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Gary Levin / USA Today:
‘Twist of Kate’: Gosselin's new TLC series — Kate Gosselin is struggling as a hoofer on Dancing With the Stars, but she already has found her new calling: using her role as an “example mom” to help and learn from others. — TLC announces plans today for the Jon & Kate Plus 8 star to get her own series …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner on Kate Gosselin in Playboy: “No!” — Michael Caulfield/Getty Images; James Devaney/Getty Images — Who wants to see Kate Gosselin strip down for Playboy? — Not Hugh Hefner, that's for sure. — “No! No!” Hef said when I asked him about the possibility …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kate Gosselin Returns to TV with Her Kids — Not since the heyday of Lucille Ball has one woman been so visible on TV - and now it's Kate Gosselin's turn. — From her launching pad to fame, Jon & Kate Plus 8, to her current stint on Dancing with the Stars, the mother-dancer-divorcée …
The Live Feed | THR:
TLC's sad Kate Gosselin workaround — What's TLC's solution to its “Jon & Kate” implosion? — It's called “Twist of Kate.” Unable to legally show Gosselin parenting her own kids as planned, the network is announcing a new series at its upfront presentation in New York today …
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Oprah: Give Me the Night — The Queen of Daytime Is Becoming Nocturnal; A Big Bet for Her Network — Ms. Winfrey at a ‘Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire’ press conference in 2009. — America's daytime talk-show queen is heading out at night.
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Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Shania Twain Lands Her Own TV Show — First came heartbreak, then a second chance at love. Next up for country superstar Shania Twain? Her own TV series. — Twain, 44, will star on Why Not? With Shania Twain, an hour-long series premiering on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.
Blane Bachelor / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey's Next Chapter? A Nighttime Talk Show
Oprah Winfrey's Next Chapter? A Nighttime Talk Show
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New York Post:
Gossip breaks up Ed Westwick & Jessica Szohr — “Gossip Girl” star Ed Westwick has dumped co-star and girlfriend Jessica Szohr after hearing rumors she was cozying up with one of his best friends. — Heartbroken Westwick split with Szohr in an emotional phone call last week after learning …
Tom Peck / The Independent:
Malcolm McLaren dies aged 64 — Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of the Sex Pistols and impresario, has died. He was 64. — McLaren had had cancer for some time. His condition recently deteriorated rapidly and he died this morning in New York. His body is expected to be brought home …
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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Malcolm McLaren, Impresario and Rock Music Manager, Is Dead — Malcolm McLaren, the impresario, promoter and self-promoter who once claimed to have invented punk rock, and who assembled and managed the youthful, unruly members of the Sex Pistols, the breakthrough British punk band, has died.
Daily Mail:
Demi Moore, 47: 'After years of trying to dominate it, I've finally got the body I've always wanted' — For years interest in her figure, and how she kept it in shape, overshadowed her acting career. — And Demi Moore did little to discourage the scrutiny - now admitting that she had an ‘extreme obsession’ with her body.
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Fashion:
Fergie — ELLE's May cover girl on fame, gossip, and her relationship with Josh — On curbing her appetite: “I'm not going to lie: There are times I play mind tricks on myself, like that the french fries are poison. With desserts, I'll let myself have just one bite …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jesse James Spent Several Hundred Thousand Dollars On Mistresses — Jesse James spent several hundred thousand dollars on his various mistresses while cheating on Sandra Bullock for the past several years, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. — PHOTOS: Hollywood's Dirtiest Divorces
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Lost,’ ‘Glee,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ ‘Supernatural,’ ‘House,’ and more! — Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you're dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com — Question: After the “Happily Ever After” …
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Taylor Kitsch to star in ‘Battleship’ film (exclusive) — Taylor Kitsch, who is starring in “John Carter of Mars,” is moving to another sci-fi tentpole, coming on board to star in “Battleship,” Universal's adaptation of the Hasbro board game. — Pete Berg is directing the action adventure movie …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Milian Debuts Daughter Violet! — Meet Christina Milian's daughter, Violet. — The singer, 28, and husband of six months, producer The-Dream, 32, welcomed the girl, their first child, Feb. 26 — and they debut her adorable first photo in the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now).
PopEater:
Tiger Woods' Nike Commercial: Tiger and Late Father Team Up — The unexpected co-stars of a new Nike commercial: Tiger Woods and his deceased dad Earl. In the spot, a silent Tiger gazes at the camera while the voice of his late father does the talking. Eerily, the recording seems to scold the golfer — from beyond the grave.
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Us Weekly:
Idol: Why the Judges Saved Michael Lynche — On Wednesday night's American Idol, the judges used their once-per-season wild card to save contestant Michael Lynche from going home. — An UsMagazine.com eyewitness says Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell “kept whispering” throughout commercial breaks …
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
The sci-fi short Hollywood wants to turn into a movie — Commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch was to have made his directorial debut with the “Alien” prequel. But since that didn't happen, he took part in electronic giant Phillips' short-film experiment, which allowed five filmmakers …
PopWatch:
This week's cover: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ 30th anniversary — A long time ago (30 years, actually) in a galaxy not so far, far away (right here, in fact) we were treated to the release of what many consider the best sequel ever made: The Empire Strikes Back.
Associated Press:
‘Survivor’ producer named suspect in wife's death in Cancun — MEXICO CITY — “Survivor” and “Pimp My Ride” producer Bruce Beresford-Redman is a suspect in his wife's death days after reporting her missing in the resort city of Cancun, a Mexican official said Thursday.