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3:10 PM ET, April 21, 2009

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New York Post:
MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ FLIPS OUT AT WEDDING  —  “THE Fast and the Furious” star Michelle Rodriguez was no model bridesmaid at the four-day wedding of her best friend and manager, Giancarlo Chersich, to beautiful Dominican actress and television host Celines Toribio, reports The Post's Sandra Guzman.
CBS News:
Julie Chen Is Expecting First Child  —  Early Show Co-Anchor Says She'll Continue Doing Show And Hosting “Big Brother”  —  (CBS) Julie Chen had a big announcement at the beginning of The Early Show Tuesday.  —  The show co-anchor told viewers she's pregnant with her first child.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Early Show's Julie Chen Expecting First Child  —  Newsflash: Julie Chen of CBS' The Early Show is pregnant.  —  On Tuesday's show, she announced that she and husband, CBS Corporation President and CEO Les Moonves, are expecting their first child together.  —  Rubbing her tummy, Chen, 39 …
New York Post:
JULIE CHEN EXPECTING BABY
Discussion: Dlisted and The Huffington Post
Fox News:
Exclusive: Carrie Prejean Says ‘God Was Testing My Faith’ With Gay Marriage Question  —  Carrie Prejean is the most famous runner-up in Miss USA history.  —  In an exclusive interview with FOXNews.com's Courtney Friel, Miss California says her phone has been ringing off the hook …
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DailyFill.com:   Miss California: Marriage Is Between A Man And A Fake-Breasted, Botoxed Robot Woman
People.com:
Brad and Angelina: Fact or Fiction?  —  The Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie rumor mill has been churning overtime lately.  Here's a quick rundown of some of the stories making the rounds - and whether they're fact or fiction:  —  Liquid Diet?  Rumor: Angelina is on a liquid diet that has caused …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Whoopi Goldberg: Patrick Swayze “Doesn't Know When It's Going to Happen”  —  Whoopi Goldberg tells Usmagazine.com her cancer-stricken Ghost costar Patrick Swayze is “doing the best he can.”  —  “He's kicking butt,” she told Us Monday at the 1st Annual Blossom Ball in NYC.  “And, you know, he's sick.
Discussion: Showbiz Spy and Hollyscoop
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Preppy Medical Student Charged as ‘Craigslist Killer’  —  An intensive police investigation along the Eastern Seaboard came to a dramatic conclusion at 4 p.m. Monday, when Boston police arrested a 22-year-old, engaged-to-be-married, second-year Boston University medical student …
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Would Do Vegas Peepshow “for Fun”  —  Lindsay Lohan's not planning to strip down for the Strip just yet.  —  She tells E! News exclusively that, despite reports saying otherwise, she is not interested in being a lead performer in Peepshow, the burlesque production …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Trainer: Madonna Going Back to the Gym Tomorrow After Horse Accident  —  Don't worry about Madonna, who fell off a horse in the Hamptons over the weekend.  —  “She's going to be fine.  She fell on her butt,” her trainer Tracy Anderson told Usmagazine.com Monday at Cookie Magazine's Smart Cookie Awards in NYC.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Perez Hilton
RELATED:
Madonna / The Superficial:   Madonna will be back in the gym tomorrow
Steve Helling / People.com:
Channing Tatum: A Lover, Not a Fighter  —  Channing Tatum  —  Channing Tatum hits theaters this Friday in his new film, Fighting, but he says he's not really the type to settle things with his fists.  —  When asked - in an interview with WPIX in New York Monday - what he'd do if he ran …
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Charissa Che / PIX Morning News Blog:
Heartthrob Channing Tatum Has Some ‘Fight’ In Him
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!
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.
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC picking up Debra Messing comedy  —  Untitled project is from Josann McGibbon, Sara Parriott  —  Debra Messing is back at NBC.  —  The network is in negotiations to pick up a single-camera comedy toplined by the former “Will & Grace” star and written by Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott.
Metro.co.uk:
Lohan: ‘I wanted to be like Britney’  —  Lindsay Lohan said her teenage desire to be like Britney Spears drove her to chase fame.  —  The volatile actress admits: 'Seeing Britney Spears when I was 13 years old, I was like, I want to be chased by the paparazzi.  Little did I know.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Will Simon Cowell Quit While He's So Far Ahead?  —  Things just seem to happen like this for Simon Cowell:  —  He is judging contestants for the reality show he owns, “Britain's Got Talent”; a middle-aged woman from Scotland walks onstage and begins to sing; and somewhere in the recesses …
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” …
E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Who's in Danger on Desperate Housewives?  —  Ahhh!  So much gossip, so little time!  —  Want to know what that charming psycho Dave is gonna do on Desperate Housewives?  What's the latest buzz on the Gossip Girl spinoff, Lily (or whatever the heck it's called)?
Christian Boone / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Family says bullying led boy, 11, to hang himself  —  The free spirit of Jaheem Herrera is evident in the family portraits in his DeKalb County apartment.  —  The 11-year-old enjoyed dancing and drawing, and the easy smile he flashed for the photographers was genuine, his stepfather said Monday night.
Discussion: #gay and Queerty
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Did Miss California's Answer Really Cost Her the Crown?  —  Did Miss California's Answer Really Cost Her the Crown?  Miss Vermont USA: ‘I Disagree With Carrie’  —  Miss California Carrie Prejean was neck-in-neck with winner Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton, going into the interview portion of Sunday's Miss USA competition.
Discussion: Jezebel and Perez Hilton
Eskay / Nah Right:
Eminem Relapse Artwork  —  You see what he did there?  The image is made up of a bunch of pills, and that prescription label in the lower left-hand corner says “Prescribed by Dr. Dre”.
Discussion: Idolator and Rolling Stone
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Rocker Dave Grohl: New Daughter Is ‘Loud as Hell’  —  Dave Grohl and wife Jordyn Blum  —  Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, 40, and his wife Jordyn Blum, 32, welcomed their second daughter on April 17, the singer announced in a statement.  —  Harper Willow Grohl is named …
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jen Garner: Ben a ‘Sweet’ Dad - Just Don't Let Him Do Hair  —  Ben Affleck may have many talents when it comes to parenting 3-year-old daughter Violet, but according to his wife Jennifer Garner hairdressing isn't one of them.  —  “Ben will do the school run,” Garner, 35 …
Discussion: iVillage
NY Daily News:
Chris Brown who?  Rihanna has a ball with L.A. hoopsters  —  Rihanna is back in action!  The sexy songbird was decked out in ‘80s club gear at L.A. hot spot myhouse, where she helped L.A. Clippers star Baron Davis’ celebrate his 30th birthday — and danced, sipped Grey Goose and flirted with Davis and his teammates all night.
Discussion: Scandalist and L.A. Rag Mag
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - RIHANNA'S FIRST DATE SINCE CHRIS!  —  X17 archive photo of Rihanna, Bynum photo courtesy AndrewBynum.com X17online can exclusively report that Rihanna went on a date last Friday - her first since Chris Brown - with the Lakers' Andrew Bynum!  The couple dined at Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills.
 
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Discussion: PopEater and Perez Hilton
PopEater:
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Access Hollywood:
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Tori Spelling: “It Sucks to Have to Diet and Exercise”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Kim K. Washes Up on Shore
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Howard Breuer / People.com:
Did Alleged Killer of Sandra Cantu Abduct Another Little Girl?
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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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