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2:30 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
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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
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
Madonna / The Superficial:
Madonna will be back in the gym tomorrow  —  Showing remarkable resilience by not shattering into a cloud of dust after being thrown off a horse, Madonna will be back in the gym tomorrow, according to Us Magazine: … Wait wait wait.  Madonna has a butt? ....  Where?  Is it in the car?
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Trainer: Madonna Going Back to the Gym Tomorrow After Horse Accident
Discussion: New York Magazine
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!
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” …
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
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 …
Discussion: The Superficial
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)?
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
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
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.  —  Badonkadonk is thicker than water.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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.
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
HALLE BERRY GOES SOLO AT “THE SOLOIST” PREMIERE  —  Top Images:  —  Body:  —  When you're Halle Berry, I don't think there's ever a need to show up some place with a date.  In fact, you go to the Governor's Ball in a pair of ripped sweatpants and a stained wifebeater and still, you'd look radiant.
 
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Zack Snyder adds two to ‘Sucker Punch!’
TMZ.com:
Cops Say Madonna Horse Story Is Bogus
Discussion: Dlisted
 

 
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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