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5:45 PM ET, February 22, 2010

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Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Padma Lakshmi Is Now a Mom  —  Padma Lakshmi is now the happy mother of a daughter.  —  “Model, author and Emmy-nominated host of Top Chef Padma Lakshmi gave birth to a baby girl named Krishna Thea Lakshmi on Saturday,” her rep tells PEOPLE.  “Mother and baby are well and happy.”
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Us Weekly:
Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Welcomes Baby Girl!  —  Padma Lakshmi has welcomed a baby girl, her rep tells UsMagazine.com.  —  The girl was born late Saturday in New York City, the rep adds.  —  A source tells Us the girl's name is Krishna.  —  The Top Chef star, 39, has not revealed the baby's father.
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen's Wife Bails on Rehab Facility  —  TMZ has learned Charlie Sheen's wife, Brooke Mueller, has left a Malibu rehab facility because of a serious privacy breach.  —  Sources tell TMZ Brooke is no longer at The Canyon in Malibu, after someone from the staff sent a patient admissions document …
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TMZ.com:
Rihanna — Lap Dance from Tiny Stripper  —  Rihanna celebrated her birthday on Saturday night with boyfriend Matt Kemp, a few close friends ... and a little person who gives lap dances.  —  It all went down in Arizona ... during a weekend in which RiRi went barhopping in Scottsdale.
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Brooks / SPORTSbyBROOKS:
Matt Kemp Hooks Up Midget Stripper For Rihanna  —  Photo from the Phoenix-area residence where Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp threw a birthday party for Rihanna yesterday:  —  Nice to see Kemp finally learned something from Lasorda.  —  This entry was posted on Sunday, February 21st …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish Split  —  It's over between actress Abbie Cornish and boyfriend Ryan Phillippe, her spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “Abbie ended the relationship with Ryan and she moved out of their home,” the rep tells PEOPLE.
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Just Jared:
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's Twins: From Venice To Paris  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt travel with all of their kids — Maddox, 8, Pax, 6, Zahara, 5, and Shiloh, 3 and twins Knox and Vivienne, 1 — from Venice, Italy to Paris, France on Monday (February 22).  —  Yesterday was a big deal with the Jolie-Pitt clan.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Hollywire.com
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Molly / PopSugar:
Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt Emerge Again in Venice!
Discussion: Us Weekly
New York Post:
Alexa Ray Joel locks just like her mom  —  Alexa Ray Joelis the new face of Prell shampoo nearly 25 years after her model mother,  —  Christie Brinkley, starred in ads for the hair product.  The singer-songwriter has signed a deal to appear in print and TV ads for Prell while her music …
Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Leno's Guest List to Include Palin, Vonn and ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast  —  Jay Leno will return to “The Tonight Show” next Monday with a guest list loaded with names intended to bring back the kind of audience lead he enjoyed on the NBC show before his ill-fated side trip to prime time.
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Lynette Rice / Hollywood Insider:
Jay Leno's first guests include Sarah Palin, Simon Cowell …
Discussion: Movieline
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Evan Lysacek & Nastia Liukin Are Dating  —  On his way to becoming the first U.S. man to win figure skating gold in 22 years, Evan Lysacek had a little help from another Olympic gold medalist - gymnast Nastia Liukin.  —  The couple - who met in October 2008 in Rapid City, S.D. …
PopEater:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Goes Gaga For Birthday  —  ‘Ghost Whisperer’ star Jennifer Love Hewitt turned 31 this weekend — apparently, the actress also turned into Lady Gaga.  Hewitt and some of her friends were caught on camera in outlandish outfits for Hewitt's '80s-themed birthday party …
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez And Sony Music Epic Records Part Ways; New Album “Love?”  Won't Be Released; Is It Amicable?  —  Jennifer Lopez has spent most of her singing career at Sony Music Epic Records.  The bland version of what happened, I'm told, is that the contract period had ended …
Discussion: EW.com, Perez Hilton and Hollywood Life
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: President Obama orders a command performance by the ‘Glee’ kids  —  Being the president's wife apparently has its perks.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that First Lady Michelle Obama has invited the cast of Glee to perform at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday …
Katie Nicholl / Daily Mail:
Lonely Gwyneth comforted by food... and her co-star  —  Her long-distance marriage to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin seems to be taking its toll on Gwyneth Paltrow.  —  The actress is currently filming in Nashville, while he is in London looking after their children, Apple and Moses.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Gossip Cop
Complex Magazine:
COMPLEX MP3 PREMIERE: SNOOP DOGG F/ KID CUDI “THAT TREE”  —  Fresh for Monday morning, we've got an exclusive MP3 by two of Complex's favorite artists, Snoop Dogg and Kid Cudi.  Their Diplo-produced collaboration “That Tree” appears on Snoop's new album More Malice, a deluxe re-release …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Katee Sackhoff to star in ABC crime drama  —  Richard Hatem's pilot centers on a female detective  —  “Battlestar Galactica” alumna Katee Sackhoff is set to star in ABC's untitled Richard Hatem drama pilot.  —  Sackhoff, who co-stars on Fox's “24” this season, fielded multiple offers …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods Lands in Arizona; Will Return Home In A Week  —  After months of silence, Tiger Woods apologized on Friday to America, his wife and then took off on a private jet and disappeared again.  —  But RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Tiger's jet landed in Arizona.
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Growing Pains Star Andrew Koenig Is Missing  —  On Feb. 16, Walter Koenig received a note from his son Andrew, which caused his father to grow concerned about his whereabouts.  —  “He sounded despondent,” says Walter, who spoke to PEOPLE from his Los Angeles home.  “Nobody has seen this [note] but my wife and I.”
 
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Perez Hilton:
The Most Awkward Acceptance Speech!
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