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2:00 PM ET, April 22, 2006

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Tabloid Whore!:
DENISE RICHARDS ALLEGES SHEEN THREATENED TO KILL HER.  —  Oooooh deeear!  MK at popbytes and I were just saying to each other yesterday how we were bored with all the baby news and ready for some big juicy scandal to hit.  Well, we got our wish!  —  The Charlie Sheen/Denise Richards divorce is getting sooo dirty and nasty!
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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: POPSUGAR
The Superficial:
Charlie Sheen wants to kill Denise Richards  —  In legal papers filed today, Denise Richards claims Charlie Sheen threatened to kill her.  It's a pretty long read and absolutely insane, but to summarize, Charlie Sheen threatened to kill her on multiple accounts after she confronted …
Noelle / Us Weekly Online:
Denise Richards Shocker: Charlie Beat Me . . . and Likes Porn, Too
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.
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.
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Kate Lanahan / The Bosh:   Lindsay goes after Nick - and revenge!
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 …
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
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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
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.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Brad Pitt to the Rescue!
Derek Hail:
Paris Hilton in front, poke her in the back.  —  Paris Hilton lost her 175,000 Bentley Continental GT in a poker game.  The hotel heiress said, … Paris has been lucky in other towns too, and it is not with cards.  —  Although after losing her Bentley, her parents, Kathy and Rick Hilton …
Discussion: Fatback and Collards
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The Superficial:   Paris Hilton bets away her Bentley
Ian McKenzie / bluffmagazine.com:
PARIS HILTON LOSES BENTLEY IN POKER GAME
Discussion: StarsOrbis
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 …
Stax / IGN:
Huge Transformers Exclusive  —  The cast is coming together.  —  April 20, 2006 - IGN FilmForce has learned which actors are poised to join the previously announced Shia LaBeof in the cast of the DreamWorks-Paramount live-action feature film version of The Transformers.
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Amanda Righetti is Naked  —  I'm homeless, penniless and heterosexual, so I normally don't have the ability or desire to watch shows about pretty white people with problems.  So it's a good thing that Amanda Righetti used to do softcore porn.  Yeah, I didn't know who she was either.
Discussion: Rappys World
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 …
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.
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.
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
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.
Biddy Mason / allhiphop.com:
Paul Wall's A New Father, Still With His Wife  —  The self-proclaimed "People's Champ" Paul Wall and his wife Crystal have given birth to a baby boy.  —  William "Fat" Patrick Slayton was brought into the world Tuesday (April 18) at 11:33 a.m.  —  The birth comes amid speculation that Wall and Crystal …
Andy Dehnart / reality blurred …:
Taylor's selection of the "safe" group was scripted by American Idol's producer  —  On Wednesday's American Idol 5 elimination episode, Ryan Seacrest told Taylor Hicks to join the group he thought would be safe.  Taylor pretended to join one group but then faked them out, joining the correct "safe" group instead.
Discussion: StarsOrbis
C B / cityrag:
Transparent motives  —  There's a hot trend in Hollywood of wearing see-through dresses to major publicity events and acting like you haven't a clue anyone can see your nakedness.  Not that we're complaining, but what's behind this?  Is competition in Hollywood so tied to sex symbol status that you gotta show your junk to stay on top?
 
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