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2:55 PM ET, March 20, 2010

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Showbiz411's Blog:
Rosie O'Donnell: New Deal Reunites Her With Old Pals  —  Rosie O'Donnell's new domestic TV syndication deal reunites with her two old pals from past lives.  —  Rosie's gone into business with Scott Carlin, former head of HBO Domestic Distribution, and Dick Robertson, ex head of Warner syndication.
Discussion: Fancast News and Seriously? OMG!
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Out With the Oprah, in With the Rosie O'Donnell?  —  Remember when Oprah Winfrey announced she was pulling her talk show in 2011?  —  While audiences were just bummed to hear the news, network execs have been scrambling to fill the inevitable void on the daytime talk-show circuit.
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Rosie O'Donnell plots daytime return  —  Teams with Dick Robertson, Scott Carlin for new talk show  —  Rosie O'Donnell is plotting a return to daytime.  —  O'Donnell, who hosted the syndicated “The Rosie O'Donnell Show” and did a stint on ABC's “The View,” has teamed with syndication …
Discussion: New York Magazine and PopEater
Daniel Jacobson / Gossip Cop:
Rosie O'Donnell Signs New Television Deal
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Movieline
X17 Online:
Lady GaGa Countersuing Ex-Boyfriend/Producer Rob Fusari  —  Lady GaGa is suing her ex-lover and former producer Rob Fusari, claiming he conned her into signing an unlawful contract.  This latest GaGa legal news came one day after Fusari filed a 30 million dollar suit against the pop superstar claiming …
Discussion: DailyFill.com
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The Huffington Post:
Lady Gaga Fires Back At Ex-Boyfriend In Court  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  NEW YORK — Lady Gaga is firing back at a music producer who claims he launched her career and is suing her for $30.5 million.  —  Her lawyer said in a court filing made public Friday the agreement at the heart of the suit was “unlawful.”
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse and EW.com
Samuel Goldsmith / NY Daily News:
Lady Gaga aims lawsuit at ex-producer Rob Fusari for conning her into signing illegal contract  —  She is currently fighting a lawsuit from her ex-producer with one of her own for ‘an unlawful arrangement.’  —  Don't mess with Lady Gaga.  —  The wild-styled singer fired …
BBC:
Songwriter sues ‘protegee’ Gaga
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Hecklerspray
Us Weekly:
Lady Gaga Gets Sued by Her Ex for $30.5 Million
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Michael Vartan of Alias Is Engaged!  —  Michael Vartan is a bachelor no more.  —  The 41-year-old former star of TV's Alias is engaged to Lauren Skaar, with a wedding planned for next year, his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The couple, who met last year at a Whole Foods parking lot in L.A., got engaged two weeks ago in New York.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Evans offered role of Captain America (exclusive)  —  Chris Evans is one step closer to the role of Captain America.  —  Sources tell us the actor, who once donned superhero garb in two “Fantastic Four” movies, has been offered the role of Captain America.
Clarion-Ledger:
(2 of 2)  —  While the demand letter from the ACLU drew some media attention, the story spread internationally when the school board announced it would call off the dance.  —  Since then, McMillen has appeared on numerous television shows to tell her story, including Friday on the nationally syndicated Ellen DeGeneres Show.
E! Online:
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Cast Revealed!  —  Courtesy of Todd Williamson/Getty Images; Jason Kempin/Getty Images; Michael Kovac/Getty Images  —  The Real Housewives franchise just got a fabulous face-lift—in Beverly Hills!—and E! News has learned the identities of the new crop of camera-friendly ladies who lunch.
TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy — Hundreds of Pills a Month  —  TMZ has learned Brittany Murphy received no fewer than 200 pills every month from January 2008 through August 2009 ... and sometimes as many as 400.  —  As we first reported, Murphy used an alias — Lola Manilow Murphy …
TMZ.com:
Jason Wahler Busted for DUI  —  Jason Wahler was arrested last night — in the United States for a change — for allegedly driving under the influence.  —  Newport Beach PD tells us Wahler was popped last night around 10:54 PM.  He was driving a 2008 Chevy Tahoe and described himself to police as “an actor.”
Blane Bachelor / People.com:
Source: Women Throw Themselves at Jesse James  —  Jesse James is married to America's Sweetheart, but in his life as the high-profile owner of the West Coast Choppers empire he is often surrounded by female admirers, according to some who know the motorcycle mogul.
omg!:
Katherine Heigl On How Motherhood ‘Changed Everything,’ Her Future At 'Grey's' & Going Brunette  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Katherine Heigl became a mom for the first time last year when she and husband Josh Kelley adopted their beautiful daughter Naleigh from Korea.
Discussion: Fan Fare
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Marco / X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney's Upcoming Album “Like Blackout Times 100” Says Source  —  Britney Spears is ready for the world to hear her new sound, which a source says will be “more energetic” than the last album.  A person familiar with the project tells X17online exclusively:
Discussion: Hollywire.com and Perez Hilton
Nicole Eggenberger / OK! Magazine:
Kate Winslet Pulls Out of NYC Premiere  —  We've been so consumed in thoughts of Sandra Bullock that we've almost forgotten that this has also been a challenging week for another Oscar winner.  Since the announcement of Kate Winslet's split from her husband Sam Mendes, we've noticed her name …
Discussion: PopEater and E! Online (CA)
omg!:
Court: Anna Nicole Smith gets none of oil fortune  —  SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Anna Nicole Smith's estate will get none of the more than $300 million the late Playboy model claimed a Texas billionaire to whom she was briefly married meant to leave her after he died.
Discussion: PopEater and Reuters
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TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole Smith Strikes Out in Court
Discussion: omg!, Reuters and X17 Online
 
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