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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.
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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Adam Frucci / Splitsider:
Tina Fey to Host SNL on May 7th, Be Hilarious Probably  —  It looks like Tina Fey is heading back to SNL to promote her new book Bossypants; she'll be hosting the show on May 7th, the next new show after this weekend's Mirren-helmed episode.  Fortunately for her, Sarah Palin hasn't done anything …
Us Weekly:
Tina Fey Is Pregnant!
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and omg!
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 …
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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 …
Marco / X17 Online:
Report: Jake Gyllenhaal And Jessica Lowndes Are Hooking Up
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Gossip Cop
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 …
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.
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
MPAA Pulls ‘The Hangover: Part II’ Trailer From Movie Theaters?  —  This week, movie theaters across the country received a notice asking them to remove the movie trailer for The Hangover Part II from Source Code and to delete the digital trailer files from their servers.
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Mike Sampson / JoBlo's Movie Emporium News:
THE MPAA PULLS TRAILERS FOR THE HANGOVER, PART II FROM THEATERS
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Why Warner Bros. Has Pulled First Trailer for ‘Hangover Part II’
Discussion: Oh, The Scandal!
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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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 …
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Sara Rue Wears a Bikini for First Time Ever!  —  Only a year and a half after she began the Jenny Craig program, Sara Rue has lost more than 50 lbs. - and 4 dress sizes! - and is wearing a bikini for the very first time in her life.  —  “It's a little strange,” says the Shedding for the Wedding host, 32.
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Cele|bitchy:
Sara Rue and Alison Sweeney show off weight loss in bikinis
Discussion: Yeeeah!, People.com and I Need My Fix
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.
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.
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The Huffington Post:
Mariah Carey Shows Bare Pregnant Belly In ‘Life & Style’ (PHOTOS)
Discussion: The Frisky and The Marquee Blog
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.
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NME:
Kurt Cobain tribute statue unveiled in Nirvana singer's hometown
Discussion: PopEater and Movieline
Adam Markovitz / Inside Movies:
Natalie Portman loves stoner comedies, but not getting stoned — EXCLUSIVE  —  Black Swan star Natalie Portman makes her first post-Oscar movie appearance this Friday in the stoner comedy Your Highness.  She's also developing Best Buds, a buddy comedy about a marijuana-laced road trip, with her production company Handsomecharlie Films.
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The Huffington Post:   ‘Your Highness’ Star Natalie Portman Talks Smoking Marijuana, Loving Stoner Comedies
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jersey Shore's Italy Trip Delayed  —  The motherland is off the hook, for now.  —  The Jersey Shore's invasion of Italy has been delayed a month, amid a contract dispute and serious resistance from Italian nightclubs and hotels who won't allow MTV's cameras to film the controversial cast in their venues.
The Superficial:
Gwyneth Paltrow is Probably Cheating With Matthew Morrison  —  Gwyneth Paltrow has always fancied herself British royalty, so it only makes sense she's taken up adultery in recent years.  Here she is trying to hide her face in just-released photos from London last week where she was out with …
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.
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.
The Superficial:
They Put ‘Teen Mom’ Jenelle in a Bikini  —  Because why wouldn't you treat a teenage girl who carelessly got pregnant like a glamorous celebrity?  (Or pay one seven times what you actually spent on teen pregnancy prevention to promote abstinence.)  Here's Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans following …
X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Nicole Richie Starts A New Round Of Pregnancy Rumors  —  We were too distracted by Nicole Richie's beautiful kids Harlow and Sparrow to even notice it at first, but after we got a peek at her stomach, we have to ask what's going on here!  Is it possible that the 29-year-old starlet …
Discussion: Hollywood Dame and Allie is Wired
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.
Discussion: The Playlist
Carolyn Giardina / Hollywood Reporter:
Gollum Actor Andy Serkis to Serve as Second Unit Director on ‘The Hobbit’ (Exclusive) … Andy Serkis, who played the iconic Gollum in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is taking on a new role in The Hobbit 1 and 2.  In addition to reprising his role as the tragic creature …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Film Casting Roundup  —  Jay Baruchel has joined Robert Pattinson in the David Cronenberg-directed Cosmopolis.  Pattinson plays a financial wiz kid who puts his life in danger by betting his entire fortune against the yen on a tumultous day in the adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel.
Us Weekly:
Renee Zellweger Radiant at First Post-Split Event  —  Smokin' hot, indeed!  —  For the first time since splitting with beau Bradley Cooper last month, Renee Zellweger hit the red carpet Tuesday.  —  The Bridget Jones star, 41, sizzled in a red pea coat at the Tommy Hilfiger Limited Edition Bag Launch …
 
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Clark Collis / Inside Movies:
Penelope Cruz to make another movie with Woody Allen — EXCLUSIVE
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Bravo Unveils Six New Projects, Including Scripted Drama (Exclusive)
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TV Squad
Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
‘Survivor: Redemption Island’ Episode 8 recap
Discussion: omg!
Zach Dionne / PopEater:
Watch Taylor Swift Cover Mumford & Sons on Their Home Turf
Discussion: I Need My Fix
People.com:
Amanda Bynes's Dog Dies
Perez Hilton:
The DMV Doesn't Care Who You Are, Jessica Simpson!
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