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4:45 PM ET, April 1, 2008

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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Aniston, Hahn form Echo Films  —  Company has first-look deal with Universal  —  Jennifer Aniston and producing partner Kristin Hahn have formed Echo Films, a company that will start with a first-look deal at Universal Pictures.  —  Aniston and Hahn have already made several project acquisitions …
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People.com:
Jennifer Aniston's ‘Plan C’: A New Film Company
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MSat / Cele|bitchy:   Britney may reunite with former manager Larry Rudolph
In Touch Weekly:
Heidi: I'm honored to be a “feminist hero”  —  What's Heidi Montag's reaction to being hailed as a “feminist hero” in The New York Times' review of The Hills?  —  “I was very honored to be called a feminist hero,” Heidi tells In Touch.  “It's a big deal to be even acknowledged …
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Ryan Porter / Sympatico / MSN:
Working Girl  —  Exclusive: Lauren Conrad talks fame, fashion and …
Michael K / Dlisted:
“I'm Honored To Be A Feminist Hero”
Discussion: Wicked Youth
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jay Leno “Owes Apology” to Fans Over Gay Remark  —  Gay rights organization GLAAD is urging Jay Leno to apologize after making derogatory gay remarks during a recent interview with actor Ryan Phillippe.  —  The Tonight Show host, 57, teased Phillippe, 33, for landing his first role as a gay teen on the soap One Life to Live.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jay Leno Criticized for Remarks to Ryan Phillippe  —  Jay Leno's nice-guy reputation is taking a beating from the gay community and others after NBC's Tonight Show host made some recent on-air remarks deemed highly inappropriate.  —  Apparently attempting to become playful during his interview …
Daily Mail:
Gordon's kitchen nightmare as diva Mariah Carey causes Mayfair mayhem at 2.30am  —  Mariah Carey is well known for her amazing demands - so all hands were on deck at Mayfair hotel Claridge's last night.  —  Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay - who seems to spend more time these days …
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Metro.co.uk:
Mariah causes a right Carey on
Discussion: Dlisted
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes Debuts New Shorter Hair Do  —  Katie Holmes debuted a pageboy cut at Pizzeria Mozza in L.A. Monday night.  —  The actress, who was voted one of Us' top makeovers of 2007 after she chopped her locks last year, picked up a few pies and headed back home.  Tom Cruise and daughter Suri were not with her.
Daily Mail:
Size 16 Miss England hopeful Chloe unveils a curvy look in first official bikini shoot  —  Chloe Marshall is the teenage beauty queen who broke the mould by becoming the first size 16 beauty queen contender to make it to the finals of the Miss England contest.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   The New Miss England?  —  17-year-old Chloe Marshall …
New York Post:
SERIOUSLY, THIS GUY ISN'T FUNNY  —  THERE's nothing amusing about Dane Cook, according to fellow comics and two Boston radio personalities who are about to name him “The Unfunniest Comic” this afternoon.  —  WBCN jock Fred Toucher, who co-hosts a talk show with Rich Shertenlieb weekday afternoons in Boston …
People.com:
Jennifer Love Hewitt's Ghost Baby Bump  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt can't stop the whisperers.  When she wore a bikini, she heard about her figure.  And when she covered up - wearing flowing, baby doll styles while recently running errands and at last weekend's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - she faced baby rumors.
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 …
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MSat / Cele|bitchy:
John Cusack has a creepy female stalker
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Fall TV Watch:
First 90210 Castmember Revealed!  —  90210's West Beverly High School has its first student.  —  Canadian native Dustin Milligan will play Ethan, who is described as beautiful, likable and a star athlete, all valuable qualities in the elite, star-studded zip code, according to reps from the CW pilot.
Dylan Steele / People.com:
Richie Sambora Thanks Fans & Friends for Support  —  In his first public appearance since his DUI arrest, Richie Sambora gave a shout-out to an important group of people - his fans - during the Bon Jovi concert Monday night in Denver.  —  Near the end of the band's set …
NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: Kate wants a place to rent and Owen  —  Kate Hudson is apartment- shopping in New York with an eye to living here part-time with her rekindled flame Owen Wilson, according to a pal.  —  “She is ready to nest and has even been talking about having more little ones,” a friend of the actress tells me.
 
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