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8:35 AM ET, March 16, 2010

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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Spencer Pratt Leaves The Hills to Fight Cyber Crime  —  Spencer Pratt made his name as the guy audiences loved to hate on The Hills, but now says he's leaving the show to take his career in a totally new - and unexpected - direction.  —  “In the last few months I have discovered a new passion …
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes Split  —  The nearly seven-year marriage of Kate Winslet and director Sam Mendes is coming to an end.  —  “Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year,” their lawyers say in a statement.  “The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement.
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BBC:
Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes split  —  Winslet and Mendes both come from Reading in Berkshire  —  Actress Kate Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes have split up, their lawyers have announced.  —  “Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year,” said a statement by lawyers Schillings.
Molly / PopSugar:   Kate Winslet Shows Off Bikini Body While Split News Hits!
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: Paula Abdul in talks to headline ‘Star Search’ reboot for ABC!  —  This just in: Paula Abdul is straight up headed back to TV!  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that the ex-American Idol judge is finalizing a deal to headline an updated version of Star Search …
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PopEater:   Paula Abdul to Lead ‘Star Search’ Reboot?
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Rielle Hunter Repulsed By GQ Photos, Says Barbara Walters  —  Rielle Hunter is said to be upset with several somewhat racy photographs of her that accompany the long interview in the new issue of GQ in which she details her affair with John Edwards.  —  Speaking on ABC's The View …
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Lisa Depaulo / GQ Magazine: GQ:
Hello, America, My Name Is Rielle Hunter  —  We've heard from former senator John Edwards, we've heard from his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Saint Elizabeth, and we've heard (bleh) from Andrew Young, the former Edwards aide and faux father.  But through it all—the affair and the cancer-stricken spouse …
New York Post:
Kate Gosselin's attitude roils ‘Dancing’  —  Kate Gosselin is being a “total diva” on the set of “Dancing With the Stars” — snubbing other contestants and behaving frostily to crew members, sources tell Page Six.  The recently divorced mom of eight has been rehearsing for the ABC show, which starts its new season March 22.
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Kate Keeps Jon Away from ‘DWTS’
Discussion: Pop Crunch
DailyFill.com:   Kate Gosselin Not Making Friends On DWTS
People.com:
Charlie Sheen Returning to Sitcom after Not Guilty Plea  —  It's back to work for Charlie Sheen.  —  The Two and a Half Men star will return to the set this week - but still spend nights in rehab - following his not-guilty plea Monday on domestic violence charges.
Discussion: PopEater
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Sadao / Ryan Seacrest What's Happening:
Lady Gaga Breaks Down Deeper Meaning of “Telephone” Video [AUDIO]  —  Just hours after she announced the North American dates for her highly-anticipated Monster Ball concert tour, pop sensation Lady Gaga called Ryan's radio show Monday to talk about the massive debut of her “Telephone” video and the progress of her world tour.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Perez Hilton
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Bonnie Fuller / Hollywood Life:
Hey Girlfriends!  Jessica Simpson Announces 'I'm Going to Have Children with my Best Friend!'  —  Jessica Simpson, I totally understand where you're coming from!  Jess appearred on The View this morning to talk about her new VH1 reality show, The Price of Beauty, and confessed, " I can't wait to have kids.
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Cele|bitchy
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Glee’ scoop: Fox to super-size season 2!  —  In what's sure to be music to the ears of Gleeks everywhere, Fox is said to be finalizing a deal to amplify Glee's second season.  —  “Season 2 will be much bigger and much longer,” series creator Ryan Murphy confirmed to us over the weekend at PaleyFest '10.
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Glee Scoop: Justin Timberlake “in the Plan” …
Cristina Everett / NY Daily News:
Corey Feldman not attending best friend Corey Haim's funeral in Toronto  —  Corey Feldman (l.) and Corey Haim co-starred in the A&E reality series, ‘The Two Coreys.’  —  Corey Feldman will not be attending best friend Corey Haim's funeral.  —  Out of respect for the former child star's family's wishes …
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Corey Feldman Not Attending Corey Haim's Funeral
Movieline:
Miley Cyrus Tells Movieline Why She Left Twitter: 'It's Dangerous, It's Not Fun, It Wastes Your Life'  —  In a swank Santa Monica hotel overlooking the Pacific Ocean this weekend, Miley Cyrus spoke to reporters about her upcoming film, The Last Song — the latest romantic weepie …
X17 Online:
Gisele Back In Supermodel Shape On The Cover Of Vogue  —  images courtesy of Patrick Demarchelier/Vogue Gisele Bundchen is Vogue's April cover girl, and just six weeks after giving birth to her beautiful baby boy Benjamin, Gisele invited the fashion mag into her Boston home to chat about her hubby …
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Us Weekly:
Gisele Bundchen Gained “30 Pounds” During Pregnancy, “Felt Like E.T.”
Grahame Jones / LA Times Sports Blog:
David Beckham recovering after Achilles tendon surgery in Finland  —  Galaxy and England national team midfielder David Beckham on Monday underwent surgery to repair his torn left Achilles tendon and was recovering from the procedure in Turku, Finland.  —  Dr. Sakari Orava …
Discussion: PopSugar and Accidental Sexiness
Tim Nudd / People.com:
George Clooney's Girlfriend to Guest Star on Leverage  —  In America, Elisabetta Canalis is best known as George Clooney's girlfriend.  Now, she's about to give audiences in the U.S. a taste of her acting talents.  —  Canalis, 31, will appear in five episodes of the TNT drama Leverage when the show …
Discussion: Movieline, The Insider and EW.com
 
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Telegraph:
World's shortest man dies aged 21
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X17 Online:
Erin Andrews' Stalker Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison
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Mike Flaherty / New York Magazine:
Cheri Oteri on Returning to TV, Becoming a Life Coach, and the Correct …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Kingsley, Baron Cohen Joining Scorsese
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Jennifer Murray / Hollywood Life:
Jennifer Aniston Admits She's Gerard Butler's Diet Dominatrix!
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Jim Carrey and Kate Hudson in Talks to Make Better Butter Together
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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ gets Season 4
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JAM! Showbiz:
‘Strokes’ actor claims sex abuse
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Ann Lee / Metro.co.uk:
Jude Law ‘to see American lovechild twice a year’
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RADAR:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Former Protege Telling Michael Jackson's Kids 'I'm Your Father'
Stephen Thompson / NPR:
First Listen: She And Him, ‘Volume Two’ … text sizeAAA
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Over 50 journalism professors call on the NYT to address questions on its report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in Hamas' October 7 attack

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

 
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