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8:55 AM ET, April 12, 2010

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Thailan Pham / People.com:
Dixie Carter Dies at Age 70  —  Television and Broadway actress Dixie Carter passed away Saturday morning at the age of 70.  —  “This has been a terrible blow to our family,” her husband, actor Hal Holbrook, said in a statement.  “We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy.”
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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.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Sony Denies Logan Lerman Will Be Spidey  —  While the website Hitfix reported today that Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief star Logan Lerman was the clear first choice and “almost 100% locked” into becoming the next Peter Parker in the rebirth of the Spider-Man franchise …
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NY Daily News:
Kitty Kelley's tell-all book reveals John Tesh bolted on lover Oprah Winfrey in middle of the night  —  Before Oprah loved Stedman, there was John Tesh.  —  An exclusive excerpt from Kitty Kelley's upcoming tell-all Oprah Winfrey biography claims the talk-show queen enjoyed a 1970s romance with an unlikely live-in lover: John Tesh.
Dean Piper / Mirror.co.uk:
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel split  —  During three years together, it's fair to say their relationship has been on and off more times than a light switch.  —  But news reaches me this week that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have finally ended their union - and this time it looks permanent.
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New York Post:
Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz flirt on set  —  Justin Timberlake and his ex, Cameron Diaz, have been repeatedly spotted “laughing and flirting” between takes on the set of their new romantic comedy “Bad Teacher.”  —  The pair, who ended their four-year relationship in 2007 …
TMZ.com:
Jon & Kate Plus 8 - Part Deux?  —  Jon Gosselin is “definitely open” to co-starring with ex-wife Kate Gosselin on a new TV project — with one big string attached ... TMZ has learned.  —  Jon's lawyer, former assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony F. List, tells TMZ “under the right circumstances” …
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Friday Night Lights’ scoop: Meet East Dillon's newest MVP  —  Has Friday Night Lights found its next Tim Riggins?  —  Sources confirm that producers have recruited relative newcomer Grey Damon to join the season 5 cast in the series regular of Hastings Ruckle, a sexy …
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Tina Fey's Sarah Palin Takedown on Saturday Night Live  —  On her return to Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey resurrected her Sarah Palin impression to once again lampoon the ex-Alaskan governor.  And, well, don't look for the ex-governor to turn up anytime soon as a guest on 30 Rock.
Discussion: X17 Online
People.com:
Heidi and Spencer Visit Camp Pendleton  —  Just what haven't Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt done lately?  The reality couple traded Hollywood for a day at the West Coast's largest Marine Corps facility, Camp Pendleton, Thursday in San Diego County.  —  “We went to visit Camp Pendleton to see the Marines.
NY Daily News:
Rumored lovebirds Brody and Avril make it official - with matching tattoos  —  Brody Jenner and Avril Lavigne are making their recently rumored romance VERY official.  —  So official, in fact, that they put it in ink: We hear that the lovebirds got matching tattoos over the weekend.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Parents of Producer Suspect Awarded Guardianship of Children  —  Monica Beresford-Redman (right), with friend Mariza Alyrio  —  The parents of a reality show producer accused of killing his wife while vacationing in Cancun have been awarded temporary guardianship of the couple's two children, according to court documents.
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