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2:35 PM ET, April 16, 2009

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Angie Romero / Latina.com:
Michelle Rodriguez: “I Feel Like I'm Being Born Again”  —  She's been labeled insane, tough, controversial and bisexual.  All of these things Michelle Rodriguez can neither confirm nor deny.  But Latina's May cover star does talk openly about her hard partying past, the stereotypes she battles in Hollywood …
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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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.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes' Brother-in-Law Dies Unexpectedly  —  Katie Holmes' brother-in-law has passed away.  —  Joseph Jeffrey Fretti — the 48-year-old husband of Holmes' older sister Tamera — has died of heart failure unexpectedly of heart failure.
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EXCLUSIVE: Katie Holmes Brother-in-Law Dies Suddenly
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Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
Miss USA contestants model itty-bitty, teeny-weeny Jessica Simpson Collection bikinis  —  Glammed-out Miss USA contestants will be wearing none other Jessica Simpson on Sunday night.  —  The itty-bitty bikinis, that is - not the pop star.  —  The singer-actress-designer's Jessica Simpson Collection snagged …
OK! Magazine:
Can Rehab Save LiLo?  —  In the predawn hours of what should have been a peaceful Easter, Lindsay Lohan and her mother, Dina, let loose with a world-class shouting match.  The scene was Lindsay's rented house in a quiet — normally — part of Hollywood Hills.  —  From upstairs, neighbors could hear Lindsay cry, “Mom, stop it!”
FemaleFirst:
Tori Spelling Begs For Scripts  —  Tori Spelling is begging for movie scripts.  —  The actress and her husband Dean McDermott - who are currently working on the fourth season of their reality TV show ‘Home Sweet Hollywood’ - are desperate for new projects and have even appealed to fans to submit proposals.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Josh Hartnett: Sick From “Drinking Water in Third World Countries”  —  Josh Hartnett says his stomach scare — which sent him to the hospital last month — wasn't a big deal.  —  “I'm fine, I had a stomach bug — it was literally, like, a 24 hour thing,” the actor, 30 …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Perez Hilton
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Billy Ray Cyrus: Jamie Foxx's Remarks About Miley Were “Hurtful”  —  Billy Ray Cyrus says Jamie Foxx was out of line after making crude cracks at his 16-year-old daughter, Miley Cyrus.  —  Foxx, 41, apologized Tuesday for saying on his Sirius radio show that the Hannah Montana star needs …
TMZ.com:
Britney's Ex Sued Over Car Attack  —  Britney Spears' ex BF Adnan Ghalib has been hit with a lawsuit over a hit and run.  —  Ram Moskowitz claims Ghalib maliciously struck him with a car, sending him flying onto the hood and then driving 30 - 40 yards before he was thrown clear …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
YouTube Sensation Susan Boyle Hits the U.S.  —  YouTube marvel Susan Boyle, the Scottish singing sensation who last weekend stunned the judges of the Britain's Got Talent TV show - including cynical Simon Cowell - has hit American shores.  —  In what was billed as her “first U.S. performance …
New York Post:
RYAN'S FLAME  —  RYAN Seacrest's mystery gal is a mystery no longer.  Seacrest was spotted recently taking a break in Paris with a buxom bru nette who was described by online gossips as a “Megan Fox look-alike.”  Now our source says the “American Idol” host's new catch is Jas mine Waltz.
Discussion: The Blemish
Pizzaburger / FAIL Blog:
Dancing with the Stars Fail  —  Incorrect credit?
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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.
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘House,’ ‘Chuck,’ ‘24,’ ‘Big Bang,’ ‘CSI: NY,’ ‘The Office,’ ‘Lost,’ and more!  —  Question: For the love of God, please give me some Big Bang Theory spoilers!  —Laura  —  Ausiello: Leonard's “Stuart” problem rears its nerdy little head again on May 4 …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
VH1 greenlights series with Fantasia  —  Project will chronicle her career and life as a single mom  —  Former “American Idol” star Fantasia Barrino will return to reality television in a new unscripted series on VH1.  —  The nine-time Grammy nominee has received a series commitment …
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.
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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People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  Nicollette Sheridan  —  • Nicollette Sheridan, feeding her date - a handsome brunette male - sushi at Katsuya Brentwood.  Looking happy, the former Desperate Housewives star and her dapper beau enjoyed cocktails with their salmon sushi, sea urchin and yellowtail sashimi.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Megan Fox, Mexican-border heroine  —  Megan Fox is making a run for the border.  —  Screen Gems says the actress will star as the lead in the border thriller “The Crossing.”  —  Byron Willinger and Philip de Blasi penned the pic, in which a couple returning from a Mexican vacation is carjacked and the husband kidnapped.
OK! Magazine:
Even Matthew McConaughey Was Inexperienced  —  Matthew McConaughey might be the epitome of rugged masculinity, winning his leading ladies' hearts in romantic comedy after romantic comedy, but even this hunky Texan wasn't always the wisest guy in the bedroom.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brad & Angelina Have “Such a Sweet Family,” Says Costar  —  Diane Kruger got to meet costar Brad Pitt's kids on the German set of their intentionally misspelled Quentin Tarantino WWII flick Inglourious Basterds.  —  “They came by a couple of times,” Kruger told Usmagazine.com at the Sixth Annual …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
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Mark Gray / People.com:
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David Caplan / People.com:
Ashley Tisdale and Her Ex Are Still ‘Good Friends’
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Larry Carroll / MTV Movies Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: Eli Roth Reveals Plans to Shoot 'Transformers'-Like …
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eMarketer: Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, TikTok, and others rise

Victoria Gomelsky / New York Times:
Watches of Switzerland Group, one of the world's largest watch retailers, acquires the watch enthusiast website Hodinkee, says coverage will remain independent

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

 
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