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8:50 AM ET, April 28, 2010

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People.com:
World Exclusive: Meet Sandra Bullock's Baby Boy!  —  In public, Sandra Bullock has been through the best and worst of times this year - from winning her first Oscar to enduring the breakup of her marriage.  In private, she was quietly keeping a joyful secret - his name is Louis, and he is her newborn son.
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People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Sandra Bullock Has Filed for Divorce  —  It's official: Sandra Bullock wants out of her five-year marriage to Jesse James.  —  “Yes, I have filed for divorce,” the actress, 45, tells PEOPLE in the latest issue, in which she also reveals she has adopted a son, 3½-month-old Louis.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Sandra Bullock Is “All For” A Meeting With Jesse James, Source Says
Discussion: TMZ.com, omg! and INF Daily
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Damon's Wife Is Pregnant Again!  —  Matt Damon and his wife Luciana are expecting another baby, his rep confirms to UsMagazine.com exclusively.  —  His rep tells Us, “Everyone is excited.”  —  Damon, 39, and Luciana, 34, are parents to Isabella, 3, and Gia, 21 months.
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Matt Damon and Wife Expecting Another Baby
People.com:
Bret Michaels Suffers a ‘Minor Setback’  —  As Bret Michaels begins what may be a slow and painful recovery from a brain hemorrhage, the rocker got another round of bad news at the intensive care unit: He was diagnosed with a side effect that leads to seizures, his reps tell PEOPLE.
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X17 Online:
Bret Michaels' Dad: Bret Is “Talking Slow, But Fine,” Moving Arms And Hands
Discussion: PopEater, omg!, Reuters and TMZ.com
Perez Hilton:
Lindsay Lohan Has AIDS?????  —  Those are some serious allegations, Poppa Lohan!  —  Michael Lohan Tweeted that his daughter Lindsay Lohan not only had an affair with music mogul Tommy Mottola when she was 17, but also that she is HIV positive!!  —  WTF?!
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Daniel Jacobson / Gossip Cop:
Lindsay Lohan Responds to Michael Lohan's HIV “Claim”
Us Weekly:
Courtney Love: Gavin Cheated on Gwen — With Me!  —  Courtney Love claims she slept with Gavin Rossdale even though he was with Gwen Stefani.  —  On The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM Radio Monday, the Hole rocker, 45, said she had a “vision of marrying Gavin Rossdale one time ... We were like, 'Let's go spend our rock star money!'”
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X17 Online:
Courtney Love Can't Stop Talking About Affair With Gavin Rossdale
Discussion: INF Daily
TMZ.com:
‘Big Brother’ — 2nd Star Accused in Drug Ring  —  A former “Big Brother Season 9” contestant has just been arrested for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone — and authorities believe he was in cahoots with another BB9 housemate ... the guy who won the show.  —  Matthew McDonald (left) …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Creative Lineup Shuffles Loom For ‘Clash Of The Titans’ And ‘Journey To The Center of The Earth’ Sequels  —  EXCLUSIVE: Who said the franchise business was easy?  Two big Warner Bros sequels are in the offing, and both of them are wrestling with major elements changes from the original moneymakers.
Sarah / People.com:
BodyWatch: Niki Taylor Drops Her Pregnancy Pounds  —  Most moms might struggle to lose post-pregnancy pounds with two growing sons in the house.  “They are meat and potato boys,” Niki Taylor says of her 15-year-old twins, Hunter and Jake.  “They eat cinnamon rolls, cereal — basically teenager food.”
Contactmusic.com:
Lady Gaga - Farrell Spends $150,000 On Gaga's Lollapalooza Stage  —  Farrell Spends $150,000 On Gaga's Lollapalooza Stage  —  LADY GAGA will perform on an impressive stage at this year's (10) Lollapalooza festival - the event's founder PERRY FARRELL has commissioned a custom-built set costing $150,000 (£100,000) for the star.
