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1:50 PM ET, April 18, 2008

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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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Report: Heidi and Spencer Want Their Own Show  —  Is America ready for Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's extreme close up?  —  The on-again Hills couple are pitching a reality show on their journey to the altar to MTV, according to a report in the New York Post.
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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TMZ.com:   Finger It Like Baby Beckham
People.com:
Victoria Beckham's Birthday with New BFF Kate Beckinsale
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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
Discussion: Geno's World
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.
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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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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Just Jared:
Katie Holmes Loves Billy Elliot
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.
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.”
Discussion: X17 Online, Dlisted, Circus Hour and Defamer
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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.
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: STRAIGHT OUTTA NYC and Bossip
New York Post:
TRUCE IS OVER  —  Lindsay Lohan is not talking to her dad again.  They had a brief rapprochement after Lohan was in rehab, but she's furious that Michael Lohan is again contacting the press to talk about her and spreading untruths.  “Lindsay was never going to do anything he said she was, like going to India,” a friend told us.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and F-Listed
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NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: (D)advice for Lohan
Discussion: Dlisted, iVillage and Hollyscoop
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Cynthia Nixon lets slip ‘Sex and the City’ death  —  Plus: Is Liz Hurley pregnant?  Weekend box-office prediction  —  Will it be Charlotte, Carrie, Miranda or Samantha?  Cynthia Nixon, second from right, let slip that a character will die in the “Sex and the City” movie.  —  Slide show
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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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.
Discussion: Pink Is The New Blog
 
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GARY BUSEY - BUSEY EVICTED
Discussion: Dlisted and Best Week Ever
Brian Stelter / TV Decoder:
‘Gossip Girl’ Returns: No Streaming For You!
Reuters:
Emma Watson replaces “old” Johansson in romance
Just Jared:
Rumer Willis @ Hot Hollywood Party 2008
Discussion: OH NO!!
FITSNews For Now:
FITSNews Exclusive - Gyllenhaal Throws Hissy Fit
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Heidi Klum, Lauren Conrad Hit Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood Bash
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Brett Ratner in talks for ‘Shrinking Man’
KTVX-TV:
Brown wants fans to greet her outside prison
Discussion: Vh1 Blog, Jossip, Dlisted and TMZ.com
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Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Winehouse ‘close’ to marriage break-up
Ken Lee / People.com:
Big Payday for Lawyers in Britney Spears Case
TMZ.com:
Kelly Ripa to Priscilla - Oh No You Di'nt!
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Solange Knowles' Message to Jamie Lynn Spears
People.com:
Jessica Alba in Frantic Nesting Mode
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Idol Kristy Lee Cook Is Engaged!
 

 
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How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake

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Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
As part of a settlement with journalists, the NYPD must stop kettling and expand its definition of “press” to include those without city-issued press passes

 
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