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4:45 PM ET, April 20, 2011

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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:
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!
TMZ.com:
‘Bachelor’ Winner Pregnant — I'm Going to Vegas!
Discussion: Hollybaby and Celebrity Baby Scoop
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:
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
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
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 …
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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.
The Superficial:
Charlie Sheen's a Birther Now  —  Considering this entire thing started with an interview on Alex Jones' Infowars, it really should come as no surprise that Charlie Sheen went full-birther in Washington D.C. last night.  For those of you who just come here for the pretty pictures …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Charlie Sheen in D.C.: Winning and losing
Discussion: TMZ.com
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 and I'm Not Obsessed
Doug / RADAR:
‘Real Housewife’ Gretchen Rossi Sued For Fraud  —  Real Housewives of Orange County hottie, Gretchen Rossi and her boyfriend, fellow reality star, Slade Smiley, are being sued by a former business associate for breach of contract, fraud, deceit and conspiracy.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TVgasm
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.
Anne Monoky / Harper's BAZAAR:
LAUREN BUSH: AN AMERICAN PRINCESS  —  On the heels of her engagement to Ralph Lauren's son David, the philanthropic entrepreneur opens up about life, love and what she'll wear.  Read Bazaar's exlusive interview with the American princess below, plus see more of her looks on the red carpet.
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.
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.
 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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