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9:30 AM ET, April 25, 2007

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TMZ.com:
Rosie Bids Adieu to "The View"  —  There is a strong buzz in Hollywood that Rosie O'Donnell will announce Wednesday (April 25th) that she is leaving "The View."  —  If it happens, it's likely Rosie will stick it out through the end of the season.  —  TMZ has spoken with multiple industry people …
TMZ.com:
Pax's New Name — It's the Pitts!  —  Angelina Jolie has filed a petition in L.A. County Superior Court to change the name of her latest adopted child from Pax Thien Jolie to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt.  —  In papers filed April 16 and obtained today by TMZ, Angelina — the sole adoptive parent of Pax …
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Angelina To Change Pax's Name  —  Angelina Jolie filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on April 16 requesting that the name of her newly adopted son, Pax Thien Jolie, be formally changed to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  A hearing will be held on the name change on May 31 at the Santa Monica Courthouse.
Star:
Is Lindsay Lohan A Thief?  —  Is Lindsay Lohan a thief?  "Yes," a source exclusively tells Star.  "Lindsay stole $10,000 worth of clothes and accessories from one of her former friends, Lauren Hastings, and has absolutely no shame about it.  In fact, she even laughed about it with her girlfriends …
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Lindsay Lohan is Leggy in LA, but Not a Lesbian
Pete Norman / People.com:
'Scary Spice' Melanie Brown Names Her Baby  —  Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown has named her new daughter Angel Iris Murphy Brown, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The child, born on April 3, is named in part after Eddie Murphy, whom Brown, 31, says is the baby's father.  Murphy, 46, has said he wants a paternity test.
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Just Jared:
Scary Spice: Eddie Murphy, Meet Your Daughter
Discussion: GirlsTalkinSmack.com
Associated Press:
Mel B gives baby daughter Murphy's surname
Roger Ebert / Chicago Sun Times:
'I ain't a pretty boy no more'  —  My Ninth Annual Overlooked Film Festival opens Wednesday night at the University of Illinois at Urbana, and Chaz and I will be in attendance.  —  This year I won't be speaking, however, as I await another surgery.  —  I have received a lot of advice that I should not attend the festival.
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
Kirsten Dunst snags a winner  —  It looks like Kirsten Dunst has found a man that looks worse than she does.  After attending the premiere of Spider-Man 3, Dunst passed on the official afterparty and headed to the local boozer, the Hawley Arms pub in Camden.
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Gina Piccalo / Los Angeles Times:
Alec Baldwin leaves CAA  —  The actor's action comes on the heels of the disclosure of his voicemail tirade directed at his daughter.  —  Alec Baldwin left Creative Artists Agency on Monday.  A CAA spokesman confirmed that Baldwin had parted ways with longtime agents Matt DelPiano and Michael Rosenfeld.
Discussion: Defamer, What's Hot and The Evil Beet
NY Daily News:
Jessica's dad wants to add pop to Spears' career  —  Just as Britney Spears' dad is criticizing her, word has leaked that the falling star may soon have a new father figure in her life: Jessica Simpson's dad.  —  According to an inside source, Joe Simpson is considering managing Spears' career …
TMZ.com:
Michelle Rodriguez — Frighteningly Lost in Beverly Hills  —  Michelle Rodriguez terrified tourists on Rodeo Drive when she left a salon while wearing this creepy war paint.  —  The "Lost" star donned a hoody and a leather jacket and thought she'd get her shop on while this tribal facial mask dried.
Discussion: The Superficial
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Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
What the hell is going on here?
People.com:
'MAN' OF THE PEOPLE  —  Tobey Maguire hands it to his Spidey doppelgänger at London's Leicester Square on Monday, where Spider-Man 3 premiered in Britain - one of several stops this week.  The superhero debut will land in a different city every day, including Paris, Madrid and Berlin …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson Calls Plastic Surgery a 'Personal Choice'  —  Ashlee Simpson has long fielded gossip that her dramatic new look is the result of plastic surgery (sources tell PEOPLE she had a nose job last April), but she doesn't care, she says in a new interview.
Us Weekly:
Gwyneth & Tom Show Courtney Some Love!  —  New BFF alert!  Diners were shocked to see Gwyneth Paltrow (with hubby Chris Martin) sharing an intimate dinner last night with slimmed-down rocker Courtney Love at Wolfgang Puck's trendy Beverly Hills restaurant Cut.
Laura Saltman / Access Hollywood:
Spoiler!  Inside the 'Idol' Taping  —  NOTE: Major Spoilers for Tonight Attached - DON'T READ if you don't want to know.  —  For the first time in what might be "American Idol" history or at least a really, really long time, a Top 12 performance show has been pre-taped.
Discussion: reality blurred and TV Squad
John Kennedy / canada.com:
Duff in death threat shocker!  —  EXCLUSIVE: Toronto cops take down man who vowed to kill the pop star  —  Police officers moved quickly to take down a man who allegedly threatened to kill pop star and actress Hilary Duff during her appearance on a Canadian TV show.
Discussion: anythinghollywood.com
TMZ.com:
Birkhead and Virgie Still At Odds  —  TMZ has learned Virgie Arthur is making it very difficult for Larry Birkhead to assume the role of daddy.  —  We're told Virgie is trying to block Larry's move to take Dannielynn back to the U. S. of A., unless Larry agrees to share guardianship with her.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Michael K / Dlisted:
Posh Admits to Being an Ano (Sort of)  —  Posh Beckham spoke about her weight in the latest issue of Heat Magazine.  She said that she started dieting in the 90s and quickly became obsessed with being a skinny ho. … She said that she developed polycystic ovaries, so she changed her eating habits.
Discussion: Ananova and Skinny Celebrities
POPSUGAR:
Pete Opening Angels & Kings in NY  —  Ashlee and Pete continued their love fest by sharing Frappuccinos the other day in Beverly Hills.  Pete is about to venture into a different kind of drinking world.  He is opening up a bar called Angels & Kings in NYC next week.
Discussion: New York Magazine and TRA LA LA
Michael K / Dlisted:
Kelly & Brandon Forever  —  Everybody gets old including Kelly Taylor and Brandon Walsh.  Oh, how I miss them!  Remember when Kelly Marlene Taylor was brainwashed by that cult?  Oh the memories.  Jennie Garth and Jason Priestly reunited at the Lifetime TV upfronts today.  Yeah, it's come to that.
 
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New York Post:
'HOT' COOL J  —  FIRST, Sean Combs lit up the Broadway stage in "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Jennifer Vineyard / MTV:
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Celebitchy / Cele|bitchy:
Tom Cruise gave Katie Holmes a high-tech scale
Derek Hail / Celebrity Gossip:
Girls Gone Wild bunked with a Convicted Cop Killer
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Adam Brody Tells It Like It Is
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Molly / POPSUGAR:
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TMZ.com:
"Meeting Paris Hilton" Can Be Such a Bitch!
Discussion: Hollywood Grind
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Molly / POPSUGAR:
Mandy Caught Without her Trademark Smile
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
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Gallery of the Absurd:
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

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For the third time, Google delays the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome, pushing back its plans to early 2025 amid regulatory scrutiny

 
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