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8:55 AM ET, April 1, 2008

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In Touch Weekly:
Jessica hospitalized  —  Jessica Simpson is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles due to a small kidney infection, In Touch can exclusively reveal.  “She checked in on Friday morning because she was feeling achy and had a fever,” a friend of the family confirmed.
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Chrissy Iley / Times of London:
Katherine Heigl: from Grey's Anatomy to 27 Dresses  —  Grey's Anatomy's Izzie is being groomed as Hollywood's next poster girl.  But the movie moguls had better brace themselves: Katherine Heigl is outspoken and fearless.  —  The thing that separates Katherine Heigl from being just another Hollywood blonde is her likability factor.
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Caris Davis / People.com:
Katherine Heigl & Josh Kelley: In Negotiations for Kids
Discussion: Jezebel and Defamer
Andrew Blankstein / Los Angeles Times:
Alleged stalker arrested outside John Cusack's home  —  A woman showed up Sunday outside the actor's home despite a restraining order.  —  A woman who showed up Sunday outside John Cusack's Malibu home—despite a restraining order barring her approaching the actor — was arrested on suspicion of stalking …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, iVillage and Celebrity OD
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Douglas Wight / News of the World:
Cam and Geddit  —  WHAM bam thank you, Cam...here's Hollywood hotshot Cameron Diaz showing exactly why she's a hit with the boys.  —  And thigh say!  The unattached star stripped down to a skimpy black cozzie and stilettos and—you'll love this bit fellas—confessed she loves DATING.
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Daily Mail:
Paris Hilton takes it on the chin as she trips up in music store  —  She's usually a model of poise as she poses and pouts for the paparazzi.  —  However Paris Hilton has shown she can by as clumsy as the rest of us, even if she had swapped her trademark vertiginous heels for a pair of trainers …
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Michelle Tan / People.com:
New Kids on the Block to Appear on Today Show  —  New Kids on the Block circa 1989  —  Looks like the Today show's got the right stuff: All five original New Kids on the Block members - Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Audrina Patridge Topless Pictures Surface  —  We've already seen Audrina Patridge nude, and now Egotastic! has exclusive new pictures of Audrina Patridge topless.  These topless pictures were taken just a few months ago, which seems a little odd since after the Audrina Patridge nude pictures hit …
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Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
A stroll in the surf: The beach beauty who's bringing Sir Paul back to happiness  —  Paddling in the azure waters of the Caribbean with a stunning new girlfriend at his side, these are the pictures which show Paul McCartney is well and truly over Heather Mills.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Associated Press:
Adam Sandler breaks ankle  —  LOS ANGELES - Adam Sandler may wish he stuck to being “The Waterboy.”  —  The 41-year-old actor broke his ankle over the weekend while playing basketball — but still won the game — according to a statement sent to The Associated Press from Sandler's representative.
OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Britney Makes Nice With Former Manager  —  As Britney Spears continues to strive to get her personal and professional lives back in order, OK! has learned she's turned to a familiar face for help — former manager Larry Rudolph.  Though the pair had parted company a year ago …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Popdirt.com
Us Weekly:
Samaire Armstrong Goes Part-Time On Dirty Sex Money  —  Despite reports that Samaire Armstrong would not be returning to ABC hit, Dirty Sexy Money full-time, the 26-year-old actress, who plays Juliet Darling, will be back on a recurring basis, her rep tells Usmagazine.com.
Josef Adalian / Variety:
Ray Romano returns to TV  —  Actor to star in TNT's ‘Men of a Certain Age’  —  Ray Romano is plotting a return to the smallscreen via TNT.  —  Comic thesp has teamed with “Everybody Loves Raymond” scribe-producer Mike Royce to create “Men of a Certain Age,” a comedic one-hour drama in which Romano will also star.
New York Post:
ROCK CHICK  —  THE crowd at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza on Saturday night was surprised to see Katie Couric rocking out to opening act Me Talk Pretty with her boyfriend, Brooks Perlin.  “This woman seemed to really be happy to be there and nobody seemed to bug her,” said one witness.
Korbi Ghosh / E! Online:
Exclusive: James Van Der Beek Gets In on the Robin Sparkles Action  —  Hey, kids.  Korbi here, 'cause Kristin is en route from Hawaii with Lost scoop and Forgetting Sarah Marshall goodness as we speak.  —  In the meantime, I must break in with the fabulous news that our old friend Dawson Leery …
Discussion: TV Squad and Just Jared
 
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Daily Mail:
Jack's back!  Hollywood heavyweight Mr Nicholson hits the high seas again
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Tom Cruise's Impossible ‘Mission’
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Abby / Yeeeah!:
WTF Happened to Lara Flynn Boyle's Face?
Daily Mail:
The Incredible Bulk: ‘Muscles’ Madonna shows off her even beefier biceps
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The Sun:
Amy goes from Black to Blacker
Linda Marx / People.com:
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Hollywoodtuna:
Mariah Carey's Cleavage Is Ho'licious
Neville Thurbeck / News of the World:
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TMZ.com:
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Howard Breuer / People.com:
Angela Kinsey's Down-Home Baby Shower
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
SPOTTED: RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN AT THE GROVE
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TMZ.com:
Miley's Lost Pooch? Bitch, Please!!
Discussion: OH NO!!
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Yo-yo dieter Janet Jackson reveals her ultra-thin waist
Hollywoodtuna:
Lindsay Lohan's Ass Profile Shot Of The Day
Michael K / Dlisted:
Brenda Walsh Lives!
Steve Helling / People.com:
Kim Kardashian: I Just Can't Stop Eating Junk Food
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Court docs: Mark Zuckerberg approved the Meta team that trains AI Llama models to use data from LibGen, a “links aggregator” to pirated, copyrighted material

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Amazon is exploring news show concepts, probably tied to events, such as Brian Williams' election special on Prime Video that drew ~4M viewers

 
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