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12:25 PM ET, April 7, 2011

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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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Mariska Hargitay Adopts
Stephanie / X17 Online:
Tina Fey Is Pregnant, Mariska Hargitay Adopts!
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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.)
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
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 …
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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Royal Wedding / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift Goes on Romantic Date With Garrett Hedlund
Marco / X17 Online:
Report: Jake Gyllenhaal And Jessica Lowndes Are Hooking Up
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.
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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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
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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.
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.
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: omg!
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Federline: I “Want to Get Married” to Pregnant Girlfriend  —  The second Mrs. K-Fed?  —  He and gal pal of two years Victoria Prince are expecting a baby girl this summer, but does that mean that Kevin Federline is ready to pop the question?
Discussion: Bossip and Amy Grindhouse
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EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears Tells Us About Marriage Plans!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Defenestrator III / Everything Is Terrible!:
YELLOW DINO: PEDO HUNTER  —  Have you ever wondered what Law & Order: SVU would be like if the detective was a saxophone playing yellow dinosaur?  Wonder no more.  —  Trust the lizard.  Good message.  —  Thanks to Emily A. and Jtron for the tape!
 
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