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10:55 AM ET, April 7, 2008

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OK! Magazine:
Mary J. Blige Congratulates Jay-Z & Beyoncé  —  One day after sources tell OK! that music superstars Jay-Z and Beyoncé were wed in a small, private ceremony in New York, the pair were on a plane to Greensboro, North Carolina, where the rapper continued his Heart of the City Tour with co-headliner Mary J. Blige.
Discussion: The Superficial
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Guns drama at Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z's New York wedding  —  It was the most blinging R&B wedding of the decade, as Beyonce became Mrs Jay-Z.  —  And with an all-white theme of white roses, orchids, diamond-encrusted candelabras and a plush Egyptian cotton-lined marquee …
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Mary J. Blige: Congrats, Jay-Z & Beyoncé!
Fall TV Watch:
Brad Pitt Gets a Hands-on Welcome at American Idol  —  Brad Pitt was speechless when he walked onto the American Idol stage Sunday night — literally.  —  The crowd went wild when the actor took the stage at Hollywood's Kodak Theater to tape a segment for Fox's second annual Idol Gives Back special, making talking impossible.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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Hellomagazine.com:
Geri shows off new beau as she joins Simon at US charity bash  —  It may be one of the biggest events on the US TV calendar, but there was certainly no shortage of Brits at a taping of charity show Idol Gives Back on Sunday night.  Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and music mogul Simon Cowell …
Discussion: omg!
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Where 'Idol's' Charitable Arm Reaches
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Just Jared
New York Post:
COOK'S POOP PROBLEM  —  DANE Cook isn't only despised by other comedians and the public in general, he's now hated by his Los An geles neighbors.  Cook is at war with the owners of the West Hollywood apartment complex where he lives for not picking up after his dog, Beast.
Discussion: Dlisted and Celebrity Dog Watcher
Sunday Mirror:
Cameron Diaz falls for Gerard Butler  —  Cameron Diaz has fallen for the obvious charms of buff Scottish actor Gerard Butler.  —  I can reveal she has been on three dates with the gorgeous Glaswegian in just 10 days.  Clearly the Something About Mary star, who recently said she was …
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Owen Williams / Showbiz Spy:
Cameron Diaz dating Gerard Butler
Discussion: Dlisted and Best Celeb Gossip
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Buy $7 Million L.A. Home  —  Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban will raise their new baby in L.A.  —  The couple bought a home just down the road from her ex Tom Cruise in L.A.'s Brentwood neighborhood, the Los Angeles Times reports.  —  Price tag: $7 million.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
New York Post:
FULL CIRCLE  —  NICKY Hilton doesn't need a reality show to find a new best friend.  Hilton was spotted getting chummy with “The Hills” star Whitney Port, and LA sources say it's because their boyfriends are best friends.  Port has found love in Ashley Olsen's sloppy seconds, a k a former Columbia University quarterback Matt Kaplan.
Hellomagazine.com:
Expectant ‘Sin City’ star Jessica is blooming after baby shower  —  While mums-to-be eagerly await the arrival of their bundle of joy there's one other event in particular to look forward to ahead of the big day - the baby shower.  Sin City star Jessica Alba held hers on Sunday.
Discussion: X17 Online
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Tina Sims / The National Ledger:
Miley Cyrus Exotic New Older Man: Hannah Montana Sneaking Around?  —  Miley Cyrus is only fifteen but the number one teen sensation has been seeing an older man behind dad Billy Ray's back, a new report from Star Magazine claims.  Don't get too excited the new mystery man isn't a love interest …
New York Post:
BEATLE BABY  —  WHILE Paul McCartney was taking a break with his new love Nancy Shevell - and his peg-legged ex, Heather Mills, was looking for a New York apartment - their daughter, Beatrice, went shopping.  Our spy saw the precocious 4-year-old and her nanny strolling into CPW Kids at 84th and Amsterdam early last week.
Carolyn Giardina / Hollywood Reporter:
Jensen Ackles set for ‘Bloody Valentine’  —  Jensen Ackles is in final negotiations to play a lead in Lionsgate's “My Bloody Valentine 3-D.”  —  In helmer Patrick Lussier's remake of the 1981 slasher film, Ackles will play Tom, a handsome, principled man who returns to his home in Harmony …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
David Germain / Associated Press:
Heston left cinematic, political mark  —  LOS ANGELES - Nancy Reagan was heartbroken over Charlton Heston's death.  President Bush hailed him as a “strong advocate for liberty,” while John McCain called Heston a devotee for civil and constitutional rights.  —  Even Michael Moore …
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Idol David Cook's Family Crisis
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