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9:50 AM ET, March 9, 2007

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TMZ.com:
Eddie Van Halen Checks Into Rehab  —  The long awaited Van Halen reunion tour will be even longer-awaited — Eddie Van Halen has checked himself into alcohol-related rehab.  —  In a statement to TMZ, the rock legend explains why he's determined to clean up his act:
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Eddie Van Halen Enters Rehab  —  Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen has checked into rehab, the musician announced Thursday.  —  "I would like Van Halen fans to know how much I truly appreciate each and every one of you," the guitar player said in a statement posted on the band's Web site.
Discussion: Glitterati
PerezHilton.com:
Salma Hayek: Pregnant AND Engaged!  —  Ay Dios mio!  —  Two scoops in one!  —  Yup, it's true - actress, producer and sexy mami Salma Hayek is preggers with her first child, and our dear friend Ben Widdicombe was the first journalist with exclusive confirmation of the baby news.
Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:
Michael Jackson 'wouldn't change' career  —  TOKYO - Amid a lavish party filled with fans, impersonators, orphans and handicapped children, Michael Jackson said Thursday that he wouldn't change the path of his career, despite "deliberate attempts to hurt me."
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Metadish
Mike Bruno / EW.com:
Former Madonna Nanny Pitching Tell-All Memoir  —  EW.com has seen a proposal for a book revealing intimate details about Madonna's children, husband, and the controversial Malawi adoption  —  A woman claiming to be a former nanny for Madonna is currently shopping a tell-all memoir detailing …
Leo DiCaprio / NY Daily News:
All's Fair as editor gets roasted  —  Wednesday night's meat locker weather was an inconvenient truth for climate change crusaders at the Natural Resources Defense Council gala.  But impish friends of honoree Graydon Carter treated the Vanity Fair editor to some global warming of his very own.
Discussion: Jossip and Celebrity Mound
TMZ.com:
Johnny Depp's Daughter — Mystery Illness Revealed  —  Nine days after Johnny Depp's 7-year-old daughter was rushed to a London hospital, the cause of Lily-Rose's mysterious ailment is being pinned on a rusty tack.  —  According to In Touch, "the wound was left untreated" and "blood poisoning developed.
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People.com:
Johnny Depp's Daughter 'Doing Much Better'  —  Johnny Depp's daughter, who has reportedly fallen ill in England, is "doing much better" the actor's rep said in a statement Thursday.  —  "We are happy to report that their daughter is doing much better," Depp's rep, Robin Baum, said in a statement.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Just Jared
Boston Globe:
Report: Bundchen pregnant by Brady?  —  A Brazilian website reported yesterday that Tom Brady's girlfriend Gisele Bundchen may be pregnant and, if so, the Pats QB is the father.  According to the popular celebrity website Glamurama.com.br , Bundchen would be no more than two months pregnant …
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Cheryl / Extra:
Is Supermodel Gisele Bundchen Pregnant?
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Which color do you prefer?  —  Brunette  —  Strawberry Blonde  —  Blonde  —  5:11 PM Anonymous98 Says:  —  I do not care for the blond on her at all.  She has a Liz Taylor look with the dark hair that is very pretty.  The strawberry is also very nice but she needs to step away from the bronzer.
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
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The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan goes blonde
Discussion: Yeeeah!
TMZ.com:
Lawsuit Be Damned — Kim K. Sex Tape to Be Released!  —  Despite Kim's pending lawsuit, Vivid Entertainment is going forward with a March 21 release of "Kim Kardashian Superstar" — the sex video Kim made with then-boyfriend, Ray-J.  —  Steven Hirsch, Co-Chairman of Vivid, told TMZ …
TMZ.com:
Why Reese Bailed on "Bunny" Film  —  Reese Witherspoon has backed out of a big movie in which she was slated to star and produce.  Now TMZ knows why Reese bailed.  —  The movie, "Bunny Lake Is Missing," was to be a remake of Otto Preminger's 1965 film about a woman whose daughter disappears from a nursery school.
National Enquirer:
K-FED: THE SEQUEL!  REALITY SHOW BASED ON LIFE AS A SINGLE DAD!  —  Call it "My Two Sons"!  Kevin Federline is pitching a new reality show based on his current situation - a clueless bachelor father with two toddler sons!  —  While Britney Spears, 25, remains in rehab after a monumental drug …
Sandra Bullock / Us Weekly:
Loose Talk: Gorgeous Actress Swears She's Hideous in the Morning  —  "You become a movie star and sexy because you're up there larger than life, but it's not really justified.  I know what I look like in the morning."  —  "Will loves whatever I put on.  That's the beauty of Will.
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Fountains of Wayne Bassist Welcomes Baby Girl  —  "Stacy's Mom" songwriter Adam Schlesinger has become a dad for the second time.  —  The one-time Oscar nominee welcomed daughter Claire Michel on March 5 with wife Katie Michel, his rep told PEOPLE.  The 8-lb. 4-oz. baby joins 4-year-old sister Sadie.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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Variety:
Eastwood, Jolie catch 'Changeling'  —  Grazer, Howard to produce pic  —  Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are fast-tracking "The Changeling," with Clint Eastwood looking to direct and Angelina Jolie in talks to star.  —  Scripted by J. Michael Straczynski …
New York Post:
Suge Set To Bury Death Row  —  THIS could be the death of Death Row Records, which launched the West Coast hip-hop sound of Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.  —  In an exclusive interview, Marion "Suge" Knight, 42, told Page Six he's ready to pull the plug on the label he founded in 1991.
Discussion: celebrity nation
J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Fashion Disaster of the Day: Joss Stone  —  What do the editors think of Joss Stone's new look?  Find out after the jump.  —  J. Harvey: Bitch, this ain't Golden Gate Park.  What the hell are you  —  dressed as?  Cute Grace Slick?  Don't revive that.  I can't stand patchouli.
 
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Major Canadian news organizations, including Torstar, Postmedia, and CBC, sue OpenAI, alleging breach of copyright and terms of use

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Conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings says he is joining the LA Times editorial board, as owner Patrick Soon-Shiong works to add “balance” to the board

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China sentences journalist Dong Yuyu, an ex-Nieman Fellow whose work has appeared in Chinese editions of the NYT and FT, to seven years in prison for espionage

 
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