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Liz McNeil / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Out as Victoria Gotti  —  Lindsay Lohan can fuggedabout playing Victoria Gotti on film.  —  “We are not talking any further about Lindsay playing Victoria,” says Marc Fiore, producer of Gotti: Three Generations.  “She is no longer being considered.  The talks have stopped.
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TMZ.com:
‘Gotti’ Producer — Arrivederci, Lindsay  —  Lindsay Lohan just lost the role that could have saved her career, because her management team was just impossible in negotiating with the producer of “Gotti: Three Generations.”  —  Executive Producer Marc Fiore tells TMZ …
Marco / X17 Online:   BREAKING NEWS - Lindsay Lohan Not Cast In Gotti Movie, Producer Says
Catherine Zeta-Jones / People.com:
‘There Is No Need to Suffer Silently’  —  When Catherine Zeta-Jones received a recent diagnosis of bipolar II disorder, a mental illness marked by prolonged periods of depression alternating with episodes of mild mania, she didn't hesitate to step forward with the news.
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Us Weekly:
PIC: Kate Middleton Debuts Slimmer Body During Shopping Trip  —  Middleton's a bit littler.  —  As previously reported on Us Weekly, Kate Middleton shopped for honeymoon gear in London's Kings Road neighborhood on Tuesday — checking out mid-range items like a $105 Tropical Bird Print Dress at the store Warehouse.
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People.com:
William & Kate Get an Early Wedding Gift
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly and Tonic
Simon Perry / People.com:
Queen Elizabeth Meets Kate Middleton's Parents
Discussion: PopSugar
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Roberts, Chord Overstreet Caught “Making Out”  —  Flirt alert!  —  Scream 4 star Emma Roberts, 20, and Chord Overstreet, 22, looked like quite the couple at the A|  X Armani Exchange and 944 Magazine carnival in Indio, Calif. on Saturday.  —  “They were making out,” a witness tells the new Us Weekly (on stands now).
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Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Emma Roberts, Chord Overstreet Spotted ‘Making Out’
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
Us Weekly:
Bachelor Alum Shayne Lamas Is Pregnant!  —  Bachelorette baby on board!  —  Shayne Lamas and husband Nik Richie are expecting their first child!  “The Lamas-Richie family is happy, healthy and definitely pregnant,” the Bachelor Season 12 winner, 24, Tweeted early Wednesday.
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ACutaia / RADAR:
Radar To Lorenzo Lamas: You're Going To Be A Grandpa!  —  TV hunk Lorenzo Lamas is about to tie the knot with his 23-year-old fiancé, but RadarOnline had some big news for him this afternoon.  —  He's gonna be a grandpa!  —  And RadarOnline was first to tell him, after making sure that he sat down.
TMZ.com:
‘Bachelor’ Winner Pregnant — I'm Going to Vegas!
Discussion: Hollybaby and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Tim Robbins's Mother Dies Just 12 Days After His Father  —  Tim Robbins has suffered double heartache, as his mother Mary died on Sunday at age 78, just 12 days after his father Gil passed away at 80.  —  Husband and wife both died at their home in Esteban Cantu, Mexico.
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Sidney Lumet / Hollywood Reporter:
Tim Robbins' Mother, Musician Mary Robbins, Dies Days After Her Husband … Musician Mary Robbins, the mother of actor-director Tim Robbins, has died of a heart arrhythmia at her home in Esteban Cantu, Mexico, the Associated Press reported.  She was 78.  —  Her death Sunday came just 12 days …
boxofficemagazine.com:
Tyler Perry On His Critics: “Spike Lee Can Go Straight To Hell”  —  Tyler Perry, director, writer and star of Madea's Big Happy Family and all of the films in the popular Madea series, offered some harsh words to his critics in the entertainment industry, in particular filmmaker Spike Lee.
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PopEater:
Heidi Montag and Danielle Staub Take a Bite Out of ‘Famous Food’  —  So, remember that time paparazzi snapped photos of reality TV luminaries Heidi Montag, Danielle Staub and Jake Pavelka filming some sort of show in Hollywood?  —  Well, the reality-pocalypse is nigh: those A-listers …
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Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag, Jake Pavelka Team Up in New Reality Show on VH1
Discussion: Crushable
Anthony Sulla-Heffinger / New York Post:
Florence mayor gives ‘Shore’ cast list of rules for filming  —  GTL is just the tip of the iceberg!  —  While the cast of “Jersey Shore” will still obey the rules of the “guido” lifestyle (gym, tan, laundry), there will be a whole new set of rules that the reality TV stars will have to obey …
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Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Italian Mayor to ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast: No Bars, No Booze
Discussion: College Candy
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DESTINY'S CHILD  —  AT 17, PATRICK SCHWARZENEGGER IS ALREADY LABORING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF HIS FAMILY'S ACHIEVEMENTS.  IS THE OLDEST SON OF THE GOVERNATOR AND ONE OF THE HEIRS TO THE KENNEDY LEGACY LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS?  YES—BUT NOT IN THE WAY YOU'D EXPECT.
Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Hunger Games’ Casts Newcomer as Katniss' Sister, Prim Everdeen … Lionsgate's Hunger Games movie has found Katniss' younger sister, Primrose Everdeen.  —  Newcomer Willow Shields (In Plain Sight) has landed the role, nicknamed Prim in the books, the studio announced Wednesday.
TMZ.com:
‘16 & Pregnant’ Mom Allegedly PUNCHES Baby Daddy  —  about a minute ago by TMZ Staff  —  One of the young moms on the new season of MTV's “16 & Pregnant” came face to face with cops yesterday after allegedly socking her baby daddy in the cheek during an argument ... TMZ has learned.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Ben Affleck Can't Do ‘The Great Gatsby’  —  Though director Baz Luhrmann wanted Ben Affleck to play Tom Buchanan in his 3D update of The Great Gatsby, the actor won't be taking part in the movie adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald literary classic.  Luhrmann offered Affleck the role in early April and courted him hard.
Doug / RADAR:
Rebecca Black Under Police Protection Following Death Threats  —  The song's bad but it's not THAT bad.  —  Internet teen sensation Rebecca Black has been placed under the watchful eye of the Anaheim, California Police after the singer received two death threats RadarOnline has learned.
Us Weekly:
Lady Gaga Calls Madonna Plagiarism Charges “Retarded”  —  Long lauded for her civil rights work in the LGBT community, Lady Gaga just dropped the “R word.”  —  When NME asked the 25-year-old star whether she thought “Born This Way” was a knock-off of Madonna's “Express Yourself,” the singer …
TMZ.com:
Pia Toscano Will Sing on ‘Dancing’ ... For Mark  —  He's doing her, and now ... she's doing his show — TMZ has learned, Pia Toscano will be performing on “Dancing with the Stars” next week ... and get this, her new BF Mark Ballas will dance to her music.  —  It's been in the works for a while …
omg!:
Khloe Kardashian to Appear on Law and Order: Los Angeles  —  Khloe Kardashian has conquered the reality world and now she'll take on scripted TV!  —  NBC announced Wednesday that the 26-year-old Kardashian — who stars in E!'s Khloe & Lamar with hubby Lamar Odom — will appear on the April 25 episode of Law & Order: Los Angeles.
 
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Brad and Angelina's Strict Nanny Requirements
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