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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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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.
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.
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” …
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 …
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Oprah.com:
The Oprah Winfrey Show to Broadcast Live with Christina Aguilera from Radio City Music Hall Friday, May 7 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: — CHICAGO — The Oprah Winfrey Show will broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on Friday, May 7. A crowd of several thousand ticketed audience members …
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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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 …
Rachel Brown / WWD.com:
Emma Roberts: Age of Enlightenment — Emma Roberts, early for an interview at the Chateau Marmont restaurant and slumped in an oversize armchair that consumes her small frame, isn't deliberately trying to intimidate the starry-eyed waiter, who, like most in his position in Los Angeles …
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!
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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.
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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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.