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11:35 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.
Discussion: TV Envy, Gawker, ArtsBeat and L.A. Rag Mag
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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
Pamela Warrick / People.com:
Jay Leno Is Hospitalized
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Access Hollywood:
Jay Leno Cancels ‘Tonight Show’ Taping Over Illness
Discussion: Lifeline Live 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 …
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
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.
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 …
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.
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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Perez Hilton:
Leighton Meester Nabs Recording Contract!
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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 …
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 …
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
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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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.”
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 …
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 …
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'.
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.
LIVENEWS.com.au:
Fans in frenzy as Twilight stars hit Sydney … Twilight star Kellan Lutz dismissed rumours he is dating troubled Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan after jetting into Sydney to meet delighted fans and promote the film's DVD release.  —  Lutz, who plays vampire Emmett Cullen in the cult teenage film …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Washington in talks for ‘Unstoppable’  —  Actor may star in Tony Scott-directed thriller  —  Denzel Washington is negotiating to star in drama “Unstoppable,” the Tony Scott-directed that 20th Century Fox has on track for a fall production start.  —  Washington would play an experienced engineer …
 
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