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8:05 PM ET, April 15, 2009

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 Top News: 
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Mel Gibson's 24-Year-Old Lover Confirms Their “Union”  —  Days after Mel Gibson's wife of 28 years, Robyn, filed for divorce, a 24-year-old Russian pop singer has come forth, claiming that she had a romantic relationship with the 53-year-old actor and has now fallen in love.
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Extra:
Gibson Spotted Hiding Out with Mystery Blonde  —  Just a day after Mel Gibson's wife Robyn filed for divorce in what may become Hollywood's most expensive split ever, the actor was spotted walking barefoot on a beach in Costa Rica with an unknown blonde female friend.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Evil Beet Gossip
People.com:
Source: Tension Between Mel Gibson and Wife Was Obvious
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
The Smoking Gun:
Octomom™ On The Way?  —  Nadya Suleman, mother of 14, seeks to trademark her tabloid nickname  —  The California woman who gave birth in January to eight babies has filed an application to trademark the word “Octomom,” which she wants to slap on disposable diapers and assorted clothing items.
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Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Life & Style exclusive: Octo-mom gets her own TV show!  —  After weeks of speculation, Nadya Suleman confirms to Life & Style exclusively that she will be doing a television show with her 14 children!  —  “Yes, it is official.  I'm going to be doing a show, but it's not a reality show,” Nadya tells Life & Style.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Octomom Seeking to Trademark Media Nickname
New York Post:
HULK: I COULD KILL LIKE OJ  —  HULK Hogan is sounding homicidal over the way his wife Linda dumped him, forced him out of his $18 million mansion, allegedly started spending his money at the rate of $40,000 a month and dating “some shaggy-haired pool boy 30 years her junior,” Rolling Stone reports.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Hulk Hogan: “I Totally Understand OJ”  —  In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Hulk Hogan goes off on his wife Linda Bollea, 48, for leaving him for “some shaggy-haired pool boy 30 years her junior.”  —  “I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody's throat,” says Hogan, 55.
DailyFill.com:
Hulk Hogan Understands Why O.J. Killed His Wife: Hey, That's Chris Rock's Joke
Discussion: omg!
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pam Anderson, Audrina Patridge and Samantha Ronson Open NYC Strip Club Steakhouse  —  Pamela Anderson, Audrina Patridge and Samantha Ronson Join Forces to Open Strip Club Steakhouse in New York City |  Pop Tarts Report Earns Miley Cyrus PETA Award |  Paul McCartney and Tom Petty Hit …
NY Daily News:
Britney Spears' ‘Circus’ tour gets another ring  —  Britney Spears' dating life - like her tour - has turned into one giant “Circus.”  —  Last month, we reported that the pop star was bumping and grinding with a tour backup dancer named Geo while her daddy was taking care of business in L …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Mom Talks About Her Daughter's Breasts  —  Apparently Joe Simpson isn't the only Simpson family member who likes to comment on Jessica's assets.  —  Chatting with daughter Ashlee via Twitter, mom Tina recently wrote, “Driving home in my GWagon with Jess...both are fast and top heavy!”
Michael Musto / Village Voice:
Fallen American Idol Star at Gay Bar!  —  Much wood in B'way's Desire Under the Elms revival.  —  'A work of monumental passion and epic sensuality," trumpets the press release for the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms.  They had me at “A.
Discussion: Vote for the Worst and #gay
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Photoshop Awards: Lisa Rinna On Playboy  —  More like “Are you trying to make us barf through our eye sockets, Ms. Rinna?”  I really wish Playboy made this a SANS FARDS issue.  And by “fards,” I mean farty turds, because then 45-year-old Lisa Rinna would never have been allowed to be on this cover.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Hugh Hefner Wants Holly Madison to Look for Love Again  —  One girl's coming off a breakup, another's starting a new relationship and a third is getting married.  That's a lot going on next door, and Hugh Hefner has advice for all of them.  —  It seems that Hefner, who just turned 83 …
Fox News:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Takes Bubble Baths In a Tiara, Likes Funny Geeks  —  The ‘Ghost Whisperer’ is whispering secrets to Maxim again.  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt becomes one of the few stars to grace the magazine's cover three times with the May 2009 issue, on stands April 21.  And she's fine with that.
Discussion: The Blemish and Bumpshack.com
Phil / Egotastic!:
Bar Refaeli Bikini Pictures on a Boat  —  I'm on a boat!  Actually, Bar Refaeli is on a boat.  But to be more precise, Bar Refaeli is in a bikini on a boat.  And she's also with some dude who is definitely not Leonardo DiCaprio.  These shots were taken while Bar was on vacation in Thailand with some guy named Nacham or Noam.
TVGuide.com:
Mega Buzz on Grey's, CSI, Mad Men, Lost, Dexter & More!  —  Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop.  Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.  —  Could you give me any scoop you have on Grey's Anatomy, ideally something about Mark and Lexie?
Discussion: TV Squad
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Pregnant Elisabeth Hasselbeck's Belly Fine After Bike Run-In  —  Elisabeth Hasselbeck had a run-in with a bike - and she survived to Tweet about it.  —  “All of a sudden I was walking,” the pregnant View co-host said on Wednesday's show.  “I turn around to just try and get a cab, and I get hit by a bike.”
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Lifeline Live
The Superficial:
Rihanna's tattoo is spelt wrong.  Whoops.  —  Turns out Rihanna's hip tattoo by artist BangBang (above) is not an accurate writing of Hindu Sanskrit, according to The Sun: … Wait.  You mean this BangBang fellow isn't thoroughly versed in ancient texts?  Get the f**k out.
PopEater:
Spencer Pratt Declares War on PopEater  —  Back in August, we here at PopEater put it in the hands of our readers as to whether or not we should continue covering any news about Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag.  With a whopping 169,000 votes, 95 percent of PopEater voters said we should ban the ‘Hills’ duo.
Discussion: omg! and PopSugar
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Vick looking to do reality show  —  Incarcerated NFL star meeting with unscripted producers  —  Michael Vick is looking to play the reality game.  —  The incarcerated NFL star has talked to producers about launching an unscripted program.  The proposed docu-series …
Robert K. Elder / Chicago Tribune:
‘Crash’ remains top DVD rental  —  Indie film has been top Netflix rental since 2005 release  —  “The Dark Knight” couldn't dethrone it.  —  Neither could Harry Potter, Indiana Jones or even Iron Man.  —  No, since its DVD debut in September 2005, “Crash” has remained Netflix's No. 1 rented movie …
mjsbigblog:
Next Week's Theme According to Paula Abdul: DISCO!  Plus, She'll be Choreographing the Group Number  —  Paula Abdul tells John Jay and Rich in her weekly interview with the KISS Phoenix radio show that next week's theme is...  DISCO!  —  Best part: She'll be choreographing the big cheesy group number.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Wilmer Valderrama on Lindsay Lohan: “She'll Figure It Out”  —  “She'll figure it out,” he told Usmagazine.com Wednesday at the “Handy Manny” Earth Day event in NYC.  “Out of respect for her privacy, I don't want to say too much.  But she's a good girl.  She'll figure it out.”
Discussion: Socialite Life
TMZ.com:
Seth Green Pulls a Britney  —  Don't draw up that conservatorship just yet, but “Austin Powers” star Seth Green has shaved his carrot top into a punk rock multi-colored mohawk.  —  Hopefully the 35-year-old's “Taxi Driver” 'do is just for a movie and not an early warning sign for a 5150 hold.
Discussion: Jossip
 
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Access Hollywood:
Alex Meraz Talks ‘New Moon’
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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From Mediagazer:

Peter White / Deadline:
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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

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