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11:35 AM ET, April 22, 2006

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Marla Lehner / People.com:
Denise: Charlie Said He'd Kill Me … In court papers filed Friday, Denise Richards claims that her estranged husband, Charlie Sheen, threatened to kill her.  —  "I am filing now because I can no longer accept (Sheen's) abusive and threatening manner and must stop him from the cycle …
Discussion: The Superficial and POPSUGAR
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Noelle / Us Weekly Online:
Denise Richards Shocker: Charlie Beat Me . . . and Likes Porn, Too  —  Denise Richards has asked for a restraining order against Charlie Sheen and filed court papers alleging that her estranged husband abused her physically, threatened her life and has a habit of viewing gay and possibly-underage pornography online.
Discussion: Gawker
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Cruise on Suri's Birth: It Was 'Powerful and Spiritual'  —  Actor and 'Mission: Impossible III' Co-Stars Talk With '20/20' and 'Primetime'  —  April 21, 2006 — Days after fianceé Katie Holmes gave birth to their first child, Suri, superstar actor Tom Cruise tells ABC News …
Discussion: Defamer
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USA Today:
Tom Cruise talks about fatherhood  —  Tom Cruise has starred in 14 blockbusters over 25 years, and is trying to power another one to the stratosphere.  —  But it's in the other role he landed recently, he says, where he really feels the pressure: As father of a newborn.  —  "It's indescribable," Cruise tells USA Today.
Discussion: Celebrity Religion
Emily Fromm / People.com:
Tom: Baby's Birth Was 'Spiritual'  —  Tom Cruise, who had his first child with Katie Holmes on Tuesday, says the birth of their daughter, Suri, "was everything that we wanted."  —  "It was spiritual.  It was powerful.  It was indescribable.  What words can you use?
Nancy Dillon / NY Daily News:
Ninety minutes of raw emotion  —  The News gets sneak peek of terror-filled 'United 93'  —  It's the first blush of light on the morning that changes everything, and Al Qaeda suicide pilot Ziad Jarrah is sitting quietly in his hotel room reciting from the Koran.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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Reuters:
Actor in 9/11 film denied entry to US: report  —  LONDON (Reuters) - An Iraqi actor who plays a hijacker in a new film about the September 11 attacks on the United States has been denied entry into the country for the movie's premiere, he told a newspaper on Friday.
Hollywoodtuna:
My Night With Jessica...  I just want to thank Jessica for the great time the other night.  Like most ladies, she left my hotel room with a smile and with only a bathrobe on.  What happened to her clothes?  Well, let's just say they got ripped up as I was rounding second base.
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Associated Press:
Nick Lachey Says He Still Loves Jessica  —  Nick Lachey says his divorce from Jessica Simpson is a "nasty situation," but he's not trying to hurt her with his revelations about their split and, he still loves her.  —  Lachey's new solo album, "What's Left of Me," is set for release May 9.
Kate Lanahan / The Bosh:   Lindsay goes after Nick - and revenge!
The Superficial:
Paris Hilton bets away her Bentley  —  Paris Hilton allegedly lost her $200,000 Bentley Continental GT in a bad poker hand at the family casino in Las Vegas, and her parents Rick and Kathy Hilton have banned her from gambling at their casino ever again.  Paris had previously claimed: "I'm obsessed with poker.
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Derek Hail:
Paris Hilton in front, poke her in the back.
Discussion: Fatback and Collards
Ian McKenzie / bluffmagazine.com:
PARIS HILTON LOSES BENTLEY IN POKER GAME
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Randy Myers / Mercury News:
'Dreamz' left unrealized  —  MPAA rating: PG-13 (for brief strong language and some sexual references)  —  Cast: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Marcia Gay Harden, Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Willem Dafoe  —  If "American Dreamz" were an "American Idol" contestant …
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Britney Spears Has Trouble Keeping Sean Preston From Falling To The Floor  —  Prior to little Sean Preston falling backwards out of his highchair, the little tyke rolled off of Britney's bed and onto the floor.  This has happened not once, but twice.  May we suggest putting the baby …
David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
Supermodel arrested for allegedly hitting flight attendant  —  Danish supermodel May Andersen has been arrested for hitting a flight attendant on a flight from Amsterdam to Miami, police said.  —  The 23-year-old bombshell was aboard Martinair Flight 643 on Thursday.
BBC:
Brad Pitt backs New Orleans plans  —  Hollywood actor Brad Pitt is sponsoring a competition to find "green" designs for rebuilding parts of New Orleans hit by Hurricane Katrina.  —  The star is backing campaign group Global Green USA on the project to find environmentally-friendly designs.
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Hollywoodtuna:
Heather Locklear Ruins A See-Through Moment  —  People are making a big deal that Heather Locklear is reportedly dating David Spade.  If anything that's a step up from Richie Sambora.  Any guy who spends more time on their hair than a girl and writes awful music should only be allowed to date their relatives.
RELATED:
POPSUGAR:   David Spade Is One Lucky Man
William Sherman / NY Daily News:
Post cans four gossip scribes  —  Freelancers out in scandal house cleaning  —  The New York Post's Page Six is terminating all freelance employees in a housecleaning triggered by the payola scandal surrounding the embattled gossip column.  —  Post spokesman Howard Rubenstein declined comment …
Jim Shi / fashionweekdaily.com:
Partying With Plum  —  Ms. Sykes has plenty to celebrate: her new book...AND she's expecting!  —  (NEW YORK) The West Village was a hotbed of fashion action last night for the launch of Plum Sykes' new novel, The Debutante Divorcée, a fun, tongue-in-cheek sequel to her debut Bergdorf Blondes.
Associated Press:
Travolta, Lopez to Star in 'Dallas'  —  Gurinder Chadha will direct John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez in a big-screen version of the prime-time soap opera "Dallas."  —  The British filmmaker, who directed 2002's "Bend it Like Beckham," said Friday she had signed a deal with 20th Century Fox.
Discussion: lePaparazzi
NY Daily News:
Fan sez Snoop's peeps treated him like a dog  —  Calvin (Snoop) Broadus is still being dogged by an onstage incident during a concert in Seattle a year ago.  —  Richard Monroe, a former fan of the hip-hopper, has filed a $22 million suit against Snoop in Los Angeles County Court …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Tara Reid's Scary Nipples Return!  —  If you were Tara Reid and after getting up from getting banged by 25 dudes and going to your mirror to remove the jizz from your hair...wouldn't you take a good hard look at your nipples and realize how freaky they are.  Her nipples are so freaky …
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Tara Reid's Nipples Reappear
 
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