachey is sipping a glass of merlot …
NY Daily News:
Milian MySpaces out about an actor  —  File this one under Things That Make Absolutely No Sense, Except Possibly as a Way of Getting Your Name Mentioned in a Gossip Column.  —  On Tuesday, Christina Milian posted on her MySpace blog a detailed denial of any relationship with a young actor by the name of Eric West.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Just Jared:
Barron Trump Pictures  —  $$ Billion Dollar Baby $$  —  Enjoy this exclusive sneak peek of Donald Trump, 59, wife Melania Knauss Trump, 35, and son Barron William Trump from the May 1, 2006 issue of People Magazine out on newsstands tomorrow.  Barron has his Mom's eyes, Dad's lips, his own floor in Trump Tower and doting parents.
People.com:
Dave Grohl, Wife Have a Girl  —  Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his wife, Jordyn Blum, welcomed their first child, Violet Maye, on Saturday, April 15, in Los Angeles, Grohl's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Named for the singer's grandmother, Violet weighs 6 lbs., 15 oz., and measures 21 inches.
TMZ:
Own a Pussycat Doll of Your Very Own  —  (April 21, 11:20AM ET) — Sexy girl group The Pussycat Dolls has struck a deal with Hasbro to create a line of dolls modeled after the music act's six members.  —  Despite the sextet's risque' image, the plastic dolls are being marketed to children aged 6 to 9 and priced around $15.
 
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