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10:20 AM ET, April 29, 2009

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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Expecting Twins!  —  Split, shmit!  Instead of going their separate ways, as has been whispered and denied for weeks, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are pooling their assets yet again.  —  The couple are expecting twin daughters via a surrogate mother, E! News confirmed Tuesday.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Expecting Twin Girls!  —  The couple's reps said they are expecting the birth of twin daughters this summer through a surrogate pregnancy, the Associated Press reports.  —  The Sex and the City star and her actor husband are “overjoyed,” their publicists said Tuesday.
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Parker, Broderick expecting twins by surrogate
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Britney Spears:
BRITNEY SPEARS ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR!  —  “The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour” Comes to Europe This Summer for an Exclusive Limited Engagement  —  After an extraordinary run of 39 North American tour dates Britney Spears is bringing “The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour” to Europe.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Sam Lutfi Ordered to Stay Away from Britney for Three Years
Discussion: iVillage
Access Hollywood:
Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Sam Lutfi, Attorney Jon Eardley
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Britney to Sam Lutfi: It Was Nice Knowing You...
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Former Manager Forced to Stay Away for Three Years
Discussion: CelebWarship
People.com:
Mel Gibson Steps Out with New Girlfriend  —  Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva  —  More than two weeks after his wife filed for divorce, a smiling Mel Gibson made a rare public appearance with his girlfriend Tuesday night at the L.A. industry screening for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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Hellomagazine.com:
Mel Gibson introduces Russian girlfriend at ‘Wolverine’ premiere  —  Weeks ago, when Hollywood was shaken by the revelation that Mel Gibson's wife of 28 years Robyn was planning to divorce the actor, reports emerged of the Braveheart star's involvement with Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva.
Discussion: X17 Online and INF Daily
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Lane Garrison Gets His Prison Break  —  Lane Garrison is a free man.  —  E! News has learned exclusively that the 28-year-old actor was released early Wednesday morning from California Correctional Institute in rural Tehachapi, Calif.  —  The onetime Prison Break player was scheduled …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Perez Hilton and iVillage
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TMZ.com:
Lane Garrison — A Free Man  —  Lane Garrison, who was serving prison time for a drunk driving crash that caused the death of 17-year-old Vahagn Setian, was released early this morning.  —  Garrison, who only served about half of his 40 month sentence for vehicular manslaughter …
Discussion: omg!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Simon Cowell: “Secretly in Love” With Paula Abdul  —  Simon Cowell can't make up his mind about fellow American Idol judge Paula Abdul.  —  “Paula's frustrating, she's annoying and I can't understand half of what she's talking about — but there's incredible comfort between us,” he tells TV Guide (on stands April 30).
Discussion: Fan Fare
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Extra:
Penn Files Again  —  Back in 2007, Sean Penn filed for divorce from wife Robin Wright Penn, then they decided to give it another go, but it seems that it hasn't worked out, as Sean just filed for legal separation, “Extra” has exclusively learned.  —  The two have been married since 1996 and have two teenage children.
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Seriously? OMG!
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
PETA Discourages Octo-Mom From Buying a Pet  —  Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman is thinking about buying a pet, but PETA doesn't think a new member of the family is such a good idea for the mother of 14 children.  —  “In today's uncertain economy — and with all the demands that come with raising 14 children …
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Stone to walk ‘Wall Street’ again  —  Shia LaBeouf in talks for Fox sequel  —  Greed is good, once again.  —  After weeks of rumors, 20th Century Fox has set Oliver Stone to return as helmer of the sequel to his 1987 hit “Wall Street.”  Shia LaBeouf is also in the mix for “Wall Street 2.”
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Cause Buzz in Long Island Town  —  Have Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gone suburban?  —  It sure seems that way to the residents of the Long Island town of Oyster Bay, N.Y. Recently the celebrity couple have been spotted grocery shopping at Stop & Shop …
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Gervais' ‘Flanimals’ heads to bigscreen  —  Illumination to create 3-D animated feature  —  Universal-based Illumination Entertainment will create a 3-D animated feature based on “Flanimals,” a children's book series by Ricky Gervais.  —  Gervais will voice the lead character …
Discussion: New York Magazine, /Film and EW.com
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Exclusive: Hugh Hefner Wants the ‘Love of His Life’ Holly Madison to Return to Mansion  —  Exclusive: Hugh Hefner Wants the ‘Love of His Life’ Holly Madison to Return to Mansion, Reveals His Two Greatest Regrets in Life  —  It has been several months since Hugh Hefner and his former flame Holly Madison went …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Hugh Hefner Wants Holly Madison to Move Back Into Playboy Mansion
Discussion: Hollyscoop and I'm Not Obsessed
Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Another celebrity leaves ‘Dancing’ country  —  LOS ANGELES - Chuck Wicks is leaving the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom.  —  The country singer and his professional dance partner (and real-life girlfriend) Julianne Hough were eliminated from the ABC dance-off Tuesday.
Discussion: Starpulse
 
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