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1:15 PM ET, April 29, 2009

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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.
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Hellomagazine.com:
Mel Gibson introduces Russian girlfriend at ‘Wolverine’ premiere  —  Weeks ago, when Hollywood was shaken by the revelation that Mel Gibson's wife of 28 years Robyn was planning to divorce the actor, reports emerged of the Braveheart star's involvement with Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva.
Extra:
Penn Files Again  —  Back in 2007, Sean Penn filed for divorce from wife Robin Wright Penn, then they decided to give it another go, but it seems that it hasn't worked out, as Sean just filed for legal separation, “Extra” has exclusively learned.  The two have been married since 1996 and have two teenage children.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Sean Penn Files for Legal Separation From Wife  —  Sean Penn has filed for “legal separation with minor children” from his wife of 13 years, actress Robin Wright Penn.  —  He filed the papers last Friday, Extra first reported.  —  Penn, 48, initially filed for divorce in December 2007, but his petition was later dismissed.
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 …
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 …
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Britney Spears:
BRITNEY SPEARS ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR!  —  “The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour” Comes to Europe This Summer for an Exclusive Limited Engagement  —  After an extraordinary run of 39 North American tour dates Britney Spears is bringing “The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour” to Europe.
Access Hollywood:   Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Sam Lutfi, Attorney Jon Eardley
Perez Hilton:
Osama Lutfi Ordered To Stay Away From Brit Brit Until 2012!
Discussion: omg!
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Former Manager Forced to Stay Away for Three Years
Discussion: DailyFill.com and CelebWarship
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick having twins via surrogate
People.com:
Christina Applegate: My Beau Helps Me Feel Beautiful  —  She has an “angel” of a boyfriend, Dutch bass player Martyn Lenoble, “who loves me from head to toe.”  She has a cozy Malibu beach house that she calls “the best thing I've ever done for myself.”  And, after a very public battle …
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Lane Garrison Gets His Prison Break  —  Lane Garrison is a free man.  —  E! News has learned exclusively that the 28-year-old actor was released early Wednesday morning from California Correctional Institute in rural Tehachapi, Calif.  —  The onetime Prison Break player was scheduled …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Perez Hilton, iVillage and EW.com
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TMZ.com:
Lane Garrison — A Free Man
Discussion: omg!
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.
Perez Hilton:
Jennifer Aniston Adopting?  —  Adopting babies!  Everybody's doing it!  They're the new must-have accessory!  —  You can collect them and trade them, just like Pokemon cards!  —  And just like Pokemon cards, you can bet they'll end up in the celebrity yard sale known as Dancing With the Stars!
Demi Lovato / blogs.myspace.com:
I feel...  Current mood: confident  —  that Canada has made me the happiest ive been in a while.  Being honest going to work on a project that doesn't have disney channel in the title was a little scary for me, there were no disney kids here with me..  —  was that good?  —  was that bad?
Discussion: Lossip
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 …
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Why Rob Pattinson Almost Gave Up Acting  —  Robert Pattinson in How To Be  —  For many Twilight fans, it's hard to imagine life without Robert Pattinson after his brooding performance in the 2008 film.  —  But Pattinson, 22, who stars in the independent film How To Be …
Discussion: Socialite Life
TVGuide.com:
Mega Buzz on Grey's, Housewives, Lie to Me, Bones, Life & More  —  Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop.  Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.  —  I adored the “McFamily” scenes last week on Grey's Anatomy.
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Kristin Cavallari, Drama Returns to The Hills This Fall  —  Despite Lauren Conrad's exit, The Hills are alive with the music network.  —  MTV has announced that the hit reality series will be moving forward, even though its original narrator has already made her departure.  New episodes will resume in the fall.
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 …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Simon Cowell: “Secretly in Love” With Paula Abdul  —  Simon Cowell can't make up his mind about fellow American Idol judge Paula Abdul.  —  “Paula's frustrating, she's annoying and I can't understand half of what she's talking about — but there's incredible comfort between us,” he tells TV Guide (on stands April 30).
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Fan Fare
 
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Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Another celebrity leaves ‘Dancing’ country
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Extra:
Eva: Ta Ta Tinseltown, Bonjour France!
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Perez Hilton:
Twilight - with Cheeseburgers!  —  Check out the LOLs above!
Discussion: MTV Buzzworthy Blog
Elizabeth Banks / The Huffington Post:
17 Again, Taken Way Too Seriously
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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