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5:05 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 …
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Did Kimora Lee and Djimon Get Married or Not?!?
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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 …
Discussion: iVillage, The Blemish and Gawker
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Michael K / Dlisted:
No Coachella For Wino  —  Well, I can put my coochie cutters away, because I won't need them to woo (or scare off) truckers so they can take me to Indio, CA.  There's no reason to go anymore now that Amy Wino is officially not bringing her heroin shimmy to Coachella next month.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
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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 …
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.
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
The Martha Blog:
Picture 1 of 4: This is Genghis Khan - his mother is Sahara.  He is the only male in the litter.  —  A day after a propane explosion killed 15 show dogs in a Carbon County kennel, co-owner Karen Tracy mourned the passing of a 16th dog that died Saturday morning, and tearfully described the propane delivery driver as a “hero.”
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: Hollyscoop
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.
 
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