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11:30 AM ET, March 7, 2009

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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.
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Sarah Michaud / People.com:
M.I.A.: Don't Call My Baby ‘Ickitt’  —  M.I.A.  —  To those Internet reports claiming M.I.A. named her 3-week-old boy Ickitt, the rapper responds: Ick!  —  In a humorous message on her MySpace Celebrity Blog, the “Paper Planes” songstress shot down the rumors while poking fun at a few …
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Rihanna Allowed to Tape Record Calls from Chris Brown  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown  —  Although the court slapped Chris Brown with among the least restrictive of protective orders, Rihanna does have the means to gather evidence against him if he causes trouble.  —  She may tape record conversations with the R&B singer.
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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
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
Rick Fulton / The Daily Record:
Exclusive: I'm so skint I had to sell my car, laments chart-topping singer Lily Allen  —  SHE'S had a No.1 single and a No.1 album this year ... but Lily Allen is so broke she has had to sell her car.  —  Despite her chart success, the 23-year-old is the latest victim of the credit crunch.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Cele|bitchy
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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 …
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Zac Efron Got Condoms for Christmas - from His Mom!  —  Zac Efron  —  Cool mom alert!  —  When it comes to discussing sex, Zac Efron says and he and his mother are comfortable having that conversation.  After photos surfaced of the High School Musical star, 21, and girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens …
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Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens as Philip and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Zac's Condom-Filled Christmas!
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.
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: Cele|bitchy and I'm Not Obsessed
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
‘Smallville’ exclusive: Two characters will die  —  The Grim Reaper is once again descending on Smallville, and this time he's not foolin' around.  —  Multiple sources confirm to me exclusively that two pivotal characters will bite the dust in this May's season finale.
 
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