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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise to Oprah: I Have Been “Misunderstood” — In the first part of his interview with Oprah Winfrey (airing Friday), Tom Cruise reveals that he jumped on her couch in 2005 because he was so in love with Katie Holmes and couldn't contain himself. — Winfrey confessed that the incident caught her by surprise.
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Exclusive from His Telluride Home: The Tom Cruise Interview — It's a two-day event with Tom Cruise! On Friday, Oprah goes one-on-one with Tom from his home in Telluride, Colorado. Then, we're celebrating Tom's work on the big screen in studio on Monday. — The Exclusive Interview
People.com:
Mariah Obtained Marriage License in Caribbean — Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's whirlwind romance took an official turn when the singer obtained a marriage license on the Caribbean island of Eleuthera, a source confirms to PEOPLE. — According to marriage requirements for the Bahamas …
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Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt: That's Faux-Biz! — Digg It De.licio.us RSS print email — It was among the most transparent “blind items” in history: “Which weekly glossy just signed a megamillion-dollar contract with a certain annoying celebrity couple?” The New York Daily News asked in its April 20 gossip column.
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George Clooney / Time:
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie — It is one thing to talk about the problems of the world and quite another to actually try to change things. — As a team, actors Brad Pitt, 44, and Angelina Jolie, 32, have served as our goodwill ambassadors worldwide. They brought help to Pakistan in 2005 …
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Life&Style Weekly:
Britney's heading home — for Jamie Lynn's baby shower! — Britney Spears is heading home today for a big reunion with her younger sister, Jamie Lynn, an insider tells Life & Style exclusively. The occasion? Jamie Lynn's baby shower! — Britney is leaving LA today to arrive in Kentwood …
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Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
Former Sen. Brooke mum on reported Barbara Walters affair — NEW YORK - Former U.S. Sen. Edward Brooke declined to comment Friday about whether he had an affair with Barbara Walters in the 1970s. — “I have had a lifetime policy and practice of not discussing my personal and private life …
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Barbara Walters Breaks Silence Over Affair with Senator
Barbara Walters Breaks Silence Over Affair with Senator
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Paula Abdul: ‘No One Understands Me’ — Paula Abdul showed her sense of humor Thursday night and joked about her recent “second song” gaffe. — “No one understands me,” Abdul, 45, said in a speech at Lupus L.A.'s Orange Ball, presenting an award to prominent L.A. physician Daniel Wallace.
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay to Liquor Industry: You're Full of Schlitz — Lindsay Lohan is on the attack after the liquor industry splashed a full-page ad in USA TODAY, crapping on Ignition interlock devices which keep drunk drivers off the road. — The ad, published in USA TODAY, claims the devices are good for Lindsay …
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New York Post:
I'M NO PICTURE PIMP - USHER — FINALLY, there's one celebrity who refuses to cash in on parenthood by selling baby pictures to a magazine. “In no way would I ever pimp out my child for money,” Usher told Page Six. — The pop singer - upset by rumors he was trying to sell photos of his infant son …
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Cele|bitchy:
Dakota Fanning grows up overnight — 14 year-old child actress Dakota Fanning made an appearance at a ball for Lupus LA yesterday and she looked years older than the last time I remember seeing her. She has her braces off and she's absolutely beautiful. The last event photos I could find …
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Kristen Mascia / People.com:
Sarah Silverman: ‘Me and Jimmy Have It Good’ — Ah, forget Matt Damon. Sarah Silverman's still (bleeping) Jimmy Kimmel. — “I'll be honest, we have it good,” Silverman tells PEOPLE of her five-year relationship with the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! — But don't expect the couple to hit the altar anytime soon.
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The Sun:
Chelsea party with porn star — CHELSEA stars celebrated their Champions League win over Liverpool last night with an X-rated guest. — Porn queen JENNA JAMESON was partying in Chinawhite when the Chelsea players strolled in, still buzzing from their historic victory only hours earlier.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Pulls Out of Disney Special — Miley Cyrus is avoiding the media after her Vanity Fair photo scandal. — The 15-year-old — who shocked fans by posing semi-topless for the magazine — has pulled out of a weekend media party to promote the “Disney Channel Games,” Walt Disney World spokesman Gary Buchanan said Thursday.
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Caris Davis / People.com:
NBA's Dwyane Wade Defends ‘Friendship’ with Star Jones — Star Jones (left) and Dwyane Wade — Has NBA player Dwyane Wade scored with the newly single Star Jones? — Publicly, the Miami Heat guard is blocking all questions about any romance. — “Star is an unbelievable woman.
Seth / Defamer:
Another ‘Lost’ Mystery: How Does The Island Affect Body Hair? — As everyone knows by now, watching Lost is akin to having Damon Lindelof mount a stepladder week in and week out, and proceed to engage in vigorous intercourse with the squishy contents of your skull.
Metro.co.uk:
Hendrix sex tape ‘is fake’ — A purported sex tape of Jimi Hendrix being sold on the internet is not genuine, the late rock star's representatives have said. — Experience Hendrix, which controls the singer's rights issues, said the footage released by an adult entertainment company this week is fake.