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1:05 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.
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan: “I'm Taking Break From Sam to Focus on Myself”  —  She was shunned from the party and locked out of her love nest.  Now, Lindsay Lohan exclusively tells E! News that reports of her breakup with Samantha Ronson are true: “We are taking a brief break so I can focus on myself.”
People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Family Rallies Around Her after Split
Discussion: Jossip and Style News
People.com:
Source: Sam's Family Hopes Split with Lindsay Is for Good
Discussion: E! Online and Socialite Life
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Finally Admits Split From Samantha Ronson
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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Rachel Weiner / The Huffington Post:   Kal Penn Leaving “House” For White House
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Chris Brown on Rihanna Assault: “Not Guilty, Your Honor”
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Superficial and POPWRAP
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Another Original Melrose Cast Member Returns  —  First Sydney, now Dr. Michael Mancini: The CW's new Melrose Place has yet another familiar face joining the cast.  —  Thomas Calabro will be reprising his role as Dr. Mancini, the good guy-turned-cheater, a source tells PEOPLE.
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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Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Garner has taste for ‘Butter’  —  Mandate options Jesse Micallef's political satire  —  To paraphrase Brando: Get the “Butter.”  —  So said Mandate when it optioned “Butter,” rookie scribe Jason Micallef's original comedy screenplay.  Jennifer Garner is attached to star and possibly produce with Michael De Luca.
Spicy / Celebrity Smack!:
Exclusive: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ARE Divorcing!  —  The sad news has been confirmed through a reliable West Village, New York source.  —  Sex and the City star, Sarah Jessica Parker, and her husband of nearly 12 years, Matthew Broderick are in the process of getting a divorce.
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.
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 …
 
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Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Michael Schneider / Variety:
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