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8:15 AM ET, March 18, 2009

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Michael Riedel / New York Post:
NATASHA RICHARDSON IS BRAIN DEAD  —  CRITICALLY INJURED IN SKIING ACCIDENT  —  Actress Natasha Richardson is brain dead, after falling in a ski accident in Canada, friends told The Post today.  —  Liam Neeson, husband of the Broadway and screen star, left shooting of his movie in Toronto …
TMZ.com:
Natasha Richardson Flown to New Hospital  —  UPDATE 2:00 PM ET — The hospital tells TMZ Richardson is sedated and suffering from brain swelling — but is not brain dead.  —  UPDATE: 1:37 PM ET — We're told Richardson's jet was scheduled to take off from Montreal-Trudeau Airport.
Oliver Jones / People.com:
Natasha Richardson's Family Gathers for Vigil  —  She was seen wrapped in blankets, lying on a stretcher, with worried-looking husband Liam Neeson at her side.  On Tuesday, Natasha Richardson began the journey from a Canadian hospital to New York, where friends and family were waiting.
Adam Feldman / Upstaged:
Sympathies for Natasha Richardson  —  [UPDATE 1:58 p.m.: The following post appeared earlier this afternoon with the headline “RIP Natasha Richardson 1963-2009.”  Since that time, TONY's sources have clarified the situation: Richardson is brain dead but has not passed away.
New York Times:
Natasha Richardson Hospitalized in New York  —  The Tony-award winning actress Natasha Richardson was flown from Canada to New York City on Tuesday afternoon in serious condition with head injuries suffered the day before in a skiing accident north of Montreal, according to two people close to her family.
Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Details Emerge on Natasha Richardson's Accident
Richard / Gawker:
Natasha Richardson Reported Dead at 45 After Skiing Accident
Perez Hilton:
Time Out New York Grossly Wrong! Natasha Richardson Not Dead
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CBC News:
Injured U.K. actress Richardson leaves Montreal, condition unknown
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Ski Resort: Natasha Richardson Fell in Beginners Trail; No Visible Injuries
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Christina Ricci Is Engaged!  —  Christina Ricci is engaged to Owen Benjamin, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  Ricci, 29, and Benjamin have been dating publicly since November and will appear in the upcoming movie, All's Faire in Love, this year.  —  Owen Benjamin recently made his film debut in 2008's The House Bunny.
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Christina Ricci Gets Engaged!  —  Christina Ricci and her comedian boyfriend Owen Benjamin will tie the knot, the actress's rep tells PEOPLE.  —  Ricci, 29, met Benjamin on the set of their film All's Faire in Love last year and went public with their relationship in October.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Anything Hollywood
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Inside Christina Ricci's Crazy Engagement Party!
Johnny Dodd / People.com:
Two Octuplets Released from Hospital  —  Nadya Suleman with one of her babies  —  The long-awaited hand-off between neonatal nurses at Kaiser Permanante Medical Center and octuplet mother Nadya Suleman has started.  —  Two of Suleman's healthiest and heaviest infants - sons Noah …
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Matt Giraud, Kris Allen Challenge Frontrunners On ‘American Idol’  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The playing field on “American Idol” got a little bit bigger on Tuesday night when a handful of contenders stepped up to challenge frontrunners Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert .
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
FIRST LOOK: The Real Housewives of New Jersey  —  Get ready for The Real Housewives of New Jersey!  —  The newest cast of Housewives is close-knit and includes friends, a pair of sisters — who married brothers! — and their sister-in-law.  The show is set to premiere May 12 (11 p.m. ET) on Bravo.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and I'm Not Obsessed
Access Hollywood:
Kanye West Gets Animated On ‘The Cleveland Show’  —  Will Kanye West have to make a little room next to his Grammys for a possible future Emmy Award?  —  Rap superstar Kanye took his first foray into the world of animated television last week when he attended the table read of FOX's new animated series …
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PopEater:
Kanye West Joins ‘Family Guy’ Spin-Off
Discussion: People.com
NY Daily News:
‘Idol’ chatter four-sees finalists  —  Aside from Paula Abdul, the producers of “American Idol” have one more loudmouth to deal with on the set.  —  One of the hit show's staffers is running around telling anyone who'll listen that the team of producers and judges has already picked …
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Julia Roberts Unwelcome Return  —  Is it important for entertainment journalists to write nice things about movie stars?  Do they even read their own press?  Or are they so much in their own world that they just let their publicists tell them what's going on in the world.
MrDisgusting / bloody-disgusting.com:
Writer Attached to ‘Lost Boys 3’, Feldman Returns  —  Update: Moviehole.net adds that Jamison Newlander has also been cast!  We've learned exclusively that veteran TV writer Evan Charnov (Fearless) has been tapped to pen the screenplay for The Lost Boys 3, Warner Premiere's next direct …
 
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