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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Madonna's Adoption Request Rejected — A residency requirement in Malawi has prevented Madonna from adopting a second child from that African nation, a judge and a lawyer told the Associated Press on Friday. — The news service described the judge as a witness not involved in Friday's court ruling …
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Madonna loses Malawi adoption bid — A Malawian court has ruled that US pop star Madonna has failed in her bid to adopt a second child from the country. — “I must have to decline to grant the application to Madonna,” judge Esmie Chondo said in a ruling following a closed-door hearing on Friday.
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Raphael Tenthani / Associated Press:
Malawi court rejects Madonna adoption request — LILONGWE, Malawi - In a surprise move, a judge on Friday rejected Madonna's request to adopt a second child from Malawi even though the country's child welfare minister had supported Madonna's application to raise the 3-year-old girl.
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Madonna Adoption Request Rejected!!!! — That poor little baby! — Madonna's attempt to adopt a motherless little girl, living in an orphonage in Malawi, was shot down by a local judge on Friday. — “The decision came down to residency requirement and the fact that the judge believes …
CNN:
Madonna's adoption rejected by Malawian judge — (CNN) — Madonna's petition to adopt a second Malawian child was rejected by a local judge Friday, an official said. — “The decision came down to residency requirement and the fact that the judge believes she was being well taken care of in the orphanage …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Jamie Oliver Celebrates Birth of Baby Daughter — It's a third girl for celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who became a father again on Friday. — Oliver's wife, Jools, gave birth to Petal Blossom Rainbow at 2:46 a.m., PEOPLE has confirmed. The baby, who weighed 6 lb., 10 oz. …
Des Moines Register:
Iowa court upholds ruling; marriage no longer limited to one man, one woman — REGISTER STAFF REPORTS — The Iowa Supreme Court this morning unanimously upheld gays' right to marry. — “The Iowa statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman violates …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
This Is What Mah Boo Will Wear To Our Wedding — The Iowa State Supreme Court ruled this morning that a ban on same-sex marriage is gross and struck that motherf**ker down! That bitch got banished back to the dark ages. This will make Iowa the fourth state that allows gays and lesbians …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Man Arrested for Stalking Jamie Foxx — On March 22, Steven Taliver, 49, barged into the Oscar winner's Philadelphia hotel suite after posing as one of Beyonce's producers, according to TMZ. After realizing he didn't know the man, Foxx reportedly managed to keep him from fully entering the room and slammed the door.
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Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
Exclusive Zac Efron: Why I said no to ‘Footloose’ — In about as polite a manner as he could muster, teenage heartthrob Zac Efron confessed to EW.com why he said no to the Footloose remake: He didn't want to be type-cast as the musical guy. In Las Vegas to receive the Showest Breakthrough Performer …
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Why Zac Said No To ‘Footloose’ — So this totally makes sense... Zac Efron says he doesn't want to be typecast and that's why he decided to drop out of the planned remake of Footloose. “I'm sure Footloose would have been a huge challenge,” Efron tells EW.com, “but the actors that I love …
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PHOTO: Rihanna Leis Low in Hawaii — Rihanna in Honolulu — She definitely wasn't dressed in blue to match her mood. Rihanna, sporting a new hairstyle, smiled and laughed as walked through Honolulu airport Wednesday. — The 21-year-old singer slipped undetected through LAX at the start …
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Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Maura Tierney Goes from ER to the Firehouse — On the night ER's County General shut its doors for good, Maura Tierney hit the town in support of her new show, the FX firefighter drama Rescue Me. — At Thursday's New York season-five premiere and Rescue Me Comedy Tour …
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Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
RANDOM PICS: NICK & MARIAH AT LUNCH TO BENEFIT THE MANDELA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION — Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon pose for a photograph during a lunch to Benefit the Mandela Children's Foundation on Friday, April 3rd in Cape Town, South Africa. — Nick just updated his twitter page saying …
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Demi Moore Uses Twitter To Send Alleged Suicidal Woman Help — Demi Moore,Twitter,News,Ashton Kutcher,Health Scares — The life of a woman who claimed to be suicidal was saved on Friday with the help of Demi Moore and Twitter. — A woman sent the actress a message on the mirco-blogging Web site saying …
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
David Banda tells his father that he misses Guy Ritchie — In other Malawi adoption news, David Banda was allowed to visit with his biological father while visiting Malawi this week. Banda seemed not to know who the man was at first, but warmed up to him quickly.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Rosemarie DeWitt joins ‘Company Men’ — Chris Cooper also in talks to join John Wells' drama film — Rosemarie DeWitt is slated to be one of “The Company Men,” John Wells' downsizing drama that Chris Cooper also is in negotiations to join. — The actress, who broke through with her performance …
Abigail Lorge / ESPN:
Catching up with Lindsay Davenport — Lindsay Davenport hopes her second child, a daughter due in mid-June, doesn't turn out to be a girly girl. — “Oh my God, that's my biggest fear,” the Southern California native said when I caught her on the phone last week. “I don't wear makeup, I don't do my hair.
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Katherine / Style News:
Tori Spelling Dishes About Her Children's Clothing Collection — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic — Looks like there's another star designer on the rise. Tori Spelling has inked a deal for a children's apparel line, Little Maven by Tori Spelling, which will hit stores this fall.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Wolverine’ helmer clears the air — As Fox deals with “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” bouncing around the Internet like emails promising Nigerian fortunes, it's easy to forget an earlier controversy surrounding the movie: namely, the alleged battle between director Gavin Hood and Fox studio topper Tom Rothman …
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Ted Nugent Lands Hunting Show - With Humans As His Prey — Rocker-turned-outdoorsman Ted Nugent has landed a new reality TV contest, where he'll hunt down three wannabe survivalists. — Runnin' Wild... From Ted Nugent will debut on cable network CMT in August.
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Howard Breuer / People.com:
Michelle Obama Invited as 30 Rock Guest Star — So how does Alec Baldwin's 30 Rock character Jack Donaghy make amends for his admittedly misguided job last season with the Bush administration? — “I would like Michelle Obama on 30 Rock,” Baldwin told Hollyscoop.com at the premiere of Lymelife …
