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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 …
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New York Post:
LANCE: WHY SHERYL AND I SPLIT  —  LANCE Armstrong is blaming the constant tick, tick, ticking of Sheryl Crow's biological clock as the key factor in their break-up three years ago.  —  In “Lance,” out in July from Da Capo, the Tour de France legend tells author John Wilcockson …
David Caplan / People.com:
Dina Lohan Defends Her Parenting Skills  —  Dina Lohan is slamming recent reports that question her parenting skills and claim that her 15-year-old daughter, Ali, is socializing instead of studying.  —  “Ali is in a home-schooling program.  She has never been pulled out of school,” Dina tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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 …
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Adam / Showbiz Spy:
MEGAN FOX DOESN'T WANT TO BE LIKE SCARLETT JOHANSSON
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Evil Beet Gossip
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Julie Bowen Welcomes Twin Boys  —  It's double the joy for Boston Legal actress Julie Bowen.  —  The star and her husband, Scott Phillips, welcomed twin boys named Gus and John early Friday morning, her rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.  —  The couple, who announced last November …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Paris Hilton Admits She Uses “Google” Instead of a Diary  —  Paris Hilton doesn't keep a diary.  —  She just Googles herself.  —  The 28-year-old heiress — who is being sued for $8 million for failing to promote her 2006 comedy Pledge This! — was asked by lawyers during a pre-trial hearing …
Abby / Yeeeah!:
More Stolen Nude Cassie Photos Leaked — Now With Puss!  —  Another naked Cassie photo found its way online last night, this one far more graphic and explicit than the first two.  Let's just say you'll know without a shadow of a doubt that Cassie is a female after viewing this photo.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Salma Hayek Bikini Pictures  —  If ever there was a woman built for a bikini, it's Salma Hayek, and while I wish these Salma Hayek bikini pictures were a little bigger, and that her bikini was a little smaller, I'll take what I can get.  All I know is, that boyfriend (husband?) of her's is one lucky Billionaire.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Did Sean Penn leave Robin Wright for Natalie Portman?  —  Star Magazine is alleging that one of the biggest factors in Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn's recent separation is none other than Natalie Portman.  In mid-March, there was a rumor that Sean and Natalie were caught making out at the Sunset Tower Hotel.
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
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 …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Seal: Heidi Klum and I “Are Having a Girl”  —  It's a girl for Heidi Klum!  —  Seal announced the sex of his wife's fourth baby on a taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show Friday afternoon.  —  “She can't keep a secret,” Seal says, adding that his wife said he could start telling people they're expecting a girl.
Kendra Wilkinson:
I LOVE YOU IN CABO!!!  —  Here are some pics from when me n hank went to cabo a while back.  We had soooooo much fun and it was also the first time we said i love you which definitely made it one of the best vacations of my life!!!  <3  —  We rode four-wheelers, which was one of the highlights of the trip!
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson Recalls Hank's First ‘I Love You’
Discussion: Bossip.com
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin: Jon Is Dealing “Very Poorly” With Being in the Public Eye  —  Kate Gosselin of TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 said the focus on her current marital woes is “a result of our situation — our very public lives.”  —  “We, as you know, have a reality show,” she said on Thursday's Larry King Live …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Dlisted
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Sandra Bullock: I'm Learning to Let My Husband Take Care of Me  —  Since marrying Jesse James in 2005, Sandra Bullock says she's had to loosen up and let him dote on her a little.  —  “I've had to learn a hard lesson in that I'm not allowed to open car doors anymore,” Bullock, 44, tells Harper's Bazaar in its June issue.
Discussion: iVillage and I'm Not Obsessed
Phil / Egotastic!:
Rihanna NUDE!!!!  —  You know what I wasn't expecting to see on a Friday afternoon: Rihanna nude pictures, that's what.  But here they are, in all their magnificent glory!  I guess someone didn't want a efw Cassie nude pictures to hog all the spotlight.  I'm pretty sure we can officially call this Nude R&B Singer Week.
New York Post:
HAYDEN'S A SEX FAN  —  HAYDEN Panettiere has her priorities.  At a recent Highline Ballroom show, the perky “Heroes” star was overheard talking to a friend about “Californication” star David Duchovny, who checked himself into rehab for sex addiction last year.
TMZ.com:
Sacha Baron — Anal Bleaching Was Pain in the Ass  —  He was simply trying to bleach the hair around his batcave for a movie role — when Sacha Baron Cohen reportedly broke out in a rash so bad, he couldn't sit for days.  —  Several British reports claim Cohen, who was prepping to play …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Videogum
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Fawcett's friends prepare to say goodbye  —  Plus: Canada not thrilled about Lohan; is Mel Gibson's girlfriend expecting?  —  The Scoop  —  msnbc.com  —  The weekend is expected to be a somber one for friends of Farrah Fawcett.  Her longtime partner Ryan O'Neal told People magazine that Fawcett …
Discussion: iVillage
Perez Hilton:
Lindsay Throws Eggs At The Paparazzi  —  The headline pretty much sums it all up!  —  Lindsanity went on the attack last night.  —  Check it out (above)!
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.
Ali / Ryan Seacrest What's Happening:
EXCLUSIVE: Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester featured on Cobra Starship's Hot New Single  —  Ryan world premiered Cobra Starship's highly anticipated new single “Good Girls Go Bad” on his radio show Friday.  The song features actor turned recording artist Leighton Meester of Gossip Girl fame …
Discussion: Pop Crunch and PopSugar
 
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