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11:00 AM ET, April 25, 2008

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Travis Reed / Associated Press:
Actor Snipes gets 3 years, apologizes for ‘costly mistakes’  —  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and eventually U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Wesley Snipes finally caught them by surprise.  —  Hours before he was to be sentenced Thursday …
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TMZ.com:
Wesley Gets Three Years!!!  —  A judge has just sentenced Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for tax evasion.  Three years was the max he could have gotten.  —  Snipes was convicted in February on three misdemeanor charges for not filing his taxes.  The government claimed he owed $2.7 mil …
Jacqui Goddard / Times of London:
Wesley Snipes given three years for tax evasion
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Daily Mail:
Sunny delight: Angelina Jolie ditches her ‘goth’ look for vibrant yellow to show off her baby bump  —  Sunny delight: Gothic Angelina Jolie embraces a vibrant yellow look for her swelling baby bump.  —  The usually dark and brooding Angelina Jolie appears to have embraced a sunnier look for her maternity wardrobe.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
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Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie Has the Marino Munchies  —  Mom-to-be Angelina Jolie (in Catherine Malandrino) is yummy in yellow as she makes her way into Italian eatery Marino Ristorante in Beverly Hills on Thursday afternoon.  —  “Cooper” shoulder bag in smooth calf and cream by Anya Hindmarch, flats by Repetto.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Pittwatch.com
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse in tears as she heads to police station to be quizzed over assault claims  —  As husband Blake mouths ‘I love you’ to a mystery blonde in court  —  Amy Winehouse broke down in tears this afternoon as she prepared to be questioned by police over claims she attacked a man after a night out.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Neve Campbell Nude Makes Me Really Love My Job  —  Neve Campbell was a big deal in the 90s, but like Grunge Rock, her popularity seems to have wained.  She'll always have a special place in my heart, though, since I pretty much grew up watching Party of Five.
Discussion: Geno's World
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Tom Cruise Returning to Oprah  —  Hold onto those sofa cushions: Tom Cruise is coming back to The Oprah Winfrey Show.  —  “Tom will be doing the Oprah show,” Cruise's rep Julie Polkes tells PEOPLE.  “He is really looking forward to it.”  —  The show, which will appear in two parts during May sweeps …
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People.com:
Carmen Electra Engaged to Rob Patterson  —  Carmen Electra is engaged to her boyfriend, guitarist Rob Patterson, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “He told friends three days ago that he got engaged,” adds a source.  “The ring is a black diamond set in white diamonds.”
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Carmen Electra Is The New Pamela Anderson
Phil / Egotastic!:
Heather Locklear Bikini Pictures are Still Hot  —  Well, Heather Locklear is definitely looking a little better than the last time we saw her.  And when you compare these Heather Locklear bikini pictures to yesterday's Denise Richards bikini pictures, and consider that Heather's TV movie …
TMZ.com:
Mariah Goes from S**t List to Blacklist  —  The paparazzi are done being mad at Mariah Carey's ultra-diva antics — now they're trying to get even.  —  Mimi's been unofficially placed on a paparazzi blacklist after breaking unwritten fame game rules at a CD signing event last week.
Starpulse:
Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz Robbed By Monkeys  —  Hot couple Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz were the victims of monkey thieves who stole all their designer gear during a recent Costa Rican retreat.  The pair was staying at a hotel in the Latin American paradise when things started to go missing from their room.
Discussion: OH NO!!
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Tiffany McGee / People.com:
Pete: Ashlee's Engagement Ring Doesn't Have ‘Conflict’ Diamonds
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Exclusive!  Hilary Duff to Star in New 90210?  —  Step aside, Shannen Doherty.  Hilary Duff just might be the new face of Beverly Hills, 90210.  —  Sources connected to the series tell me exclusively that producers for the CW's 90210 remake have reached out to Hilary to offer her a starring role in the series.
Discussion: Dlisted and Just Jared
People.com:
Madonna Releases Her New Album Early  —  Madonna debuted her new album Hard Candy Friday on MySpace - four days before the album's official release date.  —  The hip-hop laced album has 12 tracks, including collaborations with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams.
Daily Mail:
Is this the most disgusting art exhibition ever?  Incarcerated Pete Doherty misses his blood-spattered art launch  —  A exhibition of Pete Doherty's bloody paintings launched in Paris yesterday - with the notable absence of the so-called artist himself.  —  The troubled singer, 29 …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
TMZ.com:
Paris Involved in Another Hit and Run  —  Paris and Benji turned a simple nightclub exit into a police matter last night after their car ran over a paparazzo's foot.  —  As the snappers swarmed PBandJ's ride, a loud yelping sound can be heard as Benj drove right over one photog's checkered shoe covered foot outside Foxtail.
 
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MSNBC:
Miley, Zac, Abigail take home big bucks
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
Reports: Fallon to succeed Conan on ‘Late Night’
Prudence Vincent / thelondonblog:
Blow me! Lil gets gobby
Carl DiOrio / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Baby Mama’ likely to top boxoffice
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
‘Idol’ Song Choice Courts Controversy and Finds It; Singer Is Voted Off
Discussion: reality blurred and Jossip
Gary Gershoff / Us Weekly:
Nick Lachey to Host High School Musical Reality Show
Hellomagazine.com:
Jazz singer Amy joins young rich list with £10 million fortune
New York Post:
WACKO JACKO BACK IN STUDIO
Discussion: Stereohyped and Bossip
 Earlier Picks: 
Dave McNary / Variety:
Guillermo del Toro to direct ‘Hobbit’
Discussion: The Insider Online
Natasha / Young, Black, and Fabulous:
I Blame New York  —  Remember Da Band's Sara Stokes?
Discussion: OH NO!! and A Hot Mess!
Dean Goodman / Reuters:
“Hostel” director ditching horror with new film
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Popoholic:
Alessandra Ambrosio Pregnant And Hot
Just Jared:
Kelly Osbourne is in the Hoodie
Brian Marder / Hollywood.com:
Kim Kardashian Is, Like, Impressed with Barack Obama
Discussion: E! Online and The Superficial
The Insider Online:
Star Jones' ‘Ironclad Pre-nup’ and More Divorce Details
Discussion: A Hot Mess!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Where's Jaws When You Need Him?
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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