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10:15 AM ET, March 16, 2009

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David K. Li / New York Post:
RON SILVER DEAD  —  SUCCUMBS TO CANCER AT AGE 62  —  Actor and longtime political activist Ron Silver died Sunday morning, succumbing to a long battle with cancer, friends of the liberal Democrat-turned-GOP stalwart told The Post.  —  “Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around …
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Ron Silver Dies of Esophageal Cancer at 62  —  Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet's “Speed-the-Plow” and did a political about-face from loyal Democrat to Republican activist after the Sept. 11 attacks, died Sunday at the age of 62.
Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
Actor Ron Silver Dies at 62  —  Ron Silver, best known for his roles on The West Wing and the film Reversal of Fortune, has died.  The cause was esophageal cancer.  He was 62.  —  “Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him this morning,” Robin Bronk …
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Jovie Baclayon / E! Online:
Two Li'l Men for Charlie Sheen  —  Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen added two little boys to his brood Saturday night.  —  Sheen's wife, Brooke Mueller Sheen, gave birth to healthy twin sons, Max and Bob, according to the actor's spokesman, Stan Rosenfield.
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Charlie Sheen & Brooke Mueller Sheen Welcome Twin Boys
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NY Daily News:
Rihanna to hit the big screen with ‘Bodyguard’  —  Rihanna may get a bodygaurd - on the big screen.  —  The battered pop star made an impromptu trip to the Big Apple over the weekend to have some meetings about impending projects: one of which is a proposed remake of 1992's Whitney Houston/Kevin Costner flick, “The Bodyguard.”
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Rihanna linked to Bodyguard remake  —  Battered singer Rihanna could soon be singing ‘I will always love you’ but not to bad boy lover Chris Brown, instead for a new acting role in Whitney Houston's Bodyguard.  —  Insiders claim Rihanna's return to the public eye in New York over the weekend …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Arrest Warrant — Paparazzi Defense  —  We know exactly why Lindsay Lohan is being hauled into court Monday and it's no big deal — probably.  —  Here's why an arrest warrant was issued.  Lindsay was in an alcohol ed program for more than a year and was in full compliance with her probation.
Tom Leonard / Telegraph:
Stampede at America's Next Top Model audition  —  A bomb scare sparked a stampede in a queue of hopefuls auditioning for the reality show America's Next Top Model in New York.  —  The casting call for the television show descended into chaos, with six women injured and three people arrested.
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Chaos breaks out at 'America's Next Top Model' audition in Manhattan
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
MARY-KATE OLSEN CELEBRATES THE MET  —  It's my favorite alien-witch!!  Mary-Kate Olsen came into the light for the The Metropolitan Opera's 125th Anniversary Gala in New York City last night accompanied by her boyfriend Nate Lowman.  —  Interesting look for M-K, no?
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People.com:
Will Jennifer Aniston Find True Love in Management?  —  Who doesn't love Jennifer Aniston?  —  In her next film - romantic comedy Management - the 40-year-old actress plays Sue Claussen, a cheap art dealer, who finds herself in a love triangle between her rich boyfriend played by Woody Harrelson …
Hollywood Reporter:
‘MacGyver’ getting revived as feature film  —  New Line developing pic based on ABC's 1985-92 series  —  New Line is using twine, bubble gum and a pencil to throw “MacGyver” into development as a feature film.  —  Raffaella De Laurentiis, daughter of Dino De Laurentiis …
Just Jared:
Chris Pine & Beau Garrett: Lakers Lovers  —  Star Trek star Chris Pine and his girlfriend, actress/model Beau Garrett, sit courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks game at Staples Center on Sunday (March 15) in Los Angeles.  —  Chris, 28, and Beau, 26, were seen whispering …
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Dying Jade Goody In Final Stage of Battle  —  Jade Goody had hoped to celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, a week earlier than the British normally observe the holiday, but her spokesperson Max Clifford tells PEOPLE this now seems unlikely given what he calls her “critical” condition.
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James Wetherup / News of the World:   It is now a matter of hours  —  Jade deteriorated overnight and is close to the end
 
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