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5:40 PM ET, March 9, 2009

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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Hayden Panettiere Shoves TV Reporter  —  Hayden Panettiere lost her cool at an event in Hawaii over the weekend.  —  The 19-year-old Heroes star — who recently split with Milo Ventimiglia because of her club-going ways — was testy when she first stepped on the red carpet at a fundraiser benefiting …
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Helen Kennedy / NY Daily News:
Oprah Winfrey has a warning for Rihanna: Chris Brown “will hit you again”  —  Oprah Winfrey has a message for pop princess Rihanna, who prosecutors say was beaten to a pulp last month by boyfriend Chris Brown: “He will hit you again.”  —  Former Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein's warning …
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Diane Solway / Wmagazine.com:
AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE AS A STAR AND PRODUCER OF LIGHT ROMANTIC COMEDIES, THE ACTRESS TAPS HER DARK SIDE IN GREY GARDENS.  —  Three years ago, when Drew Barrymore turned 31, she decided that it was time to test herself.  She had made a string of romantic comedies and launched …
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Rob Merrill / Associated Press:
Barrymore says she'd like to helm ‘Twilight’ film  —  NEW YORK - She starred as a buddy to that lovable alien E.T., but does Drew Barrymore have what it takes to direct vampires?  —  The 34-year-old actress ("E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," the “Charlie's Angels” films) has confirmed that she's …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Scoop: Ashlee Simpson moves into ‘Melrose Place’  —  The countdown to the inevitable Pete Wentz cameo has begun!  —  Multiple sources confirm that singer-songwriter-sometime actress Ashlee Simpson has become the latest tenant of The CW's refurbished Melrose Place.
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NY Daily News:
African nups, but are they legit?  —  It's time to uncork the champagne.  Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou are married!  —  But before you go rushing to congratulate the happy couple, perhaps you should ask them if their vows are legally binding.  —  According to a source close to the pair …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Hetfield Hospitalized, Metallica Nixes Gig  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Metallica had a less than Swede reception over the weekend.  —  The hard rockers were forced to cancel the second of two planned Stockholm gigs last night after frontman James Hetfield was admitted to a Swedish hospital.
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Metallica singer Hetfield hospitalized in Sweden
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Jade Goody / Guardian:
Jade Goody menaced by hospital intruder with hammer  —  Jade Goody was left shocked and shaken yesterday after being confronted in hospital by a woman with a hammer, her publicist said.  —  Medical staff at the Royal Marsden hospital in London, where the reality TV star is being treated for terminal cancer …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Us Weekly
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Paris Hilton's Barking Birthday Gift from Beau  —  Paris Hilton  —  Paris Hilton has a new baby!  Don't jump to conclusions, though - this one's covered in fur and has four legs.  —  Paris's newest beau, The Hill's Doug Reinhardt, gave Hilton a baby teacup Pomeranian for her birthday …
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Gwyneth Paltrow gets ‘incredibly angry’ if crew isn't ready for her  —  Dear little Gwyneth Paltrow has some high standards for herself: perfection - or that's how it seems from her haughty attitude.  And she appears to expect nearly the same from those around her: that's why she's always lecturing …
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nicole Richie: I “Don't Know” if I'll Ever Wed Joel Madden  —  Paris Hilton couldn't be happier that pal Nicole Richie is pregnant again.  —  “I think it's so exciting,” Hilton told Usmagazine.com at her weekend-long “birthday” celebration at the Hard Rock Hotel.  (The heiress turned 28 on Feb. 17.)
Discussion: PopEater and Hollyscoop
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jimmy Kimmel Keeps His Sense of Humor After Split  —  Just days after Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman split for the second time, the late-night host was back to his usual hijinks.  —  In a playful debut appearance on The View Monday, Kimmel surprised the ladies when he walked out during …
The Superficial:
Jessica Biel as Jessica Rabbit  —  During Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, Jessica Biel made a cameo appearance dressed as Jessica Rabbit in the middle of a skit featuring Justin Timberlake.  If you haven't heard about this historic moment in our nation's history, surprise, you're a terrorist.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
PIC: Brad Pitt Takes Shiloh, Zahara Toy Shopping in D.C.  —  Brad Pitt was on daddy duty in Washington D.C. over the weekend, taking daughters, Shiloh, 2, and Zahara, 4, toy shopping.  —  As crowds gawked outside, the three browsed the racks at Tugooh Toys in Georgetown.
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Networks see flurry of pilot castings  —  Rupert Penry-Jones, Nina Dobrev land lead roles  —  Rupert Penry-Jones has been tapped as the lead in ABC's untitled Jerry Bruckheimer drama pilot, and Bulgarian-born Canadian Nina Dobrev has landed the lead in the CW's drama pilot “Vampire Diaries.”
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Casting scoops: ‘Lost,’ ‘Glee,’ 'Grey's Anatomy,' ‘Gilmore Girls,’ and more!  —  What would a Monday be without a fresh batch of mostly-exclusive casting scoops?  A pretty dull Monday.  —  • Former Full House offspring Candace Cameron Bure has joined the cast of Perfect 10 …
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
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From Mediagazer:

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, sets out on a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers:
[Thread] CBS News leaders told staff that Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Israel-Hamas war did not meet impartiality standards

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
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