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12:40 PM ET, April 26, 2010

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Sunday update on Bret's condition  —  Everyone at Michaels Entertainment would like to thank all fans and friends for their continued thoughts and prayers through this difficult time.  —  At this point Bret remains in ICU in critical condition.  He is under 24 hour doctors care and supervision.
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People.com:
Source: Bret Michaels Felt Like He'd Been ‘Hit with a Baseball Bat’  —  As Bret Michaels continues to be watched closely by his doctors, a source reveals the rocker's excruciating moments before he was taken to the emergency room.  —  According to the source, Michaels, 47 …
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Friends Say ‘Bret Michaels’ Life Will Change Forever,' No More Partying Like a Rock Star  —  While everyone is hoping and praying that Bret Michaels fully recovers from a massive hemorrhage near his brain stem, friends tell me that — no matter what the outcome — Bret's life will change forever.
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
PopEater:
Bret Michaels Update: Rocker Still in ICU Under Supervision
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Bret Michaels' speech slurred after brain hemorrhage
Discussion: TMZ.com, Crushable and iVillage
TMZ.com:
Bret Michaels — Still in ICU
New York Post:
Lindsay Lohan tosses glass at Samantha Ronson  —  Troubled Lindsay Lohan has been banned from hot LA club Trousdale after throwing a glass at ex Samantha Ronson's head.  Witnesses tell us that Ronson was sitting with friends when Lohan stormed up and suddenly threw her drink — including the glass — at her on Friday night.
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Michael Lohan's Weird Ultimatum to Lindsay  —  Michael Lohan tells TMZ tomorrow is D-day for Lindsay Lohan — either meet with him or he's going to court.  But the meeting now has a curious string attached.  —  Michael says he's been communicating with Lindsay since he went on TMZ Live last Thursday …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Snooki Involved In Miami Bar Fight, Slaps Man & Throws Food  —  Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi slapped a man, sparked a food fight and threw alcohol over him during a bar fight in South Beach, Miami, on Saturday night — and RadarOnline.com has the exclusive video.
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Jesse's Mistress to Sandra: So Sorry  —  TMZ has obtained a letter that Melissa Smith — Jesse James mistress #2 — faxed to Sandra Bullock's agent on Sunday, apologizing for her alleged affair with Jesse ... and it's pretty audacious.  —  Smith wrote to Sandra, “I felt I needed to reach …
Us Weekly:
Mariah Carey Is “Not Pregnant,” Rep Says  —  Sorry, lambs.  —  Mariah Carey, 40, isn't expecting with husband Nick Cannon, 29.  —  After photos surfaced of the two — who are about to celebrate their two-year anniversary — at Beverly Glen Deli in Beverly Hills Saturday, blogs speculated the curvy singer could be with child.
Discussion: Busy Bee Blogger
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Perez Hilton:
Mimoo's Not Hiding It Very Well, Is She?  —  Okay now she's just teasing us!
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Michael K / Dlisted:
And Then They Shot Him  —  During an interview for her new album Bionic, Xtina (who is looking a little like a blonde Ann Magnuson in Glitter) flipped the bitch switch on when some dude let out a cough in the room.  A quick second later, she sent him to the firing squad.
USA Today:
Whitney Houston's voice fails her in sold-out London concert  —  By Traci Watson, Special for USA TODAY  —  LONDON — Hundreds in the audience walked out of Whitney Houston's comeback concert here Sunday as the singer once dubbed “The Voice” missed high notes, cut short her songs and apologized for her shortcomings.
Discussion: Dlisted
Todd Gilchrist / E! Online:
Iron Man 2's Robert Downey Jr. Talks Gwyneth Paltrow: “I Couldn't Get Her Off Me”  —  As Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. battles some ferocious enemies, but he may have met his match in Gwyneth Paltrow, who returns as his character's love interest in the highly anticipated sequel.  —  “I couldn't get her off of me.
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Warner Bros., DC Comics developing ‘Batman Live’ stage show (exclusive)  —  A Batman stage show soon might be swooping to a town near you.  —  Warner Bros. and DC Comics are in the early stages of developing a tour, tentatively titled “Batman Live” and starring the Caped Crusader …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Betty White's SNL Promo!  —  Above is a short promo for Betty White's big Saturday Night Live debut in a couple of weeks.  Now, whoever is calling Betty a “cougar” on the internet needs to eat their fingers off!  Betty is no cougar.  Betty White s**ts on cougars.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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PopEater:
Gabourey Sidibe is Not ‘Precious’ on ‘SNL’... But She's Pretty Funny
Discussion: Right TV
 
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