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8:25 AM ET, March 23, 2009

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The Superficial:
Ashton Kutcher Twitters photo of Demi Moore in a bikini  —  Because even a douchebag gets to be a hero at least once, Ashton Kutcher posted this pic of Demi Moore bent over in a bikini on his Twitter account with the following.. tweets?  I don't even know.  Apparently, the term “blog” wasn't retarded enough for some people:
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Family, Friends Say Final Farewell to Natasha Richardson  —  A funeral service for actress Natasha Richardson was held Sunday afternoon in Millbrook, N.Y., where she wed actor Liam Neeson and raised their two sons.  —  Neeson was among the pallbearers for his wife's coffin, made of dark brown wood …
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Caroline Howard / People.com:
Natasha Richardson Is Laid to Rest Near Her Home  —  Liam Neeson (center), with sons Daniel and Micheal, and Joely Richardson on March 22, 2009  —  Family and friends of Natasha Richardson said their final goodbye to the star of stage and film during a funeral at St. Peter's Church in Millbrook, N.Y., on Sunday.
Discussion: iVillage
The Wrap:
Exclusive: Zac Efron Quits Paramount Footloose  —  Zac Efron wants to be fancy free, but apparently not footloose.  —  The teen-throb star of Disney's first three “High School Musical” films, has pulled out of Paramount's planned remake of “Footloose,” in an apparent effort to stretch …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Bruce Willis Says ‘I Do’  —  Talk about a family affair!  —  With ex-wife Demi Moore and her husband Ashton Kutcher among the guests, Bruce Willis said “I do” with model and actress Emma Heming on Saturday, PEOPLE confirms.  —  The small wedding ceremony took place at the actor's home in Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos.
Discussion: MomLogic, iVillage and Cele|bitchy
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Jovie Baclayon / E! Online:
Bruce Willis Marries in the Carribean
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Megan Fox Moves Out  —  Looks like we were onto something last time we told you stunner Megan Fox was done with 90210 dude Brian Austin Green—as the Awful Truth has exclusively disvovered Fox moved out of the posh Hollywood Hills home she shares with Green and into a hotel over the weekend.
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The Superficial:
Megan Fox: Because I love America
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna
George Rush / NY Daily News:
Madam Kristin Davis dated Alex Rodriguez and provided him hookers, sources claim  —  A former Manhattan madam who supplied Eliot Spitzer with hookers also counted Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez as a customer - and found him so charming she dated him herself for free, former employees of the call-girl agency tell the Daily News.
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Perez Hilton:
A-Roid Hooked Up With Hookers!
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
The Superficial:
LeAnn Rimes' husband is gay?  —  In a “The Shirtless-ness Should've Been a Red Flag” twist, reports are sashaying in that LeAnn Rimes' husband Dean Sheremet is gay.  An alleged family member, “Cousin Pebbles,” called into Michigan's Mojo in the Morning and outed Dean which resulted in a flurry of calls confirming his love of men.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Now Hiring: People To Emotionally Abuse  —  Watch out normal people, it looks like the new Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman movie is going to be a little cruel.  —  According to a recent Craigslist posting, the casting crew for “The Baster” is looking for a “heavy set woman” and a …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Jade Goody Dies In Her Sleep  —  Jade Goody, the British reality TV star whose battle against cancer had been followed around the world, has died.  —  She passed away in her sleep early Sunday - Mother's Day in the U.K.  —  Max Clifford, her publicist and friend, confirmed the news to PEOPLE.
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:   British Reality Star Jade Goody Dies of Cancer
The Superficial:   Jade Goody succumbs to cancer (1981 - 2009)
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / E! Online:
DWTS' Steve Wozniak Pulls a Hamstring; Tom Bergeron Sounds Off  —  The Dancing With the Stars injury count keeps going up, and host Tom Bergeron is beginning to think he has something to do with it.  —  “I hope I'm not the cause,” he told us before hosting the Academy of Television Arts …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and TV Envy
NY Daily News:
WABC radio newsman George Weber found stabbed to death in Brooklyn apartment  —  Longtime New York radio newsman George Weber was found stabbed to death in his Brooklyn apartment Sunday morning, cops said.  —  Weber, who spent a decade doing the news on WABC morning radio before being laid off last year, was found just after 9 a.m.
Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
First look: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ gets Maxed out  —  Who's Max?  Why, Max is Max.  —  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Check out scenes from the movie  —  MORE: A ‘Wild’ vision drives director's creation  —  Max Records, 11, is the boy with anger issues who escapes to a land where giant beasts roam …
Discussion: Cinematical and /Film
 
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