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10:40 AM ET, April 2, 2009

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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
‘INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS’ INVADES CANNES  —  Quentin Tarantino war film to compete at fest  —  Quentin Tarantino's WWII epic “Inglourious Basterds” is headed to the French Riviera.  —  The Brad Pitt starrer, set in Nazi-occupied France, has been invited to play in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt's Going Back to Cannes  —  Brad Pitt is going back to Cannes.  —  His upcoming WWII epic Inglourious Basterds (directed by Quentin Tarantino) will compete at the Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 13-24, Variety reports.  (The movie — which centers on a group …
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Brad Pitt to Compete in Cannes - Again  —  Brad Pitt in Inglourius Basterds  —  Brad Pitt is going to Cannes - and means to win.  —  The star's WWII action film, the intentionally misspelled Inglourious Bastards, has been invited to this year's May 13-24 Cannes Film Festival …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Associated Press:
Sam Lutfi's sister says Britney wanted help  —  LOS ANGELES - The sister of Britney Spears ‘ former manager testified Wednesday that the pop singer said in recent months that she was afraid of her father and wanted help hiring her own lawyer.  —  Attorneys for Spears’ father and conservatorship …
Discussion: Starpulse, Digital Spy and TMZ.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Rep: Travis Barker, Shanna Moakler Split  —  Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler have split again, their reps confirm to Usmagazine.com.  —  The couple — who divorced in 2004 but reconciled last September after Barker's near-fatal plane crash — called it quits “after a nasty fight broke …
Johnny Dodd / People.com:
Seventh Octuplet Leaves Hospital  —  Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman was headed home Wednesday afternoon with yet another addition to her family bundled up in blankets in the backseat of her car.  —  Josiah Angel Suleman, who at 4 lbs., 8 oz., was deemed healthy and heavy enough to be released …
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NEWS.com.au:
Octuplet mum hires security after baby seat hurled at car  —  Attack ...octuplet mum Nadya Suleman hires guards after a baby seat was hurled into her car / AP  —  OCTUPLET mother Nadya Suleman has hired security guards the day after someone hurled a baby seat through the window of her car which was parked outside her home.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Trio in talks for ‘Inception’  —  Cotillard, Page, Murphy look to join DiCaprio  —  Warner Bros. is in talks with Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page to join the cast of “Inception,” which Christopher Nolan wrote and will direct as his next film.  —  Leonardo DiCaprio has already been set to star.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Three circle Nolan's ‘Inception’
Anthony Breznican / USA Today:
First look: Robo-brawlers big, small in new ‘Transformers’  —  It's always the quiet ones you need to fear.  —  Ninjas.  Serial killers.  Boba Fett.  Gastrointestinal functions.  —  In Transformers lore, the mechanical jaguar Ravage has been a villain favorite since the 1980s for his stealthy tactics and deadly force.
Discussion: Cinematical, FirstShowing.net and /Film
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Keira Knightley Gets Beaten in Shocking Domestic Violence Ad  —  Keira Knightley is brutally attacked by her boyfriend in a shocking new domestic violence ad for the charity Women's Aid.  —  The two-minute clip, which debuts April 6 in movie theaters, opens with the actress, 24, heading home from a long day of filming.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Two actors get tough for ‘The Losers’ film  —  Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana eyeing comic book adaptation  —  Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana are in negotiations to be part of “The Losers,” Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures' adaptation of the Vertigo/DC Comics book.  Sylvain White is directing.
E! Online:
Lindsay Still With Sam: “We Aren't Broken Up”  —  Lindsay Lohan is still very much part of a twosome.  —  When asked whether there's any truth to the breakup rumors dogging her and Samantha Ronson these days (pick a day, any day), the 22-year-old actress answered unequivocally.  —  “Those rumors aren't true.
Lane Brown / New York Magazine:
Vulture Previews the Poster for Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience  —  Shot in just 21 days with a mostly amateur cast (including New York's own Mark Jacobson!), Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience, due on May 22, stars popular pornography actress Sasha Grey as a high-end prostitute pondering the state of her life.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Megan Fox will be Mickey Rourke's angel  —  Can Megan Fox save Mickey Rourke?  —  The “Transformers” actress is attached to play an angel opposite Rourke in “Passion Plays,” an indie drama that Mitch Glazer is writing and directing.  —  Here's the skinny on the project …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Chris Brown hopes to rehabilitate his image  —  Plus: Jessica Alba's strict diet; Dina Lohan wants people to recognize her  —  Chris Brown may not be making statements about the incident with Rihanna, but he has started making public appearances.  —  Slideshow  —  Rihanna and Chris Brown
PEOPLE TV Watch:
It's Official!  Project Runway Returns to TV This Summer  —  Project Runway is returning to television this summer — and it will air on Lifetime.  —  According to the network, legal battles surrounding beleaguered reality show's already-filmed sixth season have been amicably resolved.
Monica Corcoran / Cosmopolitan.com:
Whitney Port: Sexy in “The City”  —  Once known as LC's sidekick, The City's Whitney Port is now dealing firsthand with all the drama that comes with being a reality star.  Here, she talks guys, friends, and what her life is really like when the cameras are off.  (No, really.)
The Superficial:
Christina Aguilera: A Side We Hardly Knew  —  Ask anyone - man, woman or child - what's the first thing that comes to mind when they think of Christina Aguilera, and I guarantee the answer will be “huge awesome breasts.”  So imagine my surprise to find out she actually has a nice butt.
Molly / PopSugar:
Kate Makes Fashionably Late Entrance to Topshop Launch  —  Kate Moss made her grand debut at yet another Topshop party in NYC last night.  Philip Green reserved the iconic restaurant for both nights leading up to the store opening in Soho today.  Marc Jacobs and his fiance Lorenzo Martone helped celebrate …
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Telegraph
popbytes:
TORI SPELLING: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN  —  good morning!  finally we have someone else front & center on the cover of STAR magazine besides jennifer aniston (although her name is mentioned) this week tori spelling is being featured for her dramatic weight loss - supposedly weighing in at a mere 98lbs! …
Billboard:
Lady GaGa Draws A Pair Of No. 1s  —  Lady GaGa becomes the first artist in nearly ten years to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with their first two chart entries, as “Poker Face” jumps 2-1.  The New York native, born Stefani Germanotta, previously led the list for three weeks with “Just Dance” in January.
Lisa de Moraes / Washington Post:
It's Possible That ‘Osbournes: Reloaded’ Has Gone Too Far — Even for Fox  —  At least 16 Fox TV stations refused to air the Osbourne family's “variety” special last night after seeing the promos for the program and looking at the six-minute “sizzle reel” that the network sent their way.
Discussion: Fan Fare, TVbytheNumbers and EW.com
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Scott Wolf and Wife Welcome a Boy!  —  It's a party of three for Scott Wolf and his wife, Kelley!  —  The couple have welcomed a son named Jackson Kayse Wolf, a rep for the former Party of Five actor tells PEOPLE.  The baby, who was born March 22, weighed 7 lbs.  —  “Kelley and I are having the time of our lives.
Martin Knelman / Toronto Star:
David Cronenberg: France's dark knight  —  Today he will join the Légion d'Honneur, but the director's focus is on a star-studded blockbuster  —  He's about to become the toast of Paris, and preparing to vault into the ranks of Hollywood A-list directors, but David Cronenberg is sticking …
 
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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

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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