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1:15 PM ET, April 27, 2011

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Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Kate Hudson Is Engaged to Matt Bellamy!  —  First comes love, then baby, then marriage!  —  Kate Hudson is engaged to Matthew Bellamy, her beau of nearly a year and father to her unborn child.  Hudson, 32, made the surprise announcement on Wednesday's Today Show.
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The Scoop:
Pregnant Kate Hudson says she's engaged  —  Kate Hudson shows off her engagement ring on TODAY.  —  Sporting a rock on her finger nearly as big as the bump in her belly, actress Kate Hudson did little to hide her secret in an appearance on the TODAY show Wednesday morning.
X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - Kate Hudson Announces Engagement To Muse Frontman And Baby Daddy Matthew Bellamy  —  Kate Hudson announced her engagement to boyfriend and future baby daddy Matthew Bellamy on the Today Show Wednesday morning.  The actress is out promoting her upcoming film Something Borrowed …
Discussion: INF Daily, omg! and Digital Spy
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Kate Hudson Is Engaged
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy Are Engaged
Discussion: omg!, The Stir, Hollybaby and Spinner
Marco / X17 Online:
Julianne Moore Gets Into Character As Sarah Palin  —  Sarah Palin, is that you?  We have to admit, Julianne Moore made us do a double take in this new promotional photo for the upcoming HBO film Game Change ... in which the 50-year-old actress plays the former Alaska governor.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, omg! and The Daily What
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO's ‘Game Change’ Casts Its Bristol Palin (Exclusive)  —  Melissa Farman, left, and Bristol Palin … HBO's political telefilm, Game Change, continues to add talent.  —  CSI's Larry Sullivan has been cast as Sarah Palin's deputy chief of staff Chris Edwards, while Trauma's Jamey Sheridan …
Phillip V. Caruso / People.com:   FIRST PHOTO: Julianne Moore As Sarah Palin
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
‘Terminator’ Back With Arnold To Star: Schwarzenegger In Package Shopping Now; 'Fast Five's Justin Lin To Direct  —  EXCLUSIVE: He's baaack!  Arnold Schwarzenegger is attached to star in a rights package that CAA is shopping today that will revive The Terminator, one of Hollywood's most iconic scifi franchises.
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Ready to Play Terminator Again
Discussion: Pop2it, Pop Crunch and Gawker
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Jennifer Lopez, Jeremy Renner, Wanda Sykes, & Drake Join Cast Of 2012 ‘Ice Age’  —  Fox Filmed Entertainment co-chair Tom Rothman and Fox Animation Studios president Vanessa Morrison gave a presentation on the Ice Age franchise today to potential licensees and promotional partners.
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TMZ.com:
Beyonce Accused of Destroying Xmas for 70 People  —  Beyonce Knowles is a “morally reprehensible” person who screwed 70 people out of their jobs one week before Christmas ... this according to a new legal documents obtained by TMZ.  —  A video game company called Gate Five filed papers today in NY …
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Adam Pasick / New York Magazine:
Irreplaceable: Beyoncé Sued for Bailing on Video Game
Lupe / RADAR:
CONFIRMED!  Superstar Diana Ross WILL Get Michael Jackson's Kids  —  If, like us, you were skeptical about news reports claiming that legendary Motown singer Diana Ross would get Michael Jackson's children when their 80-year-old grandmother Katherine Jackson passes away, doubt no more!
Discussion: Allie is Wired and Bossip
People.com:
Ian Ziering Welcomes a Baby Girl  —  It's a girl for Ian Ziering!  —  The actor's wife Erin delivered daughter Mia Loren Ziering at 10:09 p.m. Monday in Los Angeles, PEOPLE confirms.  Weighing in at 7 lbs., 6 oz., the baby girl's name begins with ‘M’ in honor of Ian's late mother Micki, a source tells PEOPLE.
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Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
‘90210’ Star Ian Ziering and Wife Welcome Baby Girl
Discussion: Ministry of Gossip
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 …
Leah Chernikoff / Fashionista:
Cindy Crawford Is a Vogue Covergirl Again at 45  —  OG supermodel Cindy Crawford graces the cover of Vogue Mexico's May issue.  And damn does she look good.  Since her super reign during '90s, Crawford has delved into home and beauty lines, though never quitting modeling completely.
Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
Steven Tyler: Sober and Grateful  —  Steven Tyler doesn't need drugs to get high these days.  All he needs is to go to work at American Idol.  —  “If you think going out in front of high-def cameras and millions of people I'm not high on adrenaline, you're crazy,” the rocker-turned-judge tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
X17 Online:
The Voice Judges Go “Crazy” On Premiere Episode  —  Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton performed Gnarles Barkley's Crazy last night on the debut installment of the new NBC talent show The Voice.  —  Afterward, the four coaches took to their high-tech chairs …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Us Weekly:
Whoa!  Jake Gyllenhaal Goes Bald  —  There's a lot of buzz surrounding Jake Gyllenhaal's new movie role.  —  After all, the 30-year-old actor shaved his head for End of Watch, a police drama costarring Michael Pena.  Though filming doesn't begin until July, Gyllenhaal and Pena, 35, shot promos for the movie in L.A. last week.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Cary Grant's Daughter Pens Memoir of Her Legendary Father  —  Hers was a Hollywood fairy-tale existence few, if anybody, can live: being the child of arguably the most famous movie star in the world - and, certainly, the most dapper, elegant and charming.  His name was Cary Grant.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Style News:
Blake Lively Becomes a Redhead!  —  Spotted: Blake Lively ditching her blonde locks for a new, reddish hue!  The Gossip Girl star stunned at the TIME 100 Gala in New York City Tuesday night, but her gorgeous green Zuhair Murad dress wasn't the only thing onlookers were talking about.
Discussion: Busy Bee Blogger and The Blemish
Kate Goodacre / Digital Spy:
Lindsay Lohan ‘wants an Oscar by 30’  —  Lindsay Lohan has revealed that she would like to win an Oscar before she turns 30.  —  The actress discussed her future projects, the paparazzi and her past troubles on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  —  When asked by Leno where she saw herself at 30 …
Dan Pfeiffer / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama's Long Form Birth Certificate  —  Ed. Note: Read the transcript of the President's remarks following this release or watch the video below:  —  var params = { allowscriptaccess: “always”, allowfullscreen: “true” }; swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube- nocookie.com/v …
Steve Helling / People.com:
A Kate Stand-In Stars in Official Dress Rehearsal  —  A full military rehearsal took place on the route from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace  —  If practice makes perfect, the Royal Wedding should come off without a hitch.  —  Early Wednesday morning, about one thousand members …
Discussion: PopSugar
Extra:
Paris Hilton on Being a Bad Driver: It Wasn't Me  —  Reality TV star Paris Hilton talked with “Extra's” Mario Lopez at The Grove, responding to the allegation she nearly got into a car accident with “Fairly Legal” star Sarah Shahi, after Shahi tweeted about the incident April 22.
Kevin Ritchie / Entertainment News from Celebrity …:
Pop culture as religion: Lady Gaga explains the controversial biblical imagery in her upcoming music video “Judas”  —  Next week Lady Gaga will premiere a Federico Fellini-esque music video for her new single “Judas,” a song that has predictably rankled Catholic groups with its hard-edged appropriation …
 
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The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

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