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3:25 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
In Touch Weekly:
In Touch Exclusive: Jen's hot new romance with John Mayer  —  Although they've kept their relationship quiet, In Touch has learned that John Mayer is crazy about Jennifer Aniston.  He flew to Miami on April 23 and checked into the Four Seasons hotel, but insiders say that he spent virtually …
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 …
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Idol: Paula Critiques Jason's Second Song — Before He Sings It!
Adam B. Vary / Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch:
On the Scene: The Paula Abdul ‘Idol’ gaffe heard 'cross the nation
Discussion: Lifeline Live
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 …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Wahler: “I Do Not Have a Sex Tape of Lauren Conrad”  —  Jason Wahler is speaking out against Spencer Pratt's recent claims on national TV that a Lauren Conrad sex tape exists.  —  “I do not have a sex tape of Lauren Conrad and one does not exist,” Wahler tells Usmagazine.com in a statement.
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” …
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Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Brad & Angelina Set Up House in French Villa  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie returned with their soon-to-expand brood to France on Monday evening for what a source tells PEOPLE will be a “a stay of long duration.”  —  The couple, their four children, two nannies and three bodyguards arrived …
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Extra:
Angie and Brad Ready to Wed?
Discussion: Love B. Scott
TMZ.com:
Billy Bob's Son Alleged Sex Crime Victim  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Billy Bob Thornton's son is at the center of a criminal investigation — the alleged victim of “unlawful sex.”  —  Here's what we know.  Willie Thornton, age 14, was dating a 22-year-old woman.  Her ex-boyfriend apparently became jealous.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:   Halle Berry shows she's a real mum
Star:
Exclusive: Jason Biggs Gets Hitched!  —  Digg It De.licio.us RSS print email  —  American Pie alum Jason Biggs has gotten his girl!  —  Star has learned exclusively that Jason, 30, tied the knot with his fiancée, actress Jenny Mollen, 28, on April 23.
Discussion: Just Jared and iVillage
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 …
Discussion: Dlisted and Blowing Smoke
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 …
 
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Contactmusic.com:
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Ari Karpel / Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider:
Kathy Griffin ‘fired’ from ‘Hannah Montana’?
People.com:
Jennifer Garner Laughs Off Baby Question
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Daily Mail:
What IS Salman Rushdie's secret? …
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Alice Olins / Times of London:
My life in fashion: Christina Aguilera
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Entertainmentwise:
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Perez Hilton:
Havin' a Mini Me!  —  Filed under: Exclusives!  > Baby Blabber > Jamie Lynn Spears
Discussion: X17 Online and dish 'n dat
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Madonna's Trainer: How to Lose 20 Pounds in 6 Weeks
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
MTV Newsroom:
Did Clay Aiken Come Out Through Song on QVC?
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Cher Reveals Tom Cruise Crush
Discussion: The Superficial
TMZ.com:
Smart Cookies  —  Amy Smart was shot today on the set of her new movie …
John Shearer / Us Weekly:
Karina Smirnoff: Mario Lopez and I “Are Going Strong”
 

 
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

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

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

 
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