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1:40 PM 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.
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 …
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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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Katie Holmes Brother-in-Law Dies Suddenly
Discussion: Gabby Babble
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 …
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
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Carlos Greer / People.com:   Josh Hartnett Says Not to Worry about His Health
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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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 …
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!
Pizzaburger / FAIL Blog:
Dancing with the Stars Fail  —  Incorrect credit?
Discussion: reality blurred and L.A. Rag Mag
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Mel Gibson's 24-Year-Old Lover Confirms Their “Union”
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.
Jocelyn Vena / MTV:
Will New Solange Album Have A Duet With Sister Beyonce?  —  'I definitely think that they'll be a time and a place for me and my sister to collaborate,' Solange says.  —  Now that Solange Knowles has cleared up rumors that she was dropped from her record label, she can begin work on her follow …
Discussion: Bossip.com
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
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!”
NBC Bay Area:
Lady GaGa Entertains Thousands At Palm Springs White Party  —  Billboard chart topper Lady GaGa took to the stage this weekend way past most folks' bedtime to perform a roaring 75-minute concert set for a crowd of thousands - mostly gay men.  —  The people gathered at the Palm Springs Convention Center …
Discussion: blondieenyc and Perez Hilton
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.
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 …
 
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Access Hollywood:
'New Moon's' Alex Meraz On His Shirtless Werewolf Transformation …
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Slumdog Producers Donate $740,000 to Indian Kids
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Access Hollywood:
Lil Jon ‘In Shock’ Over Getting Miley Cyrus' Old Number
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Eddie Cibrian & Wife Party in Las Vegas
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David Caplan / People.com:
Ashley Tisdale and Her Ex Are Still ‘Good Friends’
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OK! Magazine:
Tori & Dean Beg (Nicely) For Scripts
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Larry Carroll / MTV Movies Blog:
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Yahoo! News:
Walsh seeks to deny Young spousal support
Discussion: iVillage
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Wilmer Valderrama on Lindsay Lohan: “She'll Figure It Out”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Socialite Life
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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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