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1:30 PM ET, April 22, 2011

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Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: MEL GIBSON FINALLY TALKS  —  EXCLUSIVE: On May 6th, Mel Gibson's much-delayed comeback picture, The Beaver, will open in limited release.  It's directed by his longtime friend and co-star Jodie Foster.  The movie has already garnered reviews praising Gibson's performance as …
Reuters:
Lindsay Lohan to get her day in court on necklace charge  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan is due in court on Friday for a crucial hearing on a jewelry theft charge that threatens to sink her chances of reviving a career stalled by repeated trips to rehab and jail.
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Lindsay Lohan — Strapped In For Rollercoaster Ride  —  Lindsay Lohan spent the day before her court hearing at a place that is exact opposite of jail — Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA — but no matter what goes down in court today, the likelihood is Lindsay will not be taken into custody.
Discussion: X17 Online and omg!
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Universal Chooses Jeremy Renner For ‘The Bourne Legacy’  —  BREAKING: The search is over.  Universal Pictures has formally offered Jeremy Renner the lead role in the Tony Gilroy-directed The Bourne Legacy.  Renner, who has been nominated for Oscars the past two years for his work …
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PopEater:
Jeremy Renner Slated to Take Over ‘Bourne’ Movies  —  Which hot young actor should take over the ‘Bourne’ series from Matt Damon?  That question has been settled, at least in Universal's mind, with the offer of the plum part to ‘Hurt Locker’ star Jeremy Renner.
Discussion: X17 Online, omg! and The Moviefone Blog
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Could Aussie Joel Edgerton Be the New Star of the Bourne Franchise?
Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Friday Fiver: Steve Carell's ‘Office’ best bits  —  We've known that it was going to happen for a long while and there's a whole bunch of great potential replacements, but there's still a dull ache in our stomachs when we contemplate life at Dunder Mifflin, Scranton without the legend that is Michael Scott.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Jim Carrey to Guest Star on ‘The Office’ Finale
The Huffington Post:
‘The Office’ Season Finale: Jim Carrey Joining Dunder Mifflin
Dan Snierson / Inside TV:
Jim Carrey to guest star in ‘The Office’ season finale
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski Welcomes Baby Boy!  —  Jane Krakowski is officially a mama!  —  The 30 Rock actress and her fiance Robert Godley welcomed a son named Bennett last Wednesday in NYC, her rep confirms exclusively to Us Weekly.  The happy parents tell Us in a statement:
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Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Jane Krakowski Welcomes a Baby Boy
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Leeza Gibbons Gets Married  —  Leeza Gibbons and Steven Fenton at their wedding  —  Leeza Gibbons has some big news, but the TV personality has been keeping it all in the family - until now.  —  Gibbons, 54, quietly wed Steven Fenton, 41, at midnight Wednesday on the rooftop of the Montage Hotel …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
Leeza Gibbons marries in Beverly Hills  —  Leeza Gibbons and fiance Steven Fenton have married.  —  The couple - who announced their engagement in November 2010 - wed in a candlelit ceremony on Wednesday, reports People.  —  The intimate event took place at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills …
Discussion: omg!
Us Weekly:
LeAnn Rimes: I “Know Why” I Cheated  —  It's been over two years since Us Weekly first broke news of LeAnn Rimes' extramarital affair with Eddie Cibrian — eighty-sixing both of their marriages — and the country singer, 28, isn't afraid to own up to her mistakes.
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Shari Weiss / NY Daily News:
LeAnn Rimes on her extramarital affair with Eddie Cibrian: 'I know I didn't do it the right way'
gactv.com:
Backstory: LeAnn Rimes
Discussion: Pop2it and Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Amy Smart, Carter Oosterhouse Engaged!  —  Actress Amy Smart has landed herself a hunky carpenter hubby-to-be!  —  The Just Friends actress, 35, is engaged to HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse, she told Us Weekly at an Earth Lovers in Celebration of Earth Day event in New York on Thursday.
Cheezburger Network / The Daily What:
Late Links:  — Above: Is this a photo of Rupert “Ron Weasley” Grint casting a Confundus Charm on himself?  Reportedly snapped during a Harry Potter cast party.  (via.)  — Cleavage Thursday: Christina Aguilera.  — Pretty In Print: Scarlett Johansson for Dolce & Gabbana.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
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Monya / Stupid Celebrities Gossip:
“Harry Potter” Actor Rupert Grint Toking On Bong (Photos)
Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
Did bullying drive Harry Potter's Emma Watson out of Brown University?  —  As Hermione Granger, she helped to shield Harry Potter from the Hogwarts bullies.  —  But it seems Emma Watson was herself in need of some protection during her time at a top U.S. university, amid claims she was taunted by classmates.
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Leslie Bruce / Hollywood Reporter:
How Bethenny Frankel Used Her Reality Show to Make $120 Million … “I want a sauvignon blanc. do you want a sauvignon Blanc?  I'm having a Sauvignon Blanc.”  It's March 25, lunchtime, and Bethenny Frankel is every bit as energetic — some might even say spastic — as she appears on her Bravo series, Bethenny Ever After.
Becky Kirsch / BuzzSugar:
Water For Elephants: More Than Just Love Under the Big Top  —  On the surface, Water For Elephants is a film chronicling the love story that unfolds between a veterinarian and a performer while traveling with a circus in the 1930s.  But when you dig a bit deeper, you see what's beneath Hollywood's veneer …
Discussion: PopSugar
E! Online:
It Seriously Pays to Be as Beautiful as Angelina Jolie  —  Angelina Jolie just bagged a lucrative endorsement deal.  —  E! News has learned exclusively that Jolie is set to be the face of an upcoming worldwide ad campaign for designer Louis Vuitton.  —  The print-only campaign …
Robert Faturechi / Los Angeles Times:
Gang tattoo leads to a murder conviction  —  Inked on the chest of a Pico Rivera gang member was the detailed scene of a liquor store slaying that had stumped an L.A. County sheriff's investigator for more than four years.  It leads to a jailhouse confession from Anthony Garcia — and a first-degree murder conviction.
TMZ.com:
Nic Cage's Son ENGAGED — Wedding Set for Sunday  —  Finally, some good news for Nic Cage — the actor's son Weston popped the question to his ridiculously hot girlfriend Nikki Williams two weeks ago ... and they're set to get MARRIED on Sunday!  —  Sources close to the couple tell us …
Us Weekly:
Kirstie Alley: I'm Almost a Size 6!  —  The pounds keep melting away!  —  Kirstie Alley — who's competing on this season of Dancing With the Stars — tells Us Weekly that dancing “every day” has helped her drop several dress sizes.  —  “I started out in a size 12, then an 8 …
 
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