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9:10 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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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff Split  —  Mario Lopez and Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Karina Smirnoff have recently split, a source confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The couple, who met during Dancing's third season, never publicly acknowledged their relationship despite the fact that the pair …
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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.
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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Jason Gayposted / Rolling Stone:
Are They For Real?  —  Why MTV's ‘The Hills’ is the Show …
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
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.
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: MollyGood and A Socialite's Life
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omg!:
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Cristian de la Fuente cramps up
Discussion: TMZ.com
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
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
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
Daily Mail:
Bruce Willis' British model girlfriend Emma Heming chosen to front lingerie campaign  —  Bruce Willis is already a die hard fan, now girlfriend Emma Heming is putting her car-crash curves on show for all the world to see.  —  The model has just been named the new face of La Senza and stars in the lingerie firm's racy new ad campaign.
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Jeff Kravitz / Us Weekly:
Bill O'Reilly: Dad Turned Miley Cyrus Into a “Sex Symbol” at Age of 15  —  Bill O'Reilly blames Billy Ray Cyrus for daughter Mile's Vanity Fair topless photo scandal.  —  On Monday's O'Reilly Factor, he said the country singer had been “canny” about keeping his 15-year-old daughter (who earned $18.2 million last year) out of scandal.
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Bonnie Fuller / The Huffington Post:
Sexualizing Miley: Are Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus Letting Her Be The New Lolita?
Discussion: Gawker
TMZ.com:
“Idol” Is a Diamond in the Rough  —  Proving that “American Idol” is on the cutting edge of the music industry, tonight the wannabes will be singing the hits of ... Neil Diamond?!  And you thought Andrew Lloyd Webber was lame!  TMZ moles have once again obtained the song list …
Discussion: MollyGood
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 …
 
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Michael Ausiello / TV Guide:
Exclusive: Hector Elizondo Shrinks to Fit Monk
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Mel Gibson returns for ‘Darkness’
ETonline:
MARY HART'S ‘MADE OF HONOR’ WEDDING ALBUM!
People.com:
Fall TV Blog
Discussion: Love B. Scott
The Sun:
Blake tells Amy: Give me £3m
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Dlisted and Daily Mail
Kieran Crowley / New York Post:
LI CO-ED: SORORITY A HELL HOUSE
Discussion: Gawker and Jezebel
Daily Mail:
Mark Ronson picks Daisy Lowe as his new girl (and gets blessing from her mum Pearl)
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Seacrest's ‘Idol’ future may not be so secure
 Earlier Picks: 
Andrew Gans / Playbill:
Grammy Winner Mya Breaks Foot; Broadway Debut Postponed
Discussion: A Hot Mess! and Perez Hilton
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
HILLS RECAP: Lauren Conrad, Stephen Colletti Go on Date
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Michael Ausiello / TV Guide:
90210 Scoop: Jessica Walter to Play the Drunk Granny!
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
‘Iron Man,’ Schmiron Man: Terrence Howard just wants to sing
TMZ.com:
Dina Lohan: First Class Bitch!
Discussion: Hollywood Rag and Jezebel
Hollywoodtuna:
Lauren Conrad Sex Tape Confirmed?
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
Michael K / Dlisted:
Yes, That's Brooke's Ass
 

 
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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:
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

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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