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5:30 PM ET, April 19, 2011

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Jen Heger / RADAR:
HAPPENING NOW: Charlie Sheen Loses Custody Battle For Twins  —  It was definitely not a winning day in court for actor Charlie Sheen on Tuesday.  —  The embattled former Two and a Half Men star lost his fight against his estranged wife Brooke Mueller for full custody of their two-year-old twin sons, Max and Bob.
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TMZ.com:
Denise Richards To Charlie & Brooke's Rescue  —  less than a minute ago by TMZ Staff  —  Denise Richards called Charlie Sheen last Thursday and offered to take informal custody of his twins, Bob and Max ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told Denise called Charlie just after TMZ posted surveillance video …
TMZ.com:
Judge in Sheen Custody Case: ‘Questions of Abuse’  —  The judge in the Charlie Sheen/Brooke Mueller custody war just threw the media out of the courtroom, explaining there were sensitive “questions of abuse” in the case.  —  Judge Hank Goldberg did not explain the nature of the abuse allegations …
TMZ.com:
Status Quo Enforced in Sheen, Mueller Custody War  —  about a minute ago by TMZ Staff  —  TMZ has learned ... the judge in the Charlie Sheen/Brooke Mueller custody case just ruled that everything stays the same, so the custody agreement Charlie and Brooke agreed on won't change.
TMZ.com:
Brooke Faces Off with Charlie in Court
The Superficial:
Charlie Sheen Lost, Brooke Mueller Keeps Custody of the Kids
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Brooke Mueller's Mom: I'll Take Custody of the Twins
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton:
Charlie Sheen WILL Show Up In Court Today
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Demi Lovato Is Leaving Sonny with a Chance  —  Demi Lovato is taking a chance.  —  The teen star - who entered treatment for “physical and emotional issues” last October - will not be returning to her hit Disney Channel series, Sonny with a Chance.  —  “It made sense for me to go ahead …
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TMZ.com:
Demi Lovato — I Began Cutting Myself at Age 11  —  Demi Lovato has admitted that she was a “cutter” — and began self-mutilating her wrists at age 11.  —  Lovato opened up to “20/20” about her recent stint in a treatment center — where she was treated for cutting, bulimia and other emotional issues.
Janice Johnston / ABCNEWS:
Demi Lovato Interview: Teen Star Opens Up on Bulimia, Cutting Issues  —  Wants to Set a Positive Example for Other Sufferers, She Tells ABC News' Robin Roberts  —  She's the best friend a generation has grown up with — 18-year-old Demi Lovato is the Disney darling with the winning smile.
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Inside Mariah Carey's nursery!  —  Soon, Mariah Carey won't be the only one wailing high notes at home!  Mariah and husband Nick Cannon give Life & Style an exclusive first peek at their newborns' breathtaking nurseries—one in their luxe Bel-Air, Calif., estate and the other at their NYC apartment!
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Extra:   Photos! Inside Mariah Carey's Lavish Nursery
X17 Online:
Mariah Carey Reveals Her TWO Nurseries!
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The Superficial:
Vanessa Hudgens' Rep: ‘She Was Eating White Chocolate’  —  White.  Chocolate.  Via E! News: … Full Disclosure: I was honestly on the fence about this whole thing because in one shot Vanessa Hudgens was seen holding a salad, so it could've just as easily been dressing.  But white chocolate?
Us Weekly:
Rep: Vanessa Hudgens Wasn't Doing Drugs in Coachella Pic
Stephanie / X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Zac Efron Has Great Jeans
Discussion: omg! and Digital Spy
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Kate Hudson: Why I Fell in Love with Matthew Bellamy  —  When the news first broke that Kate Hudson was expecting a baby with British rocker Matthew Bellamy, many wanted to know more about him.  —  And now, Hudson herself has opened up about their love story, including sharing how they met …
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Allie Merriam / PopSugar:   Kate Hudson Opens Up About “Tempting Fate” For a Pregnancy With Matthew Bellamy
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kara DioGuardi Reveals Childhood Molestation, Date Rape  —  In her new memoir (out April 26), A Helluva High Note, DioGuardi reveals that, among other things, she was molested as a child and was date-raped by a well-known music producer...  DioGuardi, whose new show Platinum Hit premieres on Bravo on May 30 …
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Sarah Durham Wilson / People.com:
Kara DioGuardi Reveals Childhood Molestation
Discussion: Celebs.com
Jody Thompson / Daily Mail:
'I'm not manufactured': Lady Gaga bares all in latest raunchy photo shoot - bar some carefully placed zips  —  Lady Gaga has literally laid herself bare in her latest interview by posing in a see-through bodysuit with only strategically situated zips to cover her modesty.
Discussion: E! Online and Hollywood Life
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NME:
Lady Gaga: ‘If you want me to be a manufactured act you can f**k off’
Discussion: Dlisted and Hollywood.com
Lpons / Life and Style:
Bachelor split: Brad and Emily: It's over!  —  Life & Style has exclusively learned that over the weekend of April 9, Emily Maynard made a phone call to her fiancé, Bachelor Brad Womack, to tell him it's over.  —  “Emily told Brad that she can't picture them getting married,” an insider reveals to Life & Style.
Us Weekly:
PIC: How Suri Cruise Celebrated Her 5th Birthday  —  Suri Cruise in Wonderland!  —  The stylish tot celebrated her 5th birthday with a lavish tea party at her parents' Beverly Hills Mansion on Sunday.  —  Wearing a frilly pink dress and turquoise sunglasses, Suri — famous for her high-priced couture …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Star — Charged with Assault  —  ‘Boardwalk Empire’ star Paz de la Huerta was just charged with assault for allegedly attacking “City” star Samantha Swetra at an NYC party last month ... TMZ has learned.  —  Paz just appeared in criminal court in Manhattan …
The Superficial:
Miranda Kerr Had a Baby in January, This is Her in a Bikini Now  —  Here's Miranda Kerr posing in a bikini on Sunday, and there's really nothing you can do with these photos but acknowledge a baby came out of here just over 90 days ago and proceed to judge all women based on this criteria from here on out.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Isla Fisher in Talks to Join Baz Luhrmann's ‘Great Gatsby’ (Exclusive) … Isla Fisher is in negotiations to join Baz Lurhmann's 3D adaptation of The Great Gatsby being made by Warner Bros.  —  Fisher will join Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan.
 
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