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9:20 AM ET, April 14, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Phil Spector Mug Shot — Something's Fishy  —  Phil Spector's mug shot — taken today after he was convicted of 2nd degree murder in the death Lana Clarkson.  —  See Also
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Vickie Bane / People.com:
Phil Spector Is Found Guilty in Retrial  —  Music producer Phil Spector got a replay - only this time it was a different tune.  —  The 68-year-old music legend has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson, who was slain at his mansion six years ago.
CNN:
Phil Spector found guilty of actress' 2003 murder  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — A jury has found music legend Phil Spector guilty of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting death of an actress at his home in Alhambra, California.  —  The jury returned the verdict in a Los Angeles courtroom shortly after 5 p.m. ET on Monday.
Harriet Ryan / Los Angeles Times:
Phil Spector convicted of second-degree murder  —  Famous record producer must serve at least 18 years of a mandatory life sentence for killing Lana Clarkson in 2003.  —  A Los Angeles jury convicted Phil Spector of second-degree murder Monday, making the legendary record producer who worked …
Discussion: Gawker, The Dish Rag and LA Observed
Linda Deutsch / Associated Press:
Phil Spector found guilty of 2nd-degree murder
Discussion: Associated Press
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson Responds to Robyn  —  Mel Gibson has filed his response to wife Robyn's divorce petition — and it only took a matter of hours.  —  Gibson, unlike his wife, gives a specific date of separation — the papers say the date is August 26, 2006.  The date is hugely significant …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Mel Gibson & The Woman Who Broke Up His Marriage  —  With Mel Gibson's wife Robyn filing for divorce after twenty eight years, one of the “irreconcilable difference” might be his relationship with raven-haired beauty Oksana.  On March 4, Gibson was caught embracing …
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson's Wife Files for Divorce
RADAR:
Exclusive Interview: Chris Brown's New Lady Speaks  —  The stunning new girl on Chris Brown's arm, Natalie Mejia, tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that Brown has been a total “gentlemen.”  —  Mejia, of The CW's Girlicious, was spotted with the embattled R&B singer this past Saturday in Los Angeles …
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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Chris Brown Denies Dating Girlicious Singer  —  Chris Brown is denying reports that he's getting romantic with Girlicious singer Natalie Mejia.  —  The R&B singer, 19, was photographed with Mejia, 20, and another man on Saturday at West Hollywood tattoo parlor Tattoo Mania, where Brown has been inked before, a source tells PEOPLE.
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Lost's Josh Holloway Has a Baby Girl!  —  Holloway and wife Yessica  —  Lost heartthrob Josh Holloway and wife Yessica welcomed a daughter on April 9 in Oahu, PEOPLE has exclusively confirmed.  They named their baby girl Java Kumala Holloway.  —  “Dad and mom are absolutely thrilled,” a source close to the actor, 39, tells PEOPLE.
Access Hollywood:
Marlee Matlin Reveals Alleged Abusive Relationship With William Hurt  —  Celebrities,Movies,Authors,Celebrity Scandals  —  The night of the 1987 Academy Awards should have been one of the happiest moments in actress Marlee Matlin's life.  —  At age 21, she became the first deaf actress to win an Oscar …
Scarlett Johansson / The Huffington Post:
The Skinny  —  While training for an upcoming film, I've come to this conclusion: chin ups are near impossible and lunges suck.  There is no magic wand to wave over oneself to look good in a latex catsuit.  Eating healthy and getting fit is about commitment, determination, consistency and the dedication to self-preservation.
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Just Jared:
Scarlett Johansson Talks Weight Issues
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and INF Daily
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Porn star Marilyn Chambers dead at 56  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Porn star Marilyn Chambers, who made waves in the 1970s by having screen sex with an African-American, has been found dead at her Los Angeles home at the age of 56, coroner's officials said on Monday.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Rep: Jason Priestley, Wife Expecting Second Child  —  Lowde showed off her growing bump during a weekend shopping trip to Tiffany & Co.  —  The couple welcomed daughter Ava Veronica on July 2, 2007.  Us Weekly named Priestley one of Hollywood's sexiest dads that same year.  —  “I love being a father.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
McG has big-screen ‘Spring Awakening’  —  Filmmaker in talks to turn rock musical into feature  —  McG is in talks to bring the Broadway rock musical “Spring Awakening” to the big screen, developing it with original book and lyrics writer Steven Sater.  —  McG is attached to direct and would act as a producer.
Discussion: Cinematical
LA Weekly:
MICHAEL JACKSON'S ARCADE & OTHER NEVERLAND RANCH ODDITIES  —  Wacky items up for auction from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch collection: his video game arcade, “slow school zone” sign, jeweled socks, saddle collection, Star Wars and Walt Disney memorabilia, slushie machine …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
HBO sets 2008 election film  —  Leavitt to adapt ‘Obama’ novel for smallscreen  —  HBO pic on the 2008 campaign will be adapted by Charles Leavitt from a book now being written by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.
 
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Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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