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4:45 PM ET, April 26, 2011

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Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Katie Couric: I Am Leaving CBS Evening News  —  After weeks of widespread speculation about her future, Katie Couric is finally ready to go on the record.  —  “I have decided to step down from the CBS Evening News,” Couric tells PEOPLE exclusively.  “I'm really proud of the talented team …
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TMZ.com:
Katie Couric — I'm LEAVING CBS News  —  Katie Couric has finally made it official — announcing moments ago that she's decided to “step down” from her post at the “CBS Evening News.”  —  Couric told People.com, “In making the decision to move on, I know the Evening News will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future.”
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler Are Engaged  —  Former Laguna Beach star Kristin Cavallari got one sweet surprise while on vacation in Mexico with her NFL beau Jay Cutler.  —  A source close to the couple confirms to PEOPLE that Cutler proposed over the weekend during their getaway in Cabo San Lucas.
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Us Weekly:
Kristin Cavallari Is Engaged!  —  Better than a chocolate bunny and jelly beans!  —  Hills star Kristin Cavallari and beau of just eight months Jay Cutler got engaged over the Easter weekend, a source tells Us Weekly.  —  “She is so excited and completely blind-sided,” says the insider …
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AceShowBiz.com:
Jail-Bound Lindsay Lohan Visits Jay Leno Show  —  The ‘Machete’ actress has taped her appearance for ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’ on Monday, giving her first interview since being sentenced to morgue duty.  —  Lindsay Lohan will not stay mum for a long time regarding her latest court sentence.
Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan: New Jail Sentence Left Me “Numb”
Lupe / RADAR:
Lindsay Lohan Could Serve Just ‘Hours’ In Jail For Probation Violation
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Yeeeah!
Lynn Elber / The Huffington Post:
Lindsay Lohan Gets ‘Tonight Show’ Ovation, Talks Jail Sentence
Discussion: Socialite Life and Celebuzz
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Strip for Twilight's Sexy Last Scene  —  On a balmy night on a secluded St. Thomas beach April 22, Stewart, 21, and Pattinson, 24, did what comes naturally: Barely clad (she in neon-green bikini, he in a dangerously low, wet swimsuit) …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Did K-Stew & Sparkles do honeymoon reshoots because of eye-rolling?
Discussion: Caught On Set
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Michael Douglas Says Catherine Zeta-Jones Was ‘Outed’ in Bipolar Fight  —  A raspy-voiced Michael Douglas is speaking out about Catherine Zeta-Jones' battle with bipolar II disorder, telling Oprah Winfrey in an interview airing Tuesday that his actress wife's private struggle with depression was cruelly “outed” by the media.
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Us Weekly:
Michael Douglas: Catherine Zeta-Jones “Relieved” After Bipolar II Diagnosis
Nicki Gostin / PopEater:
Kara DioGuardi on Sex Abuse and ‘Fumbling’ ‘Idol’  —  For most of America, Kara DioGuardi is best known for her brief and widely dissected stint as a judge on ‘American Idol,’ and oh yes, flashing her bikini during the season eight finale.  But she is much, much more as evidenced in her memoir …
Shari Weiss / NY Daily News:
Megan Fox's Marilyn Monroe tattoo disappearing: Actress appears to be removing design on arm  —  Megan Fox (l. in 2009, r.  April 20) appears to be in the process of removing her arm tattoo.  —  Megan Fox is a little less inked up these days.  —  The stunning actress, 24 …
Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
‘Poetry Man’ Singer Phoebe Snow Dies at 60  —  Bluesy pop singer and songwriter, Phoebe Snow, died Tuesday morning due to complications from a brain hemorrhage, according to the AP.  Snow found fame with her 1970s smooth hit, ‘Poetry Man’ and released her first eponymous record in 1974 …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Stir
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Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
‘Poetry Man’ singer Phoebe Snow dies, aged 58
Discussion: omg!
Leah Greenblatt / EW.com:
Singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, 60, has died
WWD:
Gwyneth Paltrow's New Gig... France Names Legion of Honor Recipients...  GWYNETH'S NEW GIG: From “Glee” cameos to penning a cookbook and launching a career in country music, Gwyneth Paltrow is clearly looking to cultivate a wider audience and her latest move fits that bill.
The Superficial:
LeAnn Rimes Copied Brandi Glanville's Wedding.  Of Course.  —  Earlier in the month, LeAnn Rimes tweeted a photo of herself in a bikini that turned out to be the exact same pose Eddie Cibrian's ex-wife Brandi Glanville (above) posted on Facebook.  So, of course, it only makes sense that LeAnn …
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Us Weekly:
FIRST PIC: See LeAnn Rimes' Sexy Wedding Gown
Katelyn Mullen / PopEater:
Photo: Newlyweds LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian Smooch in Malibu
Discussion: Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
Child Abuse Investigation In Nic Cage Arrest  —  A child abuse detective was called in to investigate Nic Cage on the night of his drunken arrest — after a witness told police he saw Cage pull his 5-year-old son to the ground during an alcohol-fueled argument with his wife ... this according to the New Orleans PD.
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The Superficial:
Nicolas Cage Under Investigation For Child Abuse
People.com:
Rob Schneider Gets Married!  —  The Male Gigolo is now an honest man.  —  Rob Schneider, who stars in the Deuce Bigalow comedies and shares laughs in many Adam Sandler films, married Patricia Azarcoya Arce on Saturday in a private ceremony in Beverly Hills.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Rob Schneider Marries a Hot Chick
Discussion: Us Weekly and PopEater
Daily Mail:
Curvy Kim Kardashian strips down to her underwear in a sizzling photoshoot for Cosmopolitan's body issue  —  She has never been particularly shy about showing off her enviable curves.  —  And Kim Kardashian clearly had no qualms about stripping down for a new sizzling photoshoot for UK Cosmopolitan magazine.
Michael Holden / omg!:
Royal wedding snapshots: Rain forecast, but Kate to “glow”  —  (Reuters Life!)  - Following is a selection of stories related to the April 29 royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton that have appeared in newspapers and on websites in the last week.
Discussion: Digital Spy and Perez Hilton
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Daniel Radcliffe: ‘No royal wedding fever’
Discussion: omg! and DailyFill.com
Reagan Alexander / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Is a Rare Beauty, Says Julie Bowen  —  Jennifer Aniston's appeal is near universal.  People want to work with her, protect her, be her or date her.  For women, it's fundamental, says Modern Family's Julie Bowen - Aniston sets the mark for how they'd like to look.
PopEater:
Ice-T and Wife Coco to Star in Reality Series  —  Rapper-turned-actor Ice-T and his voluptuous wife Coco are headed back toward the spotlight.  The happy couple will star in an upcoming reality show for E! dubbed ‘Ice Loves Coco,’ with plans for the series to debut on the celebrity network in June.
 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
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