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3:05 PM ET, March 31, 2009

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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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New York Housewives Countess LuAnn & Husband Separate
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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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
Julie Cart / Los Angeles Times:
Kaiser fires staffers who snooped into Suleman's files  —  Fifteen employees were fired and eight disciplined after testing revealed computer breaches at the Bellflower hospital, where Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets in January.  —  Nearly two dozen hospital employees have been fired …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and JFX Online
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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 …
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 …
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Cele|bitchy:
Britney Spears has a fling with a male dancer
Discussion: Allie Is Wired!
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
Associated Press:
Makeup and fashion gurus sue Queen Latifah
Discussion: The Blemish
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 …
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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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 …
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
Madonna confirms her adoption push in Malawi  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna has confirmed her attempts to adopt a young Malawian girl and said through a spokeswoman that she is following standard procedures in adopting the child amid criticism by some that she was using her fame to quicken the process.
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Andrea Peyser / New York Post:
SHOPPING MALL-AWI: MADONNA BUYS BABIES AS BAUBLES
Discussion: New York Magazine and Geno's World
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Crawford Chasing After Footloose Remake?  —  Eduardo Parra/Getty Images; John Shearer/Getty Images  —  Can Chace Crawford sing and dance?  —  We may find out soon enough.  —  I just got word that the Gossip Girl star tested this weekend for the Zac Efron-ditched remake of Footloose.
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) …
Grouchy Greg / AllHipHop.com Daily News:
Rapper Andre 3000 Arrested For Driving Porshe 109 MPH  —  Facebook Recommend this on Global Grind  —  By Tai Saint Louis  —  Revered Atlanta rapper Andre 3000 was arrested outside of Atlanta on Saturday (March 28), for driving his 2007 Porsche Carrera at speeds so excessive police called him “an accident waiting to happen.”
“ShockTillYouDrop.com:
Exclusive First Look at the Drag Me to Hell Poster!  —  Hell's bells!  Even though Sam Raimi has kept one foot in the horror genre for the last few years, producing films like 30 Days of Night and The Grudge , it's been far too long since we've seen him at the helm of a good ol' spookshow.
MTV:
‘City’ Star Whitney Port Says ‘Twilight’ Is ‘Really Bad’  —  'I just didn't think the acting was so good,' reality star says of the first movie of the series.  —  By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kim Stolz  —  It seems like these days everyone has caught “Twilight” fever …
Leslie Gornstein / E! Online:
Miley Cyrus: I Wanna Move Back to Tennessee  —  In her new flick, Miley Cyrus returns to an ochre-toned, sun-drenched Tennessee countryside, where her Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana character paints a henhouse and learns to appreciate the slow life.  —  But would Cyrus, who also proclaims …
Discussion: JFX Online
 
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