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11:15 AM ET, April 24, 2009

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KTLA.COM:
Jay Leno Hospitalized, Tonight's Show Canceled … BURBANK — “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno has been hospitalized.  —  According to Tracy St. Pierre of NBC, Leno checked himself in to the hospital because he wasn't feeling well.  —  St. Pierre confirmed, tonight's show taping has been canceled.
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TMZ.com:
Jay Leno Hospitalized  —  Jay Leno went to the hospital today after complaining he wasn't feeling well.  —  Leno was not taken to the hospital by ambulance — he either drove himself or was driven by a staffer.  NBC officials have confirmed tonight's show taping has been canceled — a repeat will air instead.
Access Hollywood:
UPDATED: Jay Leno Cancels ‘Tonight Show’ Tapings Over Illness
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Pamela Warrick / People.com:
Jay Leno Is Hospitalized
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Jay Leno Hospitalized
Discussion: Dlisted and dailystab.com
Access Hollywood:
Jay Leno Cancels ‘Tonight Show’ Taping Over Illness
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Perez Hilton
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Samantha Ronson on Relationship With Lindsay Lohan: “It's Complicated”  —  Samantha Ronson might be having second thoughts about her breakup with ex Lindsay Lohan — at least on Facebook.  —  After a tumultuous fight with Lohan on April 4, Ronson removed her “In a Relationship” status on the social networking site.
Discussion: PopSugar, Queerty and Socialite Life
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Robert Rodriguez wields ‘Machete’  —  Director plans pair of pics  —  Robert Rodriguez is ready to cut a wide swathe, and his plans include re-launching the “Predator” franchise for Fox and co-directing “Machete.”  —  For the later, the filmmaker will create a feature out of the blade- wielding antihero …
Billboard:
‘Gossip Girl’ Star Leighton Meester Signs Record Deal  —  ‘Gossip Girl’ star Leighton Meester will release her debut album with an “electro-pop edge” this fall.  —  Monica Herrera, N.Y.  —  Leighton Meester, star of the CW Network's teen drama “Gossip Girl,” has signed a deal …
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Perez Hilton:
Leighton Meester Nabs Recording Contract!
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Will Ferrell Drinks His Own Urine on Man vs. Wild Adventure!  —  Will Ferrell has done some crazy stunts, but nothing could top his adventure on the Discovery Channel's Man vs. Wild.  —  For the first time, the show's host Bear Grylls — an ex-Special Forces soldier and survival expert …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Producer: Rihanna Is Confident and Strong  —  Rihanna  —  Rihanna is getting back to business.  —  The singer - whose smash hits include “Umbrella,” “Take a Bow” and “Rehab” - has been writing songs about “different situations in her life, just things that inspire her,” according to one of her producers.
Kenneth Turan / Los Angeles Times:
Video review: ‘The Soloist’  —  The adaptation of Times columnist Steve Lopez's book hits all the wrong notes.  —  Remember when Lloyd Bentsen told Dan Quayle, “I knew Jack Kennedy. . . . Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy”?  Well, I felt a little that way when it came to reviewing “ The Soloist.”
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Heidi and Spencer wedding pics?  Who cares?  —  Plus: Mike Rowe wants ‘Dirty Jobs’ in the stimulus package  —  Tepid interest in Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's wedding might be a sign of tough economic times in the magazine world, according to sources.  Even though the new season of …
OK! Magazine:
JT Explains Extreme PDA Session  —  Competition is a good enough reason to lay one on your girlfriend in front of 18,000 people, especially if you happen to be Justin Timberlake smooching Jessica Biel to show up Dustin Hoffman.  —  On last night's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, JT admits his reasoning behind …
David Caplan / People.com:
Kim Kardashian: Miss California Is ‘Narrow-Minded’  —  Kim Kardashian (left) and Carrie Prejean  —  Kim Kardashian is the latest celebrity to slam Miss California Carrie Prejean's anti-gay marriage stance, which she verbalized at the Miss USA pageant last weekend.
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NY Daily News:
Miley Cyrus in can't decide between boyfriend Justin Gaston and ex flame Nick Jonas  —  Actress Miley Cyrus arrives at the UK film premiere of ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie.’  —  Miley Cyrus has some bad news for boyfriend Justin Gaston: She wants to get back together with her ex, Nick Jonas.
Discussion: X17 Online, Yeeeah! and Pop Crunch
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive:Lane Garrison to be released from jail  —  Lane Garrison to be released from jail  —  Lane Garrison isn't making a break for it — he's being released!  The former actor from the Fox hit drama Prison Break just got his walking papers and will become a free man on April 29.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Wasting Away: Experts Say Lindsay Lohan Has Reached a Dangerous 95 Pounds  —  Wasting Away: Experts Say Super Skinny Lindsay Lohan Has Dropped to a Dangerous 95 Pounds  —  Lindsay Lohan's fragile frame has been a cause of concern for quite some time now, however photographs of the actress shopping …
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
15 New Star Trek Photos  —  Paramount Pictures has released 20 new photos from JJ Abrams' Star Trek.  Click on the photos to enlarge.  Five of the photos come from the dossiers section of the Star Trek website.
The Sun:
LADY GAGA is so potty about her teacup she seems to think it's alive.  —  I had one of the oddest conversations of my career after the chart-topper phoned me on Tuesday.  —  She wanted to set the record straight about her cherished floral china and say ta-ta before heading off to Amsterdam on her Fame tour.
MTV:
Rihanna Recording ‘Inspiring’ New Tracks With Producers Stargate  —  Norwegian duo says they focus on music, ‘leave her personal life to her.’  —  By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias  —  According to production team Stargate — Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen — Rihanna is hard at work on new music.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and EW.com
 
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