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11:25 AM ET, April 21, 2009

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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 …
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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 …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Queerty and The Hollywood Gossip
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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!
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 …
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Brad Paisley Names Newborn Son Jasper Warren
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and iVillage
PopEater:
Biel a Natural in Stripped Down Movie  —  Jessica Biel is breaking her rule in the upcoming thriller ‘Powder Blue,’ and the dance coach who taught her how to slither like a stripper says she's a natural.  —  Jessica Biel Snapshots  —  Jessica Biel looks gorgeous as always while out in Beverly Hills.
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Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
‘Powder Blue’ star Jessica Biel, natural-born stripper?
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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Michelle Tan / People.com:
Justin Timberlake Gears Up to Invade Your TV  —  If Justin Timberlake calls, think twice before answering.  —  On the The Phone, the new MTV reality show that Timberlake is executive producing - premiering Tuesday at 10 p.m. - contestants accept a challenge via cellphone …
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
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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.  —  See Also  — Kim K: You Call That a Booty
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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.
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
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 …
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
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).
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.
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
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.
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 …
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.
Access Hollywood:
Ellen On Marriage To Portia: 'I'm Happier Than I've Ever Been'  —  Ellen DeGeneres,LGBT,Weddings,Lindsay Lohan,Shaun Robinson,Media,Portia De Rossi  —  Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's August 2008 marriage status might be in jeopardy from the passage of California's Proposition 8 …
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
 
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Hellomagazine.com:
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
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TMZ.com:
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Champ Clark / People.com:
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Gillian Harris / Times of London:
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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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