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2:40 PM ET, April 7, 2009

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Peter G / Us Weekly:
Samantha Ronson Family Seeks Restraining Order  —  Samantha Ronson's mother and sister asked Beverly Hills police how they could obtain a retraining order three days after Lindsay Lohan banned from a Ronson family event, Usmagazine.com exclusively reports.  —  “They were directed to the court …
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Patricia Ramos / OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Ronsons Look Into Restraining Order Against Lindsay  —  As the Lindsay Lohan/Samantha Ronson split continues to spiral out of control, OK! can exclusively report that Sam's family is so concerned that they are seeking a restraining order against the actress.
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Flips Out Over Possible Restraining Order  —  Well connected sources tell TMZ Lindsay Lohan is “devastated” after learning members of Sam Ronson's family are taking steps towards getting a restraining order against LiLo.  —  After Us Weekly broke the story that Sam's mother …
People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Family Rallies Around Her after Split
Discussion: Jossip
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan: “I'm Taking Break From Sam to Focus on Myself”
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
‘House’ exclusive: The shocking story behind last night's big death  —  DEFCON 1 spoiler alert!  If you haven't seen last night's House, stop reading now.  Everyone else, onward and downward!  —  Here are the six things you need to know up-front about last night's House:
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Kal Penn Leaves House to Work for President Obama  —  Kal Penn has left Fox's House for the White House.  —  The 31-year-old actor — whose character, Dr. Kutner, committed suicide on Monday's show — tells Entertainment Weekly that it was his decision to leave the hit show to work for President Obama.
Rachel Weiner / The Huffington Post:
Kal Penn Leaving “House” For White House
Discussion: Videogum
ELLE.com:
DREW BARRYMORE  —  The actress gets heartbroken, gets angry, and gets a life  —  On her breakup from boyfriend Fabrizio Moretti: “It's hard to be with someone for five years and say, This isn't going to work.  But it was a time in my life where I finally just said, I can't live for anyone else anymore.
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Perez Hilton:   Shipwrecked!  —  Drew Barrymore is the covergirl for the May issue of ELLE magazine.
Country Girl / Country Music Tattle Tale:
Jessica Simpson Finally Dropped from Her Record Label?  —  One of our readers sent me some very interesting emails today.  He has been doing some “tattle tale” investigation work and it seems that Jessica Simpson is no where to be found on any of her record label websites.
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NashvilleGab:
Has Jessica Simpson been dropped by her record label?  —  Hmmm, juicy little rumor that Country Music Tattle Tale has brewing on their site.  Seems one of their astute readers has been keeping tabs on Jessica Simpson's record label and it appears that her name and information no longer appears …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
An ‘Embarrassed’ Carrie Underwood Apologizes to Matthew McConaughey Over Sexual Reference in Acceptance Speech  —  An ‘Embarrassed’ Carrie Underwood Apologizes to Matthew McConaughey Over Sexual Reference in Acceptance Speech |  A Crazy Lindsay Lohan Crashes Party, Josh Hartnett Helps Himself to Vodka Shots After Stomach Surgery?
NY Daily News:
Conrad happily over ‘The Hills’  —  Lauren Conrad may have one more season left on “The Hills,” but she won't actually be filming anything from this point on — an insider says all of LC's antics are already in the can.  —  According to our source, Conrad's contract with MTV expired in March …
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Rihanna's Dad on Chris Brown: “He Needs to Stop Being in Denial”  —  After hearing the news that Chris Brown pleaded not guilty after being charged with allegedly beating his daughter, Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, told Usmagazine.com exclusively that Brown “needs to stop being in denial” about what he did.
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People.com:
Father of Madonna Orphan Surfaces, Wants to Support Child  —  Madonna  —  Madonna has now left Malawi but the controversy she stirred up there with her ongoing attempt to adopt a child hasn't simmered down.  —  First, the long-missing father of 3-year-old Mercy James …
TMZ.com:
Howard K. Stern Ain't Dealing With D.A.  —  Howard K. Stern won't cut a deal with the D.A. in the Anna Nicole Smith drug case, and sources tell us the only reason he'll plead not guilty is because there's no such thing as a plea of innocent.  —  Our sources say Stern will show up in court …
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online, INF Daily and Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:   Howard K. Stern Arraignment Postponed
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
It's a Girl for Penelope Ann Miller  —  Penelope Ann Miller and her husband, James Huggins, have welcomed their second child, a girl named Maria Adela Huggins.  —  The baby, born March 23 in Los Angeles, joins big sister Eloisa May, who is 8, according to the actress's manager.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Quint / Ain't It Cool News:
Quint has seen JJ Abrams' STAR TREK!  —  Ahoy, squirts!  Quint here... Holy crap what a night.  —  I started it expecting to see 10 minutes of JJ Abrams' TREK with the full feature of a pristine WRATH OF KHAN and ended it by watching about 5 minutes of WRATH OF KHAN (the opening credits) with the full feature of a pristine STAR TREK.
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