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11:40 AM 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.
Perez Hilton:
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 …
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com and X17 Online
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 …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and LOVEBSCOTT.COM
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Malawi Court Denies Mercy to Madonna  —  This time around, Madonna isn't getting into the adoption groove.  —  Despite backing from the government and assurances from her lawyer that it was a done deal, a Malawi court today shot down the Material Mom's request to adopt a second child …
Raphael Tenthani / Associated Press:
Malawi court rejects Madonna adoption request
Discussion: #gay and EW.com
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. …
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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TMZ.com:
Jamie Foxx Holed Up by Hotel Intruder  —  Jamie Foxx claims he was gripped by fear when an unknown man forced his way into the actor's hotel room — while Jamie was still inside.  —  It all went down at the AKA Hotel in Philadelphia on March 22 — sources say Jamie had to physically struggle …
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 …
Discussion: Busy Bee Blogger
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 …
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 …
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
E! Online:
Miley, JoBros Team Up on “Disney's Version of ‘We Are the World’ ”  —  The couple that stays together breaks up together is sometimes still contractually obligated to play together.  —  E! News has learned that Miley Cyrus is set to reteam with her ex-flame (and Mouse House coworker) …
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People.com:
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 …
Discussion: LOVEBSCOTT.COM
Starpulse:
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.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Charlie Sheen's Baby Son Remains Hospitalized  —  Brooke Mueller Sheen and Charlie Sheen  —  At just over 2 weeks old, Max Sheen is already in the spotlight as questions swirl about why he has yet to leave the L.A. hospital where he was born - along with his brother Bob - on March 14.
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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.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Hollywood Reporter:
Aaron Eckhart going down ‘Rabbit Hole’  —  Actor in talks to play Nicole Kidman's husband in drama  —  Aaron Eckhart is in negotiations to star opposite Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole,” a drama that John Cameron Mitchell has come aboard to direct.  —  Kidman, who is producing through …
Discussion: Pajiba and EW.com
Extra:
Locklear's ‘Melrose’ Dough Woe Causes No-Go for Show  —  Rumor has it Heather Locklear demanded too much moolah to land her a spot on the updated “Melrose Place,” but is it true?  Ka-ching!  According to a report, Locklear wanted $100,000 per episode to reprise her role as bad girl Amanda Woodward …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Heather Locklear Not Moving Back to Melrose Place
Discussion: iVillage and JFX Online
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 …
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 …
 
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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

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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