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8:45 AM ET, April 16, 2009

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Heidi Klum: Pregnant With Fourth Child!  —  Mazel tov, Heidi Klum!  —  Sources confirm that the supermodel mogul is expecting her third child with music-man hubby Seal.  —  The couple has two sons together, Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel, 3, and Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel, 2.
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Online Mishap Reveals Heidi Klum's Pregnancy  —  Thanks to a fashion snafu, there is buzz that Heidi Klum and her husband, Seal, are adding to their family.  “It looks like Heidi is four months pregnant,” an insider tells In Touch, explaining that the Project Runway host's wardrobe plans gave her away.
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.
People.com:
Source: Tension Between Mel Gibson and Wife Was Obvious
Discussion: RADAR
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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Johnny Dodd / People.com:
Octuplets' Mom Nadya Suleman Seeks to Trademark ‘Octomom’  —  Nadya Suleman  —  Just call her Octomom!  —  Nadya Suleman, the now-famous mother of octuplets, has filed an application to trademark the word “Octomom.”  But she's not the first to think of it: A Houston-based novelty company beat her to the punch by a month.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Backseat Cuddler
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
Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
Octuplets' mom says plans documentary series
Discussion: EW.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Treats Tour Dancers — Including Her New Crush! — to Brunch  —  Britney Spears treated her Circus dancers to an Easter brunch.  —  The group — including Spears' tour crush Chase Benz (sitting to her left) — snacked on salad, chicken, veggies and fruit on the rooftop …
Discussion: Lifeline Live and iVillage
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Cosby kid Rudy in new reality show  —  NEW YORK - Rudy from “The Cosby Show” has grown up, and she's about to show off her life on cable TV.  —  Oxygen said Wednesday that it's developing a reality show about actress Keshia Knight Pulliam and her live-in boyfriend, Atlanta area entrepreneur Kaseem Penn.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and EW.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Linda Hogan Slams Hulk for O.J. Comments  —  Linda Hogan is not pleased her ex Hulk Hogan said he “totally” understood O.J. Simpson — who was acquitted for the murder of his wife in 1995.  —  “Hulk's serial cheating destroyed our marriage, our family and our future,” she snaps in a statement released to Usmagazine.com.
Discussion: Socialite Life and omg!
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Eddie Cibrian & Wife Party in Las Vegas  —  Eddie Cibrian's wife Brandi Glanville is standing by her man.  —  One month after reports of her husband's alleged affair with LeAnn Rimes, model Glanville, 36, and Cibrian, 35, headed to Las Vegas for some dinner and dancing.
Discussion: iVillage
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: mjsbigblog, Vote for the Worst and #gay
Larry Carroll / MTV Movies Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: Eli Roth Reveals Plans to Shoot 'Transformers'-Like Blockbuster, ‘Thanksgiving’ Slasher Back-To-Back  —  Filmmaker Eli Roth burst onto the scene a few years back with the gory, gruesome, great “Cabin Fever” and “Hostel” films, but has kept a relatively low profile ever since.
Discussion: The Playlist, Seriously? OMG! and /Film
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 …
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.
OK! Magazine:
Tori & Dean Beg (Nicely) For Scripts  —  Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott are busy these days, with the fourth season of their reality show, Home Sweet Hollywood, “babies, babies babies” and “lots of dogs,” but if you want to pitch a new idea, bring it on.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Salma Hayek Denies Plans for $2 Million Wedding  —  Salma Hayek  —  Salma Hayek won't be having an extravagant, multi-million dollar wedding bash anytime soon - or ever.  —  The actress, who quietly wed Francois-Henri Pinault at City Hall in Paris on Valentine's Day …
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.
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.”
David Caplan / People.com:
Ashley Tisdale and Her Ex Are Still ‘Good Friends’  —  Ashley Tisdale recently split from her boyfriend, Jared Murillo of the boy band V Factory, but the pair are as friendly as ever.  —  “They remain good friends,” Murillo's dad Alex tells PEOPLE exclusively, of his son, 20, and Tisdale, 23.
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Drew Barrymore & Justin Long's Premiere PDA  —  Drew Barrymore and Justin Long are not shy with their admiration for one another.  —  “I adore him,” Barrymore, who wore a retro flesh-tone Alberta Feretti gown to the premiere of her HBO movie Grey Gardens, said of Long.
Comics Continuum:
COMING WEDNESDAY  —  Smallville, First Looks — and much more!  —  TOP COW PRODUCTIONS ROUNDUP  —  Nelson Blake II, the most recent addition to the stable of in-house artists working at Top Cow Productions, is drawing The Darkness #78, the publisher has announced.
 
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NY Daily News:
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Discussion: Movieline and Oh No They Didn't!
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Will Ferrell goes wild for ‘Man’
Discussion: EW.com
PopSugar:
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
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Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Lifeline Live
 

 
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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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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