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2:10 AM ET, May 10, 2006

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People.com:
Britney Spears Is Pregnant Again … Britney Spears and husband Kevin Federline are expecting their second child together, Spears told David Letterman during a surprise visit to his show on Tuesday.  —  Spears's announcement, first reported by Access Hollywood, was confirmed by the singer's rep.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Pink Is The New Blog
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TMZ:
Britney to Letterman: 'I'm Pregnant'  —  Spears confirms worst-kept secret  —  (May 9, 7:10PM ET) — Britney Spears surprised David Letterman today with an unexpected appearance and confirmation on-air that she is pregnant.  —  Both Britney's publicist and a source for 'The Late Show' confirmed the story.
Sarah Hall / E! Online:
Britney Does Pregnancy Again  —  It's official: Britney Spears is going to have a baby, one more time.  —  After months of speculation about the size and shape of her abdomen, the pop star confirmed to David Letterman Tuesday that she is expecting her second child with her aspiring rapper husband, Kevin Federline.
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna and The Green Straw
cbs5.com:
Britney Spears Pregnant With Baby No. 2  —  (AP) LOS ANGELES The baby bump is for real.  —  Britney Spears told David Letterman Tuesday that she is pregnant with baby No. 2.  —  "Don't worry Dave, it's not yours," the pop princess quipped.  —  The revelation ended weeks of speculation …
Discussion: TV Squad and Celebrity Baby Blog
Samantha Critchell / Associated Press:
Britney Spears Says Perfumes Grow With Her  —  Britney Spears Says Perfume Names Grow With Her, From Curious to Fantasy to in Control  —  NEW YORK May 9, 2006 (AP)— Britney Spears went from Curious to Fantasy, and now she's In Control.  —  Those are the names of the pop star's fragrances with Elizabeth Arden.
Discussion: Defamer
FemaleFirst:
Britney Spears pulls plug on K-Fed's wild life
Discussion: The DarkHat
Jenny / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
David Blaine Choked  —  Well, after all the hype, David Blaine failed to hold his breath underwater for nine minutes last night and break the world record. … Now he's apparently suffering from pins and needles, skin rashes and possible liver failure.  Gotta love those live specials …
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Associated Press:
Blaine fails in tank bid  —  NEW YORK (AP) — David Blaine was unconscious and having convulsions when he was rescued from his 8-foot aquarium during a breath-holding stunt, his trainer said Tuesday.  —  "I wasn't focused on records; I was thinking of a rescue," said trainer Kirk Krack, a free-diving expert.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
David Blaine Fails to Set World Record
BBC:
Breathless Blaine out of hospital
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Joal Ryan / E! Online:
David Blaine's Bubble Bursts
Discussion: The Superficial
Caryn James / New York Times:
Lindsay Lohan: Portrait of the Party Girl as a Young Artist  —  What if you took someone with Britney Spears's unfailingly wrong instincts about her image, tossed in a dollop of Meryl Streep's talent and gave her flowing red hair that morphed on a moment's notice to deepest black or fairest blond?
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Jossip:
Leslie Sloane Zelnick's Backstage Battle for Lindsay Lohan  —  With Caryn James devoting so many words to Lindsay Lohan in the Times, we thought it'd only be customary to, well, devote a few more.  When Ms. Lohan followed up her suspect Today show appearance with a stopover at MTV's TRL yesterday, she was equally nescient.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Egotastic! and Gawker
Hollywoodtuna:   Lindsay Lohan Rocks The Spandex On TRL
Phil / Egotastic!:   Who Is Lindsay Lohan Kissing?
Noelle / Us Weekly Online:
Us Exclusive: Jake Gyllenhaal's New Girlfriend!  —  Jake Gyllenhaal has finally moved on from his on-again off-again love Kirsten Dunst.  Sources tell Us that the 25-year-old actor is dating Gretchen Bleiler, an Olympic snowboarder from Toledo, Ohio.  The pair are so serious that Bleiler …
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POPSUGAR:
Jakey G's New Gal Pal  —  US Weekly is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal has a new girlfriend.  She is Gretchen Bleiler, an Olympic snowboarder from Toledo, Ohio.  She is supposedly moving to LA just to be with Jakey.  Sounds like a perfect match since Jake has become this outdoor guy who spends …
Discussion: Celebrity Hijinx
The Superficial:
Jake Gyllenhaal has a new girlfriend
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
Sky News:
NICOLE STILL LOVES TOM  —  Nicole Kidman has been speaking openly about her split from ex-husband Tom Cruise, six years on.  —  And she says she still loves the star, whose fiancee, Katie Holmes, recently gave birth to his new daughter Suri.  —  Tom and Nicole split back in 2000, after a 10-year marriage.
Discussion: VIP Glamour
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Star:   WHY IS NICOLE HARDLY EVER SEEN WITH HER KIDS?
Phil / Egotastic!:
Scarlett Johansson Is Not Getting Naked  —  It looks like Scarlett Johansson has been causing quite the headache for the bigwigs over at L'Oreal.  Even though Johansson has a $5 Million deal with the cosmetics firm, she has refused to appear naked for their new campaign.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Alex / Best Week Ever:
CELEBRITY TRANSLATOR: Lohan In Translation  —  Despite what those liars at Us Weekly might tell you, celebrities are in fact nothing like us.  They're more like cosmic beings with a mysterious language understandable only to their own kind, which is why your friends here at BWE will employ …
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New York Post:
JONES GETTING ' VIEW' VAMOOSE  —  May 9, 2006 — STAR Jones Reynolds has been told to hitch up her hefty wagonload of freebies and waddle off into the sunset, sources say.  —  ABC will announce this week that the big-boned talking head is out at "The View," a source close to the inner workings …
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
J-Lo, Diddy Reunite at Time Inc. Gala  —  J-Lo, P. Diddy Reunite at Time Gala  —  It was quite a night in New York last night.  Time Inc.'s staggering celebration of its 100 most influential people triggered a reunion of Jennifer Lopez and her ex, Sean "Diddy" Combs.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Glitterati Gossip
Hollywoodtuna:
People Like Jessica Alba  —  Jessica Alba has pulled off a People magazine hat trick: She's on the hot and beautiful lists of all three People magazines with the latest from Teen People.  —  Source  —  Jessica Alba is a cute girl who has a sick little body and an especially hot ass.  But that's it.
Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
Wedding, Questions on '7th Heaven' Finale  —  NEW YORK - Did Simon and Rose tie the knot?  Was Rose pregnant?  Did "7th Heaven" really sing its swan song Monday night?  —  Stop reading if you don't want to know.  —  Now for the answers.  No (though the upshot of the wedding wasn't divulged until the show's closing moments).
Discussion: TV Squad
Sky News:
WHOSE SISTER IS THIS?  —  She's blonde, she's tall, she's pretty.  —  In looks, this chick is strikingly similar to her younger sister - only she's not as famous.  —  The two siblings were out in Beverly Hills, enjoying a spot of shopping together.  —  The famous sister had taken her sis …
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Madonna's A Moneymaker  —  The woman does have staying power, I'll give her that.  Madonna's Confessions On A Dancefloor tour is set to be the most lucrative tour by female performer ever.  However, if you're a Madonna fan living somewhere other than North America, Europe and Japan, you're pretty much out of luck.
 
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