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Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Mariska Hargitay Adopts a Baby  —  Mariska Hargitay and daughter Amaya Josephine  —  Mariska Hargitay has a big surprise to share.  —  The Law & Order: SVU star and her husband, actor Peter Hermann, have adopted a baby girl, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Us Weekly:
Mariska Hargitay Adopts  —  Mariska Hargitay and her husband, Peter Hermann, are the proud parents of a baby girl.  —  “The couple are overjoyed by the wonder of their new daughter,” Hariskay's rep, Leslie Sloane, tells Usmagazine.com.  “Her brother, August, is thrilled to have the sister he's always wanted.”
Stephanie / X17 Online:
Tina Fey Is Pregnant, Mariska Hargitay Adopts!
Discussion: Perez Hilton
New York Post:
Baby boom! Mariska adopts
Tina Fey / People.com:
Tina Fey Is Pregnant!  —  Tina Fey has some big news to talk about!  —  During a taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show Wednesday, Fey revealed that she's expecting her second child.  —  The 30 Rock star is five months along, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  Fey and her husband, composer Jeff Richmond, also have 5-year-old daughter Alice.
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Us Weekly:
Tina Fey Is Pregnant!  —  Jane Krakowski isn't the only 30 Rock star with a baby on board.  —  Tina Fey, 40, is pregnant with her second child, her rep confirms to UsMagazine.com.  Fey announced the news herself during a taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday.  (The episode is scheduled to air April 12.)
TMZ.com:
LeBron's Mother ARRESTED In Miami  —  LeBron James' mom, Gloria, was arrested in Miami Beach early this morning for allegedly assaulting a parking valet at the famous Fontainebleau Hotel ... this according to law enforcement.  —  Hotel sources tell us ... Gloria was partying at LIV nightclub …
Marco / X17 Online:
Hangover II Trailer Yanked For Raunchy Monkey Scene  —  The trailer for The Hangover Part II is hilarious, but the Motion Picture Association of America isn't laughing.  Due to a scene at the end of the trailer in which a monkey simulates oral sex on a water bottle, Warner Bros. was forced to pull the trailer from theaters.
Discussion: omg!
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Mike Sampson / JoBlo's Movie Emporium News:
THE MPAA PULLS TRAILERS FOR THE HANGOVER, PART II FROM THEATERS
ETonline:
Source: Matt Lauer Leaving the ‘Today’ Show  —  As headlines have Meredith Vieira leaving the “Today” show, a source tells ET and The Insider that Matt Lauer has notified his NBC bosses that he will be resigning from the “Today” show when his contract expires on December 31, 2012.
Marco / X17 Online:
Karina Smirnoff Posing Nude For Playboy  —  Karina Smirnoff will be showing off her gorgeous dancer's body in the May issue of Playboy.  Founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, confirmed the news when he tweeted:  —  “The May issue of Playboy is unforgettable with Dancing With The Stars' Karina Smirnoff on the cover & nude inside.”
Discussion: PopEater and omg!
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jake Gyllenhaal Rebounds With 90210's Jessica Lowndes  —  Jake Gyllenhaal is keeping his romantic options open.  —  In the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands now), a source says the 30-year-old actor is becoming quite the man about town.  After sharing breakfast with 90210's Jessica Lowndes …
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Marco / X17 Online:
Report: Jake Gyllenhaal And Jessica Lowndes Are Hooking Up
TMZ.com:
Lindsay — Closing In On Deal for New Gotti Flick  —  Lindsay Lohan's on the verge of signing her first big contract out of rehab — in fact, we're told the actress is in “final talks” to play John Gotti's daughter Victoria in the upcoming biopic about the mafioso's life.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Meet Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem's Newborn Son!  —  Hola, Leo!  —  Late last week, Penelope Cruz and husband Javier Bardem took a sun-lit stroll in Will Rogers Park in Malibu, Calif. with a very precious package: Their brand-new baby boy!
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Clark Collis / Inside Movies:
Penelope Cruz to make another movie with Woody Allen — EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: The Playlist and The Film Stage
Us Weekly:
Source: Brad Pitt Never Hooked Up With Sexy Costar, 23  —  Heathcote, 23, and Pitt, 47, both shot scenes for Cogan's Trade in New Orleans recently, but a source close to the actress tells UsMagazine.com there's no truth to the reports that Jolie, 35, is “desperate to keep Brad away from Bella.”
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Peter Gicas / E! Online:
Which Teen Mom Star Is Writing “the Most Anticipated Book of 2011”?  —  GSI Media; J Anthony Digital Photography; GSI Media  —  Yes, that is actually somebody's quote in the above headline, but we'll get to that in a second.  —  As for the book itself, it's true that one of the trainwrecks stars …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sofia Vergara in Talks to Join ‘Three Stooges’ Movie … Modern Family star Sofia Vergara is in discussions to join the growing cast of Three Stooges.  —  Sean Hayes and Will Sasso have so far been cast in the comedy being directed by the Farrelly brothers.  Still up for grabs is the part of Moe.
John Young / PopWatch:
‘American Idol’ on the scene for Top 9 performance night: Impromptu dancing, Steven Tyler's mighty appetite, and Jennifer Lopez throws a punch  —  Who do you send home after a night like that?  (Okay, my answer would be Paul, but even his performance tickled my typically Paul-phobic soul).
Discussion: The Wire
Nick Haramis / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
Here's a Picture of Julianne Moore as Hillary Clinton  —  The Special Relationship, a film about the ties that bound former US President Bill Clinton to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, first aired on HBO last May.  Michael Sheen played Blair, Dennis Quaid played Slick Willie, and Hope Davis was his wife, Hillary.
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Exclusive: The Closer Promotes Mary McDonnell to Series Regular — Will She Replace Kyra?  —  The case for Mary McDonnell succeeding Kyra Sedgwick on The Closer just got stronger.  —  Sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that McDonnell will reprise her role as Captain Sharon Raydor …
Discussion: TV Fanatic, TV Squad and Deadline.com
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Javier Bardem Closing ‘Dark Tower’ Deal  —  EXCLUSIVE: Javier Bardem is close to sealing his deal with Universal Pictures to play gunslinger Roland Deschain in The Dark Tower, the mammoth adaptation of the Stephen King 7-novel series that'll span three movies and a limited run TV series in between each film.
Blaine Zuckerman / People.com:
Chely Wright Is Engaged  —  Less than a year after coming out, Chely Wright is engaged.  —  “Out country singer Chely Wright and her fiancée, Lauren Blitzer, a GLBT Civil Rights activist have set a date and plan to be married in Connecticut Aug. 20,” Wright's rep tells PEOPLE.
Joe Kemp / NY Daily News:
Rising hip-hop star DJ Megatron was killed for his cash and wristwatch, cops and family say  —  DJ Megatron, the rising hip-hop star murdered a block from his Staten Island home last month, was killed for his cash and a wristwatch given to him by his 11-year-old daughter, cops and his family said Wednesday.
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Robert Redford will star in a revamped tale of Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson  —  EXCLUSIVE: He starred in one of the most famous fictional baseball movies of all time.  Now Robert Redford looks to play one of the most famous real-life baseball figures of all time.
 
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