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TMZ.com:
Rosie Bids Adieu to "The View" — There is a strong buzz in Hollywood that Rosie O'Donnell will announce Wednesday (April 25th) that she is leaving "The View." — If it happens, it's likely Rosie will stick it out through the end of the season. — TMZ has spoken with multiple industry people …
TMZ.com:
Pax's New Name — It's the Pitts! — Angelina Jolie has filed a petition in L.A. County Superior Court to change the name of her latest adopted child from Pax Thien Jolie to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt. — In papers filed April 16 and obtained today by TMZ, Angelina — the sole adoptive parent of Pax …
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Angelina To Change Pax's Name — Angelina Jolie filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on April 16 requesting that the name of her newly adopted son, Pax Thien Jolie, be formally changed to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt, Usmagazine.com has learned. — A hearing will be held on the name change on May 31 at the Santa Monica Courthouse.
Pete Norman / People.com:
'Scary Spice' Melanie Brown Names Her Baby — Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown has named her new daughter Angel Iris Murphy Brown, PEOPLE has confirmed. — The child, born on April 3, is named in part after Eddie Murphy, whom Brown, 31, says is the baby's father. Murphy, 46, has said he wants a paternity test.
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Star:
Is Lindsay Lohan A Thief? — Is Lindsay Lohan a thief? "Yes," a source exclusively tells Star. "Lindsay stole $10,000 worth of clothes and accessories from one of her former friends, Lauren Hastings, and has absolutely no shame about it. In fact, she even laughed about it with her girlfriends …
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan is Leggy in LA, but Not a Lesbian — You can always count on Lindsay Lohan to come through with some nice pictures when the news is slow, and these pictures of Lindsay Lohan's lovely legs let me alliterate endlessly. That's the good news. The bad news is that Lindsay Lohan …
NY Daily News:
Jessica's dad wants to add pop to Spears' career — Just as Britney Spears' dad is criticizing her, word has leaked that the falling star may soon have a new father figure in her life: Jessica Simpson's dad. — According to an inside source, Joe Simpson is considering managing Spears' career …
Roger Ebert / Chicago Sun Times:
'I ain't a pretty boy no more' — My Ninth Annual Overlooked Film Festival opens Wednesday night at the University of Illinois at Urbana, and Chaz and I will be in attendance. — This year I won't be speaking, however, as I await another surgery. — I have received a lot of advice that I should not attend the festival.
John Kennedy / canada.com:
Duff in death threat shocker! — EXCLUSIVE: Toronto cops take down man who vowed to kill the pop star — Police officers moved quickly to take down a man who allegedly threatened to kill pop star and actress Hilary Duff during her appearance on a Canadian TV show.
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
Kirsten Dunst snags a winner — It looks like Kirsten Dunst has found a man that looks worse than she does. After attending the premiere of Spider-Man 3, Dunst passed on the official afterparty and headed to the local boozer, the Hawley Arms pub in Camden.
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Gina Piccalo / Los Angeles Times:
Alec Baldwin leaves CAA — The actor's action comes on the heels of the disclosure of his voicemail tirade directed at his daughter. — Alec Baldwin left Creative Artists Agency on Monday. A CAA spokesman confirmed that Baldwin had parted ways with longtime agents Matt DelPiano and Michael Rosenfeld.
A Socialite's Life:
Snoop Offers to Chat it up with Oprah — The issue of racism and sexism in rap is one about which Oprah is very passionnate. And on a recent episode of her show, she engaged in a discussion about the images presented in rap lyrics and what the consequences are for the children who listen to these albums.
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Laura Saltman / Access Hollywood:
Spoiler! Inside the 'Idol' Taping — NOTE: Major Spoilers for Tonight Attached - DON'T READ if you don't want to know. — For the first time in what might be "American Idol" history or at least a really, really long time, a Top 12 performance show has been pre-taped.
People.com:
'MAN' OF THE PEOPLE — Tobey Maguire hands it to his Spidey doppelgänger at London's Leicester Square on Monday, where Spider-Man 3 premiered in Britain - one of several stops this week. The superhero debut will land in a different city every day, including Paris, Madrid and Berlin …
Us Weekly:
Gwyneth & Tom Show Courtney Some Love! — New BFF alert! Diners were shocked to see Gwyneth Paltrow (with hubby Chris Martin) sharing an intimate dinner last night with slimmed-down rocker Courtney Love at Wolfgang Puck's trendy Beverly Hills restaurant Cut.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson Calls Plastic Surgery a 'Personal Choice' — Ashlee Simpson has long fielded gossip that her dramatic new look is the result of plastic surgery (sources tell PEOPLE she had a nose job last April), but she doesn't care, she says in a new interview.
Jennifer Vineyard / MTV:
Beyonce's B'Day Over? Singer Pulls Deluxe Editions Due To Lawsuit — Legal issues exist over singer's cover of Des'ree song. — Three weeks after celebrating her second B'Day, Beyoncé is pulling the plug — at least for now — on the re-release of her recent solo LP.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Posh Admits to Being an Ano (Sort of) — Posh Beckham spoke about her weight in the latest issue of Heat Magazine. She said that she started dieting in the 90s and quickly became obsessed with being a skinny ho. … She said that she developed polycystic ovaries, so she changed her eating habits.
POPSUGAR:
Pete Opening Angels & Kings in NY — Ashlee and Pete continued their love fest by sharing Frappuccinos the other day in Beverly Hills. Pete is about to venture into a different kind of drinking world. He is opening up a bar called Angels & Kings in NYC next week.
