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5:30 PM ET, April 22, 2011

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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Preliminary Hearing — Live Updates  —  Here's a blow-by-blow of Lindsay Lohan's preliminary hearing — what prosecution witnesses say proves that Lindsay Lohan is a grand thief.  Keep refreshing as the testimony continues.  —  11:53 AM PT: NOON BREAK ... Sofia's excused from the bench.
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Lupe / RADAR:
Lindsay Lohan's Felony Charge Likely To Be Reduced To Misdemeanor  —  Lindsay Lohan is bound to have a spring in her step with the news that Judge Stephanie Sautner is likely to reduce the Mean Girls star's felony theft charge down to a misdemeanor in court today.
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Strapped In For Rollercoaster Ride  —  Lindsay Lohan spent the day before her court hearing at a place that is exact opposite of jail — Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA — but no matter what goes down in court today, the likelihood is Lindsay will not be taken into custody.
Discussion: X17 Online, Perez Hilton and omg!
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Scarfs It Up in Court
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Busy Bee Blogger
TMZ.com:
Lindsay's Jeweler — Her Friend Was a Decoy
Discussion: RADAR and Extra
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Could Dodge Felony Bullet Today
TMZ.com:
Live — Break in Lindsay's Preliminary Hearing
Discussion: X17 Online and OK! Magazine
Reuters:
Lindsay Lohan to get her day in court on necklace charge
Discussion: TMZ.com
Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: MEL GIBSON FINALLY TALKS  —  EXCLUSIVE: On May 6th, Mel Gibson's much-delayed comeback picture, The Beaver, will open in limited release.  It's directed by his longtime friend and co-star Jodie Foster.  The movie has already garnered reviews praising Gibson's performance as …
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Lupe / RADAR:
Mel Gibson On RadarOnline's Tapes, ‘Who Anticipates Being Recorded?’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Yeeeah!
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
So True?  So False?  Was Rupert Grint Really Caught Smoking a Bong?!  —  This is one photo the Harry Potter PR team might want to expelliarmus out of existence.  Or would they?  —  Yesterday afternoon, faster than you could say Salvia, a grainy photo ostensibly showing Rupert Grint pulling …
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The Huffington Post:
‘The Office’ Season Finale: Jim Carrey Joining Dunder Mifflin … Jim Carrey , Ricky Gervais , Steve Carell , The Office , Will Ferrell , Television , Catherine Tate , Entertainment News , James Spader , Jim Carrey The Office , Ray Romano , Ricky Gervais The Office , Will Arnett …
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Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Friday Fiver: Steve Carell's ‘Office’ best bits
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Robert Faturechi / Los Angeles Times:
Gang tattoo leads to a murder conviction  —  Inked on the chest of a Pico Rivera gang member was the detailed scene of a liquor store slaying that had stumped an L.A. County sheriff's investigator for more than four years.  It leads to a jailhouse confession from Anthony Garcia — and a first-degree murder conviction.
Lauren / X17 Online:
Denise Richards Says She's Not Sure If Charlie Sheen Is Sober  —  Denise Richards appeared on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live Thursday night and said she can't confirm that ex Charlie Sheen is sober, as he claims.  “I don't know if he's sober or not,” Richards said.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Digital Spy
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Sidney Lumet / Hollywood Reporter:
Charlie Sheen Launches Mobile App on iTunes (Exclusive)
Discussion: PopEater
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Denise Richards: Charlie Sheen and I Are Not in the Best Place
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Becky Kirsch / BuzzSugar:
Water For Elephants: More Than Just Love Under the Big Top  —  On the surface, Water For Elephants is a film chronicling the love story that unfolds between a veterinarian and a performer while traveling with a circus in the 1930s.  But when you dig a bit deeper, you see what's beneath Hollywood's veneer …
Discussion: BellaSugar and PopSugar
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Scott Mantz / omg!:
MovieMantz Review: ‘Water for Elephants’
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Universal Chooses Jeremy Renner For ‘The Bourne Legacy’  —  BREAKING: The search is over.  Universal Pictures has formally offered Jeremy Renner the lead role in the Tony Gilroy-directed The Bourne Legacy.  Renner, who has been nominated for Oscars the past two years for his work …
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PopEater:
Jeremy Renner Slated to Take Over ‘Bourne’ Movies
Discussion: X17 Online and The Moviefone Blog
Us Weekly:
Pre-wedding tanning session?  —  LeAnn Rimes showed off her six-pack abs, rail-thin bikini bod and a recent boob job in the sand with fiance Eddie Cibrian in Laguna Beach, Calif. on Thursday.  —  The controversial couple, who got engaged in January after finalizing their respective divorces in 2010 …
Discussion: PopSugar
Us Weekly:
Kirstie Alley: I'm Almost a Size 6!  —  The pounds keep melting away!  —  Kirstie Alley — who's competing on this season of Dancing With the Stars — tells Us Weekly that dancing “every day” has helped her drop several dress sizes.  —  “I started out in a size 12, then an 8 …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Leeza Gibbons Gets Married  —  Leeza Gibbons and Steven Fenton at their wedding  —  Leeza Gibbons has some big news, but the TV personality has been keeping it all in the family - until now.  —  Gibbons, 54, quietly wed Steven Fenton, 41, at midnight Wednesday on the rooftop of the Montage Hotel …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Mary McCormack Expecting Third Child  —  Mary McCormack is adding to her troop.  —  The actress, who stars as a WITSEC Marshall in USA Networks' In Plain Sight, is expecting her third child with producer Michael Morris, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  McCormack's pregnancy is being written into the show's storyline.
TMZ.com:
Nic Cage's Son ENGAGED — Wedding Set for Sunday  —  Finally, some good news for Nic Cage — the actor's son Weston popped the question to his ridiculously hot girlfriend Nikki Williams two weeks ago ... and they're set to get MARRIED on Sunday!  —  Sources close to the couple tell us …
John Mitchell / PopEater:
Elton John Confirms That Lady Gaga Is His Son's Godmother  —  After much speculation, Elton John and his partner David Furnish have confirmed to Barbra Walters, in an interview airing tonight on ‘20/20,’ that Lady Gaga is the godmother of their four-month-old son, Zachary.
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Us Weekly:
Confirmed! Lady Gaga Is Godmother to Sir Elton John's Son
Discussion: Hollywood Hiccups
Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Hunger Games’ Taps ‘Caprica’ Actress as Katniss and Prim's Mother … Katniss and Prim's mother has been cast in Lionsgate's Hunger Games movie adaptation.  —  Paula Malcomson, who recently starred in Syfy's Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica, has landed the role, joining Jennifer Lawrence …
 
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