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3:28 AM ET, April 17, 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".
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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
popbytes:
FOREST WHITAKER GET HIS BLVD STAR!  —  hey y'all - i just snapped a few pictures of academy award winning actor forest whitaker getting his star (#2,335) today on the hollywood blvd walk of fame!  it was a gorgeous & sunny day for the ceremony and his pals kiefer sutherland & angela bassett …
Discussion: KNBC-TV
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Associated Press:
Whitaker gets star on Walk of Fame
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
Stephen Bevan / The Mail on Sunday:
Madonna has ignored me, says baby David's dad  —  Madonna sweeps into Malawi today with her family and adopted son David Banda - apparently for an emotional reunion with the baby's natural father.  —  But it has emerged that not only did Yohane Banda have no warning of her arrival …
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Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:   Spy Games
Khaled Kazziha / Associated Press:
Madonna in Malawi with son for visit
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Celebrity Gossip …
Shawn Pogatchnik / Associated Press:
Jennifer Lopez, Husband to Sue Tabloid  —  Jennifer Lopez, Husband Marc Anthony to Sue National Enquirer Over `heroin Scandal' Claim  —  DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and her husband, Marc Anthony, are suing the U.S. tabloid National Enquirer in European courts over its claims …
Discussion: Dlisted
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TMZ.com:   J.Lo to Smack National Enquirer Over Heroin Story
Ken Lee / People.com:
Did Jon Voight Fail to Pay Support to Angelina's Mom?  —  When she died, Angelina Jolie's mother was still owed $180,000 in spousal payments from ex-husband Jon Voight, according to her will.  —  Marcheline Bertrand, 56, lost a battle with ovarian cancer on Jan. 27.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
The Sun:
Posh to Mucc in for US show  —  VICTORIA Beckham is wanted by US show Dancing With The Stars — after Lady Mucca's success.  —  Posh is taking the offer "very seriously" as a way of charming America after her fly-on-the-wall fashion show was put on the backburner.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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?
Celebitchy / Cele|bitchy:
Hot career rivalry between Leonardo DiCaprio and aging Brad Pitt  —  32 year-old Leonardo DiCaprio is getting highly-coveted meaty roles that aging 43 year-old Brad Pitt would love to have.  They both were trying to get the film rights to true-life story The Wolf of Wall Street …
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 …
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
Hollywoodtuna:
Kimberly Stewart Is Not The Sexiest Spectacle Wearer  —  Kimberly Stewart shows her Hot Legs - and her great shape in designer undies.  In fact, she could belt out her dad Rod's hit, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy.  The 27-year-old was launching Specsavers annual awards to find the UK's sexiest spectacles wearers.
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: Defamer, MollyGood, POPSUGAR and Queerty
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!
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Paris Hilton is Scared of Jail  —  Friends of Pars Hilton claims the heiress is terrified that her "life will be over" if she's convicted of violating her probation and has to serve jail time.  One month into her thirty-six month probation for DUI, Paris was pulled over by police in February …
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?
 
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