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12:05 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.
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  —  Britney Spears has refused to fund her husband's wild lifestyle anymore.  —  The 'Toxic' singer - who is rumoured to be pregnant with her second child - is tired of Kevin Federline partying with her hard-earned cash.
Discussion: The DarkHat
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
nbc11.com:
David Blaine Emerges From Water Tank After Week  —  Stunt Artist Falls Short Of Underwater Record For Holding Breath  —  NEW YORK — David Blaine emerged weak and wrinkly from a week spent submerged within an 8-foot snow globe-like tank - but without a world record for holding his breath.
Discussion: WOW Report
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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 …
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
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
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Million-dollar baby: Is Tori Spelling pregnant?  —  Plus: Lohan says she received death threats from Beatles fans  —  Donna Martin gestates?  Maybe.  —  Is Tori Spelling pregnant?  —  The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star got married to Dean McDermott in a very private ceremony in Fiji …
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Alex / Best Week Ever:   CELEBRITY TRANSLATOR: Lohan In Translation
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 …
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.
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 …
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
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.
Just Jared:
Jude and Sienna Hit The Beach  —  Jude and Sienna's Beach Getaway  —  Actor Jude Law, 33, and his leading lady Sienna Miller, 24, enjoyed each other's company at a Malibu beach this past Saturday.  Being the gentleman Jude is, he of course gave Sienna his jacket when the weather got chillly.
 
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