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12:45 PM ET, April 6, 2011

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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Exclusive: Angelina's Shocking New Tattoo  —  When Angelina Jolie recently showed off a seventh line tattooed on her arm, just like the ones she has for each of her six children, many wondered if she had secretly adopted another baby.  But In Touch can now reveal that the new ink actually bears …
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Kat Giantis / MSN Entertainment:
ANGELINA'S NEW TATTOO SPARKS SPECULATION ABOUT TOT NO. 7
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears Tells Us About Marriage Plans!  —  She's already been married twice, but is Britney Spears ready to become a bride once more for love Jason Trawick?  —  As she enjoys blockbuster sales and the strongest reviews of her career for seventh studio album Femme Fatale …
Discussion: PopSugar, Allie is Wired and Celebuzz
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Royal Wedding / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Federline Tells Us: “We're Having a Girl!”  —  New album (Femme Fatale) for Britney Spears — and new baby for Kevin Federline!  —  “We're having a girl!” her ex-husband Federline, 33, tells the new Us Weekly, out Wednesday.  —  Federline confirms to Us that his girlfriend of two years …
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Britney Spears Debuts Apocalyptic ‘Till The World Ends’ Video
Discussion: X17 Online and Amy Grindhouse
Pink is the New Blog:
Watch: Britney Spears, ‘Till The World Ends’
Discussion: Queerty
Stephen Battaglio / TVGuide.com:
The Biz: Meredith Vieira Expected to Leave NBC's Today  —  Meredith Vieira is expected to leave NBC's Today when her current contract expires later this year, according to a source familiar with her plans.  —  Vieira has been in discussions with NBC News executives for several months about extending her deal, which is up in September.
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Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Prepping for Meredith Vieira's Likely ‘Today’ Exit
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Meredith Vieira Poised To Exit ‘Today’
Discussion: Jezebel
Ross Kenneth Urken / New York Magazine:
Alec Baldwin Says 30 Rock Is Ending Next Season  —  Last night at the National Dance Institute's annual fund-raising gala, Alec Baldwin was honored for his commitment to the art and culture of New York City.  Before he got onstage, the 30 Rock star (who's about to co-star in Adam Shankman's musical Rock …
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Teen Pregnancy Pays for Bristol Palin—Guess How Much She Earned as Abstinence Ambassador?  —  Not Bristol Palin.  —  The now 20-year-old daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin earned a whopping $262,000—yes, you read that right—for acting as an ambassador …
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Gushes over Kris Humphries's Sex Appeal  —  Kim Kardashian recently said she wants her “son to look like” her boyfriend Kris Humphries - but what is it about the NBA athlete that makes her mouth water?  —  “The sexiest thing about Kris is - gosh, there are so many things,” …
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Hollywood Rag
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TMZ.com:
Kim K to Carmelo: Let's Be Neighbors!
Barbara Vancheri / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ will film in Pittsburgh  —  Flick the Bat Signal.  —  It's official.  “The Dark Knight Rises” is coming to Pittsburgh this summer to film the third installment in Christopher Nolan's spectacular franchise starring recent Oscar winner Christian Bale in the title role.
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Deadline.com:
Warner Bros' ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ To Shoot In Pittsburgh
Discussion: AfterElton.com and Perez Hilton
Royal Wedding / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift Goes on Romantic Date With Garrett Hedlund  —  Down-home date night!  —  Taylor Swift had a low-key dinner wtih Garrett Hedlund in Nashville April 1.  —  “It was their first time going out,” a source tells Us Weekly of Swift's evening with the Tron …
PopEater:
Audience Goes Wild for Charlie Sheen on Cleveland Stop  —  “Charlie Sheen, you make our hearts sing” could probably be heard during his ‘Violent Torpedo of Truth’ stop in Cleveland.  —  The audience helped Charlie Sheen prove he is truly a “Rock Star From Mars.”
Discussion: X17 Online
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Kate Ward / PopWatch:
Charlie Sheen aiming to trademark 22 catchphrases. Duh, it's a winning move.
Sarah / People.com:
Brandon Flowers Welcomes Son Henry  —  My three sons!  —  Brandon Flowers and wife Tana welcomed their third boy, Henry, on Wednesday, March 9, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The Killers frontman — who released his first solo record, Flamingo, last fall - is already dad to sons Gunnar, 19 months, and Ammon, 3½.
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AceShowBiz.com:
Brandon Flowers Welcomed a Baby Boy
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Royal Wedding / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Conrad Lands Mega 3-Book Deal!  —  A new chapter for LC!  —  Lauren Conrad — whose debut teen novel, L.A. Candy, hit No. 1 on a New York Times bestseller list — just scored another three-book deal with HarperCollins, she tells UsMagazine.com exclusively.
Jared / This Is Who I Really Am:
KURT COBAIN  —  I heard today was the day Kurt passed away 17 years ago.  Can't believe it's been that long.  So grateful for his contribution and inspiration.  Not sure I'd be doing this if it weren't for him.  He gave us all permission to create no matter what our skill set and reminded me that dreams are possible.
People.com:
Heidi Montag & Jake Pavelka Together - for Reality Show  —  This may become one crowded kitchen.  —  Jake Pavelka, Danielle Staub, Heidi Montag and other reality alumni are all going into the food business together for an upcoming series that places some big personalities under heavy pressure, PEOPLE has learned.
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Mariah Carey Bares All in Intimate Pregnancy Shoot  —  As Mariah Carey's due date inches closer, the singer bared her pregnant belly for an intimate photo shoot for Life & Style, on newsstands nationwide Friday.  —  Carey is reportedly just a few weeks away from giving birth to twins — a boy and a girl — with husband Nick Cannon.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Craig Gillespie Poised To Direct ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’  —  Craig Gillespie will soon be set as director of Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, Lionsgate's adaptation of the Seth Grahame-Smith novel that enhanced the Jane Austen classic with a smattering of flesh-eating walking corpses.
Alex Pappademas / GQ:
The Sword and The Stoned  —  As Kenny Powers in Eastbound & Down, Danny McBride created probably the funniest pro-sports mess outside of Tiger Woods's meltdown.  Now he's in Your Highness, a stoner comedy set in the Middle Ages.  We kid you not  —  At some point in the near future …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Robbie Daw / Idolator.com:
Lady Gaga Announces “Judas” Release Date In 'Gagavision No. 41′
MPA:
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Daniel D'Addario / New York Observer:
Some Genes! Natalie Portman's Pop Pens Pregnancy Thriller
Discussion: PopEater and Movieline
Maggie Coughlan / PopEater:
Kelly Ripa Unveils Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Amy Wilkinson / Hollywood Crush:
Chris Hemsworth As ‘Hunger Games’ Heroine Katniss Everdeen?
Discussion: Movieline and Examiner
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Courteney Cox, David Arquette Reunite After Her Sexy Getaway
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and X17 Online
Megan Masters / TVLine:
How I Met Your Mother Scoop: Season Finale's Wedding Reveal Will Launch a New Mystery
Discussion: TV Fanatic
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Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
Second celeb leaves ‘Dancing With The Stars’
New York Post:
Kathy claws Kim
Jeff Sneider / Variety:
Mae Whitman joining ‘Wallflower’
Discussion: Movieline and The Film Stage
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kendra Smokin' Mad at DWTS: “I'm About to Walk In and Slap Someone!”
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
The Superficial:
Someone Put a Blinding, White Light in a Bikini. — I Don't Get It.
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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