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2:25 PM ET, April 30, 2008

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People.com:
Kate Hudson Is PEOPLE's Most Beautiful Cover Girl  —  Heading the list of PEOPLE's 100 Most Beautiful People is a 29-year-old mother remarkably short on her beauty sleep - for which she lovingly credits her active 4-year-old son.  —  The beautiful, sleep-deprived mom?
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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.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Hudson, New Moms, Gossip Cast Deemed Beautiful
Discussion: dish 'n dat
TMZ.com:
Paula Boozy Before Snoozy “Idol”?  —  Paula's loopy antics were the highlight of an otherwise boring “American Idol” episode — and TMZ has learned a mid-afternoon cocktail may be to blame.  —  Abdul was bubbly when she left Maggiano's around 1:00 PM yesterday and had to have an assistant shut her up.
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ETonline:
PAULA AFTER ‘IDOL’: THE STAR TALKS ABOUT HER MISUNDERSTANDING!  —  Just in: PAULA ABDUL talks exclusively to ET about her misunderstanding on Tuesday night's “American Idol” performance show!  —  Discussing the small slip of the tongue she experienced while assessing finalist JASON CASTRO's …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Idol: Paula Critiques Jason's Second Song — Before He Sings It!  —  What the heck was going on last night?  With the top five contestants — Jason Castro, David Cook, Brooke White, David Archuleta and Syesha Mercado — each singing two Neil Diamond tunes, Tuesday's altered American Idol format must have thrown Paula Abdul for a loop!
Adam B. Vary / Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch:
On the Scene: The Paula Abdul ‘Idol’ gaffe heard 'cross the nation
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BBC:
Abdul makes gaffe on US Idol
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OK! Magazine:
Hey Jen — Watch Out for John!
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Star:
Exclusive: Scientology Boot Camp for Katie Holmes  —  Digg It De.licio.us RSS print email  —  After two failed marriages, Tom Cruise went to a lot of trouble to find the perfect Scientology wife — and he's determined to make sure Katie Holmes maintains that position …
Agence France Presse:
Tokyo's beloved panda dies at 22: zoo  —  TOKYO (AFP) — Ling Ling, the only giant panda owned by Japan, died of old age Wednesday at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, where he had been one of the most popular attractions, officials said.  —  Visitors to the zoo pressed their hands together in prayer …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Goodnight Ling Ling!  —  Japan's only giant panda, Ling Ling …
Discussion: Wizbang Pop!
TMZ.com:   Ling Ling Dead Dead  —  Tokyo's most famous zoo critter …
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Lindsay Lohan and ... Snoop Dogg?  —  Lindsay Lohan and ... Snoop Dogg?  Carly Simon and ... Not Snoop Dogg |  Sex, but Almost Dead, in the City Lindsay Lohan and ... Snoop Dogg?  —  Yes, folks, it's true: Lindsay Lohan is busy recording her third album.
New York Post:
MARIAH TO WED?  —  MARIAH Carey's keeping mum about that ginormous diamond ring she started wearing on her ring finger last week, but a source tells us it's definitely from her new beau, Nick Cannon - and that the duo are now engaged.  Cannon bought the bauble for $2.5 million at Jacob & Co …
OK! Magazine:
Ashlee & Pete: Newlyweds 2.0?  —  Get yourself ready for the return of MTV's Newlyweds — with a twist!  Instead of Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, it's Simpson version 2.0 is coming your way, with Jessica's little sister, Ashlee Simpson, 23, and fiancé, Pete Wentz, 28 …
Extra:
Miley: Media Target Resurfaces — at Target!  —  In her first appearance since the Vanity Fair pictures controversy began, Disney starlet Miley Cyrus was spotted shopping at Target with her sister and a family friend in Nashville, Tennessee.  Listen to the “Hannah Montana” …
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.
New York Post:
Sheen Stayed Hot For Hookers  —  IF you thought horndog sitcom star Charlie Sheen had sworn off hookers many years ago, you're wrong, according to a former Los Angeles madam.  —  Nici, who managed a stable of prostitutes that included two Playboy Playmates, tells Vanessa Grigoriadis …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Madonna's Trainer: How to Lose 20 Pounds in 6 Weeks  —  Two pounds a week is the typically advised weight loss, but pro Tracy Anderson says she has worked out a way to safely shed even faster!  —  “It's perfectly healthy,” the former dancer, 33, tells Us of her plan.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Perez Hilton:
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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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