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11:35 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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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
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
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
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Michelle Nichols / Reuters:   Octuplets' mom says plans documentary series
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
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 …
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
Carlos Greer / People.com:
Josh Hartnett Says Not to Worry about His Health  —  Despite his recent hospitalization with stomach pains, Josh Hartnett assured PEOPLE at Wednesday night's New Yorkers For Children Sixth Annual Spring Dinner, “I'm fine.  I just had a little stomach bug.”  —  The Pearl Harbor star, 30 …
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.
“ShockTillYouDrop.com:
EXCL: John Connor Versus Freddy Krueger  —  There are still plenty of roles left to fill in the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot.  Jackie Earle Haley and Kyle Gallner are officially locked, the former playing Freddy Krueger.  Tonight, ShockTillYouDrop.com has learned Thomas Dekker …
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 …
Sam Hill / Cele|bitchy:
PETA spokesperson Pam Anderson booked to open steakhouse/stripclub  —  Pamela Anderson is not the brightest bulb in the shed.  A while back, she posed naked for PETA's “I'd rather go naked...” campaign, and has been one of their celebrity spokespeople.  That didn't stop her from wearing Uggs …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Will Ferrell goes wild for ‘Man’  —  Actor to guest on Discovery Channel show  —  HOLLYWOOD — Will Ferrell is crawling into the extreme trenches with Bear Grylls for an upcoming episode of Discovery Channel's “Man vs. Wild.”  —  Discovery announced Ferrell's guest stint, set to air in June …
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.
Discussion: MTV Movies Blog
Access Hollywood:
Lil Jon ‘In Shock’ Over Getting Miley Cyrus' Old Number  —  Miley Cyrus,Hip Hop,Young Hollywood,TV One  —  Lil Jon has a new number - Miley Cyrus' old one.  —  The hip-hop star told Access Hollywood on Wednesday that he was “in shock” at getting the teen star's former digits.
Discussion: Bossip.com
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 …
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
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.
 
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