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6:55 AM ET, March 7, 2009

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Shani Saxon-Parrish / Latina.com:
M.I.A. Reveals Her Baby's Name  —  We're big fans of M.I.A. at the Latina offices.  BIG fans.  We love her so much, we even thought her outfit at the Grammys was awesome.  So we just had to share the news when we found out the name of her baby son with fiance Benjamin Brewer.
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blogs.myspace.com:
BABY NAME!  —  MY BABY IS NOT CALLED ICKITT, PICKIT OR LICKIT THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THE HOLLYWOOD PRESS.  HES A BABY , HE DONT NEED PRESS!  —  I DIDNT RELEASE THE BABY NAME BECAUSE I DIDNT THINK IT WAS NEWS!!!!  —  BUT I WILL BE BACK WITH SOMETHING NEWS WORTHY SOON , TILL THEN GO PICK ON APPLE, SATCHEL AND MOON UNIT.
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
M.I.A.: Don't Call My Baby ‘Ickitt’
Discussion: Pop Crunch
TMZ.com:
Coolio Busted for Crack  —  TMZ has learned Coolio has just been arrested at LAX for possession of crack cocaine.  —  We're told the rapper was going through a security screening to get to his Southwest Airlines flight when a screener found crack cocaine on his person.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Coolio Busted for Drugs at L.A. Airport  —  What's cookin' with Coolio?  A drug beef with airport cops.  —  The rapper - real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr. - was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for drug possession Friday.  After his booking, bail was set for $10,000.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
TMZ.com:
Judge Allows Rihanna to Tape Chris Brown  —  TMZ has obtained a copy of the protective order against Chris Brown — in which a judge is allowing Rihanna to record any phone conversations she has with Chris.  —  The order, filed yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court, says Brown must not …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Rihanna's Lawyer: She Will Testify if Required  —  Rihanna's lawyer Donald Etra tells Usmagazine.com that the 21-year-old singer could wind up testifying in the felony assault case against her boyfriend Chris Brown.  —  “She is planning to do everything that the law requires her to do,” Etra tells Us.
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Can Brown turn it around?
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Pop Crunch
X17 Online:
Rihanna Will Testify If Required
Discussion: Us Weekly
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Brad / StitchKingdom.com:
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens as Philip and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty …
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Zac Efron Got Condoms for Christmas - from His Mom!
Discussion: iVillage
Michael K / Dlisted:   Zac's Condom-Filled Christmas!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lauren Conrad: I Was Leading a Double Life on The Hills  —  Lauren Conrad opens up about her decision to leave The Hills after five seasons in the newest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.  —  “You see us on the show and we appear to have seminormal lives, but if you watch any entertainment news show …
Mike Celizic / MSNBC:
Her teen committed suicide over ‘sexting’  —  Cynthia Logan's daughter was taunted about photo she sent to boyfriend  —  The image was blurred and the voice distorted, but the words spoken by a young Ohio woman are haunting.  She had sent nude pictures of herself to a boyfriend.
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Lemondrop
Hollywoodtuna:
Britney Spears Is Well Fed At The Circus  —  Here's Britney Spears on tour in Atlanta.  Now I know these pictures look like the last set (duh it's the same show...) but what the hell are they feeding Britney?!  I want to see her rider!  They better watch her diet cause at this rate by the end …
Discussion: Allie Is Wired!
Examiner:
Dora the Explorer gets a sexy new makeover- Mattel takes it too far … As the mother of a young girl, I know very well that there are very few characters out there aimed at girls that offer the kind of message I feel comfortable with.  There aren't a lot of spunky, non-sexualized girl dolls and tv characters.
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — It Was All Business  —  TMZ has learned what Chris Brown was doing at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills late last night — and it WASN'T boozing!  —  Sources close to the situation tell TMZ Chris was strictly there for a dinner business meeting with a man who works in the music industry.
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Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Trouble in 'J's' paradise?  —  Timberlake and Biel stay together, but pals see problems  —  We've heard rumblings about Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel splitting before, but not for a long time.  Despite the usual pooh-poohing denials from the stars' official camps, two friends of the …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Cele|bitchy
Travis Barker / Contactmusic.com:
TRAVIS BARKER - BARKER AND MOAKLER TO WED AGAIN … Rocker TRAVIS BARKER and SHANNA MOAKLER are planning to wed again - just a year after finalising their divorce.  —  The couple ended its two-year marriage in 2006, but became close again after the Blink-182 drummer almost died in a plane crash in South Carolina last September (08).
 
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