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7:10 AM ET, April 25, 2009

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Liz McNeil / People.com:
Source: Lindsay's Weight Loss Is a Cry for Attention  —  Linday Lohan's wraith-like appearance this week while shopping with her sister, Ali, in Los Angeles has shocked even some of her closest friends, sources tell PEOPLE.  —  “She is a self-destructive person,” says a source close to Lohan.
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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.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - LINDSAY & SAM SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER!
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Jay Leno Released from Hospital  —  Somebody buy Jay Leno a drink.  —  The Tonight Show host was released from the hospital Friday after he was admitted for observation for what his rep said was an apparent case of dehydration.  —  The late-night funnyman, 58, started feeling badly Thursday morning …
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DailyFill.com:
Jay Leno Rushed To Hospital For Emergency Humor Transplant  —  Jay's doctors say he's been a little tired lately.  Lately?  Try since 1993.  —  Jay Leno was hospitalized Thursday after complaining he wasn't feeling well, his rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  “Jay Leno is doing just fine,” an NBC rep told Us.
Discussion: omg! and TMZ.com
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Salma Hayek Kicks Off Wedding Weekend With Masked Ball  —  Talk about an A-list affair!  —  Woody Harrelson, Olivier Martinez, Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek's ex Edward Norton have all arrived in Venice as Hayek, 42, is set to wed billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, 46, for a second time Saturday.
Discussion: PopSugar and I'm Not Obsessed
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Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Guests Arrive in Venice for Salma Hayek's Wedding  —  Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault  —  The charms of Italy's most romantic city isn't lost on Salma Hayek's wedding guests, who started arriving in Venice, Italy Thursday for the star's second wedding celebration with husband François-Henri Pinault.
Discussion: Lifeline Live
New York Post:
PARADISE LOST  —  PAMELA Anderson (above) has looked a little down and out lately — maybe for good reason.  Courtney Love told us, “Pam Anderson doesn't even have a credit card.  And she lives in Paradise Cove — which is in Malibu, but it's a trailer park in Malibu.”
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: Mirror.co.uk
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Susan Boyle Shows Off New, Darker Do
TMZ.com:
‘Lost’ Star Sued for Sexual Harassment  —  Henry Ian Cusick, who plays Desmond on the show “Lost,” is being sued for sexual harassment.  —  According to a lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Chelsea Stone claims that while working on the show, Cusick placed his hand on her buttocks …
Discussion: omg!, Movieline and Associated Press
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Universal halts Verbinski's ‘Bioshock’  —  Studio, director to work out budget concerns  —  Universal Pictures has put the brakes on “Bioshock,” the Gore Verbinski-directed live action adaptation of the bestselling Take-Two Interactive vidgame.  The picture was in pre-production …
Discussion: Ain't It Cool News, /Film and Movieline
The Superficial:
Jessica Biel learning to strip  —  Here's Jessica Biel learning how to be a stripper for her upcoming movie Powder Blue.  If you're looking at the picture above, there's no doubt you're noticing the same unbelievably obvious thing as me: Why am I not the rope?!
Shaheem Reid / MTV:
Scott Storch Recovering From Cocaine Addiction, $30 Million Loss  —  Producer for artists from Lil Wayne to Paris Hilton says he's coming back after three years of cocaine addiction.  —  Scott Storch isn't dead.  He's not in jail.  The famed producer isn't even on the run from the police …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Audrina Patridge Bikini Video from Into The Blue 2  —  A star is born!  Here's Audrina Patridge showing off her acting skills in the movie Into the Blue 2.  And by acting skills, I mean tits and ass.  I really think Audrina is destined to be the greatest actress of our generation.
omg!:
Search Warrants Issued Over Leaked Police Photo Of Rihanna  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Access Hollywood has confirmed that two search warrants have been issued in the ongoing probe into the Chris Brown - Rihanna case and it is believed they involve how a confidential police photograph of Rihanna wound up on the Internet.
Discussion: Blahgirls
Paul Chi / People.com:
Pal: Claire Danes Is No Bridezilla  —  Not even the stress of wedding planning can cause Claire Danes to lose her cool, a friend of the star tells PEOPLE.  —  “She's so calm and excited about it,” Mamie Gummer says of the actress' upcoming nuptials to Hugh Dancy.  “She is going to be the most beautiful bride.”
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Reuters:
Fox faces uncertainty over fate of “Idol” judges  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fox television this week faced an uncomfortable future when the two biggest stars on its No. 1-rated show “American Idol” openly discussed leaving, which experts said could send viewership plummeting in future seasons.
Discussion: Fan Fare
Gabe / Videogum:
SO LIL WAYNE WAS ON THE VIEW FOR SOME REASON  —  Apparently it's hip hop news day on Videogum.  Better Twitter it. #letthemknow.  —  Anyway, Lil Wayne was on The View this morning?  Why?  I mean, I know he has a new album, but my question remains: why was he on The View?
Discussion: EW.com and New York Magazine
Michael K / Dlisted:
CLEARANCE SALE: Twit & Twat's Wedding Pictures  —  The biggest famesluts who ever roamed this earth are getting married this weekend WITHOUT securing the exclusive picture rights with a celebrity weekly.  If Twit and Twat do ANYTHING and a tabloid isn't there to capture the queef-inducing moment, did it really happen?
Discussion: MSNBC
Patrick Foster / Times of London:
Music millionaires suffer huge losses in Sunday Times Rich List  —  Simon Cowell, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the producer of the Mamma Mia musical are some of only a handful of music millionaires to have weathered the economic storm and protected their wealth this year.
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Idolator
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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'.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lauren Conrad Jokes About Selling Heidi, Spencer Wedding Invite on eBay
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Mike Comrie: “It's Always Fun Watching” Hilary Duff  —  Hilary Duff has a fan in her boyfriend, Mike Comrie.  —  Before the Ottawa Senators player even saw the premiere of Duff's new film, Stay Cool at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, he knew he'd enjoy it.  —  “It's always fun watching her work,” he told Usmagazine.com Thursday.
Discussion: HilaryNews.com
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Just Jared:
Hilary Duff Launches Twitter Account
Discussion: HilaryNews.com
 
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From Mediagazer:

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
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