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8:25 AM ET, April 20, 2007

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TMZ.com:
Alec Baldwin's Threatening Message to Daughter  —  An enraged Alec Baldwin unleashed a volcanic tirade of threats and insults on his 11-year-old daughter, Ireland, calling her a "thoughtless little pig," and bashing her mother Kim Basinger — and TMZ has obtained the whole thing unfiltered and raw.
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Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Voicemail rant reheats Alec-Kim feud  —  LOS ANGELES - The festering bad blood between movie-star exes Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger erupted Thursday when an angry phone message from Baldwin to his daughter was made public.  On the recording, Baldwin can be heard berating his 11-year-old …
Discussion: Raghag Diva
Access Hollywood:
Alec Baldwin Responds To Voicemail Leak  —  A spokesman for Alec Baldwin has responded to the publication of a voicemail message Baldwin left for his 11-year-old daughter, Ireland.  —  The spokesman claims that the voicemail message was leaked to TMZ.com by Baldwin's ex-wife, Kim Basinger and her lawyer.
NinjaDude / Celebrity Gossip With A Kick!:
Alec Baldwin Is A S**tty Dad
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TMZ.com:
Virgie Has Son with Her Stepbrother  —  As Larry Birkhead's custody hearing looms with grandma Virgie standing largely in the way, TMZ has dug up an interesting family tree — turns out Virgie liked her stepbrother a whole lot.  —  Here's the deal: Virgie's mom, Paralee, married a guy named Melvin and had Virgie.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Virgie Arthur Effed Her Stepbrother!  —  I'm going to file this under "Let's Drag Out This ANS Saga For Another 3 Years" file.  TMZ has uncovered a little known fact about Virgie Arthur, Anna's mother.  Virgie has a child with her stepbrother.  SCANDAL!  —  TMZ explains:
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel spins Spider-Man into Broadway musical  —  Get ready for "Spider-Man: The Broadway Musical."  —  That may not be the official title, but Marvel Studios is putting the pieces together for a musical on the Great White Way starring the popular superhero, which will be directed …
Lburch / A Socialite's Life:
Paris Hilton's Legally Able to Drive Again  —  So beware people!  The socialite was thought to have violated her probation again by being spotted driving her Bentley again.  However, according to her lawyer Howard Weitzman, her driving suspension had been lifted, allowing her back on the road.
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TMZ.com:
Did Paris Drive on Suspended License Again?  —  There are reports this AM — supported by photos and video — that Paris Hilton is again driving on a suspended license.  And get this — the pictures show Hilton driving away from a meeting with her lawyer about an upcoming court appearance for driving on a suspended license!
TMZ.com:
Victoria's Posh Underthings  —  Victoria Beckham kept things spicy on a recent retail blitz in a Beverly Hills lingerie shop!  —  TMZ has learned the singer turned professional shopper hit trendy Under G's Lingerie boutique and dropped over $4000 in Beckham bucks — on sexy bras and panties alone.
Discussion: mediabistro.com
Daily Mail:
Wild-eyed Doherty in water attack hours after court  —  Barefoot and wild-eyed, Pete Doherty attacked a photographer just hours after a judge praised him for trying to kick drugs.  —  The Babyshambles frontman threw a bucket of ice-cold water over snapper Oliver Polter in a fit of rage …
Discussion: Agent Bedhead
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People.com:
Britney Spears Getting Back to 'Fighting Weight'  —  Since leaving rehab in March, Britney Spears seems to have dropped her hard-partying ways - and a few extra pounds.  —  "After all the negative stuff, she's getting back to her 'fighting weight,' " one Spears business associate tells PEOPLE.
New York Post:
DAD SPANKS NAUGHTY BRITNEY  —  BRITNEY Spears has no one to blame but herself if she loses custody of her two sons and ruins her career, according to her father, Jamie Spears.  —  In a statement to Page Six yesterday, Jamie sticks up for Britney's manager Larry Rudolph - who was fired by Britney last Friday, as we first reported.
Pete Norman / People.com:
Jude Law Dating American Magazine Editor  —  Jude Law has a new girlfriend, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The actor is dating Kim Hersov, an American-born mother of two who works in London as the editor-at-large for Britain's Harper's Bazaar - and the two have now jetted off to India for a vacation together.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, The Sun and Celebguru
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan Hacked - MySpace, Gmail and BlackBerry  —  An unknown hacker has allegedly managed to hack into Lindsay Lohan's MySpace, Gmail, and BlackBerry accounts, and has been posting her private emails, pictures, and MySpace messages on the Net.  The hacker also plans to launch a website …
Discussion: Staralicious and Celebguru
Steven Zahn / Los Angeles Times:
How it all adds up  —  The "Sahara" ledger, based on financial projections through 2015.  The actual loss on the film was about $105 million through 2006.  —  Incidentals  —  The budget of a major feature film lists a wide variety of expenditures.  For "Sahara" they included such items …
Jessie / Cele|bitchy:
Is the President's Marriage In Trouble?  —  Yes, you read the title right- I didn't think I would be writing about this on this site, either.  —  Ted Casablanca from E! Online-one of my fave gossip columnists (he's flamboyant and usually right, unlike some other gay gossip blogger who is usually so wrong) …
Cashbagg / Horny Oyster:
Sarah Harding  —  This is singer/model Sarah Harding from the UK.  She's best known for singing in the girl band Girls Aloud.  According to the ever reliable Wikipedia, she also gains much noteriety from her constant partying and drinking.  You just gotta love those drunken British party babes.
J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Wax Matthew  —  Madame Tussaud's is the creepiest place on Earth.  I'd rather be in John Wayne Gacy's basement.  Anyway, here's the unveiling of party animal/greasy guy/fitness fantatic Matthew McConaughey's wax figure.  It looks...well, waxy.  Did some of the bajillion dollars …
 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

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Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

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