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9:10 AM ET, April 21, 2009

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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Miss California: My Anti-Gay Marriage Answer “Cost Me My Crown”  —  Miss California Carrie Prejean says she believes her anti-same sex marriage stance hurt her chances of winning Sunday's Miss USA competition.  —  At the Las Vegas pageant, Prejean, 21, was asked by judge Perez Hilton how she felt about legalizing gay marriage.
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Fox News:
Miss California Sparks Furor With Gay Marriage Comments on Miss USA Telecast  —  Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA on Sunday, but the big story to come out of the normally politics-free telecast was Miss California's comments regarding gay marriage.
Neil Syson / The Sun:
Slumdog dad arrested  —  SLUMDOG Millionaire starlet RUBINA ALI'S father was arrested last night over claims he tried to sell his daughter for £200,000 - after a complaint from his ex-wife.  —  Indian cops spent several hours quizzing Rafiq Qureshi, 36, and are now anxious …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Go Grocery Shopping in New York Suburbs  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hit up a suburban grocery store with two of their kids Saturday afternoon, a Stop & Shop employee tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “They were here for 30 minutes and left,” Monira Ahmed …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Pittwatch.com and iVillage
Variety:
Bale in ring with Wahlberg for ‘Fighter’  —  David O. Russell to direct film  —  Christian Bale and director David O. Russell are poised to get into the ring with Mark Wahlberg on “The Fighter.”  —  Relativity Media has stepped up to fully finance the film.
Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian official web site:
Dear Us Weekly, I Love ‘Forever 21’, But...  I feel that this clipping from Us Magazine is a bit misleading, so I wanted to comment on it.  —  I am a huge fan of Forever 21 and I'm very happy they have expanded their line to include a plus-size range, but I am not in that size category and this article makes it sound like I am!
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Fantastic Four's Ioan Gruffudd and Wife Are Expecting  —  This is going to be some international family!  Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd and his wife, English actress Alice Evans, are expecting a baby, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  This will be the first child for the couple, who currently live in Los Angeles.
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Lady GaGa's new boyfriend revealed!  —  Lady GaGa's new boyfriend revealed!  —  Lady GaGa has plenty of reasons to celebrate these days.  The international pop sensation has two No. 1 singles, and a new beau!  In Touch can exclusively reveal that the “Just Dance” …
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and Showbiz Spy
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People.com:
The Paisleys Reveal Newborn Son's Name!  —  Brad Paisley and wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley have paid tribute to a special man when picking the name for their newborn son.  —  Jasper Warren Paisley, who was born in Nashville on April.  17, gets his middle name from the country singer's grandfather …
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com
Amy Elisa Keith / People.com:
Brooke Shields Likes Her Body, Hates Her Wrinkles  —  The teen in those oh-so-snug Calvin Klein jeans was not the confident supermodel she appeared to be on billboards in the 1980s.  Instead, Brooke Shields felt a “complete detachment,” the now-accomplished actress, 43, tells More magazine's May issue.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brooke Shields: “I Wish I Had the Face I Had a Decade Ago”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Bill Keveney / USA Today:
A day in the life of ‘Idol,’ from rehearsals to the live show  —  LOS ANGELES — It's show day at American Idol.  USA TODAY had the rare opportunity last week to follow executive producer Ken Warwick and chart the day for Idol's singers and all involved in putting together the live performance show (Tuesday, Fox, 8 ET/PT).
Phil / Egotastic!:
Jessica Biel Nude Pictures from Powder Blue JESSICA BIEL NUDE!!!!!!!!!!  —  Here it is, ladies and gentelmen (but mostly gentelmen), the moment you've all been waiting for.  Egotastic! is proud to be the first to present: Jessica Biel nude in Powder Blue!!!!!!!!!
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Demetri Martin swings at ‘Moneyball’  —  Comic to star opposite Brad Pitt in Soderbergh pic  —  Columbia Pictures and director Steven Soderbergh have set Demetri Martin to star alongside Brad Pitt in “Moneyball,” the adaptation of the Michael Lewis book about ballplayer-turned-Oakland Athletics g.m.
Discussion: ArtsBeat, /Film, FirstShowing.net and EW.com
TMZ.com:
Kim K. Washes Up on Shore  —  In case of emergency, Kim Kardashian's booty can be used as a flotation device.  —  The 28-year-old brought up the rear as she attempted to surf in Mexico this weekend.  —  Bandonkadonk is thicker than water.  —  See Also  — Kim K: You Call That a Booty
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Amy Wino's Skin Cracks Too  —  British popwreck Amy Winehouse appears to be getting to the root of all her problems, by peeling back all the layers ... of leg skin.  —  The 25-year-old former singer dragged her golden brown rotting limb around the beach in St. Lucia this weekend.
Champ Clark / People.com:
Farrah Fawcett Celebrates with Ryan O'Neal on His Birthday  —  Farrah Fawcett is in a life-or-death struggle with cancer - but the star is well enough to throw a birthday party for longtime partner, Ryan O'Neal, a friend of the actress tells PEOPLE.  —  “There will be cake and champagne,” …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and Lifeline Live
Derek Blasberg / Interview Magazine:
Emma WATSON  —  Since the first Harry Potter novel was published in 1997, millions upon millions have dreamt of being transported to Potterworld.  But what they probably don't know is that, in reality, it's only a few miles northwest of centralLondon—part of a former WWII aircraft factory turned movie set called Leavesden Studios.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Tori Spelling: “It Sucks to Have to Diet and Exercise”  —  Celeb moms who suddenly look skinny weeks after giving birth?  Not realistic for her, says Tori Spelling.  —  “I read all the magazines — I know how all the actresses look great weeks after having a baby, and that doesn't happen …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Hellomagazine.com:
Becks, Andy and Denise drop in on Downing St on anti-malaria mission  —  Sporting giants David Beckham and Andy Murray challenged each other at their rival sports for a good cause on Monday, but first they had a meeting with the Prime Minister at his official residence.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Zack Snyder adds two to ‘Sucker Punch!’  —  Jamie Chung, Jena Malone join all-female action fantasy  —  Jamie Chung and Jena Malone have snagged starring roles in “Sucker Punch!”  Zack Snyder's all-female action fantasy for Warner Bros.  —  Chung and Malone join Emily Browning …
Discussion: /Film and Oh No They Didn't!
Howard Breuer / People.com:
Did Alleged Killer of Sandra Cantu Abduct Another Little Girl?  —  Sandra Cantu may not have been the first young girl that accused killer Melissa Huckaby abducted at her Tracy, Calif., mobile home park.  —  Her hometown newspaper, the Tracy Press, reports that police there learned in January …
Discussion: Tracy Press
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.
 
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From Mediagazer:

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who has mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, readies a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 128 journalists and media workers, all but five of them Palestinian, have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in the year since the October 7 attack

 
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