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12:50 PM ET, November 24, 2006

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Shannon CBB Senior / Celebrity Baby Blog:
Heidi Klum and Seal welcome baby boy: Johan Riley Foyodor Taiwo  —  Update: We've learned the meanings of Johan's names, thanks to RTL.  Johan is a shortened version of Johannes, is German in background and means 'God is merciful or gracious," Riley is traditionally Irish in background and means …
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NY Daily News:
A Klum baby boom!  —  'Project Runway' star has 2nd with Seal in 14 mos.  —  Supermodel Heidi Klum and her pop-singer husband, Seal, announced yesterday that they are the proud parents of a new baby boy.  —  "He is healthy, beautiful and looks just like his mother," Seal wrote on his Web site.
Discussion: Celebrity gossip
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Heidi Klum and Seal Have a Boy  —  Heidi Klum and her husband, Seal, have welcomed a baby boy, according to the supermodel's Web site.  —  Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel was born Wednesday at 5:01 p.m. in Los Angeles.  "He is healthy, beautiful and looks just like his mother," according to the post signed by Seal.
Discussion: Pink Is The New Blog and Celebguru
POPSUGAR:
It's Another Boy for Heidi and Seal  —  Congrats to Heidi Klum and Seal who added another bundle of joy this week to their quickly growing family.  His name is Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel - wow- that's a mouthful.  We were just saying she was about to pop. What wonderful holiday news.
Associated Press:
Walters: O'Donnell-Ripa feud is over  —  NEW YORK - Barbara Walters said Wednesday all is now "well with the world" following a flare-up earlier this week between Rosie O'Donnell and Kelly Ripa on "The View."  Ripa called in to the ABC daytime talk show after co-host O'Donnell accused …
Discussion: Holy Candy
NY Daily News:
The godfather of all apologies  —  A simple "sorry" would have sufficed, but that's not the way Marlon Brando liked to make amends.  —  Now Charlie Sheen is selling a letter of apology the acting icon sent him after missing his 26th birthday.  —  "I'm feeling like a very large turd on a very thin stick," wrote Brando in 1991.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Associated Press:
Magician Blaine ends Times Square stunt  —  NEW YORK (AP) — David Blaine has escaped — again.  Shackled to a spinning gyroscope and hovering forty feet above Times Square, the magician managed to free himself Thursday about 2:15 p.m., bringing an end to his latest stunt.
X17 Online:
Britney Spears, Quick Learner  —  On the left: Paris Hilton flashing her panties in Las Vegas.  On the right: Paris' new BFF Britney Spears showing off her intimates last night at Teddy's.  —  Now ask yourself this - how much worse is this going to get now that Lindsay Lohan's apparently been added to the mix?
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and 3am
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Keira Knightley is Engaged  —  Keira Knightley and actor Rupert Friend are engaged and will be married in an Italian castle next year.  The news broke at a Lindsay Lohan party Friday night where Keira couldn't seem to shut up about it.  A source says:
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Keira Knightley is Getting Married  —  I don't know what it is about celebrities and their universal desire to get married before the age of 21, but it seems that Keira Knightley isn't immune to the syndrome.  Digital Spy reports that Keira is beeming with happiness after having gotten engaged …
Discussion: Voxefx
Life Style Extra:
Jennifer Aniston's dance challenge  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Jennifer Aniston is considering appearing on a celebrity dance show.  —  The former 'Friends' actress is an avid fan of US p rogramme 'Dancing With The Stars' - which sees celebrities coupled with professional ballroom dancers …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
X17 Online:
Britney Loves Team X17!  —  First Tom Cruise, and now Britney Spears - who says the stars don't love us?  —  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
Starpulse:
Federline: 'I Am America's Most Hated'  —  Kevin Federline is "America's most hated man" following his split from pop princess Britney Spears, the wannabe rapper claims.  —  Federline made the statement during a performance at Hollywood's House Of Blues last night.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
New York Post:
WEAR AND TEAR  —  MARGARET Cho is turning her love of sex toys into a job.  The chubby-cheeked lesbian comic has accepted a seat on the board of directors of Good Vibrations, a San Francisco company that markets vibrators, bondage gear, condoms and lubricants.
Discussion: Gawker
Hollywoodtuna:
Pamela Anderson Naked Is A No-No  —  Actress Pamela Anderson always ends up naked whenever she goes out partying in Hollywood.  She tells Blender magazine, … For some reason, hearing Pamela Anderson proudly announce to the world that she enjoys getting drunk and naked doesn't have the same effect on me as it once did.
TMZ.com:
Brit Crashes Paris' Pad, Cops Respond  —  Paris might be a wild child, but it took the newly out-and-about Britney Spears to really get her in hot water.  —  Police were called to Hilton's Hollywood home after the heiress and new pal Britney Spears allegedly blasted music a little too loud for folks on the block.
Discussion: Splash News Online
Sean / Film Junk:
Thank You For Smoking: The TV Series  —  Big news this week for Christopher Buckley, author of the book Thank You For Smoking.  After Jason Reitman adapted his novel into a fairly successful motion picture (released earlier this year), it looks like NBC is now interested in turning the book into a TV series as well.
People.com:
Leonardo DiCaprio: I'd Only Buy Diamonds for Mom  —  Leonardo DiCaprio may be dating Victoria's Secret model Bar Rafaeli, but he'd only buy a diamond for his mom, Irmelin.  —  The actor, 32, who stars in the upcoming drama Blood Diamond, about the lives that are destroyed by the mining of …
Life Style Extra:
Scarlett Johansson's greedy birthday  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Scarlett Johansson is celebrating her 22nd birthday today (23.11.06) with a huge feast.  —  'The Black Dahlia' actress is extremely excited to have her big day on Thanksgiving because it means she can gorge herself and not feel guilty.
 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
C-SPAN's own business choices keep the network from being offered on streaming TV platforms like YouTube TV, as it stays reliant on cable and satellite funding

Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
LAist initiates a voluntary buyout program for staff to avoid layoffs as it faces a “significant budget shortfall” ranging from $4M-$5M in the next two years

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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