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2:25 PM ET, April 2, 2009

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Ken Lee / People.com:
Is Britney Spears Trying to End Her Father's Control?  —  Sam Lutfi and Britney Spears in October 2007  —  It seems Britney Spears's life has gone from soap opera to spy novel.  —  Sam Lutfi's younger sister Christina testified in a Los Angeles court Wednesday that she recently snuck …
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OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Britney's Fight to Win Back Kevin  —  After burning up the stage of the Air Canada Centre on March 19, Britney Spears worked up a sweat with one of her male dancers at the Hazelton Hotel Toronto.  —  “They kissed in the elevator,” a source says.  “He went back to her suite.”
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lawyer: Britney Spears Compares Dad's Control to “Prison”  —  Britney Spears' life under her dad's conservatorship is like “prison,” a lawyer for her former manager, Sam Lutfi, charged today in a hearing at L.A. Superior Court.  —  John Anderson testified he was contacted by another lawyer …
Access Hollywood:
Former Attorney For Jamie Spears Testifies Britney Wanted Ex-Manager Jailed
Discussion: X17 Online
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
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.
Discussion: X17 Online, Hollywood Dame and iVillage
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People.com:
Keira Knightley Beat Up in Anti-violence PSA  —  Two months after news broke of the alleged violent fight between Rihanna and Chris Brown, a PSA about domestic violence starring Keira Knightley is set to debut in theaters.  —  The two-minute clip, which will start airing April 6 …
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Kathy Ireland's Shocking Weight Gain (and Loss)  —  As a top model, Kathy Ireland is used to seeing pictures of herself that have been retouched to hide her flaws.  But when the former Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl saw a photo taken by her son as she baked cookies …
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
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
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Brad Pitt to Compete in Cannes - Again
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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.
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NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: Spray-tan promoter Lilo Fake-ing it?
Discussion: Scandalist and New York Magazine
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.
New York Post:
A HILTON WHO'S AIMING HIGH  —  UNLIKE his celebutard sister Paris, Barron Nicholas Hilton is determined to become famous for actually doing something.  Hilton, 19, who has thus far been mainly a tabloid fixture in London, is giving up the party life to pursue a career in music.
omg!:
Shanna: Travis Got “Numerous Romantic Emails” From Women in Hospital  —  In a fiery post on her MySpace Celebrity page, Shanna Moakler slams ex Travis Barker and his pals for claiming she had a fling with Gerard Butler while the rocker was in the hospital.  —  “Just so there is no confusion …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Rep: Travis Barker, Shanna Moakler Split
Matt McDaniel   / Yahoo! Movies:
‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ Robots Revealed  —  Excitement around “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” the sequel to the enormously successful 2007 movie, has been building steadily since we got our first glimpse of the action in the ad that played during the Super Bowl.
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BBC:
FBI called in over Wolverine leak  —  The FBI are investigating the online leak of an almost finished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a month before the film's cinema release.  —  The Hugh Jackman film was downloaded an estimated several 100,000 times from file sharing websites on Tuesday.
The Superficial:
Madonna's adoption gets the green light  —  Despite protests from human rights groups, Madonna's adoption plans in Malawi are a “go.”  The Malawian government has announced its full support for the singer's adoption of four-year-old Mercy, according to Reuters:
Discussion: Reuters
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez: The Twins Are “Babbling a Lot”  —  Don't ask Jennifer Lopez about how fast her 1-year-old twins, Max and Emme, are growing unless you've got some time to kill.  —  “Oh God, I could talk for a year about that!” she told reporters at a launch party for Kate Moss' Topshop in NYC on Wednesday.
Discussion: Socialite Life
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Robert Pattinson, mingling in the VIP room at a party following the Juno Awards (the Canadian Grammys) at Vancouver's Velvet Room inside the Opus Hotel.  The Twilight star arrived after the Universal Music bash was in full swing, then grabbed a martini and some food …
Discussion: Just Jared
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.
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC renews ‘Breaking Bad’  —  Move comes four episodes into the second season  —  Four episodes into the second season of “Breaking Bad,” AMC has picked up Vince Gilligan's drama series for a third cycle.  —  Following a well-received first season that earned the series a Peabody Award …
Discussion: TV Squad, EW.com and New York Magazine
 
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