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9:35 AM ET, April 30, 2008

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TMZ.com:
“CSI” Star Popped for Heroin, Coke, Ecstasy  —  “CSI's” Gary Dourdan was busted in Palm Springs yesterday on suspicion of possessing heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs.  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the actor was asleep in his car at 5:21 AM when they approached the vehicle and made the bust.
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John Shearer / Us Weekly:
Karina Smirnoff: Mario Lopez and I “Are Going Strong”  —  Despite a people.com report, Dancing With the Stars' Karina Smirnoff says she and beau Mario Lopez haven't called it quits.  —  “You know, everybody goes through ups and downs in their relationships,” she told Usmagazine.com in a telephone interview Tuesday.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Reagan Alexander / People.com:
Benji Madden Writes a Love Song for Paris Hilton  —  Paris Hilton and Benji Madden in L.A.  —  Paris Hilton has become a muse to her boyfriend of two months, Benji Madden.  —  “He actually wrote me a beautiful song, and actually recorded it in the studio,” Hilton, 27, said Monday night at the LG launch of the TV series Scarlet.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag Defends Miley Cyrus: “She's Just Having Fun”  —  Not everyone is bashing Miley Cyrus for stripping down for Vanity Fair.  —  “I think she's a young girl in Hollywood, and she's just having fun,” Heidi Montag told Extra.  “[She]'s exploring herself.”  —  Added beau Spencer Pratt, “I didn't think it was that bad.
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Kate Hudson / People.com:
Most Beautiful 2008 World's Most Beautiful People  —  She's on the cover of this year's Most Beautiful issue, but Hudson doesn't owe her famous sun-kissed looks to thousands of hours logged at a spa.  “I don't even remember the last time I got a manicure,” says the 29-year-old mom to son Ryder, 4.
The Sun:
Carrie: I gave Ford Obi-Wan  —  Sexy secrets ... Hollywood beauty Carrie Fisher  —  WHAT would Chewbacca say?  Hollywood legend Carrie Fisher reveals she got up close with Harrison Ford while filming the iconic Star Wars movies.  —  The 51-year-old actress is still best known …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Rumer Willis, Josie Maran, Christina Milian and Kristin Cavallari Bikini Pictures Are Good Enough for Me  —  Here are Rumer Willis, Josie Maran, Christina Milian and Kristin Cavallari getting their bikinis on for the new Op line from Wal-Mart.  All in all, it's a pretty hot group …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Gone Hollywood
OK! Magazine:
Hey Jen — Watch Out for John!  —  Love was definitely on the menu when Jennifer Aniston dined with musician John Mayer at Miami's Café Sambal on April 27.  “They were looking into each other's eyes,” an eyewitness tells OK!.  “It was definitely a date!”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
People.com:
My Name Is Earl's Jason Lee, Girlfriend Expecting a Baby  —  Jason Lee and Ceren Alkac  —  My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee and his girlfriend, Ceren Alkac, are expecting a baby, the actor's rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.  —  The child, who is due in the fall, will be the first for the couple.
People.com:
Halle Berry: ‘My Baby Is Calling’  —  Halle Berry  —  Halle Berry is back on the scene just six weeks after giving birth - and she looks better than ever.  —  One day after she stole the show at a Beverly Hills auction in a plunging leopard-print dress, the 41-year-old stepped out again Monday …
People.com:
Battery Case Dropped Against Vanilla Ice  —  Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle)  —  Rapper Vanilla Ice won't be prosecuted for allegedly beating his wife, court documents show.  —  “The State declines to file criminal charges,” a Palm Beach County, Fla. prosecutor wrote.
Discussion: Hollywood Offender
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Drunken 17-Year-Old Exonerates Girls Gone Wild  —  Oh, excellent, poor Joe Francis and his Girls Gone Wild franchise will now almost definitely not have to pay any damages for releasing a Hooker Gone Wild video featuring former Gov. Eliot Spitzer call girl Ashley Dupre, because he has produced …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Who Do You Think Overdoses on CW's Gossip Girl?  —  An insider on the CW hit Gossip Girl tells Usmagazine.com that someone on the show overdoses in the second-to-the-last episode this season.  —  “Things go down, there's a lot of OMG moments,” Chace Crawford recently revealed on E!'s Daily 10.
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
TMZ.com:
Cristian Will Likely Say Hasta Luego  —  Spies at “Dancing with the Stars” tell TMZ Cristian de la Fuente suffered a really gnarly injury and will likely pull out of the competition.  —  The spies say surgery is now a real option.  He's set to see a specialist this morning.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and MollyGood
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Cristian de la Fuente cramps up
Discussion: TMZ.com
 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
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