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TMZ.com:
Vanilla Ice Busted After Meltdown With Wife — Former rap star Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle, was arrested tonight at his home after an alleged altercation with his wife. — Ice was booked by Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies at 10:43 PM ET on a charge of domestic battery.
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Antigone Barton / Palm Beach Post:
Vanilla Ice charged with battery on wife, booked into jail — Rapper and recent reality TV star Vanilla Ice was arrested and booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on Thursday night on a charge of simple domestic battery after his wife called deputies to say her husband was hitting and kicking her.
New York Post:
FISTS FLY AT HOWARD STERN SHOW — SHOCK jock Howard Stern was finally left speechless yesterday after a brawl erupted inside his Sirius Satellite studio between his hard-partying sidekick Artie Lange and Lange's assistant, Teddy, which ended with Lange's quitting the show.
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Adam Abramson / Pet Rock:
Artie Lange walks off the Howard Stern Show — Howard Stern Show fixture Artie Lange walked out of the studio after an argument and subsequent outburst at his personal assistant on the air. — Lange, who became a part of the show's daily routine in October of 2001, was spotted disputing …
Wendy / TV Crunch:
Listen: Artie Lange Quits Howard Stern (Audio) — Former MADtv cast member and Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange quit the Howard Stern show this morning after a heated discussion. Take a listen as everyone gets worked up (even Robin!) and Artie Lange resigns in a huff over an incident with his assistant.
Erin Carlson / Associated Press:
Neil Patrick Harris: Say no to Britney! — NEW YORK - If Neil Patrick Harris had his way, Britney Spears would be banned from the set of “How I Met Your Mother.” — Nothing against the pop singer personally — he just doesn't think the show should bring guests aboard for a ratings boost alone.
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OK! Magazine:
Neil Patrick Harris Takes a Stab at Britney — Britney Spears may have wowed fans with her cameo on CBS' How I Met Your Mother, but she apparently still has something to prove to a few of the show's cast members. — “I'm in the minority that feels our show does not need stunt casting in order to succeed …
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New York Post:
FAMILY PLANNER — CHARLIE Sheen's fiancée. Brooke Mueller, is trying to get pregnant - and she wants everyone to know it. The gorgeous Palm Beach native visited Sheen on the set of a Hanes commercial he was filming with Michael Jordan outside LA, and took pregnancy tests in his trailer, says one insider.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Britney's Been Replaced — Don't worry! Britney's true love still belongs to her. S**t, I don't even know if they are together anymore. Anyway, I'm pretty sure Adnan Ghalib and Kathy Griffin were hanging around for either her reality show or that lameness known as “Pop Fiction.”
New York Post:
DUMB DENIALS — THEY'RE still denying it, but Rihanna and Chris Brown sure act like a couple. Brown was spotted with a group of guys smiling and dancing in the HighLine Ballroom balcony at Rihanna's Wednesday night concert for her Believe Foundation. Rihanna, dressed in a Goth-like tutu …
Emmanuel Ezugwu / Young Voices:
CELEB CHAT: JORDIN SPARKS — Last year Jordin Sparks became the youngest ever person to win American Idol aged just 17. The Arizona-born native has finished working on her debut album and her next single features Chris Brown. Now 18, she tells Emmanuel Ezugwu about how she's dealing with fame …
New York Post:
DE NIRO SWITCH ROCKS H'WOOD — ENDEAVOR talent agency is challenging Creative Artists Agency for supremacy in Hollywood. While CAA has long had the biggest stable of actors and directors, Endeavor scored a coup Wednesday evening when Robert De Niro defected from the powerhouse …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Pamela Anderson, Lauren Conrad Going to the White House — Look out, Capitol Hill. — The Hills' Lauren Conrad and Pamela Anderson are among the celebs on the list to attend the White House Press Correspondents Association Dinner on April 26, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.
New York Post:
STELLAR SURPRISE — DENZEL Washington was the surprise guest at Tuesday's Universal Motown and Hearst Digital Partnership dinner at the Hearst Theater, and he wasn't even invited. “He showed up around 8:30 in jeans and a baseball hat, was quiet and stood in the back,” said our spy.
