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10:50 AM ET, April 18, 2008

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Daily Mail:
Where did you learn THAT, Cruz Beckham?  —  He may be just three years and two months, but the littlest Beckham is already showing a rebellious streak.  —  A cranky Cruz certainly gave onlookers a piece of his mind as he arrived with his family to celebrate his mother's 34th birthday in LA yesterday.
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People.com:
Victoria Beckham's Birthday with New BFF Kate Beckinsale  —  Victoria Beckham turns 34 on Thursday - and the birthday Spice Girl has been celebrating in some star-studded company.  On Wednesday night, Posh and hubby David Beckham mingled with such pals as Eva Longoria Parker …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
New York Post:
NOT HER FAITH  —  JASON Beghe isn't the only former Scientologist who wants nothing to do with the church.  Nicole Kidman , a Catholic, has limited contact with her adopted kids by Tom Cruise, Isabella and Connor, who are deeply entrenched in Scientology.  At the New...
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Molly / POPSUGAR:
Britney Spears Has Some Serious Lawyer Bills To Pay  —  Wait a minute, does Britney Spears' hair look...good?  Her controversial locks have certainly been better over the past few weeks, but the 'do looked pretty decent leaving the salon and then on her way into the studio again last night.
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Ordered to Pay Lawyers' Fees
Discussion: iVillage and That Other Blog
New York Post:
‘HILLS’ LOVERS WANT OWN SHOW  —  AS if the “reality show” disaster of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt couldn't get any more ridiculous, the fame-hungry duo of “The Hills” is now in talks with MTV to hawk its nuptials to the network for a “Newlyweds"-type series.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Solange Knowles' Message to Jamie Lynn Spears  —  Solange Knowles knows the challenge of being a famous teen mother.  —  Knowles, now 21, welcomed son Daniel in 2004 at the age of 18 (she split with husband, former college football player Daniel Smith, after the baby was born).
Telegraph:
Vladimir Putin ‘to wed Olympic gymnast half his age’  —  By Harry de Quetteville  —  He is the president of a resurgent superpower.  She is a rhythmic gymnast less than half his age.  —  Now all Moscow is ablaze with rumours that Vladimir Putin, 56, and the flexible 24-year-old Alina Kabaeva have decided to tie the knot.
Discussion: Blowing Smoke and Gawker
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Richard Pendlebury / Daily Mail:
So, Mr Putin, what do you see in this nubile 24-year-old rhythmic gymnast?
Discussion: Dlisted and Crazy Days and Nights
Just Jared:
Katie Holmes Loves Billy Elliot  —  Katie Holmes leaving a bank building on Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills on Thursday carrying a few books, her Blackberry and a Billy Elliot DVD.  —  Maybe it's a birthday gift for baby Suri?  She turns 2-years-old tomorrow (Friday)!!!!!  —  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SURI!!!!!
Discussion: OH NO!!
3am:
Beyonce attacks new husband Jay Z at Barack party  —  They've been married 14 whole days, but there's already trouble in paradise for Beyonce and Jay-Z.  —  The newlyweds have had their first lovers' tiff - and naturally we were there to see the sparks fly.
Discussion: Bossip
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
CNN's Kiran Chetry Has A Baby Boy  —  This just in: It's a boy for CNN's Kiran Chetry!  The American Morning co-anchor and her husband, CW weather forecaster Chris Knowles, welcomed their second child, Christopher, at 10:45 p.m. last night.  —  “Dad and baby are sleeping soundly,” Chetry, 33, tells PEOPLE of the 7 lb. bundle of joy.
Peter G / Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Ashlee Simpson Hints About Pregnancy: “Time Will Tell”  —  Ashlee Simpson continued to shrug off questions about her pregnancy on the Today show Friday.  —  “Only time will tell,” she told Matt Lauer.  “[Rumors] have been going on for about a year now.”
People.com:
Jessica Alba in Frantic Nesting Mode  —  Jessica Alba and fiancé Cash Warren are making the final preparations for their first child - and the actress says time's running out.  —  “I'm just trying to get my house ready before the baby comes,” Alba, 26, said Wednesday night …
TMZ.com:
Kelly Ripa to Priscilla - Oh No You Di'nt!  —  A war as big as the one between LC and Heidi nearly broke out on the set of “Live With Regis and Kelly” this morning when the dancing, motor-oiled, Scientolo-mama stepped up to the perky one for interrupting Regis.  —  Kelly looked like she was about to rippa that frozen face off.
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Gabby Babble
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Idol Kristy Lee Cook Is Engaged!  —  A day after her American Idol ousting, Kristy Lee Cook announced she is getting hitched.  —  Cook, 24, said her 25-year-old beau, Andrew Dobner, first popped the question on March 17.  —  They kept the news “on the down-low” because …
Tiffany McGee / People.com:
Ashanti: I'm Not Slamming Nelly in My Video  —  Is sexy songstress Ashanti's new video for her song “Way That I Love You” a kiss-off to rumored boyfriend Nelly?  After all, in the video, a knife-wielding Ashanti gets sweet revenge on a cheating ex.  —  Ashanti says, “It's not!”
Discussion: Bossip
The Sun:
DEAR Blake, Happy 26th birthday, old chum.  —  I feel awkward wishing you all the best the day after the event.  —  But I assumed you'd get a visit from your wife AMY WINEHOUSE on the actual day.  She didn't come though, did she?  —  I guess she was exploring the beer gardens of Henley in between working on the new Bond theme.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   It Was Blaaaake's Birthday And Wino Missed It
 
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Brown wants fans to greet her outside prison
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Star:
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
New Children's Book Explains Mom's Plastic Surgery
Associated Press:
For sale: Land next to HOLLYWOOD sign
Discussion: MollyGood and Perez Hilton
Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Winehouse ‘close’ to marriage break-up
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
New York Post:
TRUCE IS OVER  —  Lindsay Lohan is not talking to her dad again.
POPSUGAR:
Hilary Duff Is Growing Up Whether We Like It or Not
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TMZ.com:
Do You Know Who This Person Is?  —  It's not Barbara Walters …
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People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  Mischa Barton and Taylor Locke
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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