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4:05 PM ET, March 12, 2009

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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Madonna Makes Surprise Appearance at Britney's NYC Show  —  Madonna made a surprise appearance at Britney Spears' sold-out show Circus show Wednesday in New York City.  —  Shortly before Spears, 27, took the stage at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, Madonna, 50, arrived with her manager Guy Oseary …
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Michael / Britney Spears:
Official ‘If U Seek Amy’ Music Video  — “i knew it!  what an amazing show” —suzy  — “Hurrahy!! tha u r safe in NYC, can't wait that you come to chicago... ill” —D17th  — “Nice” —Neo  — “hi................” —hardeep  — “Madonna walked right by me!!!
E! Online:
Britney Spears Has a Boyfriend, and It's...  Britney Spears isn't confining her comeback to the stage.  The “Gimme More” purveyor is at work on her personal life, too.  —  E! News has learned that Spears, 27, has been secretly on dates with her longtime talent agent, Jason Trawick.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Jennifer Aniston & John Mayer: Broken Up?  —  Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer may have called it quits.  —  That's the rumor I'm hearing.  A source says that the pair's on-again, off-again relationship may have ended when Aniston returned from overseas, where she was promoting Marley & Me.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jen Aniston: “I Will Love Brad the Rest of My Life”  —  Jennifer Aniston vows no more pity parties over her 2005 split with Brad Pitt.  —  “I don't regret any of that time with Brad and I'm not here to beat myself up about it,” she tells the March 17 issue of British magazine Hello!.
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown's New Mystery Court Hearing  —  Chris Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, has requested an unscheduled hearing even before Brown's arraignment in the alleged beating of Rihanna — and it has to do with Rihanna testifying in the case — or not testifying!
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New York Post:
BROWN READY TO CLEAN HOUSE  —  CHRIS Brown is said to be through with his manager, whose sexy text-messages supposedly sparked the fight that ended with his alleged beating of Rihanna.  —  Brown is “looking for a whole new team” to replace his current crew, “starting with his manager, Tina Davis,” said our source.
Mark Bieganski / The Oprah blog:
Oprah Winfrey on Rihanna, Chris Brown: You really cannot help …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Lifeline Live
People.com:
David Hasselhoff's Ex Arrested for Felony DUI  —  David Hasselhoff's ex-wife could have used a little help from KITT from Knight Rider on Wednesday evening.  The actor's ex, Pamela Bach, was arrested for felony DUI in Los Angeles, police records show.  —  Bach, 46, was arrested at 9 p.m …
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TMZ.com:
Hasselhoff — Someone to Baywatch Over Pam
Perez Hilton:   Busted! The Hoff's Ex Is A Drunk Driver
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson: I Didn't Steal Camilla Belle “From the Jonas Brother”  —  How did Robert Pattinson land his role as sexy vampire Edward in Twilight?  —  “I took half a Valium and then went into this thing — and all this stuff happened,” he tells April's GQ of his audition.
Discussion: X17 Online and Cele|bitchy
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Just Jared:   Robert Pattinson Covers GQ April 2009
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Mickey Rourke finds ‘Passion’  —  Actor also confirmed to co-star in ‘Iron Man 2’  —  Mickey Rourke keeps wrestling down the gigs.  —  The resurgent actor has attached himself to “Passion Plays,” in what will mark the first dramatic role he has signed on for since winning a Golden Globe …
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Associated Press:   Joaquin Phoenix Leaps Off Stage, Confronts Fan At Hip-Hop Show (VIDEO)
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Drew Barrymore Doesn't Get Twilight Directing Job  —  Drew Barrymore won't be yelling “action!” when the third flick in the Twilight vampire series begins shooting.  —  Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Orphanage) has been hired to film Eclipse instead.
Discussion: Socialite Life and Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Kelly Clarkson — Singing for Two?  —  After Kelly Clarkson performed on “American Idol” last night, our mailbox was flooded with peeps saying she looked pregnant.  —  Either way, she rocked her performance.  —  See Also  — Clarkson Unbites the Hand That Feeds Her
Discussion: NY Daily News
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Reliable Source:
PETA's Star Gimmick Is Tough to Swallow  —  George Clooney-flavored tofu?  PETA wants to make it happen.  (Clooney: AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian; tofu: AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Yalonda M. James)  —  Just when we thought we'd seen it all from PETA — the animal rights organization known …
OK! Magazine:
Tim Gunn's Sexy Secret Crush!  —  Project Runway host Tim Gunn is daring to design a dream date on the not-so down low.  —  He's after his celeb crush and fellow silver fox Anderson Cooper, although the newsman, who stays silent on his sexuality, has been elusive.
PARADE Magazine:
Matt Damon, Too Old To Be ‘Bourne?’  —  Matt Damon wasn't ready to join the three ultra-runners who made history when they ran 4,300 miles across the African desert in the riveting documentary Running the Sahara.  But the Bourne action star did lend his support as executive producer and narrator.
Discussion: Just Jared and Lifeline Live
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Musical ‘Heathers’ headed to stage  —  ‘Witch Mountain’ helmer Andy Fickman developing prod'n  —  Get ready for “Heathers: The Musical.”  —  The influential 1988 teen dark comedy, which launched the careers of Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and scribe Dan Waters, is stagebound in a production …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Brit Brit's F**k Me Video  —  The video for Brit Brit's new single F**k Me (aka If You Seek Amy Fisher) is here and I'm pretty sure Daddy Spears shot this s**t on the video camera my mom got on layaway in the 80s from Gemco (which she still has).  SPF and JJ donated one week's allowance to be used as the video's budget.
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who has mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, readies a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Financial Times:
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