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9:40 AM ET, April 9, 2008

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People.com:
Mary-Louise Parker, Fiancé Break Off Engagement  —  Mary-Louise Parker and her Weeds co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan have broken off their engagement, PEOPLE confirms.  —  Parker, 43, who plays a pot-dealing mom on the Showtime series, and Morgan, 41, who plays her deceased husband …
Discussion: iVillage and The Hollywood Gossip
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Paris Hilton books into Liverpool B&B in red light district  —  SHE BOOKS INTO INFAMOUS B&B  —  Either Paris Hilton has been hit by the credit crunch, or her daddy has stopped her pocket money.  —  Why else would the blonde heir-head ignore the plush suites of Liverpool's finest dockside hotels …
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Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Paris Hilton Is Highly, Highly Stupid  —  I would think this story was fake, but then I consider the subject.  So Paris Hilton is touring South Africa with her cohort in gross, Benji Madden.  And as a vapid, spoiled slut of a rich girl is wont to do, she's looking to buy everything that catches her eye.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Tori Spelling Models a Bikini  —  Tori Spelling may be eight months pregnant, but she's not afraid to rock a bikini.  —  She recently posed for photos while shooting her Oxygen reality show with husband Dean McDermott.  —  “So far I've gained 25 pounds and am loving my body!”
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If Perez Hilton plays nice, he could name his price  —  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Perez Hilton is getting fit.  —  That's evident enough if you're one of the millions of mostly twentysomething females who make his salacious salon for celebrity gossip a daily destination.
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Sarah McBride / Wall Street Journal:
Gossip Blogger Expands Into Radio  —  In a move that shows how the blogosphere is generating new talent for traditional media, Perez Hilton, ubiquitous purveyor of celebrity gossip on the Internet, is expanding his empire to the airwaves.  —  Starting May 5, the blogger …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Gawker
New York Post:
BIRTHDAY SUIT  —  HUGH Hefner got an early birthday surprise the other night when he and girlfriend Holly Madison entered his penthouse at the Palm in Vegas to be greeted by Pamela Anderson, who was stark naked except for a pair of high heels.  “She was holding a cake, walked over to him, tussled his hair and wished him happy birthday.
The Sun:
Pamela strips for Hugh Hefner  —  The former Baywatch star, 40, who has appeared nude on the cover of Playboy magazine 12 times, gave him the steamy lap dance at a Las Vegas hotel.  —  To see more pics of Pamela Anderson stripping off click on the link below.
Natasha Stoynoff / People.com:
Toni Braxton Hospitalized for Chest Pains  —  Grammy-winning singer Toni Braxton is in “good condition” after being admitted to a Las Vegas hospital for chest pains Monday night, says a spokeswoman for a hotel-casino where the singer has been performing.  —  The singer, 40 …
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Castina / Pop Crunch:
Naomi Campbell Racist Rant Heathrow Airport “White Honkies”  —  An abusive twat and a racist-what a combination!  Naomi Campbell has been accused of launching a racist tirade against a female police office during her arrest at London's Heathrow Airport last week.
Us Weekly:
Ryan Sutter: I Get “Turned On” by Breastfeeding  —  Trista Sutter's husband Ryan is sharing secrets of fatherhood.  —  “Even when you're about to breastfeed, we get turned on because we're guys and we just see boobs,” he says at the start of a column for MomLogic.com titled “10 Things You Don't Know About Dads.”
People.com:
Patrick Swayze ‘Thrilled’ by His Response to Cancer Treatment  —  Patrick Swayze has had an “excellent” response to treatment for pancreatic cancer, the actor and his doctor said Tuesday.  —  “We're thrilled and grateful for the positive response Patrick has shown towards his treatment,” …
New York Post:
BREAKING NEWS  —  HAVE WCBS-TV news anchor Chris Wragge and his estranged Playboy Playmate wife, Victoria Silvstedt, made up?  It looked that way Sunday as the two blonds arrived together for the local Emmy Awards at the Marriott Marquis, where Wragge won an “on-camera talent” prize.
Just Jared:
Jamie Lynn Spears' Bump in the Road  —  Jamie Lynn Spears shows off her growing baby bump but keeps things casual in a tee and short shorts in Kentwood, Louisiana on Tuesday.  —  The 17-year-old pregnant Nickelodeon star was seen leaving “Connie's Jewelry & Gifts” before she hopped into her Range Rover.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
WebExtra / Extra:
Pregnant Angelina Sighting!  —  A goddess-like Angelina Jolie showed off her baby bump at an event for Vital Voices last night.  Ms Jolie is seen here with Mariane Pearl, whom she portrayed in the critically acclaimed feature, “A Mighty Heart.”  —  Vital Voices is a non-profit organization working …
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New York Post:
STERN STUFF  —  WHO is responsible for reality TV?  Howard Stern, according to Mike Walker, the National Enquirer gossip king.  In “Get Real!  The Sexy, Scary, Scandalous World of Reality TV,” Walker dedicates a whole chapter to the King of All Media and his “seminal contribution to defining the reality TV genre.”
 
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Bye-bye, Edie?  —  Scoop alert: Time appears to be running short …
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Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
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Discussion: OH NO!!
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Bryan Bedder / Us Weekly:
SATC Cast: We've Never Been Told to Lose Weight
Phil / Egotastic!:
Eva Herzigova is Naked and Pregnant
Discussion: UseMyComputer
Daily Mail:
Well-heeled Gwyneth Paltrow steps out in kinky stilettos
Discussion: Defamer
TMZ.com:
Ring the Alarm — Beyonce Pregnant??
Hollywoodtuna:
Hilary Duff's Breasts Continue To Grow
Monica Gaza / Softpedia News:
Lindsay Lohan Volunteers to Strip Naked
Discussion: Egotastic! and The Superficial
Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
George Clooney Is A Muthaf*ckin' Pimp
Discussion: Daily Mail and OH NO!!
Hollywoodtuna:
Fergie's Glamorous Swimsuit In Glamour
Discussion: Hollywood Headache
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

 
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