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12:45 PM ET, April 13, 2011

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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez: Being Beautiful Is ‘Part of My Job’  —  Jennifer Lopez admits she loves glamming it up as a judge on American Idol or for her upcoming album, Love?.  —  But at home with husband Marc Anthony and their 3-year-old twins, Max and Emme, Lopez is a zero-makeup kind of mom.
Derek Blasberg / Harper's BAZAAR:
LADY GAGA: THE INTERVIEW  —  For the provocative pop star, all the world's a stage.  Why?  Because she was born that way.  Check out Gaga's interview with Derek Blasberg below and then see exclusive photos from the May issue cover shoot as well as iconic images of Lady Gaga's wild style.
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Lady Gaga Shoots Down Plastic Surgery, Engagement & Drug Rumors  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Lady Gaga might adhere horns to her arms and face, but she's never permanently altered her body.  —  “I have never had plastic surgery, and there are many pop singers who have.
Discussion: X17 Online
Us Weekly:
Perhaps Lady Gaga wants people to read her “Poker Face” after all.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Scarlett Johansson Moves In With Sean Penn  —  ScarJo and Sean are playing house!  —  Three months into their unexpected romance, Scarlett Johansson has moved in to the $3.8 million Malibu home of Sean Penn, an insider tells the new Us Weekly, out Wednesday.
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Rep: Scarlett Johansson “Not Pregnant,” Jogging Pics “Misleading”  —  Another day, another false baby alarm.  —  Scarlett Johansson went jogging with beau Sean Penn near his Malibu, Calif. home on Sunday.  And while fans have grown used to seeing the hot new couple (who've slowly gone public …
TMZ.com:
‘My Super Sweet 16’ Star — Suspect In Brutal Attack  —  Teyana Taylor — an R&B singer who was once featured on “My Super Sweet 16” — has been named as a suspect in a ferocious girl-on-girl beatdown ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us ... Taylor was hanging …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Bradley Cooper Eyes Starring Role in ‘The Crow’ Remake (Exclusive) … Bradley Cooper is in early negotiations to star in Relativity's remake of The Crow, being directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.  —  In the adaptation of the gritty black-and-white indie comic by artist James O'Barr …
X17 Online:
Hayden Panettiere On Having Sex With Her Much Taller Man: “Where There's A Will There's A Way!”  —  Diminutive Scream 4 star Hayden Panettiere talked to Ellen Degeneres yesterday about the intimate question fans often ask her about getting intimate with her much taller boyfriend, Wladimir Klitschko.
Discussion: Allie is Wired
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Monica Rizzo / People.com:
How to Call Courteney Cox on the Phone  —  Do you want to talk to Courteney Cox and the cast of Cougar Town?  Well, just pick up the phone!  —  During a special episode of the ABC comedy airing Monday, April 18 (9:30 p.m. ET), fans will have a chance to call in and talk to Cox and her Cougar Town costars.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘American Idiot’ Movie Lands at Universal  —  Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in Broadway's “American Idiot” … American Idiot, the Broadway musical based on Green Day's acclaimed album of the same name, is finding a home at Universal.  —  The studio is in negotiations to pick …
Discussion: PopEater, Spinner and Culture Monster
Yahoo! News:
Gwyneth Paltrow admits she is flawed  —  Gwyneth Paltrow thinks she is “deeply flawed”.  —  The 38-year-old actress - who has children Apple, six, and Moses, five, with husband Chris Martin - claims she is too much of a perfectionist and considers herself a “normal mother” like any other parent with a career.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Hey Benicio: Watch Your Back for Grandpa Rod!  —  Rod Stewart may be thrilled to become a grandfather at 66, but a friend of the gravel-voiced icon reveals that this doesn't mean he isn't furious with the daddy-to-be, Benicio Del Toro, for casually getting his daughter pregnant.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Kim Kardashian Reveals Weddings Plans  —  Though Kim Kardashian and beau Kris Humphries have only been dating for a few months, the reality star is already talking engagement rings and weddings plans.  —  “I've envisioned the whole thing,” Kim tells Life & Style, on newsstands tomorrow.
