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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Lance Armstrong: Sheryl Crow and I Split Over Baby  —  In his upcoming book, Lance Armstrong reveals that he and ex fiancee Sheryl Crow split in 2006 because she wanted to have children — and he didn't.  —  “She wanted marriage, she wanted children; and not that I didn't want that …
TMZ.com:
Daisy de la Hoya 911 Call — ‘Possible Overdose’  —  TMZ has learned VH1 reality star Daisy de la Hoya was rushed to the hospital early this morning after paramedics responded to a 911 call for a “possible overdose.”  —  A source close to the situation says friends called 911 …
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Recalls Hank's First ‘I Love You’  —  For Kendra Wilkinson, nothing says romance like dirt.  —  The Girls Next Door star recalls that the first time fiancé Hank Baskett professed his love for her was during a vacation to Cabo San Lucas where they went off-road riding in four-wheelers.
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Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / E! Online:
Paula Abdul: No Painkillers, No Rehab  —  UPDATE: Added Abdul in a statement today: “I want to make it perfectly clear to everyone that I have never been addicted to or abused drugs in my life,” Abdul said.  “I have never been drunk.  I have never entered a rehab or detox treatment center.
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Kiefer Sutherland Surrenders to Police  —  Kiefer Sutherland, May 7, 2009  —  Kiefer Sutherland was charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault for allegedly headbutting a fashion designer at a New York party.  —  Wearing a black overcoat and carrying an umbrella, the 24 star, 42 …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Keanu Reeves in for new ‘Jekyll’  —  Actor to star in adaptation from scribe Justin Haythe  —  Universal is developing a modern retelling of the classic novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” with Keanu Reeves attached to star and Justin Haythe, writer of “Revolutionary Road,” penning the script.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Singer Rihanna Honors 6-Year-Old Fighting Cancer  —  On Thursday, Rihanna made another rare public appearance, honoring 6-year-old Isabelle Huurman, who has pleaded publicly to find her best friend, leukemia patient Jasmina Anema, a bone marrow transplant.  —  “I am so honored to be here to present …
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Shaheem Reid / MTV:
Irv Gotti Says He's Dropping Ashanti From The Inc.  —  ‘The relationship has run its course,’ label head says.  —  Irv Gotti says he and Ashanti, the Princess of the Inc., will soon be parting company.  He said they haven't been on speaking terms for some time, and the label head/reality-TV star …
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson's Encore Wedding Proposal  —  Five months after boyfriend David Otunga proposed to Jennifer Hudson on her 27th birthday, she returned the gesture with a surprise of her own: a proposal on Otunga's birthday.  —  The Grammy-winning singer did it last month with style …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Megan Fox Finds Sex-Symbol Role Comes Naturally  —  She's a staple in men's magazines and was named FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World for 2008.  But Megan Fox says she doesn't know how to deal with the attention.  —  “If you know how to take control of [being a sex symbol], then it can be powerful …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Saw’ helmer to revisit Troma hit  —  Darren Lynn Bousman to direct 'Mother's Day' remake  —  Just in time for Mother's Day, Twisted Pictures, the Genre Co. and Rat Entertainment have lined up a financing deal with LightTower Entertainment to remake Charles Kaufman's 1980 Troma cult classic “Mother's Day.”
Empire News:
Exclusive: Brett Ratner Off Conan?  —  Empire magazine spoke to Conan and Red Sonja producer Joe Gatta today, and he had a few revelations to share about the upcoming films.  Most importantly, it appears that Brett Ratner is currently off Conan, which he was expected to direct.
ETonline:
SUSAN BOYLE & SIMON COWELL TO APPEAR ON OPRAH WINFREY SHOW  —  The singing sensation Susan Boyle and the man who judges her on “Britain's Got Talent,” Simon Cowell, are coming on Oprah Winfrey's show for a special episode.  —  In an episode titled “The Oprah Winfrey Show: The World's Got Talent …
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Susan Boyle Gets the Oprah Treatment
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