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4:30 PM ET, March 26, 2009

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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Rihanna Gets Gun Tattoo on Rib Cage  —  Rihanna, who was allegedly battered by boyfriend Chris Brown, has apparently gotten a gun tattoo etched across her ribcage.  —  According to Los Angeles-based tattoo artist BangBang, the 21-year-old singer — who often wears a miniature gun pendant necklace …
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X17 Online:
Rihanna Shows Off Her Guns!  —  Images courtesy of BangBang While checking out mansions in the Hollywood hills this week, Rihanna had NYC based tattoo artist BangBang flown out to LA, and he designed some body art for her.  Not just any art though - Rih had two handguns tattoed on her body!
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan's New Movie Goes Straight to Cable  —  Lindsay Lohan got some reel bad news this week: Her new movie, Labor Pains, is headed straight to cable.  —  The film's production company, Nu Image/Millennium Films, has confirmed that the comedy will premiere on ABC Family in July 2009.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Madonna Files Adoption Papers for Second Malawian Child  —  Madonna is trying to adopt another child from the impoverished African country of Malawi.  —  An official at the Malawi welfare department confirms to the Associated Press that the singer, 50, has filed adoption papers.
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Raphael Tenthani / Associated Press:
Officials: Madonna trying to adopt Malawian child
Discussion: PopSugar and EW.com
New York Post:
SCARLETT JOHANSSON IS THINNING OUT  —  SAY it ain't so, ScarJo!  Sultry Scarlett Johansson is getting rid of her famous curves.  Eyes popped Tuesday night at Moet & Chandon's “Tribute to Film” soiree at London's Big Sky Studios when the “very slim” actress, who's married to Ryan Reynolds, strutted in wearing a tight, black minidress.
New York Post:
STUCK AT HOME  —  PARTY animals-turned-parents Ashlee Simpson (above) and Pete Wentz are having trouble with their new domestic lifestyle.  An insider told Page Six, “Ashlee and Pete are on the rocks.  He is going out all the time and she's stuck at home.  It's just not working.”
Ken Lee / People.com:
Shawn Johnson's Alleged Crazed Fan Charged with Stalking  —  The man who allegedly tried to meet Shawn Johnson on the set of Dancing with the Stars this week has been formally charged with felony stalking, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
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X17 Online:
Alleged Stalker Caught Trying To Sneak on DWTS Set!!!  —  Photo Courtesy: ABC/Kelsey McNeal A man who believes that 17-year-old Olympic gymnast and Dancing With the Stars contestant Shawn Johnson communicates with him through the television and with ESP, was arrested Wednesday trying to sneak into the studio where DWTS is taped.
TMZ.com:
Shawn Johnson's Alleged Stalker Charged
Euan Stretch / Mirror.co.uk:
Schoolboy Alfie Patten, 13, NOT the daddy  —  The schoolboy alleged to have become a dad aged 12 is not the baby's father, the Mirror can reveal.  —  Alfie Patten, now 13, had a £300 DNA test after half a dozen boys claimed to have slept with schoolgirl pal Chantelle Stedman, 15.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Alfie, You Are NOT The Father!!!!!!!
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
IS KATHY GRIFFIN PARIS HILTON'S NEW BFF?!  —  There was some crazy reality crossover going on in Los Angeles yesterday!  We spotted the Queen of Photo Ops, Paris Hilton, with the Queen of the D-List, Kathy Griffin, hanging out together at Kitson!  —  Kathy strapped on a pink, fluffy tutu while P wore her biggest pair of sunglasses.
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
The Bachelor's Jason Visits Molly in Her Hometown  —  It's been nearly a month since The Bachelor's Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney inspired shock and outrage by rekindling their romance on national TV — at the expense of Jason's jilted fiancée Melissa Rycroft.  —  So how is the couple doing now?
WKYT-TV:
Local Authorities Searching For Flo Rida's Tour Bus  —  It involves a shocking allegation involving a popular hip hop artist who was in town for a CD signing.  —  Lexington Police are now searching for Flo Rida's tour bus in several states on allegations of animal cruelty.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Jennifer Hudson Sets Wedding Date, Returns to Idol  —  Five months after the tragic murders of three of her family members, Jennifer Hudson is moving forward with planning her wedding to David Otunga — and returning to the American Idol stage.  —  After Idol's tribute to Motown Wednesday …
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Jaime Pressly Finally Spills About Her Split  —  She's got her hands full with TV's My Name Is Earl and her new movie I Love You, Man, but the biggest job in Jaime Pressly's life is being mom to 23-month-old son Dezi James - which might have seemed a tall order after her split with ex-fiancé Eric Cubiche in November.
Discussion: Socialite Life
Ken Lee / People.com:
CSI Star Marg Helgenberger Files for Divorce  —  Four months after separating from her husband of nearly two decades, CSI actress Marg Helgenberger has filed for divorce, documents filed Tuesday in Los Angeles court show.  —  Helgenberger cited irreconcilable differences as the reason behind …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Tony Parker ‘Over’ Eva Longoria's Sex Symbol Status  —  Tony Parker ‘Over’ Eva Longoria's Sex Symbol Status and She Officially Announces She's Done With Lesbian Lip-Locks  —  Eva Longoria has earned almost every physically-fabulous honor that there is in showbiz over the years …
Discussion: The Gossip Girls
OK! Magazine:
Jamie Lynn & Casey: The Wedding's Off!  —  On March 4, Jamie Lynn Spears and her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge, were spotted leaving their New Orleans hotel after attending her sister Britney Spears' Circus comeback concert the night before.  —  While Casey tenderly held their 9-month-old daughter …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘House,’ ‘Smallville,’ 'Grey's,' ‘24,’ ‘Ugly Betty,’ ‘Housewives,’ ‘Bones,’ ‘Big Love,’ ‘Lost,’ ‘The Office,’ and more!  —  Question: I'm so excited about the return of Chase and Cameron on House!  Do you have any insider info on what they'll be doing?  —Leigh
Discussion: TV Squad
Nat Ives / AdAge:
Alpha Media Shutters Blender  —  Co-CEO to Leave, Magazine's Editor to Head Maxim  —  NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Alpha Media Group closed Blender magazine today, eliminating about 30 jobs and reducing its portfolio of titles to Maxim alone.  The April issue of Blender out now will be its last.
NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: Mariah thinking family in a big way  —  Mariah Carey is ready to expand her family - and she wants a baby girl.  —  The pop superstar has prematurely dropped $200K on furniture, including a pink crib and highchair, from a children's store in San Francisco for the new Hollywood home …
 
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