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12:30 PM 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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Access Hollywood:
UPDATED: Jay Leno Cancels ‘Tonight Show’ Tapings Over Illness
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Jay Leno Hospitalized
Discussion: Dlisted and dailystab.com
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.
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
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Reunites With Ex Samantha Ronson  —  Lindsay Lohan stopped by ex Samantha Ronson's Hollywood Hills home Thursday afternoon.  —  It's the same mansion where Lohan, 22, used to live with Ronson, 30, — before the DJ had the locks changed following their breakup and Chateau Marmont blowout fight.
Discussion: iVillage
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 …
Discussion: Celebrity Blog … and EW.com
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Access Hollywood:
‘Gossip Girl’ Star Leighton Meester Inks Record Deal  —  Leighton Meester,Pop,Fergie,Justin Timberlake,Usher,Gossip Girl,Music,News,Pink,TV  —  Spotted - “Gossip Girl's” Leighton Meester on the top of the pop charts?  —  Leighton might be best known for playing Upper East Side socialite Blair Waldorf …
Discussion: The Blemish, Blahgirls and Perez Hilton
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 …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Susan Boyle Debuts New Hairdo  —  Newly brunette Susan Boyle  —  Not content with tweaking her frumpy wardrobe, overnight success Susan Boyle took her style evolution a step further Thursday.  —  A few days after she was pictured in a brightly-colored print dress and black …
Discussion: SavvySugar
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Susan Boyle Shows Off New, Darker Do
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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 …
Oliver Coleman / OK! Magazine:
Beyoncé Fine with Jay-Z's Playboy Past  —  Before he hooked up with wife Beyoncé, hip-hop impresario Jay-Z was famous for boasting on his hit “Girls, Girls, Girls,” that he'd had “girls all over the world.”  And while you'd think that Jay's past might rub his significant other the wrong way …
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
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 …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Simon Cowell Lives Large as Musicians Lose Millions in Downturn  —  Ubiquitous talent spotter Simon Cowell has seen his fortune rise as traditional rock stars lose out in the recession.  —  Cowell, who judges American Idol and the U.K's X Factor and Britain's Got Talent …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
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Michael Holden / Reuters:
Elton John, McCartney hit by economic crisis: rich list
Discussion: Digital Spy
Lindsay / Videogum:
DON'T TASE THE NAKED WIZARD, MORTAL  —  So this video of a naked guy who was previously dressed as a wizard getting tased by cops at Coachella last weekend is getting pretty big (contains wizard nudity):  —  The naked wizard should go on late night TV to plead his case (I'm thinking Kimmel).
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The Huffington Post:
Naked Wizard Taser Brawl At Coachella (VIDEO NSFW)
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and #gay
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 …
TMZ.com:
Heidi & Spencer's Ridiculous Wedding Plan  —  This is rich.  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are getting married tomorrow, and they are deeply concerned about safety — so they are trying to keep the paparazzi at bay.  Of course, we're not buyin' what they're sellin'.
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.
Matthew Rettenmund / boy culture:
Pitchfest  —  National Enquirer (May 4, 2009) files an interesting culture-clash piece on Adam Lambert vs. Kris Allen.  I can't say this is surprising to me that Allen's born-again Christianity and conservative roots and Lambert being (obviously) a gay rocker in the Freddie Mercury mold are not mixing well.
Discussion: reality blurred and #gay
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
POPWRAP:
Ashton Spreads His Love To Anne  —  In Ashton Kutcher's new movie “Spread” we are introduced to a new term that I plan to use with reckless abandon: “sexual grifter.”  It refers to a person who sleeps with people to get gifts, clothes, apartments, cars and Herpecin prescriptions for free.
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.”
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins ‘Inception’  —  Christopher Nolan's thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio  —  Joseph Gordon-Levitt is coming on board Christopher Nolan's “Inception,” the filmmaker's thriller for Warner Bros. that stars Leonardo DiCaprio.  —  A veil of secrecy exists over loglines …
 
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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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