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9:25 AM ET, April 9, 2009

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Perez Hilton:
DRAMA At Britney Concert!!!  Spears Puts Show On Hold Midway In  —  Ohhh, the irony!  —  Britney Spears, a smoker, put the breaks on her Vancouver concert Wednesday night because it was too smokey in the arena.  —  We s**t you not!  —  The Toxic performer, who doesn't even sing live at her shows …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Britney Spears Walks Off Stage During Concert  —  The show didn't go on in Vancouver Wednesday night after Britney Spears pulled the plug on her sold-out Circus concert 15 minutes and three songs into her performance - departing the stage and leaving the audience in the GM Place in the dark for more than half an hour.
Discussion: Dlisted and iVillage
Vancouver Sun:
Pop star Britney Spears walks off the stage in Vancouver  —  Britney Spears sings to her screaming fans at Vancouver's GM Place on Wednesday, April, 8, 2009.  —  REVIEW: Britney Spears Wednesday night at GM Place  —  Britney Spears displayed her famous unpredictability …
Discussion: Us Weekly and PopSugar
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Millionaire Matchmaker: Who I'd Set Up With Jen Aniston  —  Patti Stanger, star of Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker, says Jennifer Aniston could really use her services.  —  “She's going through a really rough time right now,” Stanger tells Fox News.  “I read her body language all the time …
Discussion: Just Jared and I'm Not Obsessed
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Rep: Rumors Angelina Jolie Fainted on Set “Not True”  —  Angelina Jolie didn't collapse on the New York City set of Salt despite widespread internet reports, a movie rep tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “I can confirm that those rumors are in fact not true!” a rep from Sony, the studio behind the action-thriller, tells Us.
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Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie is Poncho Pretty
Discussion: Best Week Ever
EW.com:
‘SVU’ exclusive: NBC to replace Chris and Mariska?!  —  They wouldn't dare.  —  Multiple sources are confirming that NBC is threatening to replace Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni on Law & Order: SVU if the actors persist in their demands for more money.  —  Last week, NBC closed a deal …
David Caplan / People.com:
Lindsay's Grandmother Is Heartbroken  —  Lindsay Lohan may feel alone following her headline-making split from Samantha Ronson, but her grandmother tells PEOPLE she is there for her.  —  “We'd all like to reach out to her,” Lohan's paternal grandmother Marilyn says in an exclusive interview …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Trista Sutter to Undergo Permanent Birth Control Procedure  —  After welcoming baby welcoming baby Blakesley Grace last Friday, Trista Sutter says she's done having kids.  —  The former Bachelorette star — who is also mom to Max, 20 months, with husband Ryan — has signed …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Plot details for new ‘Sex’ movie  —  Plus: Hudson and Wilson break up; ‘Gossip Girl’ star gaining weight  —  The next “Sex and the City” movie won't hit theaters till 2010, but expect Carrie and Big's marriage to run into some problems.  —  Slideshow  —  The week in celebrity sightings
James Regan / Reuters:
Young Star Trek crew boldly walks red carpet  —  SYDNEY (Reuters Life!)  - The 11th Star Trek movie in 30 years had its world premiere on Tuesday, its markedly younger cast boldly going along the red carpet to a makeshift cinema in the Sydney Opera House.  —  Chris Pine, 28 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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TMZ.com:
Billy Bob Goes Off — Don't Call Me an Actor!  —  Billy Bob Thornton transformed into a condescending, pompous jerkwad — live on the radio today — when the station DJ casually brought up Billy's acting career.  —  See, Billy Bob has a band now ... and he demands to be taken seriously …
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Perez Hilton:
Billy Bob Thorton Is An Ass On-Air!
Discussion: Fan Fare
Brooke Tarnoff / PopEater:
Griffin Sets Sights on Chris Brown, Diddy And Prejudice Against Hot Women  —  Life is apparently busy on the d-list - comedian Kathy Griffin spent Sunday taping Bravo's ‘A-List Awards,’ airing April 15 (more show info here).  She's had a full week filming segments for her series …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
MaryAnn Spoto / New Jersey Online:
Bruce Springsteen is named other man in Monmouth County divorce case  —  He may be The Boss, but Bruce Springsteen is also a home wrecker, a Red Bank man claimed in his divorce papers.  —  Businessman Arthur J. Kelly named the Jersey rock ‘n’ roller as the reason for the breakup …
Erik Davis / Cinematical:
Trailer Premiere: Mike Judge's ‘Extract’!  —  Cinematical is absolutely, positively pumped up to be bringing you the debut teaser trailer for Mike Judge's Extract, starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig and J.K. Simmons.  I'm a huge Judge fan; been following the dude since …
Andrea / Style News:
EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift Donates Her Prom Dress to Charity  —  DonateMyDress.org  —  Country superstar Taylor Swift has had the opportunity to wear beautiful dresses to events like the Grammy Awards and ACM Awards.  But there is one gown that isn't just sitting in the back of her closet: her prom dress!
People.com:
Victoria Beckham to Square Off with SpongeBob  —  Victoria Beckham and SpongeBob SquarePants  —  Victoria Beckham is going deep for her next TV role.  —  The former Spice Girl and current fashionista, who's already appeared on ABC's Ugly Betty, is lending her voice to a character …
Jennifer Wren / People.com:
Levi Johnston Adresses Tensions with Palin Camp  —  Just days after appearing on the Tyra Banks Show, Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin's former fiancé and father to her son Tripp, talked more on CBS' The Early Show about his difficulties with the family of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Kate Moss Loves Showing Her Nipples  —  Here's another one from the new issue of Love magazine, and this time it's Kate Moss, who loves showing off her nipples.  I'm not really sure about the point of these photos.  I know it's fashion photography, which doesn't always make sense …
Discussion: Celebslam
 
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