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1:25 PM ET, March 16, 2007

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Monique Jessen / People.com:
Angelina Jolie: I'll Be a Stay-at-Home Mom  —  Angelina Jolie has apologized for exposing her new son, Pax Thien Jolie, to the media frenzy that greeted them in Vietnam - and has vowed to focus on her growing family and be a stay-at-home mom.  —  "I will stay at home to help Pax adjust to his new life …
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Angelina Jolie's First Moments with Her New Son  —  The formal introduction of Pax Thien Jolie to his new mother didn't exactly go smoothly: The 3-year-old Vietnamese boy started crying when Angelina Jolie knelt down to speak to him at Thursday morning's welcoming ceremony at Tam Binh Orphanage …
USA Today:
Jolie at peace with kids' names  —  Maddox is growing to be among the most popular baby names for boys.  —  Is Pax next?  —  Angelina Jolie's adoption of a Vietnamese boy she named Pax Thien Jolie was finalized Thursday, and the actress is due to bring him to the USA next week.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
TMZ.com:
Pax Joins Jolie-Pitt Clan
Discussion: Rumors
TMZ.com:
Opri and Out  —  Larry Birkhead's attorney Debra Opri issued a statement this morning, saying "Larry Birkhead and I have terminated our attorney-client relationship effective immediately."  —  TMZ has learned that there has been trouble brewing for some time, and that this split was not a surprise to either party.
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney Finds Happiness & Love(?) On The Tennis Court  —  HOT LINKS :  —  Britney hit the courts today for a little exercise at Promises and she found a pretty HOT opponent!  Our girl is lookin' good (you'll see the sexy outfit she wore before the match when we post the pix a little later …
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Kristin Veitch / E! Online:
Veronica Mars: Canceled?  Here's What I Know...  You may have seen my earlier report that Veronica Mars has been canceled.  —  Well, let me just say that though I heard this heart-wrenching info from six—yes, six—reliable sources on both the network and studio side, and the "cancellation" …
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Kristin Veitch / E! Online:
Exclusive!  Veronica Canceled  —  The day we've all dreaded has come, tubers.  —  With actual tears in my eyes, I must tell you that I've heard from several solid sources that the CW has decided not to bring Veronica Mars back for a fourth season.  —  Though official word has not yet come …
Discussion: TV Squad and the TV addict
FemaleFirst:
Nicole Richie engaged  —  Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are reportedly engaged to be married.  —  'The Simple Life' star and the Good Charlotte frontman almost tied the knot in Las Vegas' on February 17, but decided to get Nicole's adoptive dad Lionel Richie's blessing first.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Star Jones Still Hasn't Spoken to Barbara Walters  —  Star Jones Reynolds is not looking back - at The View.  —  Asked if she ever watches the show that helped make her famous, she tells TV Guide in a new interview that she does not.  Reynolds also reveals that she hasn't spoken to her former boss …
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Stephen Battaglio / TV Guide:
The Biz  —  A New View for Star Jones Reynolds  —  The former daytime diva lets loose on her new Court TV series and her old stomping grounds.  —  Star Jones Reynolds is returning to her roots.  Sixteen years after first transforming herself from an assistant district attorney …
Discussion: Glitterati, Jossip and Defamer
Starpulse:
Bobby Brown To Host Dating Show?  —  Bobby Brown is looking for love on a new reality TV series.  The fallen R&B star, who is in the middle of a divorce with estranged wife Whitney Houston, enjoyed a career comeback with TV show Being Bobby Brown and now he hopes the reality format can help fix his love life.
People.com:
Sinbad Is Alive - Despite Reports That He'd Died  —  If Sinbad was looking for new comic material, he may have found it after being killed off by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.  —  Fueled by a posting on the site last Saturday that he was no longer among the living …
Mike Martindale / Detroit News:
Stories differ in Kid Rock 'assault'  —  Prosecutor reviews claims of 5 at house when woman says musician pushed her.  —  BRANDON TOWNSHIP — An assault claim against recording artist Kid Rock will be reviewed today by the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.
Discussion: Hollywood Grind and TMZ.com
The Evil Beet:
Oh My God I Am Old  —  Bunim-Murray Productions is beginning casting for the 20th — and what may be the last — season of Real World.  Bunim-Murray's contract with MTV ends after this season, and, while they may or may not renew, it seems they are hoping this twentieth season will be maybe …
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
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Julia Ward / TV Squad:
Casting begins for what may be The Real World's last season
Don Kaplan / New York Post:
$100G 'LOVE IDOL'  —  KINKY COWELL CRITIQUE  —  SIMON Cowell was once offered $100,000 to watch a couple have sex and then critique their lovemaking, the "American Idol" star tells "60 Minutes" this Sunday night.  —  "I stupidly turned it down," Cowell now says regretfully.
Discussion: Metadish, VH1 Blog and reality blurred
Just Jared:
Rachel Bilson & Hayden Christensen — NEW COUPLE ALERT!  —  Whoa there, young Jedi!  Remember those pictures of Jumper co-stars Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson holding hands?  Well, now, it all seems a little bit too real.  —  Rachel and Hayden (both 25) were spotted spoon feeding each …
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Reese Revamps Her Life and Her Closet  —  Reese Witherspoon is on the cover of April's Harper's Bazaar, looking ridiculously pretty and fresh, professing her love for her kids and her new favorite designer.  —  She looks lovely, but we'd be remiss if we didn't point out the backhanded compliment …
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Blanchett on crusade to 'Indiana Jones 4'  —  Cate Blanchett has signed on to star in the fourth installment of the "Indiana Jones" adventures.  —  Harrison Ford already has boarded the project, which will be produced by Lucasfilm and directed by Steven Spielberg.
Discussion: Cinematical, The PEN15 Club and Dlisted
 
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