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2:15 PM ET, April 10, 2010

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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Anna Torv and Mark Valley Split  —  After a secret wedding over the holidays in 2008, Anna Torv and Mark Valley, who costarred on Fox's Fringe, have just as quietly ended their marriage, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The two tied the knot in a small ceremony in December 2008, and separated a few months ago.
BWW / BroadwayWorld.com:
Vanessa Hudgens to Star as Mimi in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl  —  Enter Your E-Mail Address:  —  Vanessa Hudgens will star as Mimi in the premiere of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl on August 6, 7 & 8, 2010.  Hudgens is best known for her breakout role in the High School Musical series as Gabriella Montez …
Discussion: X17 Online and Gossip Teen
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Perez Hilton:
Abomination!  WhatsHerFace Cast As Mimi In Rent!  —  Neil Patrick Harris, what the eff are you THINKING??  —  We were actually looking forward to this!  —  The usually very logical actor is directing the latest production of Rent this summer at the Hollywood Bowl, and has ruined EVERYTHING already …
Discussion: E! Online, Queerty, DailyFill.com and omg!
New York Post:
Miami clubs bar ‘Jersey Shore’ cast  —  No wonder the “Jersey Shore” stars are heading back to Seaside Heights — they can't get into any of Miami's hot clubs with their MTV cameras.  “No one wants them to tape here.  They went to the W Hotel the other night and got rejected,” said one club source.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: DWTS Producers Insist Pam Anderson Wear “Bra and Pasties”  —  After much debate with Dancing With the Stars producers, Pamela Anderson gave up the idea of going commando during her dance routines.  —  However, there is one lingering wardrobe issue.
Brooke Tarnoff / PopEater:
‘Blossom’ Proves Child Stars Can Come Out on Top  —  Former child stars are famous for their all-too-frequent troubles — the untimely death of Corey Haim is perhaps the most dramatic example in recent memory, but brushes with drugs and the law have plagued young stars from 'Diff'rent Strokes …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Corey Haim Remembered in Intimate Gathering
Discussion: E! Online
Us Weekly:
Newly Single Jim Carrey Criticizes Elin Woods  —  How is Jim Carrey getting over the end of his relationship with Jenny McCarthy?  —  By defending Tiger Woods via Twitter — and scrutinizing Elin Woods.  —  “I made a Tiger joke today but ...I think it's time we checked our collective EGO and let the guy play!”
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Us Weekly:
Source: Elizabeth Taylor, 78, to Wed for 9th Time — to 49-Year-Old!  —  Dame Elizabeth Taylor may soon be walking down the aisle ... for the ninth time.  —  A source close to the Oscar-winning actress, 78, tells UsMagazine.com exclusively that Taylor recently got engaged to Jason Winters, 49, of Sterling Winters Management.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Gossip Girl’ exclusive: Jenny goes [major spoiler alert]!  —  Spotted: Absolutely no sign of Taylor Momsen (Jenny) when Gossip Girl returns next season.  —  A source close to the CW soap confirms that the actress will be absent for an unspecified number of episodes at the beginning of next season for “creative” reasons.
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Megan Masters / E! Online:
This Just In: Mandy Moore Scrubs Into Grey's Anatomy Finale
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
NYPD Blue's Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon: “My Focus Is on My Kids & Healing the Pain”  —  With Tiger Woods, Jesse James and now possibly Tiki Barber, it seems infidelity is all the rage these days.  —  Which brings us to our next woman scorned: Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, (who played Assistant …
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Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Meinhardt Raabe, Legendary Munchkin, Dies at 94  —  As coroner, I must aver I thoroughly examined her. And she's not only merely dead, She's really most sincerely dead.  —  When Meinhardt Raabe, an unknown 23-year-old from Wisconsin, sang those lines in his first and only Hollywood feature film …
Discussion: PopEater
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Holly Madison: Getting Naked Again for Playboy?  —  Holly Madison fans rejoice—especially those of the horndog variety!  —  The blond bombshell tells us she will pose for Playboy again.  —  “Maybe not right away because I was just on the cover last year,” Madison says.
NY Daily News:
Lindsay and Mischa drown their sorrows  —  Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton are apparently bonding over their respective woes: The wayward starlets partied the night (and perhaps what's left of their careers) away in L.A. on Wednesday night.  —  Spies say LiLo — who is dealing with the news that her dad …
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The Superficial:
Kim Kardashian's ass crack will end you  —  Continuing to understand her singular contribution to society, Kim Kardashian let the paparazzi photograph her ass in a bikini again, and this time with a clear view of her mile-long ass crack that literally defies comprehension.
Just Jared:
Tina Fey & Justin Bieber: SNL Promo!  —  Tina Fey is hosting this weekend's Saturday Night Live with musical guest Justin Bieber @ 11:30PM ET/PT on NBC.  —  Click inside to watch the promo video of Tina poking fun at the 23-year age difference between herself and Justin (she's 39 and he's 16).
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
PopEater:
Charlie Sheen Denies Trying to Strongarm ‘Men’  —  When word of Charlie Sheen's departure from ‘Two and a Half Men’ — the hit show that has killer ratings and earns Sheen nearly a million dollars per episode — most reported that the actor was looking to make the jump back into film.
Discussion: Movieline, Hollywood Insider and omg!
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Film: Chloë Grace Moretz, Hit Girl in ‘Kick-Ass’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Movieline
Peter Gicas / E! Online:
Marilyn Manson: Don't Compare Me to “Bombshell” McGee
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Who Will Replace Orlando Bloom?
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and Perez Hilton
Mike Moody / Digital Spy:
Pattinson not signed to play Cobain?
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Popoholic:
Emmanuelle Chriqui Drops Some Serious Cleavage, And Gets Uber Bootylicious
Discussion: COED Magazine
Bill Gorman / TVbytheNumbers:
TV Ratings: CBS Wins As Bones, Fringe, Survivor, CSI, Mentalist …
Us Weekly:
Rachel Bilson Steps Out in Wacky Bra-Baring Dress
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Blemish
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New York Post:
Tiki's wife crushed by long-term affair
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip.com
Hellomagazine.com:
Doorman steps in to rescue mini dress-clad Kim Kardashian
Discussion: omg!
Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin: My Kids Are “Excited” to Be on TV Again
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
PlayAI, which uses AI to clone voices for $49 per month and recently rolled out AI agents, raised a $20M seed co-led by 500 Startups and Kindred Ventures

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Press freedom groups send six questions to the Scott Trust over The Observer sale, including why there is only one bidder and why staff can't speak out freely

 
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