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4:50 PM ET, April 21, 2009

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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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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: Cele|bitchy, Showbiz Spy and Hollyscoop
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 …
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 …
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Lindsay Lohan Topless in Vegas?
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.
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Access Hollywood:
Rep: Madonna Wasn't Questioned By Police Over Horseback Riding Fall  —  Madonna's rep issued a new statement on Tuesday saying that police did not, in fact, question the pop star properly after she fell from a horse over the weekend in the Hamptons.  —  “Madonna was barely conscious …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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
Laura Hahn / People.com:
Jenna Dewan-Channing Tatum's Wedding Coming Soon  —  Channing Tatum and fiancée Jenna Dewan like to keep their lips sealed about their engagement, but few people can miss the huge ring on her finger.  —  “Almost everybody goes, ‘Oh my God, that is so big,’ ” Dewan told PEOPLE at the New York premiere of Tatum's movie Fighting.
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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 …
Charlieblanko / Bossip.com:
Chris & Rihanna's New Boo Sightings Just a Ploy For the Media  —  These suckas think they slick.  Galavanting around tattoo shops and night clubs.  These puppy loves haven't moved on from jack.  In fact, their publicists have been scrambling to stick these two with “athletes” and …
Discussion: BallerStatus.com
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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.
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 …
Hellomagazine.com:
Beyonce lookalikes stop London traffic with synchronised dance routine  —  When an army of Beyonce lookalikes took over central London to perform the diva's Single Ladies routine, the derriere-shaking, hip-slapping results were nothing short of spectacular.  —  Traffic slowed to a crawl …
Discussion: OHLALA Mag and Idolator
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
Laura Hahn / People.com:
AnnaLynne McCord Taking Summer Off to Backpack  —  AnnaLynne McCord  —  She may play the spoiled rich girl on CW's 90210, but AnnaLynne McCord isn't opposed to roughing it in real life.  In fact, while filming is on hiatus for the next few months, McCord plans to backpack - yes, backpack! - through Europe.
Discussion: Splash News Online
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
Michael K / Dlisted:
Say Something Nice  —  Really?  What is this?  Why did this happen?  Who put this here?  What a**hole does this?!  Why?!  Why hasn't someone sprayed this tranny cockroach with RAID yet?  I don't understand.  I know my simple mind just can't comprehend this level of artistic genius, but who actually likes this?
B-Side Blog:
Regarding Kelly Bensimon's Magnetically Opposed Breasts  —  I believe this picture really brings new meaning to Kelly's signature put-down “I'm up here, and you're down here.”  —  One more picture of crooked mammaries after the jump...  “Right boob, you need to chill out.  You're completely inappropriate.”
Discussion: Dlisted and Best Week Ever
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)?
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” …
 
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Metro.co.uk:
Lohan: ‘I wanted to be like Britney’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Joe Dziemianowicz / NY Daily News:
What drama! B'klyn writer wins Pulitzer
NY Daily News:
Chris Brown who? Rihanna has a ball with L.A. hoopsters
Discussion: Scandalist and L.A. Rag Mag
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jen Garner: Ben a ‘Sweet’ Dad - Just Don't Let Him Do Hair
Discussion: iVillage
Christian Boone / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Family says bullying led boy, 11, to hang himself
Discussion: #gay and Queerty
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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
Variety:
Bale in ring with Wahlberg for ‘Fighter’
Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian official web site:
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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