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7:55 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".
Discussion: Agent Bedhead, The Corsair 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
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 …
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Associated Press:
Whitaker gets star on Walk of Fame  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forest Whitaker snagged Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild trophies this year for his role as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.  He cemented his winning streak on Monday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
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
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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Daily Mail:
Eva's Desperate wedding shower
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Salma: I've Fought Stereotypes  —  Recently engaged mommy-to-be Salma Hayek spoke to Marie Claire Magazine about her struggles as a Latina actress in Hollywood, and the unfair pressures women face to have children.  —  "Motherhood is not for everyone—it is for me...but society thinks …
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.
New York Post:
COMEBACK TRY  —  BRITNEY Spears is trying to take back her career.  Not only has the pop tart been back in the music studio and taking regular dance classes, an insider claims she fired her manager of several months, Larry Rudolph, on Friday.  Spears, who's been suffering from severe postpartum depression …
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
Star:
Paris & Josh Getting Serious  —  Paris Hilton is wild about her new boyfriend, Desperate Housewives hottie Josh Henderson.  —  The hotel heiress was proudly showing off her latest boy toy during Samsung's Upstage Country Club event in Hollywood Hills on April 15.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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 …
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?
Adam Markovitz / EW.com:
'Hobbit' Forming?  —  Sam Raimi says he's open to directing the ''Lord of the Rings'' prequel, which could leave ''Spider-Man 4'' without a director — and, perhaps, its Mary Jane  —  On the eve of what is expected to be the biggest Spider-Man yet, Entertainment Weekly learns that director Sam Raimi …
Discussion: TunaFlix and Defamer
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance move closer to a deal, but Paramount's renewal agreement with Charter, which has an April 30 deadline, is a significant hurdle

 
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