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8:25 AM ET, April 23, 2008

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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: See Who Is Gay on Gossip Girl!  —  Blogs were recently abuzz that one of the characters on the CW show Gossip Girl will admit he's gay.  —  In the above clip, Kelly Rutherford — who plays the mother of Serena (Blake Lively) — told Usmagazine.com exclusively at a Sylvania event …
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People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Beyoncé & Jay-Z File Signed Marriage License  —  Beyoncé and Jay-Z are mum, but their paperwork is doing the talking for them: The couple filed their signed wedding license Friday in Scarsdale, N.Y., PEOPLE has confirmed exclusively.
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TMZ.com:   BeJay — Signed, Sealed, Delivered!
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Miley Cyrus Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal  —  Miley Cyrus has signed a seven-figure book deal with Disney Book Group, the teen star's publisher announced Tuesday.  —  The book will focus on the 15-year-old's road to fame, from growing up in Tennessee to navigating the spotlight as an international star …
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Kevin Mazur / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Earns Seven Figures for Memoir  —  Miley Cyrus (who earned $18.2 million last year) is coming to a bookstore near you: The 15-year-old actress and singer has signed a seven-figure deal to write her memoirs.  —  The book, to be published by Disney next spring …
Discussion: iVillage and Jezebel
Just Jared:   Miley Cyrus Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal
Just Jared:
Evan Rachel Wood Dating Larry David?  —  Not exactly!  —  But it looks like the characters of Evan Rachel Wood and Larry David (Seinfeld's creator) go on a date in their new untitled movie from Woody Allen.  Gotta play up the younger chick with older man dynamic as much as possible!
Discussion: Cinematical, OH NO!! and /Film
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Janet Talks Marriage, Broadway and Drag Queens  —  Good news for Janet Jackson fans.  She's hitting the road again.  Ms. Nasty tells me she'll launch a new world tour on Sept. 11.  —  “The next big thing on the agenda is prepping for the tour,” Jackson says.
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Frank Micelotta / Us Weekly:
Janet Jackson Reveals Her “Girl Crush”
New York Post:
Mailer's Lust Goes To Harvard  —  HARVARD University is now the proud owner of an archive containing the definitive lowdown on Norman Mailer's sex life.  —  The storied Ivy League institution - where the Pulitzer-winning author received a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering …
Richard / Gawker:
Lindsay Lohan's Facebook Page  —  Our favorite cocaine-dappled redhead, actress Lindsay Lohan, has a Facebook profile!  But it's undercover... She goes by the name “Lindsay Ronson,” using the last name of her friend (girlfriend perhaps??), DJ Samantha Ronson.
Associated Press:
Showtime's ‘The Tudors’ will reign for a third year  —  LOS ANGELES - Showtime's “The Tudors” and star Jonathan Rhys Meyers will return for a third season, with production set to begin in June in Ireland.  —  The show, with Rhys Myers portraying an especially fit and handsome King Henry VIII, is midway through its second year.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
TMZ.com:
Richie Sambora Charged  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Richie Sambora has been charged with two counts of DUI — but he was not charged with child endangerment.  —  The DUI counts are driving with a .08 or higher, and driving under the influence.  —  We're told Sambora had a blood alcohol level of .13.
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New York Post:
HEY DONALD, SAY NO TO THIS ONE  —  IT looks like there could be “killer” ratings in store for TV's “The Celebrity Apprentice” if OJ Simpson gets his way.  Page Six has learned the creepy double-murder acquittee has asked Donald Trump to allow him to appear on the top-rated NBC show next season.
Jason Szep / Reuters:
Yoko Ono in legal feud over rare Lennon footage  —  BOSTON (Reuters) - Footage of John Lennon smoking pot, writing songs and discussing putting the hallucinogenic drug LSD in President Richard Nixon's tea is the focus of a court case starting in Boston next week over whether the video should be made public.
Discussion: That Other Blog
TMZ.com:
“A.I.” Song List — It'll Be a Gay Ol' Night  —  Tonight the musical stylings of Andrew Lloyd Webber get the “Idol” treatment.  Don't cry for me, Archuleta!  TMZ moles have once again obtained the wannabes' song list.  Unfortunately for one of these karaoke all-stars, the fat lady is warming up for her solo too!
Discussion: OH NO!!
Army Archerd:
Not Such A Happy Birthday  —  Shirley Temple is 80, April 23... I was sure I wouldn't be able to get through on the phone to wish her a happy birthday — so I called today.  She didn't sound happy at all.  Over the (many) years, we usually chat at great lengths — on all subjects …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Simpson And Tony Romo Probably Had Sex Saturday Night  —  Jessica Simpson celebrated Tony Romo's birthday this past weekend by singing to him"Happy Birthday" and then eating cake off his face.  What wasn't reported is that Tony, the lucky son of a bitch that he is, probably got laid that night too.
 
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Mike Celizic / MSNBC:
Jenna Bush: White House wedding not for me
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James Montgomery / MTV:
Jordin Sparks Fans Can Rest Easy: ‘American Idol’ …
SteveK / TVNewser:
Larry King and CNN Agree to Contract Extension
TMZ.com:
Foxy Brown Gets On Her Knees
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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
Low ratings for Bush visit on ‘No Deal’
Discussion: TV Envy and Perez Hilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
Would You Hit It?  —  I'm talking about Russell Brand and not the pepaw behind him.
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Taylor Swift Goes to Prom
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
TMZ.com:
“Idol” to Archuleta — No Prom for You!
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Couples Flock to Kanye's Concert
Michael K / Dlisted:
Madge Defends Tommy
Discussion: MTV UK, CelebNewsWire and Jezebel
Josef Adalian / Variety:
NBC rolls ‘30 Rock’ into hot time slot
Laura Roberts / Daily Mail:
Scheming Heather told Sir Paul 'Marry me or it's over', says …
Paysha Rhone / People.com:
Driver Who Hit Sandra Bullock ‘Relieved No One Was Injured’
Carole Glines / OK! Magazine:
Paula Abdul: I Want to Dance With the Stars!
 

 
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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
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