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10:50 AM ET, April 2, 2008

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People.com:
Source: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Take Out Marriage License  —  Beyoncé Knowles and longtime beau Jay-Z have taken out a marriage license in Scarsdale Village, N.Y., PEOPLE has learned.  —  According to a source, the pair took out a license on Tuesday morning.  The document is valid for 60 days.
TMZ.com:
“American Idol” Contestant Hospitalized, Released  —  “A.I” contestant David Cook was rushed to the hospital tonight after experiencing heart palpitations and high blood pressure, and released a few hours later.  His condition is still not resolved.  —  As we first reported …
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People.com:
Idol David Cook ‘Doing Fine’ After Hospitalization  —  American Idol contestant David Cook was hospitalized after Tuesday night's live show when he felt heart palpitations, a source confirms.  —  Cook was treated for high blood pressure and released back to the Idol apartments where he was “doing fine,” the source says.
TMZ.com:
Cook's Condition Triggered by Brother's Illness  —  TMZ has learned what probably triggered the medical emergency with David Cook tonight.  —  As we first reported, Cook was taken to the hospital after his heart began palpitating and his blood pressure rose.
Discussion: GirlsTalkinSmack.com
People.com:
Jay Leno Apologizes for Remarks to Ryan Phillippe  —  Jay Leno apologized Tuesday for on-air remarks he made during a chat with Ryan Phillippe that were then criticized by gay activists and others.  —  “In talking about Ryan's first role, I realize that what I said came out wrong,” …
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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.
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Jay Sorry for “Gayest Look” Crack
Discussion: OHLALA Mag, Us Weekly and People.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
Jay Leno Is Sorry
Discussion: iVillage and Wendy Wayrad
Marcus Errico / E! Online:
Dancing's Derek Hospitalized  —  One less star will be dancing tonight.  —  E! News has learned that pro hoofer Derek Hough, paired with Shannon Elizabeth on this season's Dancing with the Stars, was taken away from the set by ambulance following a neck injury Tuesday.
inRich.com:
Claudette Yamin, mother of singer Elliott, dies at 65  —  A funeral service for Claudette Yamin, mother of singer Elliot Yamin, will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Bliley's-Central, 3801 Augusta Ave. in Richmond.  —  Interment will be private.  —  Mrs. Yamin died last night.  She was 65.
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TMZ.com:
Mom of Former “Idol” Finalist Sings “My Way”
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New York Post:
CHRIS FARLEY AND HIS DAYS OF HELL  —  CHRIS Farley's pals shoved extra helpings of tough love down his throat but still couldn't save the comic actor from himself, according to “The Last Days of Chris Farley.”  The book by Farley's brother Tom Farley and Tanner Colby quoted several of the actor's friends …
New York Post:
JANE FONDA'S NEW BOYFRIEND  —  JANE Fonda was the belle of the ball at the Cinema Society afterparty for “Smart People” on Monday.  The two-time Oscar winner, who's not in the film, showed up to the Bowery Hotel bash wearing a chocolate gown paired with red rhinestone sunglasses and motorcycle boots.
Miuvon / A Socialite's Life:
Come One, Come All!  —  Mama's open for business!  —  More photos of the ever-tatsteful Janice Dickinson are after the jump.  —  SEE MORE HERE
Discussion: Celebrity gossip
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Hollywoodtuna:   Janice Dickinson Bikini Picture Are Hazardous
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Madonna: ‘My amazing sex life with Guy’  —  Madonna has given an extraordinarily candid magazine interview in a bid to finally put to bed persistent rumours about the state of her marriage to Guy Ritchie.  —  The singer tells Elle magazine that sex with her film director husband is “amazing” …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and Pretty Boring
Daily Mail:
Natasha Kaplinsky is three months pregnant with her first child  —  Natasha Kaplinsky is three months pregnant with her first child, it was confirmed last night.  —  Britain's highest paid newsreader is having a baby with investment banker husband Justin Bower.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
People.com:
Eva Mendes: I'm Taking Care of Myself  —  After spending several weeks in rehab, Eva Mendes says she's “taking a break and having a good time” by exercising and being with her family.  —  “The sun's out again.  It's my time,” she told PEOPLE on Tuesday at a luncheon co-hosted by Fresh Cosmetics …
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip
 
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