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2:35 PM ET, April 8, 2011

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TMZ.com:
‘Jersey Shore’ — ENTIRE Cast Signs for Season 4  —  Snooki ... The Situation ... and the rest of the “Jersey Shore” crew have FINALLY signed their contracts for Season 4 ... and will head to Italy in May.  —  So far, it's unclear how much cash each castmember will rake in per episode …
Discussion: X17 Online, omg! and TV Squad
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Lisa Chudnofsky / MTV Remote Control Blog:
MTV Green-Lights Snooki, JWOWW And Pauly D Spinoffs!  —  You've all heard rumblings since last year that MTV would eventually expand its incredibly popular “Jersey Shore” franchise to include some separate cast member spinoffs, and today we've been given the g'head to blabbity blab blab …
Stephanie / X17 Online:   MTV Confirms Snooki, JWoww, And Pauly D To Get Their Own Spin-Offs
Lisa de Moraes / Washington Post:
Bravo officially pulls plug on ‘Real Housewives of D.C.’  —  Farewell, “Real Housewives of DC”: From left, Catherine Ommanney, Stacie Turner, Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Michaele Salahi (Adam Olszweski - BRAVO)  —  Ta-ta self-edit-gene-lacking Cat Ommanney!  —  Bye-bye, modeling agency matron Lynda Erkiletian!
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Washington Post:
The TV Column: ‘Real Housewives of D.C.’ won't be back for second season  —  ( Stephen Boitano / BRAVO ) - Michaele and Tareq Salahi on “The Real Housewives of D.C.”  —  Ta-ta, royalty-canoodling Cat Ommanney!  —  Bye-bye, modeling-agency matron Lynda Erkiletian!
People.com:
Michaele Salahi: There Can't Be a Real Housewives of D.C. Without Me  —  There are two big shut downs in D.C. this week.  But it's Bravo's cancellation of Real Housewives of D.C. after just one season that has former star Michaele Salahi pointing fingers.  —  And she's pointing at herself.
George Gurley / ELLE.com:
Boy Wonder  —  And so begins the post-vamp career of Rob Pattinson, modern matinee idol—and one refreshingly cheeky Brit  —  How to explain the phenomenon of Rob Pattinson?  One could focus on his looks (Byronic, smoldering, perfect), zeroing in on the cheekbones (razor-sharp, perfect) …
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The Huffington Post:
Robert Pattinson: I Dream Of ‘Beating The S**t’ Out Of Paparazzi
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Affleck Eyeing Role in Baz Luhrmann's ‘Great Gatsby’ … Ben Affleck is in talks to join Baz Luhrmann's all-star adaptation of The Great Gatsby, which the Australian director is making for Warner Bros.  —  Leonardo DiCaprio is pegged to play the wealthy and mysterious Jay Gatsby …
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Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
Latest ‘American Idol’ result revealed
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online and PopEater
Anthony Miccio / The FABlife:
Amanda Seyfried Throws Parking Ticket At Cop After Riding Hood Premiere  —  Diva alert!  Amanda Seyfried displayed some serious star cojones in London following the UK premiere of Red Riding Hood, returning a parking ticket to the police officer who just placed it on her car.
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The Superficial:   Amanda Seyfried: ‘Your Limey Parking Tickets Mean Nothing to Me!’
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Hailee Steinfeld in Talks to Star in Indie ‘Romeo & Juliet’ (Exclusive) … Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar-nominated for the Coen Bros' True Grit, is in negotiations to star as Juliet in a new Romeo and Juliet movie.  —  Carlo Carlie, an Italian director perhaps best known for the 1992 festival foreign film Flight …
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Linda Ge / Up and Comers:
Hailee Steinfeld replaces Lily Collins in Carlo Carlei's “Romeo and Juliet”
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Movieline
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — HANDPICKED By Victoria Gotti  —  Lindsay Lohan beat out Blake Lively AND Sienna Miller for her new role as Victoria Gotti — and TMZ has learned ... Victoria herself made sure that happened.  —  Sources close to the production tell TMZ, producers were considering both Blake …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Fishsticks Paltrow Loves Hot Dog Buns, Hates Hot Dogs  —  Now, I haven't read Fishsticks Paltrow's Ode To My Perfect Life (No Poors Allowed), because I can feel bad about my diet for free by calling my mother up and telling her what I had for lunch.  But Eater must've been behind …
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Raphael Brion / Eater National:
Book Club: The Best Lines From Gwyneth Paltrow's Cookbook
Discussion: Videogum and Celebuzz
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Twin Touchdown!  NFL Icon Peyton Manning & Wife Welcome Boy & Girl  —  NFL superstar quarterback Peyton Manning and his wife Ashley Manning are the proud new parents of twins, RadarOnline.com has learned.  —  The 35-year-old Indianapolis Colts signal-caller and his wife welcomed …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Targets His First Post-Office Movie (Updated) … UPDATE, NOW WITH MORE HEAT: Sources tell Heat Vision that Schwarzenegger and Lionsgate are far along in the dealmaking process and a tentative late August start date is being eyed.  Dealmaking could still fall apart over money …
Discussion: PopEater, Guardian and Movieline
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Hamish Anderson / ELLE.com:
In The Minajerie: Nicki Minaj  —  Powerfully sexy, rapier sharp, and dressed to attract every eye (and camera lens) on the planet, Nicki Minaj is redefining what it means to be a rapper, one fashion spectacle at a time  —  Midway through her platinum-selling debut album, Pink Friday …
Robert Seidman / TVbytheNumbers:
TV Ratings Thursday: ‘Bones,’ ‘Rules,’ ‘The Mentalist’ Up; ‘Idol,’ ‘CSI’ Down; ‘Outsourced’ Hits Low; ‘Vampire Diaries,’ ‘Nikita’ Down … Of course Fox won the adults 18-49 ratings on Tuesday night, but American Idol's 6.1 adults 18-49 rating was down 9% vs. last Thursday and down 9% versus …
Discussion: Rickey.org and mjsbigblog
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Tina Fey To Host SNL!  And Will 30 Rock Pull a Parks and Rec With Her Pregnancy?  —  Nothing slows Tina Fey down, folks.  Not 24 hours after word broke that the very funny lady is five months pregnant with her second child, a rumor started swirling that the 30 Rock star is set to host an upcoming installment of Saturday Night Live.
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AceShowBiz.com:
Video: Eva Longoria Comes Close to Flashing Chest to David Letterman  —  Stopping by David's ‘Late Show’ to promote her cook book, the ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress nearly suffers a wardrobe malfunction when her tuxedo jacket popped open during the interview.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
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Marco / X17 Online:
Eva Longoria Pops Out Of Her Blue Jacket On Letterman
 
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Sean Michaels / Guardian:
Lil Wayne forced to cancel European visit
Maggie Coughlan / PopEater:
Mario Lopez Steps Out With Adorable Daughter, Gia
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Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ NeNe Leakes Plans To Be The Next Oprah
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Daily Mail:
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Sony Classics Nears ‘God Of Carnage’ Deal
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TMZ.com:
Dr. Murray: Don't Show MJ Autopsy Pics in Court
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David Gardner / Daily Mail:
Uptown Girl Christie Brinkley gives a lesson in how to be fabulous at 57
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RADAR:
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