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2:50 PM ET, April 20, 2009

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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Lindsay Lohan in Talks to Star in a Topless Las Vegas Strip Show  —  Word on the street for quite some time has been that newly-single Lindsay Lohan is strapped for cash and unemployed, but it looks as though the 22-year-old may have finally found her forte: starring in a topless show in Sin City.
NY Daily News:
Photographer denies Madonna's claim that he played a role in Madge's fall from horse in Hamptons  —  Madonna appeared physically unhurt Sunday, but her weekend horseback tumble in the Hamptons left her ego bruised.  —  “Are you the guys that spooked my horse?” the Material Mom asked …
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TMZ.com:
Pap Calls Madonna's Camp Liars  —  The paparazzo who claims he was the only pap around when Madonna fell off her horse on Saturday says he isn't to blame for her fall — and he claims Madonna's peeps are straight up lying about what went down.  —  We spoke with the photog who tells us …
Madonna / The Superficial:   Madonna lying about horse accident, says pap
Associated Press:
Photographer: Madonna wrong about NY horse fall
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Lifeline Live
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Slumdog Millionaire Kid Star Put Up for Sale by Father  —  The father of Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali reportedly offered to sell his 9-year-old daughter for nearly $300,000, Britain's News of the World reports.  —  Trying to confirm that he is fielding several lucrative adoption offers …
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People.com:
Father Denies Sale of Slumdog Child Star  —  Rubina Ali and her father, Rafiq Qureshi  —  The father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali has denied a report in Britain's News of the World that he was prepared to place his 9-year-old daughter up for adoption for $300,000 as a …
TMZ.com:
Tyler Perry Alleged Stalker Threatens Murder  —  TMZ has obtained the restraining order against the woman accused of stalking Tyler Perry — and the document is nothing short of shocking .... the alleged stalker saying Tyler is a candidate for murder.  —  As we first reported …
Access Hollywood:
Miss California: My Sister Is A Gay Rights Activist  —  Pageants,LGBT,Billy Bush,Celebrities  —  Her opinions on same-sex marriage may have cost Miss California the Miss USA crown on Sunday night - but in an interview with Billy Bush for “The Billy Bush Show” and Access Hollywood on Monday morning …
Discussion: Us Weekly and #gay
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Kathleen Hennessey / Associated Press:   Miss North Carolina USA crowned Miss USA 2009
Mirror.co.uk:
Lindsay Lohan leaves Las Vegas club with a man in tow  —  We were all over Coachella at the weekend so Lindsay Lohan probably thought she was safe to escape to Las Vegas.  —  Boy was she wrong... and boy were we shocked to see her pull a BLOKE.  —  Linds, recently split from DJ lover Samantha Ronson …
Raphael Tenthani / People.com:
Madonna Adoption Appeal Set for May 4  —  Madonna and son David, in 2007  —  A three-judge Supreme Court of Appeal panel will convene on May 4 to hear an appeal filed by Madonna against an April 3 Malawi High Court decision to stop her from adopting 3-year-old Malawian girl Chifundo “Mercy” James.
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Reuters:
Madonna to try again to adopt Malawian girl
Discussion: X17 Online
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Madonna Adoption Appeal Set for May 4
Discussion: PopSugar
Scott Bowles / USA Today:
First look: Murderous ‘Lovely Bones’ is also ‘curiously optimistic’  —  For all the violence and grief of The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson believes the movie adaptation need not be a downer.  —  In fact, he says, the film version of Alice Sebold's best-selling novel about teenager Susie Salmon …
Discussion: SCI FI Wire, /Film and The Playlist
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Khloe, Kourtney Kardashian Get Own Reality Show  —  Now it's going to be even harder to keep up with the Kardashians.  —  Kim's sisters Khloe and Kourtney are getting their own reality show.  —  Kourtney and Khloe in Miami, which debuts August 2009 on E!, follows the girls to south Florida as they open a new Dash boutique.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: DJ Slams Chris Brown In Front Of Rihanna  —  Things got hot, as in RED HOT, at Hollywood Club MyHouse early Sunday morning when the DJ called out Chris Brown — with Rihanna in the house!  —  RadarOnline.com learned exclusively from eyewitnesses that DJ Cobra sent a message that everyone in the club heard loud and clear.
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Ellen Pompeo Is Pregnant  —  Ellen Pompeo and her husband, Chris Ivery, are starting a family together, her rep, Jennifer Allen, confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “It's great news,” says Allen.  “They're ecstatic.”  —  The Grey's Anatomy star, 39, and Ivery, 41, a music producer …
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Couples Watch: Avril & Deryck, Paris & Doug ...  Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne  —  • Avril Lavigne and hubby Deryck Whibley supported pal Britney Spears at her L.A. show at the Staples Center.  Seated 20 rows back, the two rocked out for the night with friends.  “They were enjoying the show,” says an onlooker.
Variety:
‘17 Again’ tops weekend box office  —  Efron starrer at No. 1 thanks to teens  —  Weekend results at the domestic B.O. showed femmes under 18 continuing to exert their force at the box office, while New Line continues its enviable winning streak.  —  Warner Bros. and New Line's “17 Again …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Us Weekly
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Zac Efron Flexes His Box-Office Muscle
Discussion: iVillage
 
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