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3:15 PM ET, April 3, 2009

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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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BBC:
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.
New York Post:
MADONNA APPEALS ADOPTION REJECTION
CNN:
Madonna's adoption rejected by Malawian judge
The Tyra Banks Show:
Levi Johnston Breaks His Silence  —  For the first time, Levi Johnston, the former fiancé of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, breaks his silence and sits down exclusively with the “Tyra Show.”  —  Levi talks about his relationship with Bristol, what it was like to be thrust …
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Liza Hamm / People.com:
Bristol Palin's Ex Talks Sex with Tyra Banks  —  Levi Johnston shows Tyra Banks his “Bristol” tattoo on his ring finger  —  Bristol Palin's former fiancé and father to her child Tripp is talking about their sex life on national television.  —  Levi Johnston not only says he practiced safe sex …
Discussion: Bossip.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Levi Johnston: Sarah Palin Let Bristol and Me Share a Room
Discussion: ParentDish
Access Hollywood:
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 …
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ABCNEWS:
Did Demi Moore's Twitter Feed Stop a Suicide?  —  Moore's Followers Called Police After Fan Tweeted Actress About Suicide Plot  —  Don't discount the power of people who follow stars on Twitter.  —  A woman who used the micro-blogging network to announce her plans to commit suicide …
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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X17 Online:
Why Zac Said No To ‘Footloose’  —  So this totally makes sense …
Discussion: omg!
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
Discussion: Hollywood Dame and Gawker
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Gisele Bündchen, Tom Brady's Wedding Guests Party in Costa Rica  —  Before the party really kicks into high gear, Thursday night brought the rehearsal dinner for Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady's upcoming Costa Rican weekend wedding for friends, family, Brady's New England Patriots teammates …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
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TMZ.com:
Tom Brady Enjoys the Son in Costa Rica
Discussion: omg!
NY Daily News:
More kids, if Marc shares the J.Load  —  Jennifer Lopez is ready for kids again ... just as soon as she's sure her marriage is stable.  —  Although J.Lo isn't currently pregnant (we caught her sipping a glass of Champagne at Topshop's opening), the megastar is gearing up to expand her brood.
TMZ.com:
Paris' New Look — So Ladylike  —  Doing her best sadomasochistic Lady GaGa impersonation by wearing some sort of futuristic three-piece bikini contraption/torture device, Paris Hilton assembled all her vaguely feminine parts and materialized on a balcony in Santa Monica on Thursday.  —  P-p-p-poke 'er face!
Discussion: Celebrity Smack!
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. …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Boston doesn't want Jay Leno show  —  NBC affiliate opts to launch newscast instead  —  The first great NBC-affiliate battle over the new primetime Jay Leno show is poised to take place in Boston — the host's hometown.  —  WHDH-TV, Boston's Peacock affiliate, announced via its website Thursday …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff, Lifeline Live and EW.com
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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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Hellomagazine.com:
Sharon Stone and Mariah join stars at lavish Cape Town hotel launch
Discussion: Socialite Life
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.
TMZ.com:
Lohan & Lily — I Got Your Crazy!  —  Lily Allen, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears — a train wreck trifecta if we've ever heard of one — all came together last night at the Wiltern.  —  Allen performed Brit Brit's “Womanizer” for the crowd at her L.A. concert — and Lohan jumped up on stage …
Discussion: PopSugar and Splash News Online
 
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CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

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