Natasha / The Young, Black, and Fabulous:
YBF EXCLUSIVE: Usher & New Boo Grace Are ENGAGED AND EXPECTING!  —  We've got an explosive exclusive!  The YBF has just learned that not only are Usher and his new boo Grace Miguel ENGAGED....but he knocked her up as well!  —  “Oh snap!” doesn't even suffice in this case.
Jeffrey Wells / Hollywood Elsewhere:
Get Low Schmooze  —  Get Low star and executive producer Robert Duvall said during today's junket that Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper recently met with Brad Pitt about directing The Hatfields and the McCoys for Warner Bros....if and when Pitt decides to clear a place in his schedule.
NewNowNext:
MY OWN PRIVATE UNTUCKED: BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE SEASON 2 REUNION  —  Acapella renditions of “Jealous of My Boogie” and “LadyBoy.”  A screechy reworking of “Halo.”  Recurring interjections of “I love that drink!”  ; “Why you talkin'?  Why are you talking?”; and “What's Bollywood?”
Amanda Covarrubias / L.A. NOW:
Actor Jason Alexander hits teen bicyclist in Mid-City  —  Actor Jason Alexander, who played George Costanza in the long-running “Seinfeld” TV series, hit a teenage bicyclist Tuesday in Mid-City, police officials said.  —  The collision was reported shortly after 7:15 a.m. at Wilshire Boulevard and June Street.
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Sexual harassment: deal with it  —  New York 1's ex-reporter Adele Sammarco.  Lost her sexual harassment case.  Is left with a hefty lawyer's bill (an unhefty lawyer's bill doesn't exist) and won't be fielding TV offers unless to fix a neighbor's set.  All because her breasts were made fun …
Discussion: The Awl
Jason Newman / PopEater:
Who Took Down M.I.A.'s Controversial New Video for ‘Born Free’ From YouTube?  —  On Monday morning, political rapper/singer M.I.A. released a controversial 9-minute short film for her latest single ‘Born Free’ depicting red-headed teenagers being rounded up by U.S. authorities and forced to run through an active minefield.
PETA:
Help Olivia Munn Free Captive Elephants  —  In her sexy new ad for PETA, actor and host of ‘Attack of the Show!’  Olivia Munn promotes a natural life for elephants and asks fans to boycott the circus.
omg!:
Crystal Bowersox Takes A Hit, Casey James Soars & Shania Twain Tackles Simon Cowell On ‘Idol’  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — It may not have been Elvis Presley week, but “American Idol” found itself “All Shook Up” on Tuesday night as frontrunner Crystal Bowersox took a performance tumble from the top spot.
Discussion: Fan Fare
Craig Sjodin / People.com:
SPOILER: Find Out Who's Done on Dancing  —  Following a night of Argentine tangos, sexy sambas and a swing marathon, the seven remaining pairs on Dancing With the Stars — including low-finishers Niecy Nash and Louis Van Amstel and Jake Pavelka and Chelsie Hightower — faced another elimination Tuesday night.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack
Adam Rosenberg / MTV Movies Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Anchorman’ Stars Okay Pay Cut For ‘Bigger, Crazier’ Sequel, Could Shoot Febraury 2011  —  “Anchorman 2” is the Bigfoot of the movies world.  Everyone wants to see it happen, reports even occasionally surface about sightings but, in truth, it may very well just not exist.
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
CoCo Shakes What Her Momma Gave Her  —  It's pretty clear that nobody will ever accuse Ice-T's wife CoCo of being a wallflower.  Here she is getting her groove on, getting sweaty shaking what her momma gave her on the dance floor of some club the other night.
 
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TMZ.com:
Ricky Martin Out on the Beach
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Jocelyn Vena / MTV:
Adam Lambert Announces Glam Nation Tour Dates
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Glee’ exclusive: Brittany and Santana poised for major promotions
Discussion: Celebritology 2.0
Us Weekly:
Joan Rivers: Relax, Heidi Montag “Looks Fine”
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Perez Hilton
Just Jared:
Christina Aguilera Dances In Lingerie — At Church!
TMZ.com:
‘Big Bro’ Star Busted Again - Witness Intimidation
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Zach Dionne / PopEater:
New ‘SNL’ Promo Restores Betty White Fever
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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