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12:45 AM ET, April 11, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Dixie Carter Dies  —  Dixie Carter — best known for her role on the television show “Designing Women” — passed away at the age of 70.  —  Her husband, Hal Holbrook, told “Entertainment Tonight, “This has been a terrible blow to our family ... We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy.
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ETonline:
DIXIE CARTER PASSES AWAY  —  ET has the latest...  ET breaks news that actress Dixie Carter, best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker on the hit sitcom “Designing Women,” has died.  She was 70 years old.  —  “This has been a terrible blow to our family,” her husband Hal Holbrook tells ET.
Drew McWeeny / Hitfix:
Exclusive: ‘Percy Jackson’ star Logan Lerman frontrunner to be the new ‘Spider-Man’  —  The search for the new “Spider-Man” appears to be over.  —  HitFix has exclusively learned that Logan Lerman is first choice for Sony Pictures and the clear frontrunner to replace Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker …
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 …
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.
The Huffington Post:
Jim Carrey: Elin Woods A ‘Willing Participant’ In Tiger Infidelity  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Jim Carrey keeps making news on Twitter days after announcing his split from Jenny McCarthy.  —  Friday afternoon Carrey tweeted a series of thoughts on Tiger Woods and wife Elin, whom Carrey asserts must have known about the infidelity.
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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!”
Perez Hilton:
Brad's Folks Visit Their Grandkids!!  —  How sweet!  —  Every kid loves a visit from their grandparents!!  —  Brad Pitt's mom and dad arrived in Venice today to pay the actor and his kiddies a visit, and as you can see, they all spent the afternoon enjoying the beautiful weather!
Discussion: Gossip Cop
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.
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
PHOTO: Justin Timberlake in Esmée Denters's New Video  —  Esmée Denters scored the ultimate costar for her new video “Love Dealer”: Justin Timberlake.  —  Timberlake is featured on the uptempo R&B song, which he co-produced with Stargate and co-wrote with Denters, 21.
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.
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.
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 …
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Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Corey Haim Remembered in Intimate Gathering
Discussion: E! Online
 
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Film: Chloë Grace Moretz, Hit Girl in ‘Kick-Ass’
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BWW / BroadwayWorld.com:
Vanessa Hudgens to Star as Mimi in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
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Peter Gicas / E! Online:
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
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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

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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

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