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VIDEO: Anderson Cooper Slams Snooki and the People Who Pay Her  —  On last night's episode of Anderson Cooper 360, Anderson Cooper dredged up an almost-two-week-old story about Jersey Shore's Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi earning more money than Noble Laureate Toni Morrison to speak at Rutgers University.
Discussion: PopEater
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Karina Smirnoff Rocks Tiny, Sheer Bodysuit for Playboy Cover  —  Smokin' Smirnoff!  —  As reported last week, Karina Smirnoff bares all in the May issue of Playboy.  —  PHOTOS: Amazing DWTS makeovers  —  On the just-released cover, the Ukraine-born Dancing with the Stars pro, 33 …
Discussion: X17 Online and PopEater
Marco / X17 Online:
Charlie Sheen Complains About Not Getting Syndication Profits For Two And A Half Men  —  Charlie Sheen is not only out of his TV job, but the embattled actor claims his syndication profits are “being withheld.”  While speaking with a Boston radio station, Sheen says:
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Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Is There a Kardashian Movie in the Works?  —  Buzz of a possible Kardashian movie project was in the air as the entire family walked the red carpet for Redbook's celebration of their family issue on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.  Kim put the rumors to rest, but left the door open.
Discussion: College Candy
New York Post:
Topics  —  I like Gwyneth a lot but there is and can only be one Martha Stewart and even her time has come and is now long gone.  —  There are simply too many credible and highly talented non-celebrity aspirants waiting to fill the channels with their abilities.
Discussion: Gawker and Movieline
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
How Tori Spelling Told Her Husband About Baby No. 3  —  Tori Spelling wanted to tell husband Dean McDermott that she was pregnant in a special way - and as fate would have it, the timing worked out just right.  —  “I found out on Valentine's Day,” Spelling, 37, tells PEOPLE.  “It was perfect timing.”
Discussion: Allie is Wired and PopEater
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Clarke Duncan to Voice Kilowog in ‘Green Lantern’ … Michael Clarke Duncan is finally in negotiations to voice the character of Kilowog in Warner Bros.'s Green Lantern movie.  —  The movie, based on the DC Comics character and starring Ryan Reynolds, is deep in post-production.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Scream 4’ Actor Eyeing Villain Role in ‘Odd Thomas’ (Exclusive) … Nico Tortorella, who is one of the key players in the class of 2011 actors in Scream 4, is in negotiations to nab the villain role in Odd Thomas, Stephen Sommers' adaptation of the Dean Koontz book series.
TMZ.com:
Halle Berry, Gabriel Aubry Hammer It Out in Court  —  Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry just left the L.A. County Courthouse, after trying to finalize a custody settlement with the judge.  —  TMZ was in the courtroom when Judge Mark Juhas said to Gabriel and his lawyers, “We're making huge progress.
RADAR:
Demi Lovato On Her Eating Disorder: 'It's A Life-Long Disease'  —  Disney star Demi Lovato talked candidly about her battle with an eating disorder which ultimately led her to nearly three months in a rehab treatment facility, and RadarOnline.com has learned she admits it's a “life-long disease.”
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Ray Bradbury's ‘The Martian Chronicles’ to Be Made Into Film By Paramount (Exclusive) … Paramount is heading to Mars.  —  The studio has picked up movie rights to The Martian Chronicles, the classic short story collection by Ray Bradbury, one of the foremost names in 20th century science-fiction literature.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Katie and Matt Still Have ‘It’ in ‘TODAY’ Reunion  —  Katie Couric appeared on the ‘TODAY’ show Wednesday morning “a little older and no wiser,” she said.  It was obvious from the second her interview with former co-host Matt Lauer began that they still have a dynamic and unbeatable chemistry.
TMZ.com:
LeBron's Mother — The Valet SLAP FOOTAGE  —  TMZ has obtained security footage showing LeBron James' mother slapping a parking valet at a hotel in Miami Beach last week ... but the video shows Gloria James may NOT have made the first move.  —  During the encounter ... Gloria walks up to the valet …
PopEater:
Video: ‘The Heart of the Show’ Eliminated on ‘Dancing’  —  Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel went into this week's ‘Dancing with the Stars’ results show with the lowest score from the judges for their Viennese Waltz.  —  At only 18 points, the next closest couple was Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya at 21.
Discussion: TV Squad and X17 Online
 
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