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12:45 PM ET, March 17, 2011

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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....  It is a sad day for contract writers, notaries, staples and Xerox machines, because yet another one of their fine works will not get a sequel.  Just a day after Joe Jonas' “Don't call me Joe Gaynus (that's a two in one right there)” interview with Details turned …
Discussion: E! Online
Tim Nudd / People.com:
HOT NOW:  —  It's twilight for Ashley Greene and Joe Jonas's romance.
Discussion: Starpulse
E! Online:
Did Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene Break Up?
Discussion: Socialite Life and Hollywood Life
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Report: Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene Split?
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson Turns Himself In for Booking  —  Mel Gibson tied up the loose ends last light in his criminal battery case, by going to the El Segundo Police Department near L.A. for booking ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  Judge Stephanie Sautner gave Mel a week from his sentencing …
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Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Mel Gibson ‘booked, released from LA jail’  —  Mel Gibson has been booked and subsequently released from an El Segundo, CA police department, it has been reported.  —  Gibson's filing is the first step in a plea deal designed to resolve a misdemeanour battery charge that stems …
Discussion: TMZ.com, X17 Online and omg!
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
Jodie Foster on Mel Gibson: ‘I Knew the Minute I Met Him, I Would Love Him’ Forever
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENT: Mel Gibson Turns Himself In For Booking — Read The Police Report
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 …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tiger Woods: Being a Single Dad is ‘Tough’  —  Tiger Woods says he's getting his life back on course - and that includes being present for his two children, daughter Sam, 3, and son Charlie, 2.  —  “It's work, there's no doubt,” the golfer, 35, speaking on ABC's Good Morning America Thursday, said about single fatherhood.
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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: INF Daily, omg! and TV Squad
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: Bumpshack.com and Movieline
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Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:   ‘Batman’ star Michael Gough dies, aged 94
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, TMZ.com and X17 Online
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 …
Joshua L. Weinstein / The Wrap:
Exclusive: Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy Reunite for New ‘American Pie’  —  Key members of the original cast of “American Pie” will reunite for “American Reunion,” which will bring the popular franchise back to movie theaters, rather than direct-to-DVD, TheWrap has learned.
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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.
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
LeAnn Rimes Defends Her Slim Figure
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 …
Johnny Lopez / TMZ.com:
Katie & Suri — Is That a Gummy Bear in Your Pocket ...  Katie Holmes gave her adorable 4-year-old birth daughter Suri Cruise some fruity flavored provocative X-rated gummie treats in NYC on Tuesday.  —  They grow up so fast these days.  —  See also
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TMZ.com:
Dog The Bounty Hunter's Daughter — The Mug Shot  —  TMZ has obtained the mug shot of Dog the Bounty Hunter's daughter Lyssa Chapman — after she was arrested last night in Hawaii ... for criminal property damage and harassment.  —  Law enforcement sources wouldn't provide details behind the crimes …
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Tellme / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Dog The Bounty Hunter's Daughter ‘Baby Lyssa’ Arrested In Honolulu
Discussion: PopEater and Bitten and Bound
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 …
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 …
Rolling Stone:
Howard Stern Speaks Out About Artie Lange, His New Contract and His Divorce in New Rolling Stone Cover Story  —  “I was running around picking up women,” he says of life post-divorce.  “Then all of a sudden, it dawned on me that I really didn't need that much sex”  —  By
TMZ.com:
Nate Dogg — Family Suspects Cause of Death  —  Nate Dogg's family believes the singer's death was caused by complications stemming from the two strokes he suffered over the past couple of years ... this according to the singer's close friend and manager Rod McGrew.
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Tim Walker / Telegraph:
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Marco / X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - Miley Cyrus' Parents Moving Out Of Toluca Lake Home
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Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
L.A. Reid to Judge Fox's ‘The X Factor’
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