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10:10 PM ET, April 16, 2007

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BBC:
Gere kiss sparks India protests  —  Actor Richard Gere has sparked protests in India after kissing Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty at an Aids awareness rally in New Delhi.  —  Demonstrators in Mumbai (Bombay) set light to effigies of the Hollywood star, while protesters in other cities shouted "death to Shilpa Shetty".
Discussion: Agent Bedhead and Defamer
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Sam Dolnick / Associated Press:
Protestors in India burn Gere effigies  —  NEW DELHI - Angry crowds in several Indian cities burned effigies of Richard Gere on Monday after he swept a popular Bollywood actress into his arms and kissed her several times during an AIDS-awareness event.  —  Photographs of the 57-year-old …
Discussion: The Blemish
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Spy Games  —  Well ... I stand corrected.  Previously I wondered aloud why Britney Spears keeps going back to the Millennium Dance Studio in North Hollywood, CA.  It seems like she goes there daily and there was never any hint that she was actually doing anything there ... except I was wrong.
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Stephen Bevan / The Mail on Sunday:
Madonna has ignored me, says baby David's dad
New York Post:
SLOW TO CALL  —  PENTHOUSE Pet of the Year runner-up Krista Ayne slept with Jared Leto but only gave him a 7 out of 10 for his performance in bed.  Ayne tells Steppin' Out's Chance Hayden that the heavily eyelined actor and musician hit on her and asked for her number at an open meet-and-greet …
Discussion: Jossip
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A Socialite's Life:
Jared Leto's No Love Machine
Discussion: Celebrity Mound and Gabby Babble
Us Weekly:
Brad: Angelina is Supergirl  —  Brad Pitt wants everyone to step off his woman.  A reporter for The Daily Mail ran into the Babel star while he was waiting for friends at the Roosevelt Hotel and chatted him up at the bar.  —  "You know what it's like to be on the cover of every magazine …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Zooey Deschanel Nude, One Time Only  —  You may have to wait a bit longer, since filming has been delayed, but according to Nudography, we will get to see Zooey Deschanel nude in the Janis Joplin biopic, The Gospel According to Janis.  Deschanel discussed recreating a series of nude photos of Janis Joplin …
TMZ.com:
Brad and Zahara's 31 Flavors of Adorable  —  Brad, Angie and Zahara made a quick stop for a cold scoop of goodness from a Baskin-Robbins on Saturday.  —  Daddy and daughter were spotted at 31 Flavors in the L.A. suburb of Los Feliz.  While Angie stayed in the car, Zahara and Brad …
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POPSUGAR:   The Jolie-Pitts Get Their Baskin-Robbins On
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan: Lesbian?  —  So you might want to take this one with a big old shaker of salt, but a former Hollywood publicist is saying that Lindsay Lohan is a Lesbian.  According to Jonathan Jaxson, aka JJ, a former publicist turned blogger, Lindsay Lohan is dating her DJ friend, Samantha Ronson.
Discussion: The Real Juice …
NY Daily News:
Tinsley's fashion makes good copy  —  DAILY NEWS GOSSIP COLUMNISTS  —  Many a fashion princess would slit her wrist - or her stylist's throat - if another woman showed up at a party in the same dress.  But Tinsley Mortimer may have turned that social humiliation into a publicity bonanza.
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Marilyn Manson Calls Evan Rachel Wood 'My Twin'  —  Marilyn Manson split with wife Dita Von Teese late last year, but he's already found a new soul mate, he says.  —  "I've found my double, my twin, with my new girlfriend, Evan Rachel Wood," the 38-year-old rocker tells France's Le Parisien newspaper.
TMZ.com:
Britney Cops a Squat  —  Britney Spears continued to polish up her wigged-out image ... by making a trip to Target?  —  Britney donned another one of her too short baby-doll-goes-cowgirl-outfits and tumbled on into Tarzhey.  Is there a convenience store or dry goods shop that this woman doesn't love?
popbytes:
ORLANDO BLOOM DOES DETAILS!  —  oh everyone can use a little eye candy on monday...here's cutie orlando bloom gracing the new cover of DETAILS magazine's may '07 cover plus mr. bloom has some sexy shots on the inside pages as well! below are a few choice quotes from his interview with the magazine …
TMZ.com:
J.Lo to Smack National Enquirer Over Heroin Story  —  Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony are furious over a report that they were involved in a heroin scandal — and now the hopping mad couple is hopping the pond to seek revenge in court.  —  Both J.Lo and Marc are set to file several lawsuits …
Associated Press:
"Grey's Anatomy" Wins GLAAD Award  —  "Little Miss Sunshine" And "Ugly Betty" Also Earn Honors  —  (AP) "Grey's Anatomy," the ABC hit show whose lead actor was criticized for using an anti-gay slur, was awarded outstanding individual episode Saturday by an organization that monitors depictions of gays and lesbians in the media.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Defamer, MollyGood and Queerty
Jessie / Cele|bitchy:
Bruce and Demi's Daughter Tallulah Is Changing Her Name  —  I would have hated to have had Bruce and Demi as my parents.  Who looks at their precious little girl when they are born and says "I know!  Let me call my daughter the most imaginable name I can think of, a name other children …
Discussion: Dlisted
X17 Online:
Superman and the Wild Thing Spend a Day in the Park  —  Denise Richards and Dean Cain met up at a park in Malibu over the weekend.  They talked and flirted as their kids played in the grass nearby.  Richie better watch out - is the former Man of Steel moving in on his territory?
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Beyonce is in Japan  —  Wow, that's some strong glue.  Those damn Japanese always make everything better than us.  How did they get so smart?  I mean, we dropped two, right?
X17 Online:
Britney Breaks it Down  —  Britney rehearsed at Millenium Dance Studio yesterday before heading out for sushi with Allie.  Her Flashdance-esque outfit, complete with fishnets and leg warmers really shows off her amazing new body!  Guess it's not a coffee diet, but a dance diet that's shedding all those pounds!
TMZ.com:
Bizarro Couple Alert!  —  Virtually unseen since her John Edwards backlash began, gay-bashing blonde beyotch Ann Coulter arrived to the 5th Annual TV Land Awards with "Good Times" star Jimmie "JJ" Walker.  Dyn-O-WHAT?!!!  —  The odd couple walked the red carpet on Saturday and proved …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
POPSUGAR:
Eva Longoria's Wedding Shower  —  Last night's episode of Desperate Housewives may have had nothing to do with weddings but off the set the ladies are getting into the wedding spirit.  The ladies all got together at Felicity's to throw Eva what looked like a fabulous shower.
Discussion: BuzzSugar
 
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