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5:40 PM ET, April 2, 2008

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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: TV Squad and GirlsTalkinSmack.com
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Britney's Slim-Down Secrets  —  It seems miracles really can happen.  As the world watched Britney Spears' debut last week on How I Met Your Mother, it was obvious that the former pop star was looking good, dare we say it, even back to her old self!
Discussion: The Insider Online
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 …
People.com:
Beyoncé & Jay-Z ‘Looked Happy’ Getting Marriage License  —  Beyoncé and Jay-Z arrived at Scarsdale Village Hall shortly after it opened at 9 a.m on Tuesday to get their marriage license.  “It was just the two of them,” an eyewitness tells PEOPLE.  “They were very polite and smiling as they filled out the paperwork.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: “Mini Me” Verne Troyer Hospitalized  —  Actor Verne Troyer, best known for his role as “Mini Me” in Austin Powers, was rushed to the hospital today, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  A source close to Troyer, 39, says the actor was experiencing “flu-like symptoms” …
Discussion: The Insider Online
OK! Magazine:
Jamie Lynn's Wedding Plans  —  If the delicate marquis-cut sparkler on her left ring finger says anything, it's that Jamie Lynn Spears, who turns 17 on Friday, isn't afraid to show off the evidence of her new engagement.  —  “Jamie Lynn and Casey are officially engaged,” a friend of the teenage couple tells OK!.
Discussion: The Insider Online
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.
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New Kids On The Block: Then and Now  —  The members of New Kids On The Block skyrocketed to fame in the late 80s/early 90s with hits like “Hangin' Tough” and “You Got It (The Right Stuff).”  When the boy band disbanded in 1994, its members went their separate ways.
Daily Mail:
Bargain hunter Emma Bunton follows in Posh's footsteps with budget shop  —  Emma Bunton must be taking tips on life in the US from Victoria Beckham as she pitched up with baby in tow at budget supermarket Target for some cut-price shopping.  —  In an almost identical scene to Victoria's supermarket sweep …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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
 
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