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8:35 AM ET, March 16, 2008

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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Joel Madden Celebrates Baby No. 2: His New Store  —  It was a double-date night for new dad Joel Madden as he and brother Benji celebrated their first DCMA Collective store in Los Angeles with girlfriends Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton.  —  “It's like another baby!”
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Los Angeles Times:
Style Bites: Rachel Bilson designs for Donna Karan & more  —  WWD reports that former “O.C.” darling Rachel Bilson will take a hand at designing for label, DKNY Jeans.  The junior sportswear line will be called Edie Rose for DKNY and while Bilson admits that she can't stitch or draw …
Mirror.co.uk:
Simon Cowell admits to spying on his Beverly Hills neighbours  —  We could think of a few phrases to describe Simon Cowell - rich, charming, influential, er, nasty.  —  But “Peeping Tom” certainly wouldn't have been one of them.  So we were stunned when the X Factor supremo revealed to us …
Jed Dreben / People.com:
Presley Family ‘Very Excited’ for Lisa Marie's Pregnancy  —  But the 40-year-old mom jokes she'd “rather be in bed” than out celebrating  —  Enjoying a night out after reluctantly announcing her pregnancy earlier this month, Lisa Marie Presley joked to PEOPLE on Friday, “I'm doing all right [but] I'd rather be in bed right now.”
Kate Klise / People.com:
Kimora Lee Simmons on Tabloid Talk: Lies!  —  Kimora Lee Simmons has one word for media speculation about her personal life: “Lies.”  —  “I'm in the paper every single week - that I had a fight with my ex-husband, or that I was mad at one of his girlfriends, or that I'm pregnant …
TMZ.com:
Fat Joe Smacks Lindsay Lohan  —  If there's one thing Lindsay Lohan loves more than shopping — it's physical contact with a man!  —  Lindz was her usual robotic self yesterday, until a chance meeting with Fat Joe outside a salon ended with the sober starlet getting her cheek wet.
Discussion: X17 Online and Lindsay Lohan
3am:
Britney Spears' dad to open restaurant with Kevin Federline  —  How's this for a recipe for disaster - Britney Spears' alcoholic dad Jamie is going into the restaurant game with her ex, Kevin Federline?  —  It's Kevin's brainwave but given that Jamie's last foray into running a food joint …
Charles Ornstein / Los Angeles Times:
UCLA workers snooped in Spears' medical records  —  The Medical Center is taking steps to fire at least 13 employees and is disciplining others, including doctors, for looking at the pop star's confidential files.  —  UCLA Medical Center is taking steps to fire at least 13 employees …
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Mark Jefferies / Mirror.co.uk:
Heather Mills set to receive £25million payout from Paul McCartney  —  Heather Mills is set to receive £25million after her bitter divorce battle with Sir Paul McCartney.  —  It works out at just over £6million for each of the four years they were married.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Daily Mail:
Madonna is at it again in yet another sultry photo shoot  —  The Material Girl is at it again ... posing in nothing but a wrestling belt and black leotard just days after the release of a similar sultry cover photo for a U.S. magazine.  —  The queen of pop is this time posing for the cover of her new album …
TMZ.com:
Britney Blows Her Allowance  —  TMZ spotted Britney Spears at the Beverly Center late this afternoon, doing a little shopping — she bought a pair of sunglasses and a belly ring at Claire's for a grand total of $17.  —  And she paid for it with a debit card in her dad's name.  Short leash, no?
Discussion: Dlisted
OK! Magazine:
Denied: Lauren Conrad Not Pregnant  —  Lauren Conrad is not pregnant, her rep tells OK!, putting an end to Internet rumors claiming the 22-year-old is a mom to be.  —  “The only person pregnant in Lauren Conrad's life is her publicist and you can quote me on that,” her rep tells OK!.
 
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