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12:50 PM ET, March 23, 2009

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NY Daily News:
LiLo's running fast on Sam's cash  —  Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are like any other couple: Their domestic squabbles are mainly over money.  —  According to friends of the two, Lindsay's overspending is out of control, and it's putting additional strain on the ladies' already volatile relationship.
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
The Wonder Years's Danica McKellar Is Married!  —  The Wonder Years's Winnie Cooper is all grown up.  —  Danica McKellar, a mathematician and actress who played the beloved character on the hit TV show, has tied the knot with composer Mike Verta, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Matt Lauer Has Accident with Deer  —  Where in the world was Matt Lauer on Monday?  Not on the Today show, due to a weekend incident as he was riding his bicycle, according to his NBC cohort Meredith Vieira.  —  Lauer encountered a deer while he was on the road, said Vieria …
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Matt Lauer Injured by a Deer
New York Post:
LAUREN'S LINE HEADS FOR HILLS  —  LAUREN Conrad's clothing line is on hiatus until further notice.  Los Angeles sources say the MTV reality starlet, who's wrapping up her last season on “The Hills,” won't be producing any more seasons of her Lauren Conrad Collection, which launched in fall 2007.
Hellomagazine.com:
Grieving Liam bids final farewell to his ‘beloved Natasha’  —  In life Natasha Richardson often felt overshadowed by her famous relatives.  Yet, there was no doubt of the adoration and respect in which she was held as friends and family laid the screen beauty to rest in a private service close to her home in upstate New York.
Discussion: INF Daily
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FemaleFirst:
Natasha Richardson Laid To Rest
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
Caroline Howard / People.com:
Natasha Richardson Is Laid to Rest Near Her Home
Discussion: iVillage
Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Family, Friends Say Final Farewell to Natasha Richardson
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: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Coen brothers to adapt ‘True Grit’  —  New version will stay faithful to Portis' novel  —  As their next film, Joel and Ethan Coen will put their spin on “True Grit,” the iconic Western that won John Wayne an Oscar.  —  Not a traditional remake, the Paramount film will be more faithful …
Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
Director's ‘Wild’ vision drives movie's creation  —  How do you take a storybook that sparks the imagination and touches the heart with a mere 338 words and expand it into a full-length movie?  —  With the author's blessing, of course.  —  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Check out some scenes from ‘Wild Things’
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Hollywoodtuna:
Scarlett Johansson's Big Cleavage On The Cover Of Vogue  —  Is this the comeback of Scarlett Johansson's cleavage?  The last time we saw her, she looked like she could have used one of Paris Hilton's magical bras, but here she is on the cover of Vogue Paris with her big ol' tatas.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Suri Cruise Has Playdate With Romeo and Cruz Beckham  —  Talk about a power playdate.  —  Katie Holmes took daughter Suri, 2, to The Children's Arts Studio in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday.  Joining them: Victoria and David Beckham's youngest two boys, Cruz, 4, and Romeo, 6.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Tori Spelling Celebrates Son's 2nd Birthday  —  Dean McDermott, holding daughter Stella, and Tori Spelling, with son Liam and The Jumpitz  —  After missing his birthday party the previous weekend due to a high fever, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott's son Liam was treated to a car-themed encore on Sunday.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Alison Powell / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
Nicole Richie: Glam Punk  —  There is no whir of helicopters or roar of black SUVs in pursuit when I meet Nicole Richie on a sultry winter day in the lounge of the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.  The room is marked by stillness; when Richie walks in, understated, unadorned and unaccompanied …
Discussion: Just Jared and Hollyscoop
Dan Wootton / News of the World:
KATONA'S SHOCK NEW CONFESSION TO PAL  —  KERRY KATONA is snorting life-threatening mounds of cocaine EVERY DAY, the News of the World can reveal.  —  The troubled TV star also binges on amphetamines and anti-depressants to blot out the pain of her failing marriage to Mark Croft.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton:
New Couple Alert!  —  Multiple sources close to both reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that singers Josh Groban and Katy Perry are dating!!!!!!!!!  —  “They've been trying to keep it very low profile,” a source familiar with the relationship tells us.  —  Those sneaky little f**kers!
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
Problems With NBC's ‘Parks & Recreation’  —  There's more trouble for Jeff Zucker and Ben Silverman.  NBC's upcoming Reveille/Universal Media Studios sitcom Parks And Recreation was supposed to be a real winner since the mockumentary comes from Greg Daniels and Michael Schur of The Office and stars Amy Poehler.
Discussion: TV Squad
 
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
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Hellomagazine.com:
'My beautiful daughter's at peace' says Jade's mum as tributes pour in
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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