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3:00 PM ET, March 12, 2009

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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”
Cele|bitchy:   John Mayer rumored to have broken up with Jennifer Aniston again
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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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.
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!!!
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.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Mom: Chris Brown Is Not Changing Management Team
Discussion: The Superficial and Digital Spy
NY Daily News:
Who is Tina Davis? Chris Brown's manager, Rihanna rival denies affair
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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 …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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TMZ.com:
Hasselhoff — Someone to Baywatch Over Pam  —  Oh the irony!  David Hasselhoff came to the rescue of Pamela Bach by bailing her out of jail after she was popped for DUI.  —  In case you forgot, David and Pamela were in one of the most hateful divorces in all of celebredom.
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
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Lisa Orkin Emmanuel / Associated Press:   Joaquin Phoenix leaps into crowd at hip-hop show
Marc Malkin / Yahoo! News:
ScarJo & Mickey Rourke Help Raise Iron Curtain  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Scarlett Johansson is joining the superhero set.  —  Her rep confirms that the actress has signed on to play Black Widow in the Iron Man sequel opposite Robert Downey Jr. The deal was signed this afternoon.
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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 …
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Josh Grossberg / Yahoo! News:
Eclipse Opts for Horrormeister Over Drew Barrymore
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.
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Shannen Doherty Reveals She'll Be Back on 90210  —  Women of 90210, you best hold on to your men!  —  Shannen Doherty herself just spilled to us that her man-stealing character Brenda Walsh will be coming back to America's most famous zip code for the first-season finale of the CW's 90210.
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 …
Discussion: Pop Crunch and The Wrap
Rachel D'Oro / Associated Press:
Alaska Gov. Palin's daughter, fiance break up  —  WASILLA, Alaska - Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, have broken off their engagement, he said Wednesday, about 2 1/2 months after the couple had a baby.  —  Johnston, 19, told The Associated Press …
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Access Hollywood:
‘Dancing’ Star Gilles Marini Suffers Separated Shoulder  —  Dancing With the Stars,Reality TV,ABC,News,TV,Jewel,Sex And The City  —  “Dancing With the Stars” has yet another casualty.  —  “Sex and The City” actor Gilles Marini has suffered a shoulder injury, however, he is not planning to drop out of the competition.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Patrick Swayze: It's Not ‘The End’ for Me  —  Patrick Swayze wants to stay positive.  —  Reacting to a tabloid story that says he's nearing “The End” (and showing photos of him appearing gaunt), The Beast star is slamming what he calls “inaccurate” reports about his year-plus battle with pancreatic cancer.
 
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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:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

Committee to Protect Journalists:
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