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5:15 PM ET, April 18, 2008

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Star:
The Truth Behind Jessica's Hospitalization  —  Jessica Simpson's recent hospital stay was triggered by more than just an “infection.”  A source tells Star the singer was hospitalized after months of hard drinking with beau Tony Romo.  Even more shocking, Jess asked for a pregnancy test!
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Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Simpson's hospitalization triggered by booze, claims Star Magazine
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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.
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Heidi Montag: “I Would Love to Do a Spin-off” With Spencer Pratt
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Tiffany McGee / People.com:
Foxy Brown's Emotional Release from Prison  —  After eight months in prison - including 40 days in solitary confinement - rapper Foxy Brown was released Friday.  —  Brown, 29, left the Rose M. Singer facility at Rikers Island Correctional facility in New York at 12:05 p.m. …
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Reuters:
Foxy Brown freed from prison in New York
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Real Talk NY
Contactmusic.com:
GARY BUSEY - BUSEY EVICTED  —  Actor GARY BUSEY has been evicted from his Malibu, California home for failing to pay his rent.  —  The Point Break star allegedly owes $50,000 (GBP25,000) in back rent and he's refusing to pay up because he claims “unclean air conditioning vents” were posing a health risk.
Discussion: Best Week Ever and WOW Report
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Gary Busey Is Homeless
Discussion: Gabby Babble
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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Anemona Hartocollis / City Room:
CNN Reporter Faces Drug Charge  —  Richard Quest, a reporter and business travel specialist for CNN International, is being arraigned today on a misdemeanor charge of drug possession after the authorities said he was found with methamphetamine in Central Park.
Sara McCorquodale / Daily Mail:
Oops I did it again: Britney picks up a K-Fed lookalike  —  She may have divorced dancer Kevin Federline, but Britney clearly has a soft spot for this type of guy.  —  The singer and her assistant were spotted picking up a shirtless, K-Fed lookalike at a petrol station in LA on their way to a Beverly Hills' beauty salon.
Just Jared:
Hilary Swank Has No Eyebrows  —  Hilary Swank and Richard Gere arrive in Toronto, Canada on Thursday to shoot their new film, Amelia.  —  But where were Hilary's eyebrows??  Did they fly away??  —  Swank, 32, will play the title role in the the upcoming biopic about the famed lost female aviator Amelia Earhart.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
What Would Tyler Durden Do?:
TYLER EXCLUSIVE - THE CAST OF GI JOE  —  I said these were exclusive but I'm not entirely sure that's true.  I haven't seen them anywhere else, but to be fair, I spend most of my nights updating my computer dating profile to say that I like to “have fun”, and then give examples of different ways we could have fun together.
Daily Mail:
It's long way from Malawi for David Banda as he dines at ritzy San Lorenzo with mum Madonna  —  He may have moved from poverty-stricken Malawi just two years ago, but little David Banda seemed non-plussed by the attention when mum Madonna showed him off to waiting paparazzi last night.
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.
People.com:
Eddie Van Halen Returns to the Concert Stage  —  Six weeks after postponing a slate of shows while guitarist Eddie Van Halen underwent medical tests, the reunited rock band Van Halen performed in Reno, Nev., Thursday night.  —  “Better late that never!” singer David Lee Roth proclaimed from the stage.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
People.com:
Suri Cruise Turns 2 Years Old  —  Last year, Suri Cruise celebrated her first birthday with a lunch at her parents' compound in Los Angeles, where members of both the Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes clans gathered to dine on pizza and cupcakes from a Beverly Hills bakery.
Discussion: Pink Is The New Blog
 
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Lisa Schwarzbaum / EW.com:
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
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Just Jared:
Shia LaBeouf Punches Cate Blanchett
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan to Dad: Stop Talking to Reporters
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TMZ.com:
Jenna Jameson: Shuck It, Slurp It
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NY Daily News:
New York Minute  —  Heck, New York already has rats and cockroaches …
Just Jared:
John Mayer Serenading Nicole Scherzinger?
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Ashlee Simpson: ‘Time Will Tell’ About a Baby
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Heidi Klum, Lauren Conrad Hit Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood Bash
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Ashanti: I'm Not Slamming Nelly in My Video
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