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4:30 PM ET, March 31, 2009

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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel Expecting First Child  —  After 13 years together, Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel are expecting their first baby, their rep exclusively confirms to Usmagazine.com.  The baby is due later this year.  —  The Private Practice star, 38, and the Tony award-winning actress …
New York Post:
COUNT ‘HOUSEWIFE’ COUPLE OUT  —  THE countess is now count-less.  —  Friends of “The Real Housewives of New York City” star Countess Luann de Lesseps say the former model has split with Count de Lesseps.  —  A close pal said, “They decided to separate.  She got wind he was seeing somebody and he didn't answer her when she called.
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
New York Housewives Countess LuAnn & Husband Separate
Thomas Zambito / NY Daily News:
Queen Latifah sued in pretty nasty Cover Girl beauty flap  —  The people who kept Queen Latifah pretty are making some ugly accusations about the CoverGirl spokeswoman.  —  Cosmetologist Roxanna Floyd and stylist Susan Moses say they've been stiffed out of $1 million for their work …
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TMZ.com:   Queen Sued by Royal Servants
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Alyson Hannigan Welcomes a Daughter!  —  It's a girl - and she shares her birthday with her mom!  —  How I Met Your Mother star Alyson Hannigan and her husband, actor Alexis Denisof, who kept the gender of their baby a secret during pregnancy, have welcomed a daughter, her rep tells PEOPLE.
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Associated Press:
15 workers fired for accessing octuplet mom's file  —  LOS ANGELES - Fifteen hospital workers have been fired and another eight disciplined for looking at medical records of octuplet mother Nadya Suleman without permission, hospital officials said.  —  Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center reported …
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Julie Cart / Los Angeles Times:
Kaiser fires staffers who snooped into Suleman's files
Discussion: Perez Hilton and JFX Online
CNN:
Hospital: 15 fired for looking at octuplet mom's file
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Octuplet Mom: 15 Hospital Staffers Fired for Snooping Through Her Files
Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:
O no, not again!  Oprah's school rocked by second sex scandal in 2 years  —  Oprah Winfrey's elite boarding school for girls in South Africa has been rocked by its second sex scandal in fewer than two years.  —  Seven students were suspended last week for sexually harassing their schoolmates …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Oprah's South African School Hit by Second Sex Scandal
Discussion: Dlisted
PopEater:
New Sex Scandal Rocks Oprah's School
Discussion: Telegraph, Scandalist and Lemondrop
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Michelle Obama: “Not Pregnant.  And Not Planning on It”  —  While campaigning for her husband, French fry addict Michelle Obama said she started to change the way they both eat.  —  “My big concern was making sure we ate well on the road.  So we started looking at our diet …
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People.com:   Michelle Obama Denies Pregnancy Rumors
Natasha / Young, Black, and Fabulous:
Omarion & His Wife's Threesome Sex Tape?!  The Proof Is In The Pics...  Well looky here:  —  Omarion and his new wife filmed themselves making a sex tape.  At least that's what our sources reveal to us.  The YBF revealed exclusively weeks ago that Omarion had secretly married his girlfriend who is a bisexual Magic City stripper.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and RapRadar
Dave McNary / Variety:
Drew Barrymore gets ‘Going’  —  Actress to star with Long in New Line comedy  —  Drew Barrymore is “Going the Distance,” signing for the lead role in New Line's romantic comedy opposite Justin Long.  —  “Distance,” to be directed by Nanette Burstein, is being produced by Adam Shankman …
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NY Daily News:
Dad's away & oops, Brit does it again  —  When her daddy's away, Britney Spears plays ... and how.  —  The pop star found an on-tour playmate in a hunky 21-year-old backup dancer while father Jamie was tending to business in L.A. late this month.  According to a well-placed tour source …
K.C. Baker / People.com:
Stevie Nicks: How I Look Fabulous at 60  —  Stevie Nicks is 60 but she still feels like she's on the “edge of 17,” thanks to super-efficient Power Plate workouts that have whipped her into incredible shape.  —  “When I gained my 30 lbs., it was because I went on tranquilizers for eight years …
Discussion: Jossip and The Huffington Post
Laura Lane / OK! Magazine:
Jen Aniston's Ice Queen Antics on Baster Set  —  It was like being at a new school on the first day of class for superstar Jennifer Anistonon Monday, as she began work on the NYC set of her upcoming film, The Baster.  —  The former Friend spent her day inside Greenwich Village restaurant Barbuto …
Scott Huver / People.com:
Ben Affleck: Friendship with Matt Damon Endures  —  Matt Damon (left) and Ben Affleck  —  They were close childhood friends, collaborated on the script for 1997's Good Will Hunting and then won Oscars for it.  And even after Hollywood success and “ballooning” families …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Dancing With the Stars Contestant Loses 26 Pounds  —  David Alan Grier has been working up quite a sweat on Dancing With the Stars.  —  “I've actually lost 26 pounds,” the actor, 53, told Usmagazine.com after Monday's show.  “The first day I came in, I was like, 'I'm not going to
Discussion: Lifeline Live
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Isaiah Washington Moves Out of House  —  Isaiah Washington is parting with the property that has recently placed his woes up front and center once again.  As RadarOnline.com was the first to report, in papers filed March 24, the actor's landlord claimed he was $100,000 (or five months) …
The Smoking Gun:
Cops Bust Stool Fool  —  Ohio man arrested for drunk driving on a homemade vehicle  —  In a law enforcement first, Ohio cops this month arrested a man for drunk driving on a motorized bar stool.  That's right, a motorized bar stool, which can be seen below in a police evidence photo.
Discussion: Dlisted, Best Week Ever and Asylum
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Actress Nikki Ziering Welcomes a Girl!  —  It's a daughter for Nikki Ziering and boyfriend Rick Reynolds!  —  The actress and Playboy cover model and Reynolds welcomed their first child on March 27 in Newport Beach, Calif., her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The girl, named Tatum Ella Reynolds …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Brooke Hogan Is Cougar-ish  —  It seems that ever since Linda and Hulk Hogan broke up Linda has been looking pretty good for her age, here she is out flashing her big mom boobs in Miami the other day.  Wait a second, I'm being told that this is actually Brooke Hogan.  WTF?  I soiled myself in disgust.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Matthew McConaughey: Levi Is “an Easy Traveler”  —  Traveling with an 8-month old?  No big deal, says Matthew McConaughey.  —  “Levi is doing well, man.  Five stamps on the passport,” he says on the 500th episode of the Rachael Ray Show (airing Wednesday).
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and lilsugar
 
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
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Stephen Brook / Guardian:
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Hellomagazine.com:
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Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Holly Madison Just Says ‘No’ to Photo Retouching
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Leslie Gornstein / E! Online:
Miley Cyrus: I Wanna Move Back to Tennessee
Discussion: JFX Online and Gabby Babble
 

 
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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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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