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Gary Levin / USA Today:
‘Twist of Kate’: Gosselin's new TLC series  —  Kate Gosselin is struggling as a hoofer on Dancing With the Stars, but she already has found her new calling: using her role as an “example mom” to help and learn from others.  —  TLC announces plans today for the Jon & Kate Plus 8 star to get her own series …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kate Gosselin Returns to TV with Her Kids  —  Not since the heyday of Lucille Ball has one woman been so visible on TV - and now it's Kate Gosselin's turn.  —  From her launching pad to fame, Jon & Kate Plus 8, to her current stint on Dancing with the Stars, the mother-dancer-divorcée …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner on Kate Gosselin in Playboy: “No!”  —  Michael Caulfield/Getty Images; James Devaney/Getty Images  —  Who wants to see Kate Gosselin strip down for Playboy?  —  Not Hugh Hefner, that's for sure.  —  “No!  No!”  Hef said when I asked him about the possibility …
The Live Feed | THR:
TLC's sad Kate Gosselin workaround  —  What's TLC's solution to its “Jon & Kate” implosion?  —  It's called “Twist of Kate.”  Unable to legally show Gosselin parenting her own kids as planned, the network is announcing a new series at its upfront presentation in New York today …
Discussion: Videogum, Warming Glow and Gawker
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Inaba, Burke ‘defend Kate Gosselin’
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Kate Gosselin to star in ‘Twist Of Kate’
Discussion: omg!, INF Daily and X17 Online
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Oprah: Give Me the Night  —  The Queen of Daytime Is Becoming Nocturnal; A Big Bet for Her Network  —  Ms. Winfrey at a ‘Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire’ press conference in 2009.  —  America's daytime talk-show queen is heading out at night.
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Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Shania Twain Lands Her Own TV Show  —  First came heartbreak, then a second chance at love.  Next up for country superstar Shania Twain?  Her own TV series.  —  Twain, 44, will star on Why Not?  With Shania Twain, an hour-long series premiering on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.
Blane Bachelor / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey's Next Chapter? A Nighttime Talk Show
Discussion: Style News
PopEater:
Oprah Announces New Primetime Show Called 'Oprah's Next Chapter'
New York Post:
Gossip breaks up Ed Westwick & Jessica Szohr  —  “Gossip Girl” star Ed Westwick has dumped co-star and girlfriend Jessica Szohr after hearing rumors she was cozying up with one of his best friends.  —  Heartbroken Westwick split with Szohr in an emotional phone call last week after learning …
Daily Mail:
Demi Moore, 47: 'After years of trying to dominate it, I've finally got the body I've always wanted'  —  For years interest in her figure, and how she kept it in shape, overshadowed her acting career.  —  And Demi Moore did little to discourage the scrutiny - now admitting that she had an ‘extreme obsession’ with her body.
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Tom Peck / The Independent:
Malcolm McLaren dies aged 64  —  Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of the Sex Pistols and impresario, has died.  He was 64.  —  McLaren had had cancer for some time.  His condition recently deteriorated rapidly and he died this morning in New York.  His body is expected to be brought home …
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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Malcolm McLaren, Impresario and Rock Music Manager, Is Dead
Discussion: Stereogum
Fashion:
Fergie  —  ELLE's May cover girl on fame, gossip, and her relationship with Josh  —  On curbing her appetite: “I'm not going to lie: There are times I play mind tricks on myself, like that the french fries are poison.  With desserts, I'll let myself have just one bite …
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Fergie: ‘I Used to Be the Cheater’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Lost,’ ‘Glee,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ ‘Supernatural,’ ‘House,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: After the “Happily Ever After” …
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Taylor Kitsch to star in ‘Battleship’ film (exclusive)  —  Taylor Kitsch, who is starring in “John Carter of Mars,” is moving to another sci-fi tentpole, coming on board to star in “Battleship,” Universal's adaptation of the Hasbro board game.  —  Pete Berg is directing the action adventure movie …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jesse James Spent Several Hundred Thousand Dollars On Mistresses  —  Jesse James spent several hundred thousand dollars on his various mistresses while cheating on Sandra Bullock for the past several years, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Hollywood's Dirtiest Divorces
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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X17 Online:
Jesse James' Rep Denies Sex Tape Rumors
PopEater:
Tiger Woods' Nike Commercial: Tiger and Late Father Team Up  —  The unexpected co-stars of a new Nike commercial: Tiger Woods and his deceased dad Earl.  In the spot, a silent Tiger gazes at the camera while the voice of his late father does the talking.  Eerily, the recording seems to scold the golfer — from beyond the grave.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Milian Debuts Daughter Violet!  —  Meet Christina Milian's daughter, Violet.  —  The singer, 28, and husband of six months, producer The-Dream, 32, welcomed the girl, their first child, Feb. 26 — and they debut her adorable first photo in the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now).
Us Weekly:
Idol: Why the Judges Saved Michael Lynche  —  On Wednesday night's American Idol, the judges used their once-per-season wild card to save contestant Michael Lynche from going home.  —  An UsMagazine.com eyewitness says Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell “kept whispering” throughout commercial breaks …
Discussion: Crushable, Fancast News and Digital Spy
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
The sci-fi short Hollywood wants to turn into a movie  —  Commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch was to have made his directorial debut with the “Alien” prequel.  But since that didn't happen, he took part in electronic giant Phillips' short-film experiment, which allowed five filmmakers …
PopWatch:
This week's cover: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ 30th anniversary  —  A long time ago (30 years, actually) in a galaxy not so far, far away (right here, in fact) we were treated to the release of what many consider the best sequel ever made: The Empire Strikes Back.
Associated Press:
‘Survivor’ producer named suspect in wife's death in Cancun  —  MEXICO CITY — “Survivor” and “Pimp My Ride” producer Bruce Beresford-Redman is a suspect in his wife's death days after reporting her missing in the resort city of Cancun, a Mexican official said Thursday.
Nic Cage / TMZ.com:
Bye-Bye Malibu  —  Nicolas Cage had a bad day Wednesday: Not only did his Bel Air house go on the auction block, his Malibu properties were auctioned to the highest bidder.  Problem is, no one was interested.  —  Nic owned two adjacent properties in the hills of Malibu ... hundreds of acres total.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and New York Magazine
 
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