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10:40 AM ET, April 2, 2007

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The Sun:
Avril has a pop at sad Britney  —  AVRIL LAVIGNE has hit out at troubled BRITNEY SPEARS — for being too weak to cope with fame.  —  The Sk8er Boi singer, 22, said: "What's happened to Britney is all down to who she is as a person.  If you want a piece of this business you have to be able to deal with it.
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Sky News:
AVRIL'S BRITNEY RANT  —  We've heard oodles of people offering their support to Britney Spears over the last month.  —  But Avril Lavigne has some less than sympathetic words for her.  —  Avril told The Sun: "What's happened to Britney is all down to who she is as a person.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Debra Opri Bills Birkhead King's Ransom  —  TMZ has learned Larry Birkhead got a Fed Ex on Saturday, and it was not good news.  It was a bill for legal services from Debri Opri, the lawyer he fired two weeks ago.  The total: $620,492.84.  —  Opri billed her services out at $475 an hour.
Mike Householder / Associated Press:
Donald Trump wins, keeps his 'do intact  —  DETROIT - One of the world's most famous 'do's — considered by many to be a fashion don't — remains intact after its owner, Donald Trump, prevailed in Sunday night's "hair match" at Wrestlemania.  —  Trump trumped World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and The Blemish
New York Post:
RAPPER GIVES IT TO PRODUCER  —  HIP-hop artist Timbaland left no doubt who inspired his combative song, "Give It to Me," at club Marquee the other night, when he announced to the shocked crowd, "Scott Storch is a bitch!"  —  Storch, 32, the record producer who has worked with Beyoncé …
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
FemaleFirst:
Hilary Swank's permanent Oscars  —  Hilary Swank takes her Oscars with her everywhere she goes - so she can share her joy with her family and friends.  —  The 32-year-old star won the prestigious Best Actress award for 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'Boys Don't Cry' and is currently taking the famous golden statuettes on 'tour' with her.
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Fur flies between PETA and Karl Rove  —  Plus: Warren Beatty says he's man behind 'You're So Vain'  —  PETA's not too thrilled with Karl Rove's recent remarks about animals.  —  PETA has Karl Rove in its crosshairs.  —  The animal-rights group — which usually goes after fur-wearing celebs …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Celebrity Gossip
Starpulse:
Monica Bellucci Biography:  —  Film critics are quick to compare Monica Bellucci to previous Italian beauties, but she is her own brand of sultry icon.  With roles as a topless vampire in Bram Stoker's Dracula, a taciturn war widow in Malèna (2000), a charmed courtesan in Le Pacte des Loups …
Discussion: StyleCritics
NY Daily News:
Screen queen and McQueen make hot classical dish  —  DAILY NEWS GOSSIP COLUMNISTS  —  Marlene [Dietrich] asked me whether I would ghost her memoirs," writes Leo Lerman in his journals, "but I thought it over and decided that she would never really tell what the public wants to know.
Metro.co.uk:
Beckhams show 'faces axe'  —  A fly-on-the-wall TV programme following the everyday lives of Posh and Becks could be scrapped before an episode is shown.  —  The much-hyped reality show is due to be broadcast on US channel NBC in the summer, to coincide with David's mega-money transfer …
Discussion: Star Trip
Starpulse:
K. Fed Only Gets $1 Million In Divorce Settlement Because Of Britney's Pre-Nup  —  Britney Spears' estranged husband Kevin Federline will make just $1 million from their marriage, according to reports.  —  The pair reached an agreement after a five-hour meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Phil / Egotastic!:
Tara Reid's Bikini Cannot Contain Her Breasts  —  You've got to hand it to Tara Reid.  She's really managed to get herself back into fine form, and has almost completely lost that skanky image of hers.  I say almost, because she still can't quite pick out a bikini that actually fits.
People.com:
Reverend Run, Wife Open Up About Losing Baby  —  On the MTV reality show Run's House, rapper-turned-minister Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons and his wife of 12 years, Justine, go through perhaps the most difficult event parents can face: the loss of a child.  —  Last year, the 42-year-old former Run-DMC member …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Justin Timberlake Named Favorite Male Singer at Kids Choice  —  Justin Timberlake vowed to "break the slime barrier" at Saturday's 20th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - and the show's host sure did deliver the green goo.  —  Timberlake, who won the award for favorite male singer …
Discussion: Staralicious and We Love Celebs!
Life Style Extra:
'The X Files' returns  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - David Duchovny has confirmed the return of 'The X Files' to the big screen.  —  The 46-year-old actor, who played Agent Mulder on the cult TV show for nine years, revealed he and co-star Gillian Anderson are ready to reprise their roles for a second film.
Discussion: Glitterati
New York Post:
CUSHION PUSHIN'  —  NOTE to Jonathan Rhys Meyers: Next time, get a hotel room!  The Irish-born hunk, who stars as Henry VIII in the new Showtime series "The Tudors," sashayed into The Plumm with his pony-tailed brunette love Reena Hammer under his arm the other night.
Mirror.co.uk:
HUFF DIDDY!  —  EXCLUSIVE: RAP ACE FLEES FROM DRUNKEN GAY FAN  —  P DIDDY huffed and puffed, and stormed out of a London club... after a drunken man tried to make a play for him.  —  The 37-year-old rap guru left the exclusive Maddox Club launch party after just 10 minutes, when a chubby toff tried to, ahem, get to know him better.
Discussion: Hip & Pop and The Corsair
Gemma Calvert / News of the World:
OOOH-MA!  —  It's Bloomer Thurman!  —  The Kill Bill star proved she still has a figure to die for when she hit a Carribean beach in an eye-popping cossie covered in flowers.  —  See Uma Thurman on the beach  —  Uma, 36, was on holiday in Anguilla with daughter Maya, eight, and son Levon, five.
 
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