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6:40 PM ET, April 19, 2008

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PEOPLE TV Watch:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Returning to How I Met Your Mother  —  Britney Spears is returning to How I Met Your Mother, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  “The show is ecstatic and so is Britney,” a source said.  “She had so much fun the first time around she really wanted to come back.
New York Post:
KINKY NEWS NETWORK  —  CNN'S QUEST A VERY ‘KNOTTY’ BOY  —  This is CNN?  Kinky!  —  CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement sources said.
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
A CNN Anchor Is Charged With Drug Possession  —  Richard Quest, a CNN anchor and business travel specialist, was arrested early Friday after a police officer who had stopped him in Central Park for violating the park curfew found a small bag of methamphetamine in his pocket, the authorities said.
The Gossip Girls / Celebrity Scandals:
Suri Cruise'S 2nd Birthday Party: An Inside Look  —  As could be expected, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes helped celebrate daughter Suri's 2nd birthday in style - throwing a shindig for family and friends with a barbeque and childrens party.  —  Held on Friday evening (April 18) …
Matt Viser / Boston Globe:
Actress Bullock unharmed in Gloucester car crash  —  Sandra Bullock smiled at a 2005 news conference.  —  GLOUCESTER — Movie star Sandra Bullock and her husband were hit in a head-on collision by a drunk driver last night on East Main Street in this seaside town.  —  No one was injured, but both cars were towed.
Discussion: Dlisted and Backseat Cuddler
TMZ.com:
Jessica & BF — In Search of a Million Bucks  —  Rob Lowe's accuser was secretly on the hunt for $1.5 million from the actor.  Guess what, her boyfriend was also on the hunt for a cool mil to jump start his business.  —  Jessica Gibson, Lowe's former nanny who claims Robbie boy was playin …
Discussion: Hollywood Grind
3am:
Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz splits with Gerard Butler  —  It hasn't been a good week for poor Cameron Diaz.  —  Less than a week after the death of her beloved father, the Hollywood starlet faces further heartache - after splitting with new fella, Gerard Butler.
Discussion: Hecklerspray
Associated Press:
Bush appears on ‘Deal’ to thank a contestant (and war vet)  —  NEW YORK - A presidential thank-you is part of the deal for a contestant on NBC's game show, “Deal or No Deal,” when President Bush makes a surprise appearance.  —  The episode, airing Monday, features Capt. Joseph Kobes …
Discussion: TMZ.com and TV Squad
People.com:
Jen Aniston Becomes One of Oprah's Big Givers  —  Oprah Winfrey and Jennifer Aniston  —  It just makes sense: Big Give brings Big Stars.  Jennifer Aniston is the latest A-lister to join Oprah Winfrey on the season finale of her hit ABC charity show.  —  “I wouldn't miss it …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Susanna Dunkerley / NEWS.com.au:
Blanchett takes newborn son to 2020  —  ACTOR Cate Blanchett took an extra participant along to the Australia 2020 summit today - her newborn son.  —  Blanchett will co-chair the creative meeting, less than a week after giving birth to her third child Ignatius Martin Upton.
Jawn Murray / Black Voices Blogs:
All Falls Down: Kanye West Ends Engagement To Fiance Alexis  —  By Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com  —  I broke news this morning during my segment on the nationally syndicated ‘Tom Joyner Morning Show’ that rapper Kanye West and his fiancé Alexis Phifer have called it quits.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Halle Berry Wants Another Oscar  —  Halle Berry popped out baby Nahla Areola (it's Ariela, but I like Areola better) a little more than a month ago and she's already getting back to work.  Somebody's got to pay the bills around there.  Halle will produce and star in the psychological drama “Frankie & Alice” reports Variety.
Discussion: Hollywood Rag and OH NO!!
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Life&Style Weekly:
Life & Style Exclusive: Jen Aniston's movie pushed back!  —  Jen Aniston's big-budget summer movie He's Just Not That Into You — her first release since the surprise hit The Break-Up two years ago — isn't going to be on the big screen anytime soon.  —  Asked if it's true that the release date …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and X17 Online
 
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50 Cent Defends “Gangsta Rap”
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Access Hollywood:
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E! Online:
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Michael K / Dlisted:
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Just Jared:
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Daily Mail:
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