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12:05 PM ET, April 25, 2011

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James Ingham / Daily Star:
BEYONCE'S ROYAL DESTINY  —  PRINCE William and Kate Middleton have 99 problems sorting their wedding reception - but the music ain't one.  —  Future King of England Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton have asked Jay-Z and Beyoncé to perform Crazy In Love after he's put a ring on it on Friday.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince Harry Taking Chelsy Davy to the Royal Wedding  —  It looks like Chelsy Davy is truly back with Prince Harry, and she's been invited to his older brother Prince William's wedding this Friday.  —  Davy, 25, was confirmed on the guest list, revealed by palace aids this weekend …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopEater
Us Weekly:
Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress Is Ready!  —  Everything's coming together!  —  With just four days to go until the royal wedding, Kate Middleton's bridal dress prep is all wrapped up.  —  “Kate will have no more fittings,” a senior palace source tells Us Weekly of Middleton's top-secret wedding gown.
PopEater:
Beyonce and Jay-Z Invited to Perform at the Royal Reception
Discussion: MTV Buzzworthy Blog and Gossip Cop
Mous / RADAR:
Glad We're Not Paying! Royal Wedding To Cost $34 Million
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip … and Bossip
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
SIMON COWELL: My Exclusive Interview; He Reveals America's ‘The X Factor’ Judges; But Will It Turn Into ‘The ZZZZZZ Factor’?  —  I'll have more from my exclusive interview with Simon Cowell later tonight.  But, for now, I can report that Cowell has told me all about how he's been assembling …
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Royal Event / Hollywood Reporter:
Despite Reports, ‘X Factor’ Judges Not Set; Paula Abdul Not Signed On … Simon Cowell's rep is shooting down a report that he has determined the judges panel for the U.S. version of his show The X Factor and that it will include Paula Abdul.  —  “It's still playing out,” Cowell's rep told The Hollywood Reporter.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Lindsay Lohan Feels She's Being Punished Because She's a Star  —  After returning to Lynwood Correctional Facility on Friday for a five-hour stay before posting bail, Lindsay Lohan has now come to the conclusion that she is being punished simply because she's a celebrity.
Discussion: Bossip and OK! Magazine
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan: I'm the Victim of a Witch Hunt
Discussion: Dlisted
New York Post:
Phillippe tired of celebrity  —  Ryan Phillippe says he wants to bow out of the harsh glare of acting and Los Angeles.  Phillippe, who plays a photojournalist in “The Bang Bang Club,” griped about the paparazzi culture.  “It's so hard to go out in LA. I'm going to move,” he told us at La Bottega the other night.
TMZ.com:
Ex-Destiny's Child Member — Arrested  —  Farrah Franklin — a former member of Destiny's Child — was arrested for disorderly conduct in Culver City, CA this weekend ... TMZ has confirmed.  —  Franklin — who spent 5 months with the group in 2000 before Beyonce and Kelly Rowland gave her the chop …
Discussion: Bossip and The Young, Black …
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
'Britain's Got Talent' Contestant Wows the Crowd With Nursery Rhymes  —  'Britain's Got Talent' fans haven't seen anything like this since Susan Boyle brought the house down in 2009.  The talent show featured aspiring singer Edward Reid over the weekend and he shocked the audience with a moving medley of classic nursery rhymes.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
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The Huffington Post:
Edward Reid: 'Britain's Got Talent' Nursery Rhymes Audition (VIDEO)
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Daily Mail:
Hugh's a lucky boy then?  Grant has a new Chinese girlfriend... and is she carrying his baby?  —  Just a few months ago Hugh Grant sent female hearts fluttering when he hinted he was finally ready to settle down.  —  Now it seems he may have already found the lucky woman …
Discussion: PopEater, Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Dwight Howard Goes After Baby Mama's Money  —  Dwight Howard won a $500,000 judgment against his baby mama in the state of Florida for talking smack about him — but she hasn't paid up, so he's going after her in California.  —  Howard won the judgment against Royce Reed for half a mil …
Paul Chi / People.com:
Julia Roberts: My Kids Love My Cooking  —  Julia Roberts is an Academy Award-winning actress, a box-office champ, a Broadway star and now the executive producer of Jesus Henry Christ, which debuted Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.  But her kids want her to whip up another successful career.
 
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