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TMZ.com:
Shocking Blow-By-Blow - Chris Brown/Rihanna  —  Shocking new evidence about what happened in the car the night Chris Brown allegedly beat Rihanna.  —  FOX 11 in L.A. obtained LAPD detectives notes from a search warrant in the case.  According to the notes, Rihanna read a three-page text message on Brown's phone from a woman.
New York Post:
SECRET OF CHRIS-RIHANNA PIX  —  HOW in the world did the paparazzi pack in Miami know where Chris Brown and Rihanna were hiding out?  The two were staying at Sean Combs' gated estate on Star Island, where such celebrities as Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan and Shaquille O'Neal hide from their fans.
E! Online:
Chris Brown's Lawyers Discuss Possible Plea Deal as D.A. Gets Case  —  Chris Brown is out and about, but it's the behind-the-scenes action that may determine where he goes in the future.  —  Sources close to the negotiations tell E! News that the R&B star's attorneys are in talks …
The Superficial:   Chris Brown: How lightly will his wrist get slapped?
X17 Online:
Will The DA Charge Chris Brown Before Scheduled Arraignment Tomorrow?
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TMZ.com:
D.A. Gets Rihanna Case
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Lohan fumes that Holmes took Glamour cover  —  Plus: More on Longoria-Hatcher ‘Desperate’ kiss; Segel's naughty bits  —  According to a source, Lindsay Lohan thought she, not Katie Holmes, would grace the April magazine cover, and now she's angry at the actress.  —  Slide show  —  Evolution of Lindsay Lohan
New York Post:
STRAHAN'S LOVE BUG  —  EX-GIANT PLANTED SPY GIZMO ON GAL PAL NICOLE MURPHY  —  Michael Strahan likes to keep really close track of his women.  —  When the gap-toothed ex-Giant suspected his longtime girlfriend of cheating, he put a tracking device in her car - and went ballistic when she found it, sources told The Post.
Esnead / The Dish Rag:
Robin Williams hospitalized with heart issues!  —  Frantic funnyman Robin Williams was hospitalized with heart trouble Wednesday in South Florida.  —  He's in the ICU.  —  According to the Miami Herald, the comedian, 57, complained of shortness of breath yesterday.
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MiamiHerald.com:
Robin Williams in South Florida hospital
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Scott Bowles / USA Today:
Early look: Jackman digs his claws into ‘Wolverine’  —  Hugh Jackman has a bit of advice for anyone planning on hosting the Academy Awards: Don't drop Anne Hathaway.  —  Jackman, who began last month's ceremony with a six-minute musical number that included whisking the actress onstage …
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
TOM BRADY, HIS BABY AND HIS WIFEY GISELE BUNDCHEN CHECK OUT BEST BUY  —  Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are already turning into a little family unite!  The newly weds got some shopping done at Best Buy and Williams-Sonoma in Santa Monica yesterday afternoon.
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Grey's,' ‘Housewives,’ ‘Big Bang,’ ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ ‘24,’ ‘ER,’ ‘NCIS,’ ‘Heroes,’ ‘The Office,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘House,’ and more!  —  Question: You got anything on the Mer-Der proposal on Grey's Anatomy?  —Cas
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Splash News Online:
Katie Holmes Looks Cute In Beads  —  Katie Holmes provided much amusement on the set of The Extra Man yesterday evening, as she donned some kooky colored hair braids, in her usually neat brunette locks.  —  She appeared to be embracing her fun on screen character, giggling with her fellow co-stars …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Source: Holly Madison Is Joining DWTS  —  There is speculation the Girls Next Door star could be replacing Jewel, who has been struggling with knee problems, and blogged last week that tendinitis could force her to drop out.  —  The singer later released a statement saying she'd suffered a …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Holly Madison's Quick Step to Dancing
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Dakota Fanning fronts ‘Runaways’  —  Kristen Stewart set to play Joan Jett in film  —  Dakota Fanning is negotiating to play lead singer Cheri Currie in “The Runaways,” the biopic of the '70s all-girl band that already has “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart playing Joan Jett.
Alicia Dennis / People.com:
It's a Girl for Supermodel Niki Taylor!  —  Get out the pink booties!  —  Supermodel Niki Taylor and her husband, NASCAR driver Burney Lamar, welcomed their new daughter into the world - the day before Niki's birthday.  —  What a present!  Born on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in Nashville …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Rep: Mariska Hargitay Hospitalized Again  —  Mariska Hargitay is back in the hospital, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  “Mariska Hargitay went to the hospital this morning after experiencing some discomfort relating to her earlier lung condition,” her rep told Usmagazine.com Wednesday.
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Pete Samson / The Sun:
Paris' flash dash!  —  In the pink ... Paris' ‘Barbie’ Bentley  —  The hotel heiress, 27, will have it flown out from the firm's British HQ in Crewe to be fitted to her £140,000 Continental GT in Los Angeles.  —  But she may have to wait — the Cheshire plant is halting production until early May due to the economic downturn.
 
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