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8:50 AM ET, April 8, 2008

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Rob Lowe / The Huffington Post:
Household Betrayal  —  Harassment in the workplace, sexual or otherwise, is something I take very seriously.  In my home and on the set, I have been surrounded for years by hardworking women (and men) whom I respect and whose rights are to be protected.  But when people make false claims …
Bill Carter / New York Times:
NBC Goes to Court to Keep ‘Runway’  —  NBC Universal, the parent company of Bravo network, has gone to court to try to keep “Project Runway,” one of the biggest hits in cable television, from moving to Lifetime this fall.  —  In a lawsuit filed Monday in state court in Manhattan …
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
NBC fights Lifetime on ‘Runway’  —  Network files suit to keep Bravo show  —  NBC and Bravo aren't letting “Project Runway” jump to Lifetime without a fight.  —  Peacock has filed suit in New York Supreme Court against “Project Runway” producer The Weinstein Co., arguing that the shingle denied NBC …
New York Post:
QUICK REBOUND  —  SHORTLY after breaking up with Carrie Underwood via text message, “Gossip Girl” heartthrob Chace Crawford is rebounding with the show's newest cast member, Michelle Trachtenberg.  Our spies saw Crawford and Trachtenberg at SoHo hideout Upstairs “flirting heavily” early Saturday.
Discussion: iVillage
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Jenny Sundel / People.com:
Tiffani Thiessen: Yes to Babies, No to 90210 Spinoff  —  Tiffani Thiessen says she's not likely to be involved in the new Beverly Hills, 90210 spinoff - but she has another project in mind.  —  “We're hoping to get pregnant soon,” Thiessen, 34, told PEOPLE Saturday at the Indy 500 warm …
Discussion: iVillage and Celebrity Baby Blog
Justin Ravitz / New York Magazine:
Unemployment's a Downer for 'SNL'-er Dratch  —  And Vanity Fair rubs it in.  —  Rachel Dratch is learning it's not funny being an out-of-work comedian.  She left Saturday Night Live two years ago and then was replaced on 30 Rock.  What's she up to now?  “Maybe you can tell me,” she said at a Smart People screening on March 31.
Reuters:
Tom Cruise's “Valkyrie” delayed again, to 2009  —  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tom Cruise's World War II thriller “Valkyrie” has pushed back its release date to 2009, the second postponement for a production that has endured its share of headaches.  —  The MGM release has been moved …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
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Carly Mayberry / Hollywood Reporter:
MGM delays ‘Valkyrie’ release again
TMZ.com:
Jamie Lynn's Man Is Loaded  —  Jamie Lynn Spears is packin' baby, but her man is packin' too, and he's pointing his piece at a photog!  —  Casey Aldridge was pissed at a pap who allegedly shot this video on private property — Jamie says it was private, the pap says it wasn't.
Ken Lee / People.com:
Source: Mischa Barton to Accept Plea Deal in DUI Case  —  Mischa Barton  —  Mischa Barton will accept a plea deal in her DUI case, sparing her any jail time, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  The former O.C. star will plead no contest to DUI at her arraignment Thursday in Beverly Hills court …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Ellen Page Goes Topless, Flashes Ass, Doesn't Shave  —  There's been a lot of chatter and rumour asking is Ellen Page a lesbian?  Personally, I don't think it has anything to do with anything, but I have it on good authority that it's a poorly kept secret in her home town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, that she's not into dudes.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Veronica Lorraine / The Sun:
Indian tot for Madge  —  The pop queen, 49, gave up on her attempt to find a little girl in Africa after getting frustrated with red tape.  —  But she has her heart set on an Indian tot after a New Year holiday there.  Sources said she would fly out to choose a baby after she finishes promoting her new album.
Starpulse:
Alicia Keys Comments On Beyonce & Jay-Z's Nuptials  —  Singer/songwriter Alicia Keys has publicly congratulated rapper Jay-Z and his new wife Beyonce Knowles, who were married in a top-secret ceremony last week.  —  Although the couple's representatives have yet to confirm the wedding took place …
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USA Today:
‘Sex’ girls strut their stuff in the city  —  NEW YORK — While they have been busy wrapping up the Sex and the City movie sequel (out May 30), Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis managed to sync their personal calendars and meet on the red carpet Monday night at Capitale.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Michael Vick Scores In Prison!  —  Just when you thought Michael Vick's football career was over, he's resurrected it once again in the joint.  —  Apparently Leavenworth's most athletic inmate is showing off his moves on the field, er jail yard, and is quarterbacking the prison football team.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Bitten and Bound
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NY Daily News:
Michael Vick playing prison football
Discussion: gaysocialites.com
New York Post:
BRITNEY IN FURNITURE BIZ  —  Britney Spears' dad, Jamie, has been working hard to stop the bleeding from his daughter's bank accounts since he took over as conservator of her estate earlier this year.  First, he got her a role on “How I Met Your Mother,” then he started to explore TV sitcoms …
Hollywoodtuna:
Jennifer Love Hewitt's Big Ass On The Prairie  —  It looks like Jennifer Love Hewitt's ankle finally gave way under the pressure.  —  Related Articles:
Joal Ryan / E! Online:
Pamela Does E!  —  Pamela Anderson never has been one to cover up.  —  The pinup and former Baywatch star will star in a new series for E! about her life, love-wise and other, the network announced Monday.  —  Pamela is set for a summer debut.  Billed not as a reality series but as a …
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Ryan Seacrest Donates His Paycheck to Idol Gives Back
MomLogic:
10 Things You Don't Know about Dads  —  Reality TV's Bachelor …
New York Post:
LUNCH DATE  —  PARTY girl Kirsten Dunst was sprung …
Starpulse:
Foxy Brown To Launch Reality Show?
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Leslie Mann cast in ‘Phillip Morris’
Daily Mail:
Paris Hilton launches shoe line.... and models them with her own terrifying size 11s
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Arturo Collozo Jr / Wrestling News Desk:
STACY KEIBLER'S EX ARRESTED IN FLORIDA
Discussion: TMZ.com and NewsToob
Daily Mail:
Haven't we seen that pose before? …
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TMZ.com:
Drew Barrymore Stumbles, Mumbles
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BeJay Honeymoons in Exotic Greensboro, N.C.
Reg Gonzales / PopEater Music Blog:
Clay Aiken, ‘On My Way Here’ — Song Premiere
TMZ.com:
BA to Naomi — Take a Boat, B**ch!
Just Jared:
George Clooney: I Am Not the Godfather
Michael K / Dlisted:
Posh Sucks  —  Posh Beckham sucks on her gloved thumb for the newest Marc Jacobs ad.
Emily Sheridan / Daily Mail:
Natural Born Stripper: Woody Harrelson skinny dips with Hollywood pal Owen Wilson
Owen Williams / Showbiz Spy:
Jennifer Lopez wants to Tom Cruise to be her twins' godfather.
 

 
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