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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Expecting Twins!  —  Split, shmit!  Instead of going their separate ways, as has been whispered and denied for weeks, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are pooling their assets yet again.  —  The couple are expecting twin daughters via a surrogate mother, E! News confirmed Tuesday.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Expecting Twin Girls!  —  The couple's reps said they are expecting the birth of twin daughters this summer through a surrogate pregnancy, the Associated Press reports.  —  The Sex and the City star and her actor husband are “overjoyed,” their publicists said Tuesday.
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Parker, Broderick expecting twins by surrogate
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Associated Press:   Parker, Broderick expecting surrogate twin girls
Ken Lee / People.com:
Sam Lutfi Ordered to Stay Away from Britney for Three Years  —  It's official: Sam Lutfi is a threat to Britney Spears.  —  Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Aviva Bobb issued a three-year restraining order against the singer's former manager on Tuesday.  —  Jon Eardley, a lawyer …
Discussion: iVillage
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TMZ.com:
Britney to Sam Lutfi: It Was Nice Knowing You...  Britney Spears' conservatorship was just granted a permanent restraining order on Brit's behalf against Sam Lutfi and a guy who once claimed to be Britney's attorney.  —  The restraining order lasts until April 28, 2012.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Former Manager Forced to Stay Away for Three Years
Discussion: CelebWarship
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon and Kate Plus 8 Dad Caught With Other Woman  —  The new issue of Us Weekly has shocking, exclusive pictures of the Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad leaving a club at 2 a.m. - with a mystery woman and without his wedding band  —  The dad of 8 — kids are twins Madelyn and Cara, 8, and 5-year-old sextuplets …
People.com:
Mel Gibson Steps Out with New Girlfriend  —  Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva  —  More than two weeks after his wife filed for divorce, a smiling Mel Gibson made a rare public appearance with his girlfriend Tuesday night at the L.A. industry screening for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
PETA Discourages Octo-Mom From Buying a Pet  —  Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman is thinking about buying a pet, but PETA doesn't think a new member of the family is such a good idea for the mother of 14 children.  —  “In today's uncertain economy — and with all the demands that come with raising 14 children …
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M.J. Santilli / New York Post:
'IDOL'S' ITUNES SHOCKER  —  KRIS: SECOND FAVE  —  FOR weeks, “American Idol” fans have been pre dicting a finale between soulful Danny Gokey and the fiercely theatrical Adam Lambert.  —  But now there is strong evidence that another singer, Kris Allen, may take Gokey's place in the big “Idol” showdown next month.
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Stone to walk ‘Wall Street’ again  —  Shia LaBeouf in talks for Fox sequel  —  Greed is good, once again.  —  After weeks of rumors, 20th Century Fox has set Oliver Stone to return as helmer of the sequel to his 1987 hit “Wall Street.”  Shia LaBeouf is also in the mix for “Wall Street 2.”
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Exclusive: Hugh Hefner Wants the ‘Love of His Life’ Holly Madison to Return to Mansion  —  Exclusive: Hugh Hefner Wants the ‘Love of His Life’ Holly Madison to Return to Mansion, Reveals His Two Greatest Regrets in Life  —  It has been several months since Hugh Hefner and his former flame Holly Madison went …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Hugh Hefner Wants Holly Madison to Move Back Into Playboy Mansion
Discussion: Hollyscoop and I'm Not Obsessed
Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Cause Buzz in Long Island Town  —  Have Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gone suburban?  —  It sure seems that way to the residents of the Long Island town of Oyster Bay, N.Y. Recently the celebrity couple have been spotted grocery shopping at Stop & Shop …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Gervais' ‘Flanimals’ heads to bigscreen  —  Illumination to create 3-D animated feature  —  Universal-based Illumination Entertainment will create a 3-D animated feature based on “Flanimals,” a children's book series by Ricky Gervais.  —  Gervais will voice the lead character …
Discussion: EW.com and /Film
Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Another celebrity leaves ‘Dancing’ country  —  LOS ANGELES - Chuck Wicks is leaving the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom.  —  The country singer and his professional dance partner (and real-life girlfriend) Julianne Hough were eliminated from the ABC dance-off Tuesday.
Discussion: Starpulse
Perez Hilton:
Twilight - with Cheeseburgers!  —  Check out the LOLs above!
Discussion: MTV Buzzworthy Blog
Men's Fashion, Men's Clothing, Gear …:
MCG WHIZ  —  A few months after McG landed the gig directing Terminator Salvation in late 2007, he sought out the godfather—T1 and T2 director James Cameron—and asked for his blessing.  “He said, 'I can't really bless you doing it, but I'd prefer you make a good movie than a bad movie,'” McG recalls.
PopEater:
Roberts' F-Bomb Tom Tirade, With Video!  —  Julia Roberts has long been dubbed America's sweetheart actress, so it comes as a surprise — perhaps even a welcome one — to hear her unleash a slew of F-bombs at an event honoring the equally nice Tom Hanks.  —  UsMagazine.com reports …
TMZ.com:
Tupac Is Alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  —  TMZ has obtained photographic evidence that Tupac Shakur is alive and well and drinking Hand Grenades in New Orleans — unless we're terribly mistaken.  —  13 years after he was shot and “killed” in Las Vegas ... a man appearing to be 2pac was spotted in a bar on Bourbon Street last weekend.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
‘Mr. Big’ to return in ‘Sex and the City 2’  —  Chris Noth signs on for New Line sequel  —  In a seven-figure deal, Chris Noth has committed to “Sex and the City 2,” the sequel to be directed by Michael Patrick King for New Line Cinema.  —  The pic shoots in early September, and Warner Bros. has set a May 28, 2010, release date.
 
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