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10:50 AM ET, April 22, 2009

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New York Post:
LINDSAY LOHAN REDISCOVERS THE GUYS  —  LINDSAY Lohan is drowning her sorrows over her breakup with Samantha Ronson in a sea of men — and some friends are terrified she'll go down the road Britney Spears traveled two years ago.  Except that, unlike Spears, Lohan doesn't have a stable family member to lean on.
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan Topless in Vegas?
Discussion: Celebslam
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE CONFIRMATION: Miss California Dating Michael Phelps  —  Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean is set to make headlines with something other than her anti-gay marriage comments.  Her grandmother Jeanette Coppolla confirmed to RadarOnline.com exclusively that the beauty queen has been casually dating Olympian Michael Phelps.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Miss California's Granny Comes Out Swinging: “I Never Knew There Were So Many Gays Out There!”  —  Miss California Carrie Prejean is under attack for her anti-gay marriage statement at the Miss USA pageant and she's just found one feisty ally - her 89-year-old grandmother!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
OK! Magazine:
Shanna Moakler on Miss California  —  This weekend, Miss California, Carrie Prejean, started a whirlwind of controversy by her response in the interview portion of the Miss USA pageant, when she said marriage should only be between a man and a woman.  Perez Hilton had asked whether more states …
Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
First look: ‘Wolf pack’ actors grin and bare it for ‘New Moon’  —  Step aside, aloof vampires with all your undead issues.  The wolf pack is ready to howl.  —  Unlike cold-blooded neck biters, these poster guys for animal magnetism are hot.  So hot that their temperature runs a steady 108 degrees …
People.com:
It's a Boy for Jill Scott!  —  R&B singer and actress Jill Scott and her fiancé, drummer Lil John Roberts, have welcomed their first child, a boy, her manager confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Jett Hamilton Roberts was born at 4:20 p.m. on April 20.  He weighed in at 7 lbs., 8 oz.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Singer Jill Scott Gives Birth to Baby Jett Hamilton
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Peter G / Us Weekly:
David Blaine Engaged  —  David Blaine is getting married to his girlfriend, French model Alizee Guinochet; a source close to the couple confirms to Usmagazine.com.  The engagement occurred on Blaine's birthday, April 4, the source said.  —  “Alizee's a great girl.  She's really smart and talented,” the source said.
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Metro.co.uk:
Blaine to turn himself into husband?
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
The Sun:
Amy's Rasta pasta disasta  —  AMY WINEHOUSE suffered agonising burns to her leg as she cooked pasta for local chums on a Caribbean island, it emerged last night.  —  The Back To Black singer, 25, had an accident while rustling up a meal in the sun-kissed paradise of St Lucia.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Wino Blames It On Pasta
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PopEater:
Paula: Kara DioGuardi Can't Replace Me
Discussion: omg! and Fan Fare
TMZ.com:
Howard Stern Exposes a Screeching Beyonce  —  If you've ever wondered what a cat sounds like when it's being strangled, then you're gonna love the raw, unedited “board mix” of Beyonce Knowles' from her “Today Show” performance last year — courtesy of Howard Stern.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Michael K / Dlisted:
Blind Items: I Guess, You Guess  —  This celebrity couple's pre-nuptial agreement required the wife to stay in the relationship for a certain amount of time.  However, the Stepford Wife's law firm has decided that it may be difficult to impossible for the husband to enforce this.
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Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Steve-O Recalls Being a ‘Cocaine-Addicted Clown’  —  On Jackass, viewers watched him gag inside a helmet full of crickets and bob for jellyfish.  On Dancing with the Stars, they watched as he danced the foxtrot and Viennese waltz.  Now on a new unflinching MTV special, Steve-O: Demise and Rise …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
OK! Magazine:
Tim Gunn: “I Haven't Been On a Date in 26 Years”  —  Tim Gunn is a natural chatterbox when it comes to style, but get him talking about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and he really gets going.  The Project Runway star is less effusive when talk turns to his love life, but insists he's happy with the lack of activity in that department.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Seriously? OMG!
Ken Lee / People.com:
Closing Arguments Heard in Britney Restraining Order Case  —  After three hours of closing arguments Tuesday, no ruling was made on whether to extend a restraining order against Britney Spears's ex-manager Sam Lutfi and attorney Jon Eardley.  —  The singer's father Jamie …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Lauren Conrad to Launch Clothing Line for Kohl's  —  It's a clothes call for Lauren Conrad!  —  One month after the 23-year-old designer announced that she was taking a hiatus from her upscale clothing line, the Hills star reveals that she is launching a brand-new apparel line for Kohl's department stores.
Variety:
Angelina Jolie teams with Fox 2000  —  Angelina Jolie, Fox 2000 and author Patricia Cornwell are teaming up for a killer deal.  —  MPAA reaches out to lawmakers  —  (4/21/2009)  —  Showbiz heavyweights: entertainment biz is central to the nation's economy and even its recovery.
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.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Lindsay Lohan wants to move to London; have paparazzi drama
 
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Rihanna: Ready to Hit the Road?
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Financial Times:
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