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4:05 PM ET, March 17, 2011

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TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson — The Grumpy New Mug Shot  —  TMZ has obtained Mel Gibson's new mug shot — taken late last night in connection with his criminal battery case.  —  As we previously reported, Mel rolled over to the El Segundo Police Department last night to have his picture and thumb prints taken …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Probation Report: She's Been Drinking Again!  —  Lindsay Lohan's probation report says she's been drinking fermented tea that contains alcohol — yeah, big whoop.  —  Sources familiar with the report tell TMZ ... Lindsay fessed up to her probation officer ... she was drinking Kombucha tea …
Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Mel Gibson ‘booked, released from LA jail’
Discussion: PopEater and X17 Online
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
It's over for Joe and Ashley  —  “Twilight” beauty Ashley Greene and “heartbreaker” Joe Jonas have split, sources exclusively tell Page Six.  The couple broke up weeks ago after dating since last summer.  “It was mutual and amicable,” a source said, adding they drifted apart because of their work schedules.
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Us Weekly:
Reps: Joe Jonas, Ashley Greene Split  —  Joe Jonas is ready to go solo in more ways than one.  —  The Jonas Brothers singer, 21, has split from Twilight star Ashley Green, whom he began dating in summer 2010.  Reps for both stars tell UsMagazine.com: “We can confirm they both have parted ways and have no further comment.”
Michael K / Dlisted:
And Another Contract Expires....
Discussion: E! Online and omg!
Joshua L. Weinstein / The Wrap:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lawrence Gets Lead Role in ‘The Hunger Games’  —  Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence has landed the coveted lead role in Lionsgate's new franchise “The Hunger Games,” TheWrap has learned.  —  The role caps a meteoric rise for the 20-year-old actress …
TMZ.com:
‘Alfred’ from ‘Batman’ Movies — Dead at 94  —  Michael Gough — the actor who played Alfred the butler in four major “Batman” movies — has died at the age of 94.  —  Gough has one hell of a resume dating back to the '40s ... including “Out of Africa” and “The Boys from Brazil.”
Discussion: Reuters, omg!, Bumpshack.com and Movieline
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
‘Batman’ star Michael Gough dies, aged 94  —  British actor Michael Gough has passed away at the age of 94.  —  The screen star appeared in more than 150 film and TV roles, including the first four Batman movies as Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth and as The Celestial Toymaker in Doctor Who in 1966.
BBC:
Michael Gough, Batman's Alfred, dies aged 94
Discussion: Us Weekly and Pop Crunch
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Batman Actor Michael Gough Dead at 94
Discussion: PopEater
TMZ.com:
Partial List of Celebs Targeted By Hackers  —  TMZ now has a partial list of the celebs who had compromising pictures and video stolen from their computers and mobile devices by a group of hackers.  —  The list includes Vanessa Hudgens, Ali Larter, Busy Phillips, Scarlett Johansson …
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TMZ.com:
Vanessa Hudgens Sits Down With FBI  —  Law enforcement sources confirm with TMZ ... it was none other than the FBI that met with Vanessa Hudgens yesterday about the nude photos that were hacked from her Gmail account.  —  The FBI went to Vanessa's lawyer's office to meet with her in Century City, CA.
TMZ.com:
Authorities Close in on Celeb Hacker Ring
Alan Duke / CNN:
Sandra Bullock sends $1 million for Japan  —  (CNN) — Actress Sandra Bullock sent a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross this week to help with earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan, the Red Cross said Thursday.  —  It is the largest celebrity donation to the Red Cross …
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Us Weekly:
Sandra Bullock Donates $1 Million to Japan Disaster Relief  —  Sandra Bullock is putting her money where her mouth is.  —  The Oscar-winning actress and single mom, 46, donated $1 million to the American Red Cross toward earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan, the charity told CNN on Thursday.
PopEater:
Video: Jimmy Fallon Thanks Tiger Woods for Providing ‘Great Material’  —  Jimmy Fallon recognized that it was kind of a big deal that Tiger Woods was willing to make an appearance on ‘Late Night.’ After all, thanks to his antics last year, late night shows have had very little work …
Discussion: TMZ.com, INF Daily, omg! and TV Squad
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Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Tony Hawk's Best Pal: It's Cool That He's Dating My Wife!  —  Tony Hawk's best friend Matt Goodman has told RadarOnline.com that he's “totally cool” with the skateboard legend dating his estranged wife Cathy Goodman.  —  Multi-millionaire Hawk divorced his third wife Lhoste Merriam …
TMZ.com:
Ryan Phillippe: I'm Payin' The Pregnant Chick!  —  The woman who claims Ryan Phillippe is her soon-to-be baby daddy says Ryan is a pre-natal deadbeat dad because he hasn't paid any of her expenses ... but we're told that's just not the case.  —  Alexis Knapp says her baby — due in June — is definitely Ryan's.
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Pam Gaulin / omg!:
Ryan Phillippe: Who Should He Date Next?
Discussion: Perez Hilton and X17 Online
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Darren Aronofsky Bows Out of ‘Wolverine’ … Darren Aronofsky is bowing out of directing 20th Century Fox's sequel The Wolverine, saying the project would keep him out of the country for too long.  —  Fox and Hugh Jackman - who is set to return in the title role - said they remain fully committed …
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Darren Aronofsky Exits ‘The Wolverine’
Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
Zack Snyder won't look back: 'There's been no other Superman movies' [Updated]  —  When Bryan Singer took moviegoers to Metropolis in the 2006 film “Superman Returns,” he paid careful homage to the hero's cinematic past.  Don't expect that approach from Zack Snyder, who on Wednesday shared …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Justin Timberlake's infidelities detailed by Us Weekly in list-form  —  I've just been skimming Us Weekly's full cover story this week, all about Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's breakup, and it is truly disturbing.  Us Weekly released a just-the-basics summary yesterday …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
LeAnn Rimes defends her emaciated body: “I am completely healthy!”  —  I've been avoiding writing about the latest round of “LeAnn is emaciated, for real” tabloid stories just because we don't have access to the latest set of photos - you can go here to see LaineyGossip's photos, plus her side-by-side of LeAnn then and now.
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Glee Scoop: Kurt and Blaine Are Prom-Bound!  —  Kurt and Blaine are taking their Glee romance to the next level.  —  Just prior to Wednesday night's PaleyFest '11 panel honoring the Fox phenom, executive producer Ryan Murphy told TVLine that the duo — who shared their first kiss …
Steve Knopper / Rolling Stone:
Britney Spears On Her New Album, Her Favorite Music and Working With will.i.am  —  “I only wanted songs that I immediately connected to,” she says of ‘Femme Fatale.’ “I also wanted to make sure that this album was completely different from ‘Circus’ or anything else I had ever recorded”
National Enquirer:
DICAPRIO DEMAND TRIGGERS DIRTY HARRY DENIAL!  —  FEELIN' LUCKY, PUNK?... WELL, ARE YOU?  You coulda heard a pin drop when LEONARDO DICAPRIO suddenly got feisty with Oscar-winning director CLINT EASTWOOD on the set of “J. Edgar” and demanded a retake on a scene where he reacts to a bomb explosion on a Washington, D.C., street.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian's Craziest Hookup Story of All Time  —  Kim Kardashian isn't sweating gossip about her.  (Like a recent photoshopped cover of a tabloid claiming she'd already wed beau Kris Humphries.)  —  “Rumors don't bother me anymore” the reality star and mogul, 30, tells the new issue of Self magazine.
Discussion: HollywoodNews.com and PopBytes
TMZ.com:
Usher Tapped by Vivid for Sex Tape COVERUP  —  If Usher's sex tape with his ex-wife Tameka Foster never sees the light of day he might have the king of celebrity sex tapes to thank ... TMZ has learned.  —  TMZ has obtained a copy of a letter Vivid Entertainment honcho Steve Hirsch sent to Usher …
 
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NME:
Keith Richards: 'I DID snort my dad's ashes'
Discussion: PopEater and Gone Hollywood
Jody Thompson / Daily Mail:
Kelly Brook announces she's expecting a baby girl with retired rugby ace boyfriend Thom Evans
Ilovegossip / RADAR:
TEAM LINDSAY: Jeweler's Attempt To Get Book Deal About Theft Case Is ‘Appalling’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopBytes
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
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Cele|bitchy:
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
So True? So False? Is Amanda Bynes Hooking Up With Miley Cyrus' Ex?
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RapFix:
Chris Brown Explains Nude Photos
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