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4:05 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.
Michael K / Dlisted:   Rumer Is One Of The Beautiful People
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 …
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G is for Gossip / Bauer-Griffin:
OMFG - Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer Cuddle in Miami
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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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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 …
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 …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Calls Tony Romo “Irreplaceable”
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollyscoop
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.
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.
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
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.
Perez Hilton:
Havin' a Mini Me!  —  Filed under: Exclusives!  > Baby Blabber > Jamie Lynn Spears  —  It's a girl!  —  Life & Style reveals exclusively to us that Jamie Lynne Spears is going to have a baby girl and that the due date is June 29th!  —  Uh oh.  ANOTHER Spears girl!
Discussion: X17 Online and dish 'n dat
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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
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” …
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:
Jennifer Garner Laughs Off Baby Question  —  Jennifer Garner appreciates her fans - even when they ask the tough questions.  —  Asked, “When are you going to have another [child]?” during a break in filming This Side of Truth last Friday, the 36-year-old actress laughed off the unexpected query.
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
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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Daily Mail:
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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:
